diff -r bb7113655d03 editor.breadcrumbs/nbproject/project.xml
--- a/editor.breadcrumbs/nbproject/project.xml	Tue Sep 11 11:55:57 2012 +0200
+++ b/editor.breadcrumbs/nbproject/project.xml	Tue Sep 11 14:19:40 2012 +0200
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
                     <compile-dependency/>
                     <run-dependency>
                         <release-version>1</release-version>
-                        <specification-version>1.64</specification-version>
+                        <specification-version>1.67</specification-version>
                     </run-dependency>
                 </dependency>
                 <dependency>
diff -r bb7113655d03 editor.breadcrumbs/src/org/netbeans/modules/editor/breadcrumbs/MenuAction.java
--- a/editor.breadcrumbs/src/org/netbeans/modules/editor/breadcrumbs/MenuAction.java	Tue Sep 11 11:55:57 2012 +0200
+++ b/editor.breadcrumbs/src/org/netbeans/modules/editor/breadcrumbs/MenuAction.java	Tue Sep 11 14:19:40 2012 +0200
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@
 @EditorActionRegistration(name="toggle-breadcrumbs-view",
                           menuPath="View",
                           menuPosition=887,
-                          preferencesKey=SideBarFactoryImpl.KEY_BREADCRUMBS)
+                          preferencesKey=SideBarFactoryImpl.KEY_BREADCRUMBS,
+                          preferencesDefault=true)
 public class MenuAction extends AbstractAction {
 
     @Override
diff -r bb7113655d03 editor.lib2/apichanges.xml
--- a/editor.lib2/apichanges.xml	Tue Sep 11 11:55:57 2012 +0200
+++ b/editor.lib2/apichanges.xml	Tue Sep 11 14:19:40 2012 +0200
@@ -107,6 +107,20 @@
     <!-- ACTUAL CHANGES BEGIN HERE: -->
 
     <changes>
+        <change id="Actions.checkbox.default">
+            <summary>EditorActionRegistration has preferencesDefault</summary>
+            <version major="1" minor="67"/>
+            <date day="18" month="9" year="2012"/>
+            <author login="jlahoda"/>
+            <compatibility binary="compatible" source="compatible" semantic="compatible" addition="yes"/>
+            <description>
+                <p>
+                    EditorActionRegistration has preferencesDefault to specify the default for the preferences value.
+                </p>
+            </description>
+            <issue number="217978"/>
+        </change>
+
         <change id="UndoableEditWrapper">
             <summary>UndoableEditWrapper interface added</summary>
             <version major="1" minor="60"/>
diff -r bb7113655d03 editor.lib2/manifest.mf
--- a/editor.lib2/manifest.mf	Tue Sep 11 11:55:57 2012 +0200
+++ b/editor.lib2/manifest.mf	Tue Sep 11 14:19:40 2012 +0200
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Manifest-Version: 1.0
 OpenIDE-Module: org.netbeans.modules.editor.lib2/1
-OpenIDE-Module-Implementation-Version: 33
+OpenIDE-Module-Implementation-Version: 34
 OpenIDE-Module-Localizing-Bundle: org/netbeans/modules/editor/lib2/Bundle.properties
 OpenIDE-Module-Layer: org/netbeans/modules/editor/lib2/resources/layer.xml
 OpenIDE-Module-Needs: org.netbeans.modules.editor.actions
diff -r bb7113655d03 editor.lib2/nbproject/project.properties
--- a/editor.lib2/nbproject/project.properties	Tue Sep 11 11:55:57 2012 +0200
+++ b/editor.lib2/nbproject/project.properties	Tue Sep 11 14:19:40 2012 +0200
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 is.autoload=true
 javac.source=1.6
 javac.compilerargs=-Xlint:unchecked
-spec.version.base=1.65.0
+spec.version.base=1.67.0
 
