diff --git a/app/jobs/xmpp_exchange_contacts_job.rb b/app/jobs/xmpp_exchange_contacts_job.rb
index 50f6fa2..f1b20e0 100644
--- a/app/jobs/xmpp_exchange_contacts_job.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/xmpp_exchange_contacts_job.rb
@@ -1,18 +1,22 @@
 class XmppExchangeContactsJob < ApplicationJob
   queue_as :default
 
-  def perform(inviter, username, domain)
+  def perform(inviter, invitee)
+    return unless inviter.services_enabled.include?("xmpp") &&
+                  invitee.services_enabled.include?("xmpp") &&
+                  inviter.preferences[:xmpp_exchange_contacts_with_invitees]
+
     ejabberd = EjabberdApiClient.new
 
     ejabberd.add_rosteritem({
-      "localuser": username, "localhost": domain,
+      "localuser": invitee.cn, "localhost": invitee.ou,
       "user": inviter.cn, "host": inviter.ou,
       "nick": inviter.cn, "group": Setting.ejabberd_buddy_roster, "subs": "both"
     })
     ejabberd.add_rosteritem({
       "localuser": inviter.cn, "localhost": inviter.ou,
-      "user": username, "host": domain,
-      "nick": username, "group": Setting.ejabberd_buddy_roster, "subs": "both"
+      "user": invitee.cn, "host": invitee.ou,
+      "nick": invitee.cn, "group": Setting.ejabberd_buddy_roster, "subs": "both"
     })
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/jobs/xmpp_set_default_bookmarks_job.rb b/app/jobs/xmpp_set_default_bookmarks_job.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..92cd8a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/jobs/xmpp_set_default_bookmarks_job.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+class XmppSetDefaultBookmarksJob < ApplicationJob
+  queue_as :default
+
+  def perform(user)
+    return unless Setting.xmpp_default_rooms.any?
+    @user = user
+    ejabberd = EjabberdApiClient.new
+    ejabberd.private_set user, storage_content
+  end
+
+  def storage_content
+    bookmarks = ""
+    Setting.xmpp_default_rooms.each do |r|
+      bookmarks << conference_element(
+        jid: r[/<(.+)>/, 1], name: r[/^(.+)\s/, 1], nick: @user.cn,
+        autojoin: Setting.xmpp_autojoin_default_rooms
+      )
+    end
+
+    "<storage xmlns='storage:bookmarks'>#{bookmarks}</storage>"
+  end
+
+  def conference_element(jid:, name:, autojoin: false, nick:)
+    "<conference jid='#{jid}' name='#{name}' autojoin='#{autojoin.to_s}'><nick>#{nick}</nick></conference>"
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/models/setting.rb b/app/models/setting.rb
index b1364a5..2cbc615 100644
--- a/app/models/setting.rb
+++ b/app/models/setting.rb
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ class Setting < RailsSettings::Base
     account accounts donations mail webmaster support
   ]
 
+  #
+  # XMPP
+  #
+
+  field :xmpp_default_rooms, type: :array, default: []
+  field :xmpp_autojoin_default_rooms, type: :boolean, default: false
+
   #
   # Sentry
   #
diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 2901fc9..4945d6e 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -61,14 +61,10 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
     enable_service %w[ discourse gitea mediawiki xmpp ]
 
     #TODO enable in development when we have easy setup of ejabberd etc.
-    return if Rails.env.development?
+    return if Rails.env.development? || !Setting.ejabberd_enabled?
 
-    if inviter.present?
-      if Setting.ejabberd_enabled? &&
-          inviter.preferences[:xmpp_exchange_contacts_with_invitees]
-        exchange_xmpp_contact_with_inviter
-      end
-    end
+    XmppExchangeContactsJob.perform_later(inviter, self) if inviter.present?
+    XmppSetDefaultBookmarksJob.perform_later(self)
   end
 
   def send_devise_notification(notification, *args)
@@ -139,12 +135,6 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
     ldap.delete_attribute(dn,:service)
   end
 
-  def exchange_xmpp_contact_with_inviter
-    return unless inviter.services_enabled.include?("xmpp") &&
-                  services_enabled.include?("xmpp")
-    XmppExchangeContactsJob.perform_later(inviter, self.cn, self.ou)
-  end
-
   private
 
     def ldap
diff --git a/app/services/ejabberd_api_client.rb b/app/services/ejabberd_api_client.rb
index bac501e..a0a8b87 100644
--- a/app/services/ejabberd_api_client.rb
+++ b/app/services/ejabberd_api_client.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class EjabberdApiClient
     if res.status != 200
       Rails.logger.error "[ejabberd] API request failed:"
       Rails.logger.error res.body
-      #TODO add some kind of exception tracking/notifications
+      #TODO Send custom event to Sentry
     end
   end
 
