diff --git a/doc/source/configuration/settings.rst b/doc/source/configuration/settings.rst
index b7fb253588..6e5f541b7e 100644
--- a/doc/source/configuration/settings.rst
+++ b/doc/source/configuration/settings.rst
@@ -898,6 +898,26 @@ by cinder.  Currently only the backup service is available.
 Glance
 ------
 
+CREATE_IMAGE_DEFAULTS
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+.. versionadded:: 12.0.0(Pike)
+
+Default:
+
+.. code-block:: python
+
+    {
+        'image_visibility': "public",
+    }
+
+A dictionary of default settings for create image modal.
+
+The ``image_visibility`` setting specifies the default visibility option.
+Valid values are  ``"public"`` and ``"private"``. By default, the visibility
+option is public on create image modal. If it's set to ``"private"``, the
+default visibility option is private.
+
 HORIZON_IMAGES_ALLOW_UPLOAD
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/local/local_settings.py.example b/openstack_dashboard/local/local_settings.py.example
index 41596f398e..23412795af 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/local/local_settings.py.example
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/local/local_settings.py.example
@@ -410,6 +410,11 @@ IMAGE_RESERVED_CUSTOM_PROPERTIES = []
 # configuration and policies allow setting locations.
 #IMAGES_ALLOW_LOCATION = False
 
+# A dictionary of default settings for create image modal.
+#CREATE_IMAGE_DEFAULTS = {
+#    'image_visibility': "public",
+#}
+
 # OPENSTACK_ENDPOINT_TYPE specifies the endpoint type to use for the endpoints
 # in the Keystone service catalog. Use this setting when Horizon is running
 # external to the OpenStack environment. The default is 'publicURL'.
@@ -813,7 +818,8 @@ SECURITY_GROUP_RULES = {
 REST_API_REQUIRED_SETTINGS = ['OPENSTACK_HYPERVISOR_FEATURES',
                               'LAUNCH_INSTANCE_DEFAULTS',
                               'OPENSTACK_IMAGE_FORMATS',
-                              'OPENSTACK_KEYSTONE_DEFAULT_DOMAIN']
+                              'OPENSTACK_KEYSTONE_DEFAULT_DOMAIN',
+                              'CREATE_IMAGE_DEFAULTS']
 
 # Additional settings can be made available to the client side for
 # extensibility by specifying them in REST_API_ADDITIONAL_SETTINGS
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/static/app/core/images/steps/create-image/create-image.controller.js b/openstack_dashboard/static/app/core/images/steps/create-image/create-image.controller.js
index cb683ba7f5..ec58a60a65 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/static/app/core/images/steps/create-image/create-image.controller.js
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/static/app/core/images/steps/create-image/create-image.controller.js
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@
       var settingsFormats = response.OPENSTACK_IMAGE_FORMATS;
       var uploadMode = response.HORIZON_IMAGES_UPLOAD_MODE;
       var dupe = angular.copy(imageFormats);
+      var imageDefaults = response.CREATE_IMAGE_DEFAULTS;
+
       angular.forEach(dupe, function stripUnknown(name, key) {
         if (settingsFormats.indexOf(key) === -1) {
           delete dupe[key];
@@ -136,6 +138,9 @@
         ctrl.image.source_type = 'url';
       }
       ctrl.imageFormats = dupe;
+      if (imageDefaults && imageDefaults.image_visibility === "private") {
+        ctrl.image.visibility = "private";
+      }
     }
 
     function isLocalFileUpload() {
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/bug-1699144-configurable-image-visibility-fda69cb25d960efb.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/bug-1699144-configurable-image-visibility-fda69cb25d960efb.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8590e7b168
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/bug-1699144-configurable-image-visibility-fda69cb25d960efb.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Added a new setting CREATE_IMAGE_DEFAULTS(dictionary) to configure the
+    default options shown on create image modal. By default, the visibility
+    option is public on create image modal. If ``image_visibility`` in this
+    setting is set to ``"private"``, the default visibility option is private.