diff --git a/resources/lang/en/settings.php b/resources/lang/en/settings.php
index 658a793e..61ccdef7 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en/settings.php
+++ b/resources/lang/en/settings.php
@@ -6,12 +6,16 @@
     'app_settings' => 'Application Settings',
 
     'timezone' => 'Timezone',
-    'private_default' => 'Private Links by default',
-    'private_default_help' => 'Enabling this will make all new links private by default',
     'date_format' => 'Date Format',
     'time_format' => 'Time Format',
     'listitem_count' => 'Number of Items in Lists',
 
+    'private_default' => 'Private Links by default',
+    'private_default_help' => 'Enabling this will make all new links private by default',
+
+    'notes_private_default' => 'Private Notes by default',
+    'notes_private_default_help' => 'Enabling this will make all new notes private by default',
+
     'sharing' => 'Link Sharing',
     'sharing_help' => 'Enable all services you want to display for links, to be able to share them easily with one click.',
     'sharing_toggle' => 'Toggle all on/off',
diff --git a/resources/views/actions/settings/partials/app-settings.blade.php b/resources/views/actions/settings/partials/app-settings.blade.php
index f7417f0b..324f57b4 100644
--- a/resources/views/actions/settings/partials/app-settings.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/actions/settings/partials/app-settings.blade.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
                             @lang('settings.timezone')
                         </label>
                         <select id="timezone" name="timezone"
-                            class="custom-select{{ $errors->has('timezone') ? ' is-invalid' : '' }}">
+                            class="{{ $errors->has('timezone') ? ' is-invalid' : '' }}">
                             @foreach(timezone_identifiers_list() as $key => $zone)
                                 <option value="{{ $zone }}"
                                     @if($user->settings()->get('timezone') === $zone) selected @endif>
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ class="custom-select{{ $errors->has('timezone') ? ' is-invalid' : '' }}">
 
                 </div>
                 <div class="col">
-                    
+
                 </div>
             </div>
-            
+
             <div class="row">
                 <div class="col">
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class="custom-select{{ $errors->has('private_default') ? ' is-invalid' : '' }}">
                             </p>
                         @endif
                     </div>
-                    
+
                 </div>
                 <div class="col">
 
@@ -69,10 +69,12 @@ class="custom-select{{ $errors->has('private_default') ? ' is-invalid' : '' }}">
                         </label>
                         <select id="notes_private_default" name="notes_private_default"
                             class="custom-select{{ $errors->has('notes_private_default') ? ' is-invalid' : '' }}">
-                            <option value="0" @if($user->settings()->get('notes_private_default') === '0') selected @endif>
+                            <option value="0"
+                                @if($user->settings()->get('notes_private_default') === '0') selected @endif>
                                 @lang('linkace.no')
                             </option>
-                            <option value="1" @if($user->settings()->get('notes_private_default') === '1') selected @endif>
+                            <option value="1"
+                                @if($user->settings()->get('notes_private_default') === '1') selected @endif>
                                 @lang('linkace.yes')
                             </option>
                         </select>
@@ -83,7 +85,7 @@ class="custom-select{{ $errors->has('notes_private_default') ? ' is-invalid' : '
                             </p>
                         @endif
                     </div>
-                    
+
                 </div>
             </div>
 
@@ -172,3 +174,11 @@ class="custom-select{{ $errors->has('listitem_count') ? ' is-invalid' : '' }}">
 
     </div>
 </div>
+
+@push('scripts')
+    <script>
+        $('#timezone').selectize({
+            create: false,
+        });
+    </script>
+@endpush
diff --git a/resources/views/dashboard.blade.php b/resources/views/dashboard.blade.php
index 2b33a414..f0360691 100644
--- a/resources/views/dashboard.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/dashboard.blade.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
             <form action="{{ route('links.store') }}" method="POST">
                 @csrf
 
-                <input type="hidden" name="is_private" value="{{ usersettings('private_default') }}">
+                <input type="hidden" name="is_private" value="{{ usersettings('private_default') ?: 0 }}">
 
                 <div class="input-group">
                     <input type="text" id="url" name="url" required