diff --git a/ui/src/Components/NavBar/index.js b/ui/src/Components/NavBar/index.js
index 92e617587..69de2783c 100644
--- a/ui/src/Components/NavBar/index.js
+++ b/ui/src/Components/NavBar/index.js
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ const NavBar = observer(
               <SilenceModal
                 alertStore={alertStore}
                 silenceFormStore={silenceFormStore}
+                settingsStore={settingsStore}
               />
               <MainModal
                 alertStore={alertStore}
diff --git a/ui/src/Components/SilenceModal/SilenceForm.js b/ui/src/Components/SilenceModal/SilenceForm.js
index 1526a9523..b71384f35 100644
--- a/ui/src/Components/SilenceModal/SilenceForm.js
+++ b/ui/src/Components/SilenceModal/SilenceForm.js
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ const SilenceForm = observer(
   class SilenceForm extends Component {
     static propTypes = {
       alertStore: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
-      silenceFormStore: PropTypes.object.isRequired
+      silenceFormStore: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
+      settingsStore: PropTypes.object.isRequired
     };
 
     // store preview visibility state here, by default preview is collapsed
@@ -72,11 +73,16 @@ const SilenceForm = observer(
     );
 
     componentDidMount() {
-      const { silenceFormStore } = this.props;
+      const { silenceFormStore, settingsStore } = this.props;
 
       if (silenceFormStore.data.matchers.length === 0) {
         silenceFormStore.data.addEmptyMatcher();
       }
+
+      if (silenceFormStore.data.author === "") {
+        silenceFormStore.data.author =
+          settingsStore.silenceFormConfig.config.author;
+      }
     }
 
     addMore = action(event => {
@@ -98,10 +104,12 @@ const SilenceForm = observer(
     });
 
     handleSubmit = action(event => {
-      const { silenceFormStore } = this.props;
+      const { silenceFormStore, settingsStore } = this.props;
 
       event.preventDefault();
 
+      settingsStore.silenceFormConfig.saveAuthor(silenceFormStore.data.author);
+
       if (silenceFormStore.data.isValid)
         silenceFormStore.data.inProgress = true;
 
diff --git a/ui/src/Components/SilenceModal/SilenceForm.test.js b/ui/src/Components/SilenceModal/SilenceForm.test.js
index 538c30756..20d52490f 100644
--- a/ui/src/Components/SilenceModal/SilenceForm.test.js
+++ b/ui/src/Components/SilenceModal/SilenceForm.test.js
@@ -3,26 +3,37 @@ import React from "react";
 import { mount, shallow } from "enzyme";
 
 import { AlertStore } from "Stores/AlertStore";
+import { Settings } from "Stores/Settings";
 import { SilenceFormStore, NewEmptyMatcher } from "Stores/SilenceFormStore";
 import { SilenceForm } from "./SilenceForm";
 
 let alertStore;
+let settingsStore;
 let silenceFormStore;
 
 beforeEach(() => {
   alertStore = new AlertStore([]);
+  settingsStore = new Settings();
   silenceFormStore = new SilenceFormStore();
 });
 
 const ShallowSilenceForm = () => {
   return shallow(
-    <SilenceForm alertStore={alertStore} silenceFormStore={silenceFormStore} />
+    <SilenceForm
+      alertStore={alertStore}
+      silenceFormStore={silenceFormStore}
+      settingsStore={settingsStore}
+    />
   );
 };
 
 const MountedSilenceForm = () => {
   return mount(
-    <SilenceForm alertStore={alertStore} silenceFormStore={silenceFormStore} />
+    <SilenceForm
+      alertStore={alertStore}
+      silenceFormStore={silenceFormStore}
+      settingsStore={settingsStore}
+    />
   );
 };
 
@@ -105,6 +116,22 @@ describe("<SilenceForm /> preview", () => {
 });
 
 describe("<SilenceForm /> inputs", () => {
+  it("default author value comes from Settings store", () => {
+    settingsStore.silenceFormConfig.config.author = "foo@example.com";
+    const tree = MountedSilenceForm();
+    const input = tree.find("input[placeholder='Author email']");
+    expect(input.props().value).toBe("foo@example.com");
+    expect(silenceFormStore.data.author).toBe("foo@example.com");
+  });
+
+  it("default author value is empty if nothing is stored in Settings", () => {
+    settingsStore.silenceFormConfig.config.author = "";
+    const tree = MountedSilenceForm();
+    const input = tree.find("input[placeholder='Author email']");
+    expect(input.text()).toBe("");
+    expect(silenceFormStore.data.author).toBe("");
+  });
+
   it("changing author input updates SilenceFormStore", () => {
     const tree = MountedSilenceForm();
     const input = tree.find("input[placeholder='Author email']");
@@ -141,4 +168,13 @@ describe("<SilenceForm />", () => {
     tree.simulate("submit", { preventDefault: jest.fn() });
     expect(silenceFormStore.data.inProgress).toBe(true);
   });
+
+  it("calling submit saves author value to the Settings store", () => {
+    silenceFormStore.data.author = "user@example.com";
+    const tree = ShallowSilenceForm();
+    tree.simulate("submit", { preventDefault: jest.fn() });
+    expect(settingsStore.silenceFormConfig.config.author).toBe(
+      "user@example.com"
+    );
+  });
 });
diff --git a/ui/src/Components/SilenceModal/SilenceModalContent.js b/ui/src/Components/SilenceModal/SilenceModalContent.js
index 7ed94b95b..038307d90 100644
--- a/ui/src/Components/SilenceModal/SilenceModalContent.js
+++ b/ui/src/Components/SilenceModal/SilenceModalContent.js
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ const SilenceModalContent = observer(
   class SilenceModalContent extends Component {
     static propTypes = {
       alertStore: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
-      silenceFormStore: PropTypes.object.isRequired
+      silenceFormStore: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
+      settingsStore: PropTypes.object.isRequired
     };
 