@@ -21,4 +21,9 @@ class EjabberdApiClient
   def send_message(payload)
     post "send_message", payload
   end
+
+  def private_set(user, content)
+    payload = { user: user.cn, host: user.ou, element: content }
+    post "private_set", payload
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/admin/settings/services/_ejabberd.html.erb b/app/views/admin/settings/services/_ejabberd.html.erb
index 46e3ca6..887c1c1 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/settings/services/_ejabberd.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/admin/settings/services/_ejabberd.html.erb
@@ -7,24 +7,43 @@
     title: "Enable ejabberd integration",
     description: "ejabberd configuration present and features enabled"
   ) %>
-  <% if Setting.ejabberd_enabled? %>
-    <%= render FormElements::FieldsetComponent.new(title: "API URL") do %>
-      <%= f.text_field :ejabberd_api_url,
-        value: Setting.ejabberd_api_url,
-        class: "w-full", disabled: true %>
-    <% end %>
-    <%= render FormElements::FieldsetComponent.new(title: "Admin URL") do %>
-      <%= f.text_field :ejabberd_admin_url,
-        value: Setting.ejabberd_admin_url,
-        class: "w-full", disabled: true %>
-    <% end %>
-    <%= render FormElements::FieldsetComponent.new(
-          title: "Contact roster name",
-          description: "Used when exchanging contacts after signup from invitation"
-        ) do %>
-      <%= f.text_field :ejabberd_buddy_roster,
-        value: Setting.ejabberd_buddy_roster,
-        class: "w-full" %>
-    <% end %>
+<% if Setting.ejabberd_enabled? %>
+  <%= render FormElements::FieldsetComponent.new(title: "API URL") do %>
+    <%= f.text_field :ejabberd_api_url,
+      value: Setting.ejabberd_api_url,
+      class: "w-full", disabled: true %>
+  <% end %>
+  <%= render FormElements::FieldsetComponent.new(title: "Admin URL") do %>
+    <%= f.text_field :ejabberd_admin_url,
+      value: Setting.ejabberd_admin_url,
+      class: "w-full", disabled: true %>
   <% end %>
 </ul>
+<h3 class="mt-8">User default settings</h3>
+<ul role="list">
+  <%= render FormElements::FieldsetComponent.new(
+        title: "Default rooms",
+        description: "Add these default rooms to new users' bookmarks"
+      ) do %>
+    <%= f.text_area :xmpp_default_rooms,
+          value: Setting.xmpp_default_rooms.join("\n"),
+          placeholder: "Welcome <welcome@kosmos.chat>\nKosmos <kosmos@kosmos.chat>",
+          class: "h-24 w-full" %>
+  <% end %>
+  <%= render FormElements::FieldsetToggleComponent.new(
+    form: f,
+    attribute: :xmpp_autojoin_default_rooms,
+    enabled: Setting.xmpp_autojoin_default_rooms?,
+    title: "Auto-join default rooms",
+    description: "Automatically join above default rooms in chat clients"
+  ) %>
+  <%= render FormElements::FieldsetComponent.new(
+        title: "Contact roster name",
+        description: "Used when exchanging contacts after signup from invitation"
+      ) do %>
+    <%= f.text_field :ejabberd_buddy_roster,
+      value: Setting.ejabberd_buddy_roster,
+      class: "w-full" %>
+  <% end %>
+<% end %>
+</ul>
diff --git a/spec/jobs/xmpp_exchange_contacts_job_spec.rb b/spec/jobs/xmpp_exchange_contacts_job_spec.rb
index f7732dc..c711e87 100644
--- a/spec/jobs/xmpp_exchange_contacts_job_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/jobs/xmpp_exchange_contacts_job_spec.rb
@@ -2,15 +2,18 @@ require 'rails_helper'
 require 'webmock/rspec'
 
 RSpec.describe XmppExchangeContactsJob, type: :job do
-  let(:user) { create :user, cn: "willherschel", ou: "kosmos.org" }
+  let(:user)  { create :user, cn: "willherschel", ou: "kosmos.org" }
+  let(:guest) { create :user, cn: "isaacnewton", ou: "kosmos.org",
+                              id: 2, email: "hotapple42@eol.com" }
 
   subject(:job) {
-    described_class.perform_later(user, 'isaacnewton', 'kosmos.org')
+    described_class.perform_later(user, guest)
   }
 
   before do
     stub_request(:post, "http://xmpp.example.com/api/add_rosteritem")
       .to_return(status: 200, body: "", headers: {})
+    allow_any_instance_of(User).to receive(:services_enabled).and_return(["xmpp"])
   end
 
