diff --git a/src/dialog/vsettingsdialog.cpp b/src/dialog/vsettingsdialog.cpp
index 11b37a7f..84e01104 100644
--- a/src/dialog/vsettingsdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/dialog/vsettingsdialog.cpp
@@ -234,8 +234,18 @@ VReadEditTab::VReadEditTab(QWidget *p_parent)
     zoomFactorLayout->addWidget(m_customWebZoom);
     zoomFactorLayout->addWidget(m_webZoomFactorSpin);
 
+    // Default note open mode.
+    m_openModeCombo = new QComboBox();
+    m_openModeCombo->setToolTip(tr("Default mode to open a note"));
+    m_openModeCombo->addItem(tr("Read Mode"), (int)OpenFileMode::Read);
+    m_openModeCombo->addItem(tr("Edit Mode"), (int)OpenFileMode::Edit);
+
+    QLabel *openModeLabel = new QLabel(tr("Note open mode:"));
+    openModeLabel->setToolTip(m_openModeCombo->toolTip());
+
     QFormLayout *readLayout = new QFormLayout();
     readLayout->addRow(zoomFactorLayout);
+    readLayout->addRow(openModeLabel, m_openModeCombo);
 
     m_readBox->setLayout(readLayout);
 
@@ -251,6 +261,11 @@ bool VReadEditTab::loadConfiguration()
     if (!loadWebZoomFactor()) {
         return false;
     }
+
+    if (!loadOpenMode()) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -259,6 +274,11 @@ bool VReadEditTab::saveConfiguration()
     if (!saveWebZoomFactor()) {
         return false;
     }
+
+    if (!saveOpenMode()) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -295,6 +315,29 @@ void VReadEditTab::customWebZoomChanged(int p_state)
     m_webZoomFactorSpin->setEnabled(p_state == Qt::Checked);
 }
 
+bool VReadEditTab::loadOpenMode()
+{
+    int mode = (int)g_config->getNoteOpenMode();
+    bool found = false;
+    for (int i = 0; i < m_openModeCombo->count(); ++i) {
+        if (m_openModeCombo->itemData(i).toInt() == mode) {
+            m_openModeCombo->setCurrentIndex(i);
+            found = true;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    Q_ASSERT(found);
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool VReadEditTab::saveOpenMode()
+{
+    int mode = m_openModeCombo->currentData().toInt();
+    g_config->setNoteOpenMode((OpenFileMode)mode);
+    return true;
+}
+
 VNoteManagementTab::VNoteManagementTab(QWidget *p_parent)
     : QWidget(p_parent)
 {
diff --git a/src/dialog/vsettingsdialog.h b/src/dialog/vsettingsdialog.h
index 83536e21..ed245285 100644
--- a/src/dialog/vsettingsdialog.h
+++ b/src/dialog/vsettingsdialog.h
@@ -52,12 +52,18 @@ public:
     QCheckBox *m_customWebZoom;
     QDoubleSpinBox *m_webZoomFactorSpin;
 
+    // Default note open mode for markdown.
+    QComboBox *m_openModeCombo;
+
 private slots:
     void customWebZoomChanged(int p_state);
 
 private:
     bool loadWebZoomFactor();
     bool saveWebZoomFactor();
+
+    bool loadOpenMode();
+    bool saveOpenMode();
 };
 
 class VNoteManagementTab : public QWidget
diff --git a/src/resources/vnote.ini b/src/resources/vnote.ini
index 6ad2411b..b032ab4d 100644
--- a/src/resources/vnote.ini
+++ b/src/resources/vnote.ini
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ line_distance_height=3
 ; Whether insert the note name as a title when creating a new note
 insert_title_from_note_name=true
 
+; Default open mode when opening a note
+; 0 - Read, 1 - Edit
+note_open_mode=0
+
 [session]
 tools_dock_checked=true
 
diff --git a/src/vconfigmanager.cpp b/src/vconfigmanager.cpp
index 61227698..20d21af5 100644
--- a/src/vconfigmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/vconfigmanager.cpp
@@ -166,6 +166,14 @@ void VConfigManager::initialize()
 
     m_insertTitleFromNoteName = getConfigFromSettings("global",
                                                       "insert_title_from_note_name").toBool();
+
+    int openMode = getConfigFromSettings("global",
+                                         "note_open_mode").toInt();
+    if (openMode == 1) {
+        m_noteOpenMode = OpenFileMode::Edit;
+    } else {
+        m_noteOpenMode = OpenFileMode::Read;
+    }
 }
 
 void VConfigManager::readPredefinedColorsFromSettings()
diff --git a/src/vconfigmanager.h b/src/vconfigmanager.h
index 1722cbee..6040551c 100644
--- a/src/vconfigmanager.h
+++ b/src/vconfigmanager.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "vnotebook.h"
 #include "hgmarkdownhighlighter.h"
 #include "vmarkdownconverter.h"
+#include "vconstants.h"
 
 class QJsonObject;
 class QString;
@@ -228,6 +229,9 @@ public:
     bool getInsertTitleFromNoteName() const;
     void setInsertTitleFromNoteName(bool p_enabled);
 
+    OpenFileMode getNoteOpenMode() const;
+    void setNoteOpenMode(OpenFileMode p_mode);
+
     // Return the configured key sequence of @p_operation.
     // Return empty if there is no corresponding config.
     QString getShortcutKeySequence(const QString &p_operation) const;
@@ -462,6 +466,9 @@ private:
     // Whether insert the note name as a title when creating a new note.
     bool m_insertTitleFromNoteName;
 
+    // Default mode when opening a note.
+    OpenFileMode m_noteOpenMode;
+
     // The name of the config file in each directory, obsolete.
     // Use c_dirConfigFile instead.
     static const QString c_obsoleteDirConfigFile;
@@ -1181,4 +1188,20 @@ inline void VConfigManager::setInsertTitleFromNoteName(bool p_enabled)
                         m_insertTitleFromNoteName);
 }
 
+inline OpenFileMode VConfigManager::getNoteOpenMode() const
+{
+    return m_noteOpenMode;
+}
+
+inline void VConfigManager::setNoteOpenMode(OpenFileMode p_mode)
+{
+    if (m_noteOpenMode == p_mode) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    m_noteOpenMode = p_mode;
+    setConfigToSettings("global", "note_open_mode",
+                        m_noteOpenMode == OpenFileMode::Read ? 0 : 1);
+}
+
 #endif // VCONFIGMANAGER_H
diff --git a/src/vfilelist.cpp b/src/vfilelist.cpp
index d7edbea7..c90c3600 100644
--- a/src/vfilelist.cpp
+++ b/src/vfilelist.cpp
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ void VFileList::handleItemClicked(QListWidgetItem *currentItem)
 
     // Qt seems not to update the QListWidget correctly. Manually force it to repaint.
     fileList->update();
-    emit fileClicked(getVFile(currentItem), OpenFileMode::Read);
+    emit fileClicked(getVFile(currentItem), g_config->getNoteOpenMode());
 }
 
 bool VFileList::importFile(const QString &p_srcFilePath)