diff --git a/ui/src/App.js b/ui/src/App.js
index 2d1be1474..677c2ae2d 100644
--- a/ui/src/App.js
+++ b/ui/src/App.js
@@ -52,7 +52,10 @@ class App extends Component {
           settingsStore={this.settingsStore}
         />
         <Provider alertStore={this.alertStore}>
-          <Grid alertStore={this.alertStore} />
+          <Grid
+            alertStore={this.alertStore}
+            settingsStore={this.settingsStore}
+          />
         </Provider>
         <Fetcher
           alertStore={this.alertStore}
diff --git a/ui/src/Components/Grid/AlertGrid/AlertGroup/index.js b/ui/src/Components/Grid/AlertGrid/AlertGroup/index.js
index bed71bec0..4f36d900f 100644
--- a/ui/src/Components/Grid/AlertGrid/AlertGroup/index.js
+++ b/ui/src/Components/Grid/AlertGrid/AlertGroup/index.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import React, { Component } from "react";
 import PropTypes from "prop-types";
 
 import { observer } from "mobx-react";
-import { observable, action } from "mobx";
+import { observable, action, toJS } from "mobx";
 
 import hash from "object-hash";
 
@@ -12,31 +12,13 @@ import { FontAwesomeIcon } from "@fortawesome/react-fontawesome";
 import { faPlus } from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons/faPlus";
 import { faMinus } from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons/faMinus";
 
+import { Settings } from "Stores/Settings";
 import { GroupHeader } from "./GroupHeader";
 import { Alert } from "./Alert";
 import { GroupFooter } from "./GroupFooter";
 
 import "./index.css";
 
-const initialAlertsToRender = 5;
-
-// Used to calculate step size when loading more alerts.
-// Step is calculated from the excesive alert count
-// (what's > initialAlertsToRender) by dividing it into 5 clicks.
-// Don't use step lower than 5, too much clicking if we have a group of 9:
-// * we'll show initially 5
-// * step would be 1
-// * 4 extra clicks to see the entire group
-// but ensure that step wouldn't push us above totalSize
-// With 9 alerts and rendering 5 initially we want to show extra 9 after one
-// click, and when user clicks showLess we want to go back to 5.
-function getStepSize(totalSize) {
-  return Math.min(
-    Math.max(Math.round((totalSize - initialAlertsToRender) / 5), 5),
-    totalSize - initialAlertsToRender
-  );
-}
-
 const LoadButton = ({ icon, action }) => {
   return (
     <button type="button" className="btn btn-sm py-0 bg-white" onClick={action}>
@@ -54,9 +36,22 @@ const AlertGroup = observer(
     static propTypes = {
       afterUpdate: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
       group: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
-      showAlertmanagers: PropTypes.bool.isRequired
+      showAlertmanagers: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
+      settingsStore: PropTypes.instanceOf(Settings).isRequired
     };
 
+    constructor(props) {
+      super(props);
+
+      this.defaultRenderCount = toJS(
+        props.settingsStore.alertGroupConfig.config.defaultRenderCount
+      );
+
+      this.renderConfig = observable({
+        alertsToRender: this.defaultRenderCount
+      });
+    }
+
     // store collapse state, alert groups can be collapsed to only show
     // the header, this is controlled by UI element on the header itself, so
     // this observable needs to be passed down to it
@@ -73,14 +68,10 @@ const AlertGroup = observer(
       { name: "Collpase toggle" }
     );
 
-    renderConfig = observable({
-      alertsToRender: initialAlertsToRender
-    });
-
     loadMore = action(() => {
       const { group } = this.props;
 
-      const step = getStepSize(group.alerts.length);
+      const step = this.getStepSize(group.alerts.length);
 
       // show cur+step, but not more that total alert count
       this.renderConfig.alertsToRender = Math.min(
@@ -92,7 +83,7 @@ const AlertGroup = observer(
     loadLess = action(() => {
       const { group } = this.props;
 
-      const step = getStepSize(group.alerts.length);
+      const step = this.getStepSize(group.alerts.length);
 
       // show cur-step, but not less than 1
       this.renderConfig.alertsToRender = Math.max(
@@ -101,6 +92,25 @@ const AlertGroup = observer(
       );
     });
 
