diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/CollectionSettings/Presets/StyledWrapper.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/CollectionSettings/Presets/StyledWrapper.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..db26e863b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/CollectionSettings/Presets/StyledWrapper.js
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import styled from 'styled-components';
+
+const StyledWrapper = styled.div`
+  max-width: 800px;
+
+  .settings-label {
+    width: 110px;
+  }
+
+  .textbox {
+    border: 1px solid #ccc;
+    padding: 0.15rem 0.45rem;
+    box-shadow: none;
+    border-radius: 0px;
+    outline: none;
+    box-shadow: none;
+    transition: border-color ease-in-out 0.1s;
+    border-radius: 3px;
+    background-color: ${(props) => props.theme.modal.input.bg};
+    border: 1px solid ${(props) => props.theme.modal.input.border};
+
+    &:focus {
+      border: solid 1px ${(props) => props.theme.modal.input.focusBorder} !important;
+      outline: none !important;
+    }
+  }
+`;
+
+export default StyledWrapper;
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/CollectionSettings/Presets/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/CollectionSettings/Presets/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cf5dad8e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/CollectionSettings/Presets/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { useDispatch } from 'react-redux';
+import StyledWrapper from './StyledWrapper';
+import { updateCollectionPresets } from 'providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections';
+import { saveCollectionSettings } from 'providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions';
+import { get } from 'lodash';
+
+const PresetsSettings = ({ collection }) => {
+  const dispatch = useDispatch();
+  const initialPresets = { requestType: 'http', requestUrl: '' };
+
+  // Get presets from draft.brunoConfig if it exists, otherwise from brunoConfig
+  const currentPresets = collection.draft?.brunoConfig
+    ? get(collection, 'draft.brunoConfig.presets', initialPresets)
+    : get(collection, 'brunoConfig.presets', initialPresets);
+
+  // Helper to update presets config
+  const updatePresets = (updates) => {
+    const updatedPresets = { ...currentPresets, ...updates };
+    dispatch(updateCollectionPresets({
+      collectionUid: collection.uid,
+      presets: updatedPresets
+    }));
+  };
+
+  const handleSave = () => dispatch(saveCollectionSettings(collection.uid));
+
+  const handleRequestTypeChange = (e) => {
+    updatePresets({ requestType: e.target.value });
+  };
+
+  const handleRequestUrlChange = (e) => {
+    updatePresets({ requestUrl: e.target.value });
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <StyledWrapper className="h-full w-full">
+      <div className="text-xs mb-4 mt-4 text-muted">
+        These presets will be used as the default values for new requests in this collection.
+      </div>
+      <div className="bruno-form">
+        <div className="mb-3 flex items-center">
+          <label className="settings-label flex items-center" htmlFor="http">
+            Request Type
+          </label>
+          <div className="flex items-center">
+            <input
+              id="http"
+              className="cursor-pointer"
+              type="radio"
+              name="requestType"
+              onChange={handleRequestTypeChange}
+              value="http"
+              checked={(currentPresets.requestType || 'http') === 'http'}
+            />
+            <label htmlFor="http" className="ml-1 cursor-pointer select-none">
+              HTTP
+            </label>
+
+            <input
+              id="graphql"
+              className="ml-4 cursor-pointer"
+              type="radio"
+              name="requestType"
+              onChange={handleRequestTypeChange}
+              value="graphql"
+              checked={(currentPresets.requestType || 'http') === 'graphql'}
+            />
+            <label htmlFor="graphql" className="ml-1 cursor-pointer select-none">
+              GraphQL
+            </label>
+
+            <input
+              id="grpc"
+              className="ml-4 cursor-pointer"
+              type="radio"
+              name="requestType"
+              onChange={handleRequestTypeChange}
+              value="grpc"
+              checked={(currentPresets.requestType || 'http') === 'grpc'}
+            />
+            <label htmlFor="grpc" className="ml-1 cursor-pointer select-none">
+              gRPC
+            </label>
+
+            <input
+              id="ws"
+              className="ml-4 cursor-pointer"
+              type="radio"
+              name="requestType"
+              onChange={handleRequestTypeChange}
+              value="ws"
+              checked={(currentPresets.requestType || 'http') === 'ws'}
+            />
+            <label htmlFor="ws" className="ml-1 cursor-pointer select-none">
+              WebSocket
+            </label>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+        <div className="mb-3 flex items-center">
+          <label className="settings-label" htmlFor="request-url">
+            Base URL
+          </label>
+          <div className="flex items-center w-full">
+            <div className="flex items-center flex-grow input-container h-full">
+              <input
+                id="request-url"
+                type="text"
+                name="requestUrl"
+                placeholder="Request URL"
+                className="block textbox"
+                autoComplete="off"
+                autoCorrect="off"
+                autoCapitalize="off"
+                spellCheck="false"
+                onChange={handleRequestUrlChange}
+                value={currentPresets.requestUrl || ''}
+                style={{ width: '100%' }}
+              />
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+
+        <div className="mt-6">
+          <button type="button" className="submit btn btn-sm btn-secondary" onClick={handleSave}>
+            Save
+          </button>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </StyledWrapper>
+  );
+};
+
+export default PresetsSettings;
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/CollectionSettings/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/CollectionSettings/index.js
index 48eb65a3b..dec9252c0 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/CollectionSettings/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/CollectionSettings/index.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import Headers from './Headers';
 import Auth from './Auth';
 import Script from './Script';
 import Test from './Tests';
+import Presets from './Presets';
 import Protobuf from './Protobuf';
 import StyledWrapper from './StyledWrapper';
 import Vars from './Vars/index';
@@ -58,6 +59,8 @@ const CollectionSettings = ({ collection }) => {
   const protobufConfig = collection.draft?.brunoConfig
     ? get(collection, 'draft.brunoConfig.protobuf', {})
     : get(collection, 'brunoConfig.protobuf', {});
+  const presets = collection.draft?.brunoConfig ? get(collection, 'draft.brunoConfig.presets', {}) : get(collection, 'brunoConfig.presets', {});
+  const hasPresets = presets && presets.requestUrl !== '';
 