 javadoc.arch=${basedir}/arch.xml
 javadoc.apichanges=${basedir}/apichanges.xml
diff -r bb7113655d03 editor.lib2/nbproject/project.xml
--- a/editor.lib2/nbproject/project.xml	Tue Sep 11 11:55:57 2012 +0200
+++ b/editor.lib2/nbproject/project.xml	Tue Sep 11 14:19:40 2012 +0200
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
                     <build-prerequisite/>
                     <compile-dependency/>
                     <run-dependency>
-                        <specification-version>7.17</specification-version>
+                        <specification-version>7.53</specification-version>
                     </run-dependency>
                 </dependency>
                 <dependency>
diff -r bb7113655d03 editor.lib2/src/org/netbeans/api/editor/EditorActionRegistration.java
--- a/editor.lib2/src/org/netbeans/api/editor/EditorActionRegistration.java	Tue Sep 11 11:55:57 2012 +0200
+++ b/editor.lib2/src/org/netbeans/api/editor/EditorActionRegistration.java	Tue Sep 11 14:19:40 2012 +0200
@@ -179,6 +179,16 @@
     String preferencesKey() default "";
     
     /**
+     * Whether or not the action should be in checked state by default.
+     * <br/>
+     * If the preference should default to true or to false. Only valid in conjunction
+     * with {@link #preferencesKey() }.
+     * 
+     * @since 1.67
+     */
+    boolean preferencesDefault() default false;
+    
+    /**
      * Allows to make an override of an action by adding a "weight" attribute
      * into a generated file object in the system filesystem
      * - see {@link org.openide.filesystems.MultiFileSystem}.
diff -r bb7113655d03 editor.lib2/src/org/netbeans/modules/editor/lib2/EditorActionRegistrationProcessor.java
--- a/editor.lib2/src/org/netbeans/modules/editor/lib2/EditorActionRegistrationProcessor.java	Tue Sep 11 11:55:57 2012 +0200
+++ b/editor.lib2/src/org/netbeans/modules/editor/lib2/EditorActionRegistrationProcessor.java	Tue Sep 11 14:19:40 2012 +0200
@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@
         if (preferencesKey.length() > 0) {
             file.stringvalue("preferencesKey", preferencesKey);
             file.methodvalue("preferencesNode", EditorActionUtilities.class.getName(), "getGlobalPreferences");
+            file.boolvalue("preferencesDefault", annotation.preferencesDefault());
         }
 
         // Deafult helpID is action's name
diff -r bb7113655d03 openide.awt/apichanges.xml
--- a/openide.awt/apichanges.xml	Tue Sep 11 11:55:57 2012 +0200
+++ b/openide.awt/apichanges.xml	Tue Sep 11 14:19:40 2012 +0200
@@ -50,6 +50,19 @@
 <apidef name="awt">AWT API</apidef>
 </apidefs>
 <changes>
+    <change id="Actions.checkbox.default">
+        <api name="awt"/>
+        <summary>The value in Preferences for Actions.checkbox can have a default</summary>
+        <version major="7" minor="53"/>
+        <date day="18" month="9" year="2012"/>
+        <author login="jlahoda"/>
+        <compatibility addition="yes" binary="compatible" semantic="compatible" deprecation="no" deletion="no" modification="no"/>
+        <description>
+            A default value can be specified for a preference value for Actions.checkbox.
+        </description>
+        <class package="org.openide.awt" name="Actions"/>
+        <issue number="217978"/>
+    </change>
     <change id="BrowserExtensions">
       <api name="awt"/>
       <summary>Minor API extensions to allow better integration of embedded browsers.</summary>
diff -r bb7113655d03 openide.awt/manifest.mf
--- a/openide.awt/manifest.mf	Tue Sep 11 11:55:57 2012 +0200
+++ b/openide.awt/manifest.mf	Tue Sep 11 14:19:40 2012 +0200
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 OpenIDE-Module: org.openide.awt
 OpenIDE-Module-Localizing-Bundle: org/openide/awt/Bundle.properties
 AutoUpdate-Essential-Module: true
-OpenIDE-Module-Specification-Version: 7.52
+OpenIDE-Module-Specification-Version: 7.53
 