+    // Used to calculate step size when loading more alerts.
+    // Step is calculated from the excesive alert count
+    // (what's > defaultRenderCount) by dividing it into 5 clicks.
+    // Don't use step lower than 5, too much clicking if we have a group of 9:
+    // * we'll show initially 5
+    // * step would be 1
+    // * 4 extra clicks to see the entire group
+    // but ensure that step wouldn't push us above totalSize
+    // With 9 alerts and rendering 5 initially we want to show extra 9 after one
+    // click, and when user clicks showLess we want to go back to 5.
+    getStepSize(totalSize) {
+      const val = Math.min(
+        Math.max(Math.round((totalSize - this.defaultRenderCount) / 5), 5),
+        totalSize - this.defaultRenderCount
+      );
+      console.info("getStepSize => " + val);
+      return val;
+    }
+
     componentDidUpdate() {
       // whenever grid component re-renders we need to ensure that grid elements
       // are packed correctly
@@ -158,7 +168,7 @@ const AlertGroup = observer(
                           afterUpdate={afterUpdate}
                         />
                       ))}
-                    {group.alerts.length > initialAlertsToRender ? (
+                    {group.alerts.length > this.defaultRenderCount ? (
                       <li className="list-group-item border-0 p-0 text-center">
                         <LoadButton icon={faMinus} action={this.loadLess} />
                         <small className="text-muted mx-2">
diff --git a/ui/src/Components/Grid/AlertGrid/index.js b/ui/src/Components/Grid/AlertGrid/index.js
index a4cb10ac5..5a498e7ea 100644
--- a/ui/src/Components/Grid/AlertGrid/index.js
+++ b/ui/src/Components/Grid/AlertGrid/index.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { FontAwesomeIcon } from "@fortawesome/react-fontawesome";
 import { faCircleNotch } from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons/faCircleNotch";
 
 import { AlertStore } from "Stores/AlertStore";
+import { Settings } from "Stores/Settings";
 import { AlertGroup } from "./AlertGroup";
 import { GridSizesConfig } from "./Constants";
 
@@ -18,7 +19,8 @@ import "./index.css";
 const AlertGrid = observer(
   class AlertGrid extends Component {
     static propTypes = {
-      alertStore: PropTypes.instanceOf(AlertStore).isRequired
+      alertStore: PropTypes.instanceOf(AlertStore).isRequired,
+      settingsStore: PropTypes.instanceOf(Settings).isRequired
     };
 
     // store reference to generated masonry component so we can call it
@@ -70,7 +72,7 @@ const AlertGrid = observer(
     }
 
     render() {
-      const { alertStore } = this.props;
+      const { alertStore, settingsStore } = this.props;
 
       return (
         <React.Fragment>
@@ -102,6 +104,7 @@ const AlertGrid = observer(
                     alertStore.data.upstreams.instances.length > 1
                   }
                   afterUpdate={this.masonryRepack}
+                  settingsStore={settingsStore}
                 />
               ))}
           </MasonryInfiniteScroller>
diff --git a/ui/src/Components/Grid/index.js b/ui/src/Components/Grid/index.js
index e629afc89..c175f1446 100644
--- a/ui/src/Components/Grid/index.js
+++ b/ui/src/Components/Grid/index.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import PropTypes from "prop-types";
 import { observer } from "mobx-react";
 
 import { AlertStore } from "Stores/AlertStore";
+import { Settings } from "Stores/Settings";
 import { AlertGrid } from "./AlertGrid";
 import { FatalError } from "./FatalError";
 import { UpstreamError } from "./UpstreamError";
@@ -11,11 +12,12 @@ import { UpstreamError } from "./UpstreamError";
 const Grid = observer(
   class Grid extends Component {
     static propTypes = {
-      alertStore: PropTypes.instanceOf(AlertStore).isRequired
+      alertStore: PropTypes.instanceOf(AlertStore).isRequired,
+      settingsStore: PropTypes.instanceOf(Settings).isRequired
     };
 
     render() {
-      const { alertStore } = this.props;
+      const { alertStore, settingsStore } = this.props;
 
       if (alertStore.status.error) {
         return <FatalError message={alertStore.status.error} />;
@@ -33,7 +35,7 @@ const Grid = observer(
               />
             ))}
 
-          <AlertGrid alertStore={alertStore} />
+          <AlertGrid alertStore={alertStore} settingsStore={settingsStore} />
         </React.Fragment>
       );
     }
diff --git a/ui/src/Components/MainModal/Configuration/AlertGroupConfiguration.js b/ui/src/Components/MainModal/Configuration/AlertGroupConfiguration.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3f80f46a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/Components/MainModal/Configuration/AlertGroupConfiguration.js
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import React, { Component } from "react";
+import PropTypes from "prop-types";
+
+import { observable, action, toJS } from "mobx";
+import { observer } from "mobx-react";
+
+import InputRange from "react-input-range";
+
+import { Settings } from "Stores/Settings";
+
+import "./InputRange.css";
+
+const AlertGroupConfiguration = observer(
+  class AlertGroupConfiguration extends Component {
+    static propTypes = {
+      settingsStore: PropTypes.instanceOf(Settings).isRequired
+    };
+
+    constructor(props) {
+      super(props);
+
+      this.config = observable({
+        defaultRenderCount: toJS(
+          props.settingsStore.alertGroupConfig.config.defaultRenderCount
+        )
+      });
+    }
+
+    onChange = action(value => {
+      this.config.defaultRenderCount = value;
+    });
+
+    onChangeComplete = action(value => {
+      const { settingsStore } = this.props;
+
+      settingsStore.alertGroupConfig.update({ defaultRenderCount: value });
+    });
+
+    render() {
+      return (
+        <div className="form-group text-center">
+          <label className="mb-4">
+            Default number of alerts to show per group
+          </label>
+          <InputRange
+            minValue={1}
+            maxValue={10}
+            step={1}
+            value={this.config.defaultRenderCount}
+            id="formControlRange"
+            formatLabel={this.formatLabel}
+            onChange={this.onChange}
+            onChangeComplete={this.onChangeComplete}
+          />
+        </div>
+      );
+    }
+  }
+);
+
+export { AlertGroupConfiguration };
diff --git a/ui/src/Components/MainModal/Configuration.js b/ui/src/Components/MainModal/Configuration/FetchConfiguration.js
similarity index 57%
rename from ui/src/Components/MainModal/Configuration.js
rename to ui/src/Components/MainModal/Configuration/FetchConfiguration.js
index edab86199..7fdd68d74 100644
--- a/ui/src/Components/MainModal/Configuration.js
+++ b/ui/src/Components/MainModal/Configuration/FetchConfiguration.js
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ import InputRange from "react-input-range";
 