   const getTabPanel = (tab) => {
     switch (tab) {
@@ -79,6 +82,9 @@ const CollectionSettings = ({ collection }) => {
       case 'tests': {
         return <Test collection={collection} />;
       }
+      case 'presets': {
+        return <Presets collection={collection} />;
+      }
       case 'proxy': {
         return <ProxySettings collection={collection} />;
       }
@@ -123,6 +129,10 @@ const CollectionSettings = ({ collection }) => {
           Tests
           {hasTests && <StatusDot />}
         </div>
+        <div className={getTabClassname('presets')} role="tab" onClick={() => setTab('presets')}>
+          Presets
+          {hasPresets && <StatusDot />}
+        </div>
         <div className={getTabClassname('proxy')} role="tab" onClick={() => setTab('proxy')}>
           Proxy
           {Object.keys(proxyConfig).length > 0 && proxyEnabled && <StatusDot />}
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/NewRequest/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/NewRequest/index.js
index 219852657..2724c966d 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/NewRequest/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/NewRequest/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import React, { useRef, useEffect, useCallback, forwardRef, useState } from 'react';
+import get from 'lodash/get';
 import { useFormik } from 'formik';
 import * as Yup from 'yup';
 import toast from 'react-hot-toast';
@@ -29,6 +30,11 @@ const NewRequest = ({ collectionUid, item, isEphemeral, onClose }) => {
   const storedTheme = useTheme();
 
   const collection = useSelector((state) => state.collections.collections?.find((c) => c.uid === collectionUid));
+  const collectionPresets = get(
+    collection,
+    collection?.draft?.brunoConfig ? 'draft.brunoConfig.presets' : 'brunoConfig.presets',
+    {}
+  );
   const [curlRequestTypeDetected, setCurlRequestTypeDetected] = useState(null);
   const [showFilesystemName, toggleShowFilesystemName] = useState(false);
 
@@ -69,13 +75,41 @@ const NewRequest = ({ collectionUid, item, isEphemeral, onClose }) => {
 
   const [isEditing, toggleEditing] = useState(false);
 
+  const getRequestType = (collectionPresets) => {
+    if (!collectionPresets || !collectionPresets.requestType) {
+      return 'http-request';
+    }
+
+    // Note: Why different labels for the same thing?
+    // http-request and graphql-request are used inside the app's json representation of a request
+    // http and graphql are used in Bru DSL as well as collection exports
+    // We need to eventually standardize the app's DSL to use the same labels as bru DSL
+    if (collectionPresets.requestType === 'http') {
+      return 'http-request';
+    }
+
+    if (collectionPresets.requestType === 'graphql') {
+      return 'graphql-request';
+    }
+
+    if (collectionPresets.requestType === 'grpc') {
+      return 'grpc-request';
+    }
+
+    if (collectionPresets.requestType === 'ws') {
+      return 'ws-request';
+    }
+
+    return 'http-request';
+  };
+
   const formik = useFormik({
     enableReinitialize: true,
     initialValues: {
       requestName: '',
       filename: '',
-      requestType: 'http-request',
-      requestUrl: '',
+      requestType: getRequestType(collectionPresets),
+      requestUrl: collectionPresets.requestUrl || '',
       requestMethod: 'GET',
       curlCommand: ''
     },
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/middlewares/autosave/middleware.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/middlewares/autosave/middleware.js
index ab939fee5..e4e4122fa 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/middlewares/autosave/middleware.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/middlewares/autosave/middleware.js
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ const actionsToIntercept = [
   'collections/moveVar',
   'collections/updateRequestDocs',
   'collections/runRequestEvent',
+  'collections/updateCollectionPresets',
 
   // Folder-level actions
   'collections/addFolderHeader',
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/index.js
index 70cc7e20b..8dcfb3f56 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/index.js
@@ -2080,6 +2080,22 @@ export const collectionsSlice = createSlice({
         set(collection, 'draft.brunoConfig.clientCertificates', action.payload.clientCertificates);
       }
     },
+    updateCollectionPresets: (state, action) => {
+      const collection = findCollectionByUid(state.collections, action.payload.collectionUid);
+
+      if (collection) {
+        if (!collection.draft) {
+          collection.draft = {
+            root: cloneDeep(collection.root),
+            brunoConfig: cloneDeep(collection.brunoConfig)
+          };
+        }
+        if (!collection.draft.brunoConfig) {
+          collection.draft.brunoConfig = cloneDeep(collection.brunoConfig);
+        }
+        set(collection, 'draft.brunoConfig.presets', action.payload.presets);
+      }
+    },
     updateCollectionProtobuf: (state, action) => {
       const collection = findCollectionByUid(state.collections, action.payload.collectionUid);
 
@@ -3450,6 +3466,7 @@ export const {
   updateCollectionDocs,
   updateCollectionProxy,
   updateCollectionClientCertificates,
+  updateCollectionPresets,
   updateCollectionProtobuf,
   collectionAddFileEvent,
   collectionAddDirectoryEvent,