diff --git a/fusion_core/theme-settings.php b/fusion_core/theme-settings.php
index 2a8e291ad9a32c339940ce8d1a0d1a8f12c56b7b..9bc2f73e213e4c448dd06214ae06b02f1c6d11db 100644
--- a/fusion_core/theme-settings.php
+++ b/fusion_core/theme-settings.php
@@ -26,6 +26,16 @@ function fusion_core_form_system_theme_settings_alter(&$form, $form_state) {
   $theme_data = list_themes();
   $defaults = ($theme_name && isset($theme_data[$theme_name]->info['settings'])) ? $theme_data[$theme_name]->info['settings'] : array();
 
+  // Get defaults from Fusion core if not defined in .info.
+  if($theme_name != 'fusion_core') {
+  $fusion_defaults = $theme_data['fusion_core']->info['settings'];
+    foreach($fusion_defaults as $key=>$setting) {
+      if(!isset($defaults[$key])){
+      $defaults[$key] = $setting;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   // Calculate sidebar width options.
   $width_options = fusion_core_get_width_options($theme_name);