 import { Settings } from "Stores/Settings";
 
-import "./Configuration.css";
+import "./InputRange.css";
 
-const Configuration = observer(
-  class Configuration extends Component {
+const FetchConfiguration = observer(
+  class FetchConfiguration extends Component {
     static propTypes = {
       settingsStore: PropTypes.instanceOf(Settings).isRequired
     };
@@ -40,24 +40,22 @@ const Configuration = observer(
 
     render() {
       return (
-        <form className="px-3">
-          <div className="form-group text-center">
-            <label className="mb-4">Refresh interval</label>
-            <InputRange
-              minValue={10}
-              maxValue={120}
-              step={10}
-              value={this.config.fetchInterval}
-              id="formControlRange"
-              formatLabel={this.formatLabel}
-              onChange={this.onChange}
-              onChangeComplete={this.onChangeComplete}
-            />
-          </div>
-        </form>
+        <div className="form-group text-center">
+          <label className="mb-4">Refresh interval</label>
+          <InputRange
+            minValue={10}
+            maxValue={120}
+            step={10}
+            value={this.config.fetchInterval}
+            id="formControlRange"
+            formatLabel={this.formatLabel}
+            onChange={this.onChange}
+            onChangeComplete={this.onChangeComplete}
+          />
+        </div>
       );
     }
   }
 );
 
-export { Configuration };
+export { FetchConfiguration };
diff --git a/ui/src/Components/MainModal/Configuration.css b/ui/src/Components/MainModal/Configuration/InputRange.css
similarity index 100%
rename from ui/src/Components/MainModal/Configuration.css
rename to ui/src/Components/MainModal/Configuration/InputRange.css
diff --git a/ui/src/Components/MainModal/Configuration.scss b/ui/src/Components/MainModal/Configuration/InputRange.scss
similarity index 100%
rename from ui/src/Components/MainModal/Configuration.scss
rename to ui/src/Components/MainModal/Configuration/InputRange.scss
diff --git a/ui/src/Components/MainModal/Configuration/index.js b/ui/src/Components/MainModal/Configuration/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d7dc6af4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/Components/MainModal/Configuration/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import React from "react";
+import PropTypes from "prop-types";
+
+import { Settings } from "Stores/Settings";
+import { FetchConfiguration } from "./FetchConfiguration";
+import { AlertGroupConfiguration } from "./AlertGroupConfiguration";
+
+const Configuration = ({ settingsStore }) => (
+  <form className="px-3">
+    <FetchConfiguration settingsStore={settingsStore} />
+    <div className="mt-5" />
+    <AlertGroupConfiguration settingsStore={settingsStore} />
+  </form>
+);
+Configuration.propTypes = {
+  settingsStore: PropTypes.instanceOf(Settings).isRequired
+};
+
+export { Configuration };
diff --git a/ui/src/Stores/Settings.js b/ui/src/Stores/Settings.js
index 3e53dd987..c838533f3 100644
--- a/ui/src/Stores/Settings.js
+++ b/ui/src/Stores/Settings.js
@@ -32,10 +32,25 @@ class FetchConfig {
   });
 }
 
+class AlertGroupConfig {
+  config = localStored(
+    "alertGroupConfig",
+    { defaultRenderCount: 5 },
+    { delay: 100 }
+  );
+
+  update = action(data => {
+    for (const [key, val] of Object.entries(data)) {
+      this.config[key] = val;
+    }
+  });
+}
+
 class Settings {
   constructor() {
     this.savedFilters = new SavedFilters();
     this.fetchConfig = new FetchConfig();
+    this.alertGroupConfig = new AlertGroupConfig();
   }
 }