diff --git a/lbplanner/classes/enums/CAPABILITY_FLAG_ORNONE.php b/lbplanner/classes/enums/CAPABILITY_FLAG_ORNONE.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9a9f45cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lbplanner/classes/enums/CAPABILITY_FLAG_ORNONE.php
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+<?php
+// This file is part of the local_lbplanner.
+//
+// Moodle is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// Moodle is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with Moodle.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+/**
+ * capability flag
+ *
+ * @package local_lbplanner
+ * @subpackage enums
+ * @copyright 2025 Pallasys
+ * @license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 International or later
+ */
+
+namespace local_lbplanner\enums;
+
+// TODO: revert to native enums once we migrate to php8.
+
+use local_lbplanner\enums\{CAPABILITY, CAPABILITY_FLAG};
+
+/**
+ * Bitmappable flags for capabilities a user can have.
+ * Also includes 0 for the lack of any capabilities.
+ */
+class CAPABILITY_FLAG_ORNONE extends CAPABILITY_FLAG {
+    /**
+     * Absence of any CAPABILITY.
+     */
+    const NONE = 0;
+
+    /**
+     * matches a flag to its capability string
+     * @param int $num the bitmappable flag
+     * @return string the capability string
+     * @throws \coding_exception if $num === 0 (not an actual capability)
+     * @link CAPABILITY
+     */
+    public static function to_capability(int $num): string {
+        if ($num === 0) { // TODO: put in translation strings.
+            throw new \coding_exception('0 means the absence of capabilities, and thus cannot be converted to a capability');
+        }
+        return parent::to_capability($num);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/lbplanner/classes/helpers/user_helper.php b/lbplanner/classes/helpers/user_helper.php
index 16f3311a..abd3fb20 100644
--- a/lbplanner/classes/helpers/user_helper.php
+++ b/lbplanner/classes/helpers/user_helper.php
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public static function get_user(int $userid): user {
         }
 
         // Register user if not found.
-        $eduplanneruser = new user(0, $userid, 'default', 'none', 1, false, true, null, null, null);
+        $eduplanneruser = new user(0, $userid, 'default', 'none', 1, false, true, 0, null, null, null);
         $epid = $DB->insert_record(self::EDUPLANNER_USER_TABLE, $eduplanneruser->prepare_for_db());
         $eduplanneruser->set_fresh($epid);
 
diff --git a/lbplanner/classes/model/user.php b/lbplanner/classes/model/user.php
index 82744c67..1b2157b4 100644
--- a/lbplanner/classes/model/user.php
+++ b/lbplanner/classes/model/user.php
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 use core\context\system as context_system;
 use core_external\{external_single_structure, external_value};
 use user_picture;
-use local_lbplanner\enums\{CAPABILITY, CAPABILITY_FLAG, KANBANCOL_TYPE_ORNONE};
+use local_lbplanner\enums\{CAPABILITY, CAPABILITY_FLAG, KANBANCOL_TYPE_ORNONE, CAPABILITY_FLAG_ORNONE};
 use local_lbplanner\helpers\{plan_helper, user_helper};
 
 /**
@@ -70,6 +70,12 @@ class user {
      */
     public bool $showcolumncolors;
 
