diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 6ea54d6c0..b98086222 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 1.9.41
 Frontend:
-   * FIX: Fix failing reporting of errors when messages contained special characters
+  * Added option "line_width" to default section of global config
+  * FIX: Fix failing reporting of errors when messages contained special characters
 
 1.9.40
 Core:
diff --git a/share/server/core/classes/GlobalMainCfg.php b/share/server/core/classes/GlobalMainCfg.php
index 04333835b..7cefc458c 100644
--- a/share/server/core/classes/GlobalMainCfg.php
+++ b/share/server/core/classes/GlobalMainCfg.php
@@ -694,6 +694,12 @@ public function __construct() {
                     'default'    => '10:#8c00ff,25:#2020ff,40:#00c0ff,55:#00f000,70:#f0f000,85:#ffc000,100:#ff0000',
                     'match'      => MATCH_WEATHER_COLORS,
                 ),
+                'line_width' => Array(
+                    'must'       => 0,
+                    'editable'   => 1,
+                    'default'    => 3,
+                    'match'      => MATCH_INTEGER,
+                ),
                 'zoombar' => Array(
                     'must'          => 0,
                     'editable'      => 1,
diff --git a/share/server/core/mapcfg/default.php b/share/server/core/mapcfg/default.php
index 64a22cd73..6ed886e26 100644
--- a/share/server/core/mapcfg/default.php
+++ b/share/server/core/mapcfg/default.php
@@ -565,10 +565,10 @@ function listSources($MAPCFG, $objId, $attrs) {
         'depends_value' => 'line',
     ),
     'line_width' => Array(
-        'must' => 0,
-        'default' => '3',
-        'match' => MATCH_INTEGER,
-        'depends_on' => 'view_type',
+        'must'          => 0,
+        'default'       => cfg('defaults', 'line_width'),
+        'match'         => MATCH_INTEGER,
+        'depends_on'    => 'view_type',
         'depends_value' => 'line'),
     'line_weather_colors' => Array(
         'must'          => 0,