diff --git a/modules/customer/includes/commerce_customer.checkout_pane.inc b/modules/customer/includes/commerce_customer.checkout_pane.inc
index eebdcc0..4ae6918 100644
--- a/modules/customer/includes/commerce_customer.checkout_pane.inc
+++ b/modules/customer/includes/commerce_customer.checkout_pane.inc
@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@ function commerce_customer_profile_pane_settings_form($checkout_pane) {
         ),
       ),
     );
+    $form['commerce_' . $checkout_pane['pane_id'] . '_profile_copy_default'] = array(
+      '#type' => 'checkbox',
+      '#title' => t('Copy option enabled by default?'),
+      '#description' => t('Default copy checkbox state.'),
+      '#default_value' => variable_get('commerce_' . $checkout_pane['pane_id'] . '_profile_copy_default', FALSE),
+    );
   }
 
   return $form;
@@ -121,7 +127,7 @@ function commerce_customer_profile_pane_checkout_form($form, &$form_state, $chec
         '#type' => 'checkbox',
         '#title' => t('My @target is the same as my @source.', array('@target' => drupal_strtolower($target_profile_type['name']), '@source' => drupal_strtolower($source_profile_type['name']))),
         '#element_validate' => array('commerce_customer_profile_copy_validate'),
-        '#default_value' => isset($order->data['profile_copy'][$checkout_pane['pane_id']]['status']) ? $order->data['profile_copy'][$checkout_pane['pane_id']]['status'] : FALSE,
+        '#default_value' => isset($order->data['profile_copy'][$checkout_pane['pane_id']]['status']) ? $order->data['profile_copy'][$checkout_pane['pane_id']]['status'] : variable_get('commerce_' . $checkout_pane['pane_id'] . '_profile_copy_default', FALSE),
         '#weight' => -30,
         '#ajax' => array(
           'callback' => 'commerce_customer_profile_copy_ajax_callback',
@@ -136,7 +142,7 @@ function commerce_customer_profile_pane_checkout_form($form, &$form_state, $chec
 
       // If the order data has reference to fields that were copied over, hide
       // them so we don't confuse the user by still allowing them to edit values.
-      if (!empty($order->data['profile_copy'][$checkout_pane['pane_id']]['status']) && isset($order->data['profile_copy'][$checkout_pane['pane_id']]['elements'])) {
+      if (!empty($order->data['profile_copy'][$checkout_pane['pane_id']]['status']) && (isset($order->data['profile_copy'][$checkout_pane['pane_id']]['elements']) || (empty($form_state['build_info']['args'][0]->data) && variable_get('commerce_' . $checkout_pane['pane_id'] . '_profile_copy_default', FALSE)))) {
         foreach ($order->data['profile_copy'][$checkout_pane['pane_id']]['elements'] as $field_name => $field) {
           foreach ($field as $langcode => $items) {
             foreach ($items as $delta => $item) {
@@ -145,6 +151,16 @@ function commerce_customer_profile_pane_checkout_form($form, &$form_state, $chec
           }
         }
       }
+      // Default copy address option
+      elseif (empty($form_state['build_info']['args'][0]->data) && variable_get('commerce_' . $checkout_pane['pane_id'] . '_profile_copy_default', FALSE)) {
+        foreach ($pane_form as $field_name => $field) {
+          if(strpos($field_name, '#') !== 0 && $field_name != 'customer_profile') {
+            if(isset($pane_form[$field_name]['#language'])) {
+              $pane_form[$field_name][$pane_form[$field_name]['#language']][0]['#access'] = FALSE;
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
     }
   }