diff --git a/Kitodo-DataManagement/src/main/java/org/kitodo/data/database/beans/User.java b/Kitodo-DataManagement/src/main/java/org/kitodo/data/database/beans/User.java
index 175464b6e90..b9ab4ab7452 100644
--- a/Kitodo-DataManagement/src/main/java/org/kitodo/data/database/beans/User.java
+++ b/Kitodo-DataManagement/src/main/java/org/kitodo/data/database/beans/User.java
@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ public class User extends BaseBean {
     @Column(name = "show_pagination_by_default")
     private boolean showPaginationByDefault;
 
+    @Column(name = "paginate_from_first_page_by_default")
+    private boolean paginateFromFirstPageByDefault;
+
     /**
      * Constructor for User Entity.
      */
@@ -146,6 +149,7 @@ public User(User user) {
         this.shortcuts = user.shortcuts;
         this.showCommentsByDefault = user.showCommentsByDefault;
         this.showPaginationByDefault = user.showPaginationByDefault;
+        this.paginateFromFirstPageByDefault = user.paginateFromFirstPageByDefault;
         this.defaultGalleryViewMode = user.defaultGalleryViewMode;
 
         if (user.roles != null) {
@@ -172,7 +176,6 @@ public User(User user) {
             this.filters = user.filters;
         }
 
-        // default values
         if (Objects.nonNull(user.tableSize)) {
             this.tableSize = user.tableSize;
         }
@@ -493,6 +496,24 @@ public void setShowPaginationByDefault(boolean showPaginationByDefault) {
         this.showPaginationByDefault = showPaginationByDefault;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get paginateFromFirstPageByDefault.
+     * 
+     * @return value of paginateFromFirstPageByDefault
+     */
+    public boolean isPaginateFromFirstPageByDefault() {
+        return paginateFromFirstPageByDefault;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Set paginateFromFirstPageByDefault.
+     * 
+     * @param paginateFromFirstPageByDefault as boolean
+     */
+    public void setPaginateFromFirstPageByDefault(boolean paginateFromFirstPageByDefault) {
+        this.paginateFromFirstPageByDefault = paginateFromFirstPageByDefault;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Removes a user from the environment. Since the
      * user ID may still be referenced somewhere, the user is not hard deleted from
diff --git a/Kitodo-DataManagement/src/main/resources/db/migration/V2_128__Add_default_pagination_scope.sql b/Kitodo-DataManagement/src/main/resources/db/migration/V2_128__Add_default_pagination_scope.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2f71191a3d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Kitodo-DataManagement/src/main/resources/db/migration/V2_128__Add_default_pagination_scope.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+--
+-- (c) Kitodo. Key to digital objects e. V. <contact@kitodo.org>
+--
+-- This file is part of the Kitodo project.
+--
+-- It is licensed under GNU General Public License version 3 or later.
+--
+-- For the full copyright and license information, please read the
+-- GPL3-License.txt file that was distributed with this source code.
+--
+
+-- Add column "paginate_from_first_page_by_default" to "user" table
+ALTER TABLE user ADD paginate_from_first_page_by_default TINYINT(1) DEFAULT 0;
diff --git a/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/forms/dataeditor/PaginationPanel.java b/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/forms/dataeditor/PaginationPanel.java
index 12756c817b9..dac9751538d 100644
--- a/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/forms/dataeditor/PaginationPanel.java
+++ b/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/forms/dataeditor/PaginationPanel.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 import org.kitodo.api.dataformat.View;
 import org.kitodo.config.ConfigCore;
 import org.kitodo.config.enums.ParameterCore;
+import org.kitodo.data.database.beans.User;
 import org.kitodo.exceptions.InvalidImagesException;
 import org.kitodo.exceptions.InvalidMetadataValueException;
 import org.kitodo.exceptions.MediaNotFoundException;
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ public class PaginationPanel {
     private List<IllustratedSelectItem> selectPaginationModeItems;
     private IllustratedSelectItem selectPaginationModeSelectedItem;
     private Map<Boolean, String> selectPaginationScopeItems;
-    private Boolean selectPaginationScopeSelectedItem = Boolean.TRUE;
+    private Boolean selectPaginationScopeSelectedItem;
 
