diff --git a/dvc/cli.py b/dvc/cli.py
index b43151a5b..d515bd208 100644
--- a/dvc/cli.py
+++ b/dvc/cli.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from dvc.command.imp import CmdImport
 from dvc.command.config import CmdConfig
 from dvc.command.checkout import CmdCheckout
 from dvc.command.remote import CmdRemoteAdd, CmdRemoteRemove
-from dvc.command.remote import CmdRemoteModify, CmdRemoteList
+from dvc.command.remote import CmdRemoteModify, CmdRemoteList, CmdRemoteDefault
 from dvc.command.metrics import CmdMetricsShow, CmdMetricsAdd
 from dvc.command.metrics import CmdMetricsRemove, CmdMetricsModify
 from dvc.command.install import CmdInstall
@@ -733,6 +733,40 @@ def parse_args(argv=None):
                         help='Set as default remote.')
     remote_add_parser.set_defaults(func=CmdRemoteAdd)
 
+    REMOTE_DEFAULT_HELP = 'Set/unset default remote.'
+    remote_default_parser = remote_subparsers.add_parser(
+                        'default',
+                        parents=[parent_parser],
+                        description=REMOTE_DEFAULT_HELP,
+                        help=REMOTE_DEFAULT_HELP)
+    remote_default_parser.add_argument(
+                        'name',
+                        nargs='?',
+                        help='Name of the remote.')
+    remote_default_parser.add_argument(
+                        '-u',
+                        '--unset',
+                        action='store_true',
+                        default=False,
+                        help='Unset default remote.')
+    remote_default_parser.add_argument(
+                        '--global',
+                        dest='glob',
+                        action='store_true',
+                        default=False,
+                        help='Use global config.')
+    remote_default_parser.add_argument(
+                        '--system',
+                        action='store_true',
+                        default=False,
+                        help='Use system config.')
+    remote_default_parser.add_argument(
+                        '--local',
+                        action='store_true',
+                        default=False,
+                        help='Use local config.')
+    remote_default_parser.set_defaults(func=CmdRemoteDefault)
+
     REMOTE_REMOVE_HELP = 'Remove remote.'
     remote_remove_parser = remote_subparsers.add_parser(
                         'remove',
diff --git a/dvc/command/remote.py b/dvc/command/remote.py
index 011823265..607ce2f71 100644
--- a/dvc/command/remote.py
+++ b/dvc/command/remote.py
@@ -62,6 +62,13 @@ class CmdRemoteModify(CmdConfig):
         return super(CmdRemoteModify, self).run()
 
 
+class CmdRemoteDefault(CmdConfig):
+    def run(self):
+        self.args.value = self.args.name
+        self.args.name = 'core.remote'
+        return super(CmdRemoteDefault, self).run()
+
+
 class CmdRemoteList(CmdConfig):
     def run(self):
         for section in self.configobj.keys():
diff --git a/tests/test_remote.py b/tests/test_remote.py
index ad479fbe7..3762fa736 100644
--- a/tests/test_remote.py
+++ b/tests/test_remote.py
@@ -96,3 +96,27 @@ class TestRemoteRemove(TestDvc):
 
         ret = main(['remote', 'remove', remote])
         self.assertEqual(ret, 0)
+
+
+class TestRemoteDefault(TestDvc):
+    def test(self):
+        remote = 'mys3'
+        ret = main(['remote', 'add', 'mys3', 's3://bucket/path'])
+        self.assertEqual(ret, 0)
+
+        ret = main(['remote', 'default', 'mys3'])
+        self.assertEqual(ret, 0)
+        config_file = os.path.join(self.dvc.dvc_dir, Config.CONFIG)
+        config = configobj.ConfigObj(config_file)
+        default = config[Config.SECTION_CORE][Config.SECTION_CORE_REMOTE]
+        self.assertEqual(default, remote)
+
+        ret = main(['remote', 'default', '--unset'])
+        self.assertEqual(ret, 0)
+        config = configobj.ConfigObj(config_file)
+        core = config.get(Config.SECTION_CORE)
+        if core is not None:
+            default = core.get(Config.SECTION_CORE_REMOTE)
+        else:
+            default = None
+        self.assertEqual(default, None)