diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/widgets/domain_selector.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/widgets/domain_selector.js
index dab0c97108b..948706cbd07 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/widgets/domain_selector.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/widgets/domain_selector.js
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ var DomainNode = Widget.extend({
      * @param {Array|string} domain - the prefix representation of the domain
      * @param {Object} [options] - an object with possible values:
      * @param {boolean} [options.readonly=true] - true if is readonly
+     * @param {Array} [options.default] - default domain used when creating a
+     *   new node
      * @param {string[]} [options.operators=null]
      *        a list of available operators (null = all of supported ones)
      * @param {boolean} [options.debugMode=false] - true if should be in debug
@@ -409,7 +411,7 @@ var DomainTree = DomainNode.extend({
      * @param {OdooEvent} e
      */
     _onNodeAdditionAsk: function (e) {
-        var domain = [["id", "=", 1]];
+        var domain = this.options.default || [["id", "=", 1]];
         if (e.data.newBranch) {
             domain = [this.operator === "&" ? "|" : "&"].concat(domain).concat(domain);
         }
@@ -548,7 +550,7 @@ var DomainSelector = DomainTree.extend({
      * node
      */
     _onAddFirstButtonClick: function () {
-        this._addChild([["id", "=", 1]]);
+        this._addChild(this.options.default || [["id", "=", 1]]);
     },
     /**
      * Called when the debug input value is changed -> constructs the tree
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/widgets/domain_selector_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/widgets/domain_selector_tests.js
index aca017e831c..20ea5d86297 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/widgets/domain_selector_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/widgets/domain_selector_tests.js
@@ -213,6 +213,32 @@ QUnit.module('DomainSelector', {
 
         domainSelector.destroy();
     });
+
+    QUnit.test("creating a domain with a default option", function (assert) {
+        assert.expect(1);
+
+        var $target = $("#qunit-fixture");
+
+        // Create the domain selector and its mock environment
+        var domainSelector = new DomainSelector(null, "partner", [], {
+            readonly: false,
+            debugMode: true,
+            default: [["foo","=","kikou"]],
+        });
+        testUtils.addMockEnvironment(domainSelector, {data: this.data});
+        domainSelector.appendTo($target);
+
+        // Clicking on the button should add a visible field selector in the
+        // widget so that the user can change the field chain
+        domainSelector.$(".o_domain_add_first_node_button:visible").click();
+
+        assert.strictEqual(
+            domainSelector.$(".o_domain_debug_input").val(),
+            '[["foo","=","kikou"]]',
+            "the domain input should contain the default domain");
+
+        domainSelector.destroy();
+    });
 });
 });
 });