diff --git a/lib/actions/user.js b/lib/actions/user.js
index 8758fe1d4..3f446fd0d 100644
--- a/lib/actions/user.js
+++ b/lib/actions/user.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import { isBlank } from '../util/ui'
 import { secureFetch } from '../util/middleware'
 import { TRIPS_PATH } from '../util/constants'
 
+import { MobileScreens } from './ui-constants'
 import { routeTo, setLocale } from './ui'
 import { routingQuery, setUrlSearch } from './api'
 import { setQueryParam } from './form'
@@ -270,6 +271,25 @@ export function fetchTripRequests() {
   }
 }
 
+export function applyUserSavedTripDefaults(userSavedTripDefaults) {
+  return function (dispatch, getState) {
+    const state = getState()
+    const { mainPanelContent, mobileScreen } = state.otp.ui
+    /* Only apply when we're looking at the trip form and if the user 
+    isn't already in the middle of a search */
+    if (
+      !window.location.href.includes('activeSearch') &&
+      (coreUtils.ui.isMobile()
+        ? mobileScreen === MobileScreens.SEARCH_FORM
+        : !mainPanelContent)
+    ) {
+      const userDefaultParams = JSON.parse(userSavedTripDefaults)
+      dispatch(setQueryParam(userDefaultParams))
+      dispatch(setUrlSearch(userDefaultParams, true))
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Updates the redux state with the provided user data, including
  * placing the Home and Work locations at the beginning of the list
@@ -297,11 +317,6 @@ function setUser(user, fetchTrips) {
       userSavedTripDefaults
     } = user
 
-    if (userSavedTripDefaults) {
-      const userDefaultParams = JSON.parse(userSavedTripDefaults)
-      dispatch(setQueryParam(userDefaultParams))
-      dispatch(setUrlSearch(userDefaultParams, true))
-    }
     if (fetchTrips) {
       dispatch(fetchMonitoredTrips())
       dispatch(fetchTripRequests())
diff --git a/lib/components/form/advanced-settings-panel.tsx b/lib/components/form/advanced-settings-panel.tsx
index 75747c125..4617525fa 100644
--- a/lib/components/form/advanced-settings-panel.tsx
+++ b/lib/components/form/advanced-settings-panel.tsx
@@ -32,7 +32,11 @@ import * as userActions from '../../actions/user'
 import { AppReduxState } from '../../util/state-types'
 import { blue, getBaseColor, grey } from '../util/colors'
 import { ComponentContext } from '../../util/contexts'
-import { generateModeSettingValues } from '../../util/api'
+import {
+  generateModeSettingValues,
+  getDefaultModeButtons,
+  getDefaultModeSettingValues
+} from '../../util/api'
 import { getAuth0Config } from '../../util/auth'
 import { getDependentName } from '../../util/user'
 import { IconWithText } from '../util/styledIcon'
@@ -395,10 +399,13 @@ const queryParamConfig = { modeButtons: DelimitedArrayParam }
 const mapStateToProps = (state: AppReduxState) => {
   const urlSearchParams = new URLSearchParams(state.router.location.search)
   const { modes } = state.otp.config
+  const defaultModeSettingValues = getDefaultModeSettingValues(state)
+  const defaultModeButtons = getDefaultModeButtons(state)
+
   const modeSettingValues = generateModeSettingValues(
     urlSearchParams,
-    state.otp.modeSettingDefinitions || [],
-    modes?.initialState?.modeSettingValues || {}
+    state.otp.modeSettingDefinitions ?? [],
+    defaultModeSettingValues
   )
   const user = state.user.loggedInUser
 
@@ -412,9 +419,8 @@ const mapStateToProps = (state: AppReduxState) => {
     enabledModeButtons:
       decodeQueryParams(queryParamConfig, {
         modeButtons: urlSearchParams.get('modeButtons')
-      })?.modeButtons?.filter((mb): mb is string => mb !== null) ||
-      modes?.initialState?.enabledModeButtons ||
-      [],
+      })?.modeButtons?.filter((mb): mb is string => mb !== null) ??
+      defaultModeButtons,
     loggedInUser: state.user.loggedInUser,
     mobilityProfile: state.otp.config?.mobilityProfile || false,
     modeButtonOptions: modes?.modeButtons || [],
diff --git a/lib/components/form/batch-settings.tsx b/lib/components/form/batch-settings.tsx
index 6ff733062..ce787dda0 100644
--- a/lib/components/form/batch-settings.tsx
+++ b/lib/components/form/batch-settings.tsx
@@ -8,20 +8,23 @@ import { ModeButtonDefinition } from '@opentripplanner/types'
 import { Search } from '@styled-icons/fa-solid/Search'
 import { SyncAlt } from '@styled-icons/fa-solid/SyncAlt'
 import { useIntl } from 'react-intl'
+import AnimateHeight from 'react-animate-height'
 import React, { useCallback, useContext, useEffect } from 'react'
 
 import * as apiActions from '../../actions/api'
 import * as formActions from '../../actions/form'
 import * as narrativeActions from '../../actions/narrative'
+import * as userAction from '../../actions/user'
 import { ComponentContext } from '../../util/contexts'
 import { getActiveSearch, hasValidLocation } from '../../util/state'
 import { getBaseColor, getDarkenedBaseColor } from '../util/colors'
+import { getDefaultModeButtons } from '../../util/api'
 import { StyledIconWrapper } from '../util/styledIcon'
-import AnimateHeight from 'react-animate-height'
+import { User } from '../user/types'
 