+    /**
+     * @var ?int $defaultcapabilityview Which capability's view to show in app per default.
+     * @see CAPABILITY_FLAG_ORNONE
+     */
+    public ?int $defaultcapabilityview;
+
     /**
      * @var ?string $automovecompletedtasks what kanban column to move completed tasks to (null → don't move)
      * @see KANBANCOL_TYPE
@@ -117,6 +123,7 @@ class user {
         'displaytaskcount',
         'ekenabled',
         'showcolumncolors',
+        'defaultcapabilityview',
         'automovecompletedtasks',
         'automovesubmittedtasks',
         'automoveoverduetasks',
@@ -131,6 +138,7 @@ class user {
      * @param bool $displaytaskcount user's display task count
      * @param bool $ekenabled whether the user wants to see EK modules
      * @param bool $showcolumncolors whether column colors should show in kanban board
+     * @param ?int $defaultcapabilityview Which capability's view to show in app per default
      * @param ?string $automovecompletedtasks what kanban column to move completed tasks to (null → don't move)
      * @param ?string $automovesubmittedtasks what kanban column to move submitted tasks to (null → don't move)
      * @param ?string $automoveoverduetasks what kanban column to move overdue tasks to (null → don't move)
@@ -143,6 +151,7 @@ public function __construct(
         bool $displaytaskcount,
         bool $ekenabled,
         bool $showcolumncolors,
+        int $defaultcapabilityview,
         ?string $automovecompletedtasks,
         ?string $automovesubmittedtasks,
         ?string $automoveoverduetasks,
@@ -309,7 +318,7 @@ public function get_capabilitybitmask(): int {
      * Prepares data for the DB endpoint.
      * doesn't set ID if it's 0
      *
-     * @return object a representation of this course and its data
+     * @return object a representation of this user and its data
      */
     public function prepare_for_db(): object {
         $obj = new \stdClass();
@@ -388,6 +397,7 @@ public function prepare_for_api(): array {
                 'colorblindness' => $this->colorblindness,
                 'displaytaskcount' => $this->displaytaskcount,
                 'showcolumncolors' => $this->showcolumncolors,
+                'defaultcapabilityview' => $this->defaultcapabilityview,
                 'automovecompletedtasks' => $this->automovecompletedtasks ?? KANBANCOL_TYPE_ORNONE::NONE,
                 'automovesubmittedtasks' => $this->automovesubmittedtasks ?? KANBANCOL_TYPE_ORNONE::NONE,
                 'automoveoverduetasks' => $this->automoveoverduetasks ?? KANBANCOL_TYPE_ORNONE::NONE,
@@ -415,6 +425,10 @@ public static function api_structure(): external_single_structure {
                 'colorblindness' => new external_value(PARAM_TEXT, 'The colorblindness of the user'),
                 'displaytaskcount' => new external_value(PARAM_BOOL, 'Whether the user has the taskcount enabled'),
                 'showcolumncolors' => new external_value(PARAM_BOOL, 'Whether column colors should show in kanban board'),
+                'defaultcapabilityview' => new external_value(
+                    PARAM_INT,
+                    'Which capability\'s view to show in app per default ' . CAPABILITY_FLAG_ORNONE::format()
+                ),
                 'automovecompletedtasks' => new external_value(
                     PARAM_TEXT,
                     'The kanban column to move a task to if completed ' . KANBANCOL_TYPE_ORNONE::format()
diff --git a/lbplanner/db/install.xml b/lbplanner/db/install.xml
index a2902db5..f21bcacb 100644
--- a/lbplanner/db/install.xml
+++ b/lbplanner/db/install.xml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 				<FIELD NAME="displaytaskcount" TYPE="int" LENGTH="1" NOTNULL="true" DEFAULT="1" SEQUENCE="false" COMMENT="The display task count the user has selected in the app." />
 				<FIELD NAME="ekenabled" TYPE="int" LENGTH="1" NOTNULL="true" SEQUENCE="false" DEFAULT="0" COMMENT="Whether the user wants to see EK modules"/>
 				<FIELD NAME="showcolumncolors" TYPE="int" LENGTH="1" NOTNULL="true" SEQUENCE="false" DEFAULT="0" COMMENT="Whether column colors should show in kanban board"/>
+				<FIELD NAME="defaultcapabilityview" TYPE="int" LENGTH="10" NOTNULL="true" SEQUENCE="false" DEFAULT="0" COMMENT="Which capability's view to show in app per default"/>
 				<FIELD NAME="automovecompletedtasks" TYPE="text" NOTNULL="false" SEQUENCE="false" COMMENT="The kanban column to move a task to if completed"/>
 				<FIELD NAME="automovesubmittedtasks" TYPE="text" NOTNULL="false" SEQUENCE="false" COMMENT="The kanban column to move a task to if submitted"/>
 				<FIELD NAME="automoveoverduetasks" TYPE="text" NOTNULL="false" SEQUENCE="false" COMMENT="The kanban column to move a task to if overdue"/>
diff --git a/lbplanner/db/upgrade.php b/lbplanner/db/upgrade.php
index 70d877ec..453ca90f 100644
--- a/lbplanner/db/upgrade.php
+++ b/lbplanner/db/upgrade.php
@@ -104,5 +104,12 @@ function xmldb_local_lbplanner_upgrade($oldversion): bool {
 