     /**
      * Constructor.
@@ -265,6 +266,11 @@ public void setFictitiousCheckboxChecked(boolean fictitiousCheckboxChecked) {
         this.fictitiousCheckboxChecked = fictitiousCheckboxChecked;
     }
 
+    private void prepareSelectPaginationScopeSelectedItem() {
+        selectPaginationScopeSelectedItem = ServiceManager.getUserService().getCurrentUser()
+                .isPaginateFromFirstPageByDefault();
+    }
+
     private void preparePaginationSelectionItems() {
         List<PhysicalDivision> physicalDivisions = dataEditor.getWorkpiece().getAllPhysicalDivisionChildrenSortedFilteredByPageAndTrack();
         paginationSelectionItems = new ArrayList<>(physicalDivisions.size());
@@ -388,5 +394,6 @@ public void show() {
         selectPaginationScopeSelectedItem = Boolean.TRUE;
         preparePaginationSelectionItems();
         preparePaginationSelectionSelectedItems();
+        prepareSelectPaginationScopeSelectedItem();
     }
 }
diff --git a/Kitodo/src/main/resources/messages/messages_de.properties b/Kitodo/src/main/resources/messages/messages_de.properties
index 977d2061390..90d592319a5 100644
--- a/Kitodo/src/main/resources/messages/messages_de.properties
+++ b/Kitodo/src/main/resources/messages/messages_de.properties
@@ -1174,6 +1174,7 @@ userDN=User DN
 userDocumentationLink=Anwenderdokumentation Kitodo.Production 3.X 
 userEdit.metadataEditorSettings = Metadateneditor
 userEdit.metadataEditorSettings.defaultGalleryView = Standardansicht Galerie
+userEdit.metadataEditorSettings.paginateFromFirstPageByDefault = Standardm\u00E4ssig ab erster markierten Seite paginieren
 userEdit.metadataEditorSettings.showCommentsByDefault = Kommentare standardm\u00E4ssig einblenden
 userEdit.metadataEditorSettings.showPaginationByDefault = Paginierung standardm\u00E4ssig einblenden
 userInstruction=Bedienungshinweise
diff --git a/Kitodo/src/main/resources/messages/messages_en.properties b/Kitodo/src/main/resources/messages/messages_en.properties
index d95a8ed8ffd..a12c156c25f 100644
--- a/Kitodo/src/main/resources/messages/messages_en.properties
+++ b/Kitodo/src/main/resources/messages/messages_en.properties
@@ -1175,6 +1175,7 @@ userDN=User DN
 userDocumentationLink=Kitodo.Production 3.X user documentation
 userEdit.metadataEditorSettings = Metadata editor
 userEdit.metadataEditorSettings.defaultGalleryView = Default gallery view
+userEdit.metadataEditorSettings.paginateFromFirstPageByDefault = By default paginate from first selected page
 userEdit.metadataEditorSettings.showCommentsByDefault = Show comments by default
 userEdit.metadataEditorSettings.showPaginationByDefault = Show pagination by default
 userInstruction=User instructions
diff --git a/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/userEdit/metadataEditorSettings.xhtml b/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/userEdit/metadataEditorSettings.xhtml
index b1c59701504..ae34840089a 100644
--- a/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/userEdit/metadataEditorSettings.xhtml
+++ b/Kitodo/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/templates/includes/userEdit/metadataEditorSettings.xhtml
@@ -77,6 +77,15 @@
                                          value="#{UserForm.userObject.showPaginationByDefault}"
                                          onchange="toggleSave()"/>
             </div>
+            <div>
+                <p:outputLabel for="paginateFromFirstPageByDefault"
+                               value="#{msgs['userEdit.metadataEditorSettings.paginateFromFirstPageByDefault']}"/>
+                <p:selectBooleanCheckbox id="paginateFromFirstPageByDefault"
+                                         styleClass="switch input"
+                                         disabled="#{isViewMode}"
+                                         value="#{UserForm.userObject.paginateFromFirstPageByDefault}"
+                                         onchange="toggleSave()"/>
+            </div>
         </p:row>
     </p:panelGrid>
 </ui:composition>