diff --git a/lib/paranoia.rb b/lib/paranoia.rb
index a2298953..954a49ef 100644
--- a/lib/paranoia.rb
+++ b/lib/paranoia.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 module Paranoia
   @@default_sentinel_value = nil
+  @@default_recovery_window = nil
 
   # Change default_sentinel_value in a rails initializer
   def self.default_sentinel_value=(val)
@@ -12,6 +13,14 @@ def self.default_sentinel_value
     @@default_sentinel_value
   end
 
+  def self.default_recovery_window=(val)
+    @@default_recovery_window = val
+  end
+
+  def self.default_recovery_window
+    @@default_recovery_window
+  end
+
   def self.included(klazz)
     klazz.extend Query
     klazz.extend Callbacks
@@ -132,6 +141,7 @@ def restore!(opts = {})
 
   def get_recovery_window_range(opts)
     return opts[:recovery_window_range] if opts[:recovery_window_range]
+    opts[:recovery_window] = paranoia_recovery_window if opts[:recovery_window].blank? && paranoia_recovery_window.present?
     return unless opts[:recovery_window]
     (deleted_at - opts[:recovery_window]..deleted_at + opts[:recovery_window])
   end
@@ -246,10 +256,12 @@ def self.acts_as_paranoid(options={})
       alias_method :destroy_without_paranoia, :destroy
 
       include Paranoia
-      class_attribute :paranoia_column, :paranoia_sentinel_value
+      class_attribute :paranoia_column, :paranoia_sentinel_value, :paranoia_recovery_window
 
       self.paranoia_column = (options[:column] || :deleted_at).to_s
       self.paranoia_sentinel_value = options.fetch(:sentinel_value) { Paranoia.default_sentinel_value }
+      self.paranoia_recovery_window = options.fetch(:recovery_window) { Paranoia.default_recovery_window }
+
       def self.paranoia_scope
         where(paranoia_column => paranoia_sentinel_value)
       end
@@ -290,6 +302,10 @@ def paranoia_column
     def paranoia_sentinel_value
       self.class.paranoia_sentinel_value
     end
+
+    def paranoia_recovery_window
+      self.class.paranoia_recovery_window
+    end
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/test/paranoia_test.rb b/test/paranoia_test.rb
index 8c4c2d3f..60a008da 100644
--- a/test/paranoia_test.rb
+++ b/test/paranoia_test.rb
@@ -230,6 +230,26 @@ def test_default_sentinel_value
     assert_nil ParanoidModel.paranoia_sentinel_value
   end
 
+  def test_default_sentinel_value_setter
+    ParanoidModel.paranoia_sentinel_value = 5
+    assert_equal 5, ParanoidModel.paranoia_sentinel_value
+    ParanoidModel.paranoia_sentinel_value = nil
+  end
+
+  def test_default_sentinel_value
+    assert_nil ParanoidModel.paranoia_sentinel_value
+  end
+
+  def test_default_recovery_window_setter
+    ParanoidModel.paranoia_recovery_window = 5
+    assert_equal 5, ParanoidModel.paranoia_recovery_window
+    ParanoidModel.paranoia_recovery_window = nil
+  end
+
+  def test_default_recovery_window_value
+    assert_nil ParanoidModel.paranoia_recovery_window
+  end
+
   def test_without_default_scope_option
     model = WithoutDefaultScopeModel.create
     model.destroy
@@ -613,6 +633,38 @@ def test_restore_with_associations_using_recovery_window
     assert_equal true, second_child.reload.deleted_at.nil?
   end
 
+  def test_restore_with_associations_using_default_recovery_window
+    parent = ParentModelWithRecoveryWindow.create
+    first_child = parent.very_related_models.create
+    second_child = parent.very_related_models.create
+
+    parent.destroy
+    second_child.update(deleted_at: parent.deleted_at + 11.minutes)
+
+    parent.restore!(:recursive => true, recovery_window: 12.minutes)
+    assert_equal true, parent.deleted_at.nil?
+    assert_equal true, first_child.reload.deleted_at.nil?
+    assert_equal true, second_child.reload.deleted_at.nil?
+
+    parent.destroy
+    second_child.update(deleted_at: parent.deleted_at + 11.minutes)
+
+    parent.restore(:recursive => true)
+    assert_equal true, parent.deleted_at.nil?
+    assert_equal true, first_child.reload.deleted_at.nil?
+    assert_equal false, second_child.reload.deleted_at.nil?
+
+    second_child.restore
+    parent.destroy
+    first_child.update(deleted_at: parent.deleted_at - 11.minutes)
+    second_child.update(deleted_at: parent.deleted_at - 9.minutes)
+
+    ParentModelWithRecoveryWindow.restore(parent.id, :recursive => true)
+    assert_equal true, parent.reload.deleted_at.nil?
+    assert_equal false, first_child.reload.deleted_at.nil?
+    assert_equal true, second_child.reload.deleted_at.nil?
+  end
+
   def test_restore_with_associations
     parent = ParentModel.create
     first_child = parent.very_related_models.create
@@ -1050,7 +1102,6 @@ def get_featureful_model
 end
 
 # Helper classes
-
 class ParanoidModel < ActiveRecord::Base
   belongs_to :parent_model
   acts_as_paranoid
@@ -1120,6 +1171,18 @@ class ParentModel < ActiveRecord::Base
   has_one :polymorphic_model, as: :parent, dependent: :destroy
 end
 
+class ParentModelWithRecoveryWindow < ActiveRecord::Base
+  self.table_name = 'parent_models'
+  acts_as_paranoid recovery_window: 10.minutes
+  has_many :paranoid_models, foreign_key: 'parent_model_id'
+  has_many :related_models, foreign_key: 'parent_model_id'
+  has_many :very_related_models, class_name: 'RelatedModel', foreign_key: 'parent_model_id', dependent: :destroy
+  has_many :non_paranoid_models, foreign_key: 'parent_model_id', dependent: :destroy
+  has_one :non_paranoid_model, foreign_key: 'parent_model_id', dependent: :destroy
+  has_many :asplode_models, foreign_key: 'parent_model_id', dependent: :destroy
+  has_one :polymorphic_model, as: :parent, dependent: :destroy
+end
+
 class ParentModelWithCounterCacheColumn < ActiveRecord::Base
   has_many :related_models
 end