diff --git a/core/language/en-GB/ControlPanel.multids b/core/language/en-GB/ControlPanel.multids
index 7bb60a790..a9a9ab822 100644
--- a/core/language/en-GB/ControlPanel.multids
+++ b/core/language/en-GB/ControlPanel.multids
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ Basics/DefaultTiddlers/BottomHint: Use [[double square brackets]&#93
 Basics/DefaultTiddlers/Prompt: Default tiddlers:
 Basics/DefaultTiddlers/TopHint: Choose which tiddlers are displayed at startup:
 Basics/Language/Prompt: Hello! Current language:
+Basics/NewJournal/Title/Prompt: Title of new journal tiddlers
+Basics/NewJournal/Tags/Prompt: Tags for new journal tiddlers
 Basics/OverriddenShadowTiddlers/Prompt: Number of overridden shadow tiddlers:
 Basics/ShadowTiddlers/Prompt: Number of shadow tiddlers:
 Basics/Subtitle/Prompt: Subtitle:
diff --git a/core/ui/ControlPanel/Basics.tid b/core/ui/ControlPanel/Basics.tid
index 81cbaa76e..604326cdd 100644
--- a/core/ui/ControlPanel/Basics.tid
+++ b/core/ui/ControlPanel/Basics.tid
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ caption: {{$:/language/ControlPanel/Basics/Caption}}
 |<$link to="$:/status/UserName"><<lingo Username/Prompt>></$link> |<$edit-text tiddler="$:/status/UserName" default="" tag="input"/> |
 |<$link to="$:/config/AnimationDuration"><<lingo AnimDuration/Prompt>></$link> |<$edit-text tiddler="$:/config/AnimationDuration" default="" tag="input"/> |
 |<$link to="$:/DefaultTiddlers"><<lingo DefaultTiddlers/Prompt>></$link> |<<lingo DefaultTiddlers/TopHint>><br> <$edit-text tag="textarea" tiddler="$:/DefaultTiddlers"/><br>//<<lingo DefaultTiddlers/BottomHint>>// |
+|<$link to="$:/config/NewJournal/Title"><<lingo NewJournal/Title/Prompt>></$link> |<$edit-text tiddler="$:/config/NewJournal/Title" default="" tag="input"/> |
+|<$link to="$:/config/NewJournal/Tags"><<lingo NewJournal/Tags/Prompt>></$link> |<$edit-text tiddler="$:/config/NewJournal/Tags" default="" tag="input"/> |
 |<<lingo Language/Prompt>> |{{$:/snippets/minilanguageswitcher}} |
 |<<lingo Tiddlers/Prompt>> |''<$count filter="[!is[system]]"/>'' |
 |<<lingo Tags/Prompt>> |''<$count filter="[tags[]]"/>'' |
diff --git a/core/ui/PageControls/new-journal.tid b/core/ui/PageControls/new-journal.tid
index 4b8ce5001..cfb90bd29 100644
--- a/core/ui/PageControls/new-journal.tid
+++ b/core/ui/PageControls/new-journal.tid
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ tags: $:/tags/PageControls
 caption: {{$:/core/images/new-journal-button}} {{$:/language/Buttons/NewJournal/Caption}}
 description: {{$:/language/Buttons/NewJournal/Hint}}
 
+\define journalButton()
 <$button tooltip={{$:/language/Buttons/NewJournal/Hint}} aria-label={{$:/language/Buttons/NewJournal/Caption}} class=<<tv-config-toolbar-class>>>
-<$action-sendmessage $message="tm-new-tiddler" title=<<now "DDth MMM YYYY">> tags="Journal"/>
+<$action-sendmessage $message="tm-new-tiddler" title=<<now "$(journalTitleTemplate)$">> tags={{$:/config/NewJournal/Tags}}/>
 <$list filter="[<tv-config-toolbar-icons>prefix[yes]]">
 {{$:/core/images/new-journal-button}}
 </$list>
@@ -12,3 +13,7 @@ description: {{$:/language/Buttons/NewJournal/Hint}}
 <$text text={{$:/language/Buttons/NewJournal/Caption}}/>
 </$list>
 </$button>
+\end
+<$set name="journalTitleTemplate" value={{$:/config/NewJournal/Title}}>
+<<journalButton>>
+</$set>
diff --git a/core/wiki/config/NewJournal.multids b/core/wiki/config/NewJournal.multids
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ff566fabe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/wiki/config/NewJournal.multids
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+title: $:/config/NewJournal/
+
+Title: DDth MMM YYYY
+Tags: Journal