diff --git a/degesch.c b/degesch.c
index ed49617..7e50ad9 100644
--- a/degesch.c
+++ b/degesch.c
@@ -8598,6 +8598,34 @@ show_first_time_help (struct app_context *ctx)
 		log_global_indent (ctx, "#m", g_first_time_help[i]);
 }
 
+const char *g_default_aliases[][2] =
+{
+	{ "c",     "/buffer clear" }, { "close", "/buffer close" },
+	{ "j",     "/join $*"      }, { "p",     "/part $*"      },
+	{ "k",     "/kick $*"      }, { "kb",    "/kickban $*"   },
+	{ "m",     "/msg $*"       }, { "q",     "/query $*"     },
+	{ "n",     "/names $*"     }, { "t",     "/topic $*"     },
+	{ "w",     "/who $*"       }, { "wi",    "/whois $*"     },
+	{ "ww",    "/whowas $*"    },
+};
+
+static void
+load_default_aliases (struct app_context *ctx)
+{
+	struct str_map *aliases =
+		&config_item_get (ctx->config.root, "aliases", NULL)->value.object;
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < N_ELEMENTS (g_default_aliases); i++)
+	{
+		const char **pair = g_default_aliases[i];
+
+		struct str tmp;
+		str_init (&tmp);
+		str_append (&tmp, pair[1]);
+		str_map_set (aliases, pair[0], config_item_string (&tmp));
+		str_free (&tmp);
+	}
+}
+
 static void
 load_configuration (struct app_context *ctx)
 {
@@ -8627,6 +8655,7 @@ load_configuration (struct app_context *ctx)
 	else
 	{
 		show_first_time_help (ctx);
+		load_default_aliases (ctx);
 	}
 }