     componentDidMount() {
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ const SilenceModalContent = observer(
     }
 
     render() {
-      const { alertStore, silenceFormStore } = this.props;
+      const { alertStore, silenceFormStore, settingsStore } = this.props;
 
       return ReactDOM.createPortal(
         <div className="modal d-block bg-primary-transparent-80" role="dialog">
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ const SilenceModalContent = observer(
                   <SilenceForm
                     alertStore={alertStore}
                     silenceFormStore={silenceFormStore}
+                    settingsStore={settingsStore}
                   />
                 )}
               </div>
diff --git a/ui/src/Components/SilenceModal/SilenceModalContent.test.js b/ui/src/Components/SilenceModal/SilenceModalContent.test.js
index 5d570f8fe..ea8314f3a 100644
--- a/ui/src/Components/SilenceModal/SilenceModalContent.test.js
+++ b/ui/src/Components/SilenceModal/SilenceModalContent.test.js
@@ -3,14 +3,17 @@ import React from "react";
 import { shallow } from "enzyme";
 
 import { AlertStore } from "Stores/AlertStore";
+import { Settings } from "Stores/Settings";
 import { SilenceFormStore } from "Stores/SilenceFormStore";
 import { SilenceModalContent } from "./SilenceModalContent";
 
 let alertStore;
+let settingsStore;
 let silenceFormStore;
 
 beforeEach(() => {
   alertStore = new AlertStore([]);
+  settingsStore = new Settings();
   silenceFormStore = new SilenceFormStore();
 });
 
@@ -18,6 +21,7 @@ const ShallowSilenceModalContent = () => {
   return shallow(
     <SilenceModalContent
       alertStore={alertStore}
+      settingsStore={settingsStore}
       silenceFormStore={silenceFormStore}
     />
   );
diff --git a/ui/src/Components/SilenceModal/index.js b/ui/src/Components/SilenceModal/index.js
index 134840dce..77c24c20b 100644
--- a/ui/src/Components/SilenceModal/index.js
+++ b/ui/src/Components/SilenceModal/index.js
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ const SilenceModal = observer(
   class SilenceModal extends Component {
     static propTypes = {
       alertStore: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
-      silenceFormStore: PropTypes.object.isRequired
+      silenceFormStore: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
+      settingsStore: PropTypes.object.isRequired
     };
 
     componentDidUpdate() {
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ const SilenceModal = observer(
     }
 
     render() {
-      const { alertStore, silenceFormStore } = this.props;
+      const { alertStore, silenceFormStore, settingsStore } = this.props;
 
       return (
         <React.Fragment>
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ const SilenceModal = observer(
             <SilenceModalContent
               alertStore={alertStore}
               silenceFormStore={silenceFormStore}
+              settingsStore={settingsStore}
             />
           ) : null}
         </React.Fragment>
diff --git a/ui/src/Components/SilenceModal/index.test.js b/ui/src/Components/SilenceModal/index.test.js
index 272925fa9..6ccaebbb9 100644
--- a/ui/src/Components/SilenceModal/index.test.js
+++ b/ui/src/Components/SilenceModal/index.test.js
@@ -3,26 +3,37 @@ import React from "react";
 import { shallow, mount } from "enzyme";
 
 import { AlertStore } from "Stores/AlertStore";
+import { Settings } from "Stores/Settings";
 import { SilenceFormStore } from "Stores/SilenceFormStore";
 import { SilenceModal } from ".";
 
 let alertStore;
+let settingsStore;
 let silenceFormStore;
 
 beforeEach(() => {
   alertStore = new AlertStore([]);
+  settingsStore = new Settings();
   silenceFormStore = new SilenceFormStore();
 });
 
 const ShallowSilenceModal = () => {
   return shallow(
-    <SilenceModal alertStore={alertStore} silenceFormStore={silenceFormStore} />
+    <SilenceModal
+      alertStore={alertStore}
+      silenceFormStore={silenceFormStore}
+      settingsStore={settingsStore}
+    />
   );
 };
 
 const MountedSilenceModal = () => {
   return mount(
-    <SilenceModal alertStore={alertStore} silenceFormStore={silenceFormStore} />
+    <SilenceModal
+      alertStore={alertStore}
+      silenceFormStore={silenceFormStore}
+      settingsStore={settingsStore}
+    />
   );
 };
 
diff --git a/ui/src/Stores/Settings.js b/ui/src/Stores/Settings.js
index c838533f3..66456ce48 100644
--- a/ui/src/Stores/Settings.js
+++ b/ui/src/Stores/Settings.js
@@ -46,11 +46,20 @@ class AlertGroupConfig {
   });
 }
 
+class SilenceFormConfig {
+  config = localStored("silenceFormConfig", { author: "" }, { delay: 100 });
+
+  saveAuthor = action(newAuthor => {
+    this.config.author = newAuthor;
+  });
+}
+
 class Settings {
   constructor() {
     this.savedFilters = new SavedFilters();
     this.fetchConfig = new FetchConfig();
     this.alertGroupConfig = new AlertGroupConfig();
+    this.silenceFormConfig = new SilenceFormConfig();
   }
 }