   it "posts add_rosteritem commands to the ejabberd API" do
diff --git a/spec/jobs/xmpp_set_default_bookmarks_job_spec.rb b/spec/jobs/xmpp_set_default_bookmarks_job_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..299cbcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/jobs/xmpp_set_default_bookmarks_job_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+require 'rails_helper'
+require 'webmock/rspec'
+
+RSpec.describe XmppSetDefaultBookmarksJob, type: :job do
+  let(:user) { create :user, cn: "willherschel", ou: "kosmos.org" }
+
+  before do
+    Setting.xmpp_default_rooms = [
+      "Welcome <welcome@kosmos.chat>",
+      "Kosmos Dev <kosmos-dev@kosmos.chat>"
+    ]
+  end
+
+  subject(:job) {
+    described_class.perform_later(user)
+  }
+
+  before do
+    stub_request(:post, "http://xmpp.example.com/api/private_set")
+      .to_return(status: 200, body: "", headers: {})
+  end
+
+  it "posts a private_set command to the ejabberd API" do
+    perform_enqueued_jobs { job }
+
+    expect(WebMock).to have_requested(:post, "http://xmpp.example.com/api/private_set")
+      .with { |req| req.body == '{"user":"willherschel","host":"kosmos.org","element":"\u003cstorage xmlns=\'storage:bookmarks\'\u003e\u003cconference jid=\'welcome@kosmos.chat\' name=\'Welcome\' autojoin=\'false\'\u003e\u003cnick\u003ewillherschel\u003c/nick\u003e\u003c/conference\u003e\u003cconference jid=\'kosmos-dev@kosmos.chat\' name=\'Kosmos Dev\' autojoin=\'false\'\u003e\u003cnick\u003ewillherschel\u003c/nick\u003e\u003c/conference\u003e\u003c/storage\u003e"}' }
+  end
+
+  after do
+    clear_enqueued_jobs
+    clear_performed_jobs
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/models/user_spec.rb b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
index c1105c9..68677b7 100644
--- a/spec/models/user_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
@@ -101,38 +101,23 @@ RSpec.describe User, type: :model do
     end
   end
 
-  describe "#exchange_xmpp_contact_with_inviter" do
-    include ActiveJob::TestHelper
-
-    let(:user) { create :user, cn: "willherschel", ou: "kosmos.org" }
-    let(:guest) { create :user, id: 2, cn: "isaacnewton", ou: "kosmos.org", email: "newt@example.com" }
-
-    before do
-      Invitation.create! user: user, invited_user_id: guest.id, used_at: DateTime.now
-      allow_any_instance_of(User).to receive(:services_enabled).and_return(%w[ xmpp ])
-    end
-
-    it "enqueues a job to exchange XMPP contacts between inviter and invitee" do
-      guest.send(:exchange_xmpp_contact_with_inviter)
-
-      expect(enqueued_jobs.size).to eq(1)
-      args = enqueued_jobs.first['arguments']
-      expect(args[0]['_aj_globalid']).to match('gid://akkounts/User')
-      expect(args[1]).to eq('isaacnewton')
-      expect(args[2]).to eq('kosmos.org')
-    end
-
-    after do
-      clear_enqueued_jobs
-    end
-  end
-
   describe "#devise_after_confirmation" do
+    include ActiveJob::TestHelper
+    after { clear_enqueued_jobs }
+
     let(:user) { create :user, cn: "willherschel", ou: "kosmos.org" }
 
     it "enables default services" do
       expect(user).to receive(:enable_service).with(%w[ discourse gitea mediawiki xmpp ])
-      user.send(:devise_after_confirmation)
+      user.send :devise_after_confirmation
+    end
+
+    it "enqueues a job to set default chatroom bookmarks for XMPP" do
+      allow(user).to receive(:enable_service).and_return(true)
+      user.send :devise_after_confirmation
+
+      job = enqueued_jobs.select{|j| j['job_class'] == "XmppSetDefaultBookmarksJob"}.first
+      expect(job['arguments'][0]['_aj_globalid']).to eq('gid://akkounts/User/1')
     end
 
     context "for invited user with xmpp enabled" do
@@ -142,23 +127,15 @@ RSpec.describe User, type: :model do
         # TODO remove when defaults are implemented
         user.update! preferences: { xmpp_exchange_contacts_with_invitees: true }
         Invitation.create! user: user, invited_user_id: guest.id, used_at: DateTime.now
-        allow_any_instance_of(User).to receive(:enable_service).and_return(true)
+        allow_any_instance_of(User).to receive(:enable_service)
       end
 
-      it "exchanges XMPP contacts with the inviter" do
-        expect(guest).to receive(:exchange_xmpp_contact_with_inviter)
-        guest.send(:devise_after_confirmation)
-      end
+      it "enqueues jobs to exchange XMPP contacts between inviter and invitee" do
+        guest.send :devise_after_confirmation
 
-      context "automatic contact exchange disabled" do
-        before do
-          user.update! preferences: { xmpp_exchange_contacts_with_invitees: false }
-        end
-
-        it "does not exchange XMPP contacts with the inviter" do
-          expect(guest).to_not receive(:exchange_xmpp_contact_with_inviter)
-          guest.send(:devise_after_confirmation)
-        end
+        job = enqueued_jobs.select{|j| j['job_class'] == "XmppExchangeContactsJob"}.first
+        expect(job["arguments"][0]['_aj_globalid']).to eq('gid://akkounts/User/1')
+        expect(job["arguments"][1]['_aj_globalid']).to eq('gid://akkounts/User/2')
       end
     end
   end