diff --git a/buildstream/data/projectconfig.yaml b/buildstream/data/projectconfig.yaml
index e9bdaa1604d8900dd5aeb4d7c562d931b5a9f47d..87c5bba0c707f77e41a14fa4c88865b38f9d7159 100644
--- a/buildstream/data/projectconfig.yaml
+++ b/buildstream/data/projectconfig.yaml
@@ -167,3 +167,10 @@ shell:
   # Command to run when `bst shell` does not provide a command
   #
   command: [ 'sh', '-i' ]
+
+# Default Targets
+#
+defaults:
+
+  # Set a Default element to build when none are defined
+  targets: None