diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index fac0ef154f..d2b05f2cc4 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ const int STARTUP_JITTER_SAMPLES = NETWORK_BUFFER_LENGTH_SAMPLES_PER_CHANNEL / 2
 const QString CHECK_VERSION_URL = "https://highfidelity.io/latestVersion.xml";
 const QString SKIP_FILENAME = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::DataLocation) + "/hifi.skipversion";
 
+const QString DEFAULT_SCRIPTS_JS_URL = "http://public.highfidelity.io/scripts/defaultScripts.js";
+
 void messageHandler(QtMsgType type, const QMessageLogContext& context, const QString& message) {
     if (message.size() > 0) {
         QString dateString = QDateTime::currentDateTime().toTimeSpec(Qt::LocalTime).toString(Qt::ISODate);
@@ -362,7 +364,7 @@ Application::Application(int& argc, char** argv, QElapsedTimer &startup_time) :
         qDebug() << "This is a first run...";
         // clear the scripts, and set out script to our default scripts
         clearScriptsBeforeRunning();
-        loadScript("http://public.highfidelity.io/scripts/defaultScripts.js");
+        loadScript(DEFAULT_SCRIPTS_JS_URL);
 
         QMutexLocker locker(&_settingsMutex);
         _settings->setValue("firstRun",QVariant(false));
@@ -3362,6 +3364,12 @@ void Application::reloadAllScripts() {
     stopAllScripts(true);
 }
 
+void Application::loadDefaultScripts() {
+    if (!_scriptEnginesHash.contains(DEFAULT_SCRIPTS_JS_URL)) {
+        loadScript(DEFAULT_SCRIPTS_JS_URL);
+    }
+}
+
 void Application::manageRunningScriptsWidgetVisibility(bool shown) {
     if (_runningScriptsWidgetWasVisible && shown) {
         _runningScriptsWidget->show();
diff --git a/interface/src/Application.h b/interface/src/Application.h
index 0065944611..0d4f1c89d6 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.h
+++ b/interface/src/Application.h
@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@ public slots:
     void stopAllScripts(bool restart = false);
     void stopScript(const QString& scriptName);
     void reloadAllScripts();
+    void loadDefaultScripts();
     void toggleRunningScriptsWidget();
 
     void uploadHead();
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/PreferencesDialog.cpp b/interface/src/ui/PreferencesDialog.cpp
index ed2d7097db..d5c6079d4b 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/PreferencesDialog.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/PreferencesDialog.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ PreferencesDialog::PreferencesDialog(QWidget* parent, Qt::WindowFlags flags) : F
     connect(ui.buttonBrowseHead, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &PreferencesDialog::openHeadModelBrowser);
     connect(ui.buttonBrowseBody, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &PreferencesDialog::openBodyModelBrowser);
     connect(ui.buttonBrowseLocation, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &PreferencesDialog::openSnapshotLocationBrowser);
+    connect(ui.buttonReloadDefaultScripts, &QPushButton::clicked,
+            Application::getInstance(), &Application::loadDefaultScripts);
 }
 
 void PreferencesDialog::accept() {
diff --git a/interface/ui/preferencesDialog.ui b/interface/ui/preferencesDialog.ui
index bab431160d..a1c2073ab6 100644
--- a/interface/ui/preferencesDialog.ui
+++ b/interface/ui/preferencesDialog.ui
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ color: #0e7077</string>
     <rect>
      <x>0</x>
      <y>30</y>
-     <width>615</width>
-     <height>491</height>
+     <width>494</width>
+     <height>384</height>
     </rect>
    </property>
    <property name="frameShape">
@@ -154,9 +154,9 @@ color: #0e7077</string>
     <property name="geometry">
      <rect>
       <x>0</x>
-      <y>-271</y>
-      <width>598</width>
-      <height>1018</height>
+      <y>-204</y>
+      <width>494</width>
+      <height>1091</height>
      </rect>
     </property>
     <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2">
@@ -612,6 +612,78 @@ color: #0e7077</string>
        </item>
       </layout>
      </item>
+     <item>
+      <widget class="QLabel" name="avatarTitleLabel_3">
+       <property name="sizePolicy">
+        <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Fixed">
+         <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+         <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+        </sizepolicy>
+       </property>
+       <property name="minimumSize">
+        <size>
+         <width>0</width>
+         <height>40</height>
+        </size>
+       </property>
+       <property name="font">
+        <font>
+         <family>Arial</family>
+         <pointsize>20</pointsize>
+         <weight>50</weight>
+         <bold>false</bold>
+        </font>
+       </property>
+       <property name="styleSheet">
+        <string notr="true">color: #0e7077</string>
+       </property>
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>Scripts</string>
+       </property>
+       <property name="alignment">
+        <set>Qt::AlignBottom|Qt::AlignLeading|Qt::AlignLeft</set>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item>
+      <widget class="QWidget" name="widget" native="true">
+       <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_12">
+        <item>
+         <widget class="QPushButton" name="buttonReloadDefaultScripts">
+          <property name="sizePolicy">
+           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Fixed">
+            <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+            <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+           </sizepolicy>
+          </property>
+          <property name="styleSheet">
+           <string notr="true">background: #0e7077;
+color: #fff;
+border-radius: 4px;
+font: bold 14pt;
+padding: 10px;margin-top:10px</string>
+          </property>
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>Load Default Scripts</string>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+        <item>
+         <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_13">
+          <property name="orientation">
+           <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+          </property>
+          <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+           <size>
+            <width>40</width>
+            <height>20</height>
+           </size>
+          </property>
+         </spacer>
+        </item>
+       </layout>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
      <item>
       <spacer name="verticalSpacer">
        <property name="orientation">