         upgrade_plugin_savepoint(true, 202510090000, 'local', 'lbplanner');
     }
+    if ($oldversion < 202511210000) {
+        $table = new xmldb_table('local_lbplanner_users');
+        $f5 = new xmldb_field('defaultcapabilityview', XMLDB_TYPE_INTEGER, '10', null, XMLDB_NOTNULL, false, 0, 'showcolumncolors');
+        $dbman->add_field($table, $f5);
+
+        upgrade_plugin_savepoint(true, 202511210000, 'local', 'lbplanner');
+    }
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/lbplanner/services/user/update_user.php b/lbplanner/services/user/update_user.php
index 7778960a..3270e058 100644
--- a/lbplanner/services/user/update_user.php
+++ b/lbplanner/services/user/update_user.php
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 use dml_exception;
 use local_lbplanner\helpers\user_helper;
 use local_lbplanner\model\user;
-use local_lbplanner\enums\KANBANCOL_TYPE_ORNONE;
+use local_lbplanner\enums\{KANBANCOL_TYPE_ORNONE, CAPABILITY_FLAG_ORNONE};
 
 /**
  * Update current user settings. null values or unset parameters are left unmodified.
@@ -74,6 +74,13 @@ public static function update_user_parameters(): external_function_parameters {
                 null,
                 NULL_ALLOWED
             ),
+            'defaultcapabilityview' => new external_value(
+                PARAM_INT,
+                'Which capability\'s view to show in app per default ' . CAPABILITY_FLAG_ORNONE::format(),
+                VALUE_DEFAULT,
+                null,
+                NULL_ALLOWED
+            ),
             'automovecompletedtasks' => new external_value(
                 PARAM_TEXT,
                 'The kanban column to move a task to if completed ' . KANBANCOL_TYPE_ORNONE::format(),
@@ -105,6 +112,7 @@ public static function update_user_parameters(): external_function_parameters {
      * @param ?bool $displaytaskcount The displaytaskcount the user has selected
      * @param ?bool $ekenabled whether the user wants to see EK modules
      * @param ?bool $showcolumncolors whether column colors should show in kanban board
+     * @param ?int $defaultcapabilityview Which capability's view to show in app per default
      * @param ?string $automovecompletedtasks what kanban column to move completed tasks to ("" → don't move)
      * @param ?string $automovesubmittedtasks what kanban column to move submitted tasks to ("" → don't move)
      * @param ?string $automoveoverduetasks what kanban column to move overdue tasks to ("" → don't move)
@@ -119,6 +127,7 @@ public static function update_user(
         ?bool $displaytaskcount,
         ?bool $ekenabled,
         ?bool $showcolumncolors,
+        ?int $defaultcapabilityview,
         ?string $automovecompletedtasks,
         ?string $automovesubmittedtasks,
         ?string $automoveoverduetasks,
@@ -133,6 +142,7 @@ public static function update_user(
                 'displaytaskcount' => $displaytaskcount,
                 'ekenabled' => $ekenabled,
                 'showcolumncolors' => $showcolumncolors,
+                'defaultcapabilityview' => $defaultcapabilityview,
                 'automovecompletedtasks' => $automovecompletedtasks,
                 'automovesubmittedtasks' => $automovesubmittedtasks,
                 'automoveoverduetasks' => $automoveoverduetasks,
@@ -159,6 +169,9 @@ public static function update_user(
         if ($showcolumncolors !== null) {
             $user->showcolumncolors = $showcolumncolors;
         }
+        if ($defaultcapabilityview !== null) {
+            $user->defaultcapabilityview = CAPABILITY_FLAG_ORNONE::from($defaultcapabilityview);
+        }
         foreach (['automovecompletedtasks', 'automovesubmittedtasks', 'automoveoverduetasks'] as $propname) {
             if ($$propname !== null) {
                 if ($$propname === KANBANCOL_TYPE_ORNONE::NONE) {
diff --git a/lbplanner/version.php b/lbplanner/version.php
index 89f7924b..cb82aa63 100644
--- a/lbplanner/version.php
+++ b/lbplanner/version.php
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 $plugin->maturity = MATURITY_BETA;
 $plugin->component = 'local_lbplanner';
 $plugin->release = '1.1.11';
-$plugin->version = 202510190000;
+$plugin->version = 202511210000;
 $plugin->dependencies = [
     // Depend upon version 2023110600 of local_modcustomfields.
     'local_modcustomfields' => 2023110600,