diff -r bb7113655d03 openide.awt/src/org/openide/awt/AlwaysEnabledAction.java
--- a/openide.awt/src/org/openide/awt/AlwaysEnabledAction.java	Tue Sep 11 11:55:57 2012 +0200
+++ b/openide.awt/src/org/openide/awt/AlwaysEnabledAction.java	Tue Sep 11 14:19:40 2012 +0200
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@
     private static final String PREFERENCES_NODE = "preferencesNode"; // NOI18N
 
     private static final String PREFERENCES_KEY = "preferencesKey"; // NOI18N
+    private static final String PREFERENCES_DEFAULT = "preferencesDefault"; // NOI18N
 
     static AlwaysEnabledAction create(Map m) {
         return (m.containsKey(PREFERENCES_KEY)) ? new CheckBox(m) : new AlwaysEnabledAction(m);
@@ -403,7 +404,8 @@
             Preferences prefs = prefs();
             boolean value;
             if (key != null && prefs != null) {
-                value = prefs.getBoolean(key, false);
+                Object defaultValue = getValue(PREFERENCES_DEFAULT);
+                value = prefs.getBoolean(key, defaultValue instanceof Boolean ? (Boolean) defaultValue : false);
                 synchronized (this) {
                     if (!prefsListening) {
                         prefsListening = true;
diff -r bb7113655d03 openide.awt/test/unit/src/org/openide/awt/AlwaysEnabledActionTest.java
--- a/openide.awt/test/unit/src/org/openide/awt/AlwaysEnabledActionTest.java	Tue Sep 11 11:55:57 2012 +0200
+++ b/openide.awt/test/unit/src/org/openide/awt/AlwaysEnabledActionTest.java	Tue Sep 11 14:19:40 2012 +0200
@@ -413,6 +413,16 @@
         checkPreferencesAction("testNbPreferences.instance", "", NbPreferences.root());
         checkPreferencesAction("testCustomPreferences.instance", "user:", Preferences.userRoot()); // customPreferences() uses "myNode" subnode
     }
+    
+    public void testPreferencesDefaultAction() throws Exception {
+        Action a = readAction("testPreferencesDefault.instance");
+        assertNotNull(a);
+        Preferences prefsNode = Preferences.userRoot().node("myNode");
+        prefsNode.remove("myKey");
+        assertNull("Expected null as preference value", prefsNode.get("myKey", null));
+        JMenuItem item = ((Presenter.Menu) a).getMenuPresenter();
+        TestCase.assertTrue("Expected to be selected", item.isSelected());
+    }
 
     private void checkPreferencesAction(String actionFileName, String preferencesNodePrefix, Preferences prefsRoot) throws Exception {
         Action a = readAction(actionFileName);
diff -r bb7113655d03 openide.awt/test/unit/src/org/openide/awt/test-layer.xml
--- a/openide.awt/test/unit/src/org/openide/awt/test-layer.xml	Tue Sep 11 11:55:57 2012 +0200
+++ b/openide.awt/test/unit/src/org/openide/awt/test-layer.xml	Tue Sep 11 14:19:40 2012 +0200
@@ -113,6 +113,13 @@
                     <attr name='preferencesKey' stringvalue='myKey'/>
                     <attr name='preferencesNode' stringvalue='user:/myNode'/>
                 </file>
+                <file name="testPreferencesDefault.instance">
+                    <attr name='instanceCreate' methodvalue='org.openide.awt.Actions.checkbox'/>
+                    <attr name='delegate' methodvalue='org.openide.awt.AlwaysEnabledActionTest.preferencesAction'/>
+                    <attr name='preferencesKey' stringvalue='myKey'/>
+                    <attr name='preferencesNode' stringvalue='user:/myNode'/>
+                    <attr name='preferencesDefault' boolvalue='true'/>
+                </file>
                 <file name="testNbPreferences.instance">
                     <attr name='instanceCreate' methodvalue='org.openide.awt.Actions.checkbox'/>
                     <attr name='delegate' methodvalue='org.openide.awt.AlwaysEnabledActionTest.preferencesAction'/>