+// eslint-disable-next-line sort-imports-es6-autofix/sort-imports-es6
 import {
   addModeButtonIcon,
-  alertUserTripPlan,
   modesQueryParamConfig,
   onSettingsUpdate,
   pipe,
@@ -42,6 +45,7 @@ import DateTimeModal, {
 // TYPESCRIPT TODO: better types
 type Props = {
   activeSearch: any
+  applyUserSavedTripDefaults: (arg: string) => void
   currentQuery: any
   departArrive: DepartArriveValue
   enabledModeButtons: string[]
@@ -55,6 +59,7 @@ type Props = {
   sort: any
   syncSortWithDepartArrive: any
   updateItineraryFilter: any
+  user: User
 }
 
 export function setModeButtonEnabled(enabledKeys: string[]) {
@@ -71,6 +76,7 @@ export function setModeButtonEnabled(enabledKeys: string[]) {
  */
 function BatchSettings({
   activeSearch,
+  applyUserSavedTripDefaults,
   currentQuery,
   departArrive,
   enabledModeButtons,
@@ -79,11 +85,11 @@ function BatchSettings({
   modeButtonOptions,
   onPlanTripClick,
   openAdvancedSettings,
-  routingQuery,
   setQueryParam,
   sort,
   syncSortWithDepartArrive,
-  updateItineraryFilter
+  updateItineraryFilter,
+  user
 }: Props) {
   const intl = useIntl()
 
@@ -189,6 +195,8 @@ const mapStateToProps = (state: any) => {
   const urlSearchParams = new URLSearchParams(state.router.location.search)
   const { homeTimezone, modes } = state.otp.config
   const { departArrive } = state.otp.currentQuery
+  const { loggedInUser } = state.user
+  const defaultEnabledModeButtons = getDefaultModeButtons(state)
   return {
     activeSearch: getActiveSearch(state),
     currentQuery: state.otp.currentQuery,
@@ -197,19 +205,19 @@ const mapStateToProps = (state: any) => {
     enabledModeButtons:
       decodeQueryParams(modesQueryParamConfig, {
         modeButtons: urlSearchParams.get('modeButtons')
-      })?.modeButtons ||
-      modes?.initialState?.enabledModeButtons ||
-      {},
+      })?.modeButtons?.filter((mb) => mb !== null) ?? defaultEnabledModeButtons,
     fillModeIcons: state.otp.config.itinerary?.fillModeIcons,
     homeTimezone,
     modeButtonOptions: modes?.modeButtons || [],
     sort: state.otp.filter.sort,
     syncSortWithDepartArrive:
-      state.otp.config?.itinerary?.syncSortWithDepartArrive
+      state.otp.config?.itinerary?.syncSortWithDepartArrive,
+    user: loggedInUser
   }
 }
 
 const mapDispatchToProps = {
+  applyUserSavedTripDefaults: userAction.applyUserSavedTripDefaults,
   routingQuery: apiActions.routingQuery,
   setQueryParam: formActions.setQueryParam,
   updateItineraryFilter: narrativeActions.updateItineraryFilter
diff --git a/lib/util/api.ts b/lib/util/api.ts
index ca2586d88..04ea6da28 100644
--- a/lib/util/api.ts
+++ b/lib/util/api.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import coreUtils from '@opentripplanner/core-utils'
 import qs from 'qs'
 
 import { AppConfig } from './config-types'
+import { AppReduxState } from './state-types'
 
 const { getUrlParams } = coreUtils.query
 const { getCurrentDate, getCurrentTime } = coreUtils.time
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ export const generateModeSettingValues = (
       const fromUrl = urlSearchParams.get(setting.key)
       acc[setting.key] = fromUrl
         ? convertModeSettingValue(setting, fromUrl)
-        : initalStateValues?.[setting.key] || setting.default || ''
+        : initalStateValues?.[setting.key] ?? setting.default ?? ''
       return acc
     },
     {}
@@ -79,3 +80,31 @@ export function getDefaultQuery(config: AppConfig) {
     time: getCurrentTime()
   }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Returns default trip settings
+ * @param state App state
+ * @param initialState Mode setting values from the config
+ * @returns Either the user's configured trip defaults, or if none are available, then the defaults from config
+ */
+export function getDefaultModeSettingValues(
+  state: AppReduxState
+): ModeSettingValues {
+  const userSavedTripDefaults = state.user?.loggedInUser?.userSavedTripDefaults
+  const initialState = state.otp.config.modes.initialState?.modeSettingValues
+  if (userSavedTripDefaults) {
+    return JSON.parse(userSavedTripDefaults)
+  } else {
+    return initialState ?? {}
+  }
+}
+
+export function getDefaultModeButtons(state: AppReduxState): string[] {
+  const userSavedTripDefaults = state.user?.loggedInUser?.userSavedTripDefaults
+  const initialState = state.otp.config.modes.initialState?.enabledModeButtons
+  if (userSavedTripDefaults) {
+    return JSON.parse(userSavedTripDefaults).modeButtons?.split('_')
+  } else {
+    return initialState ?? []
+  }
+}