diff --git a/src/locales/en.json b/src/locales/en.json
index eea35cc53..7f351dd06 100644
--- a/src/locales/en.json
+++ b/src/locales/en.json
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
   "pad.settings.fontType.normal": "Normal",
   "pad.settings.fontType.monospaced": "Monospace",
   "pad.settings.globalView": "Global View",
+  "pad.settings.globalView.warning": "Warning: This will effect everyones view of this pad.",
   "pad.settings.language": "Language:",
   "pad.importExport.import_export": "Import/Export",
   "pad.importExport.import": "Upload any text file or document",
diff --git a/src/node/db/Pad.js b/src/node/db/Pad.js
index da1ce9e16..120cc1263 100644
--- a/src/node/db/Pad.js
+++ b/src/node/db/Pad.js
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ var Pad = function Pad(id) {
   this.chatHead = -1;
   this.publicStatus = false;
   this.passwordHash = null;
+  this.viewSettings = {};
   this.id = id;
   this.savedRevisions = [];
 };
@@ -57,6 +58,14 @@ Pad.prototype.getPublicStatus = function getPublicStatus() {
   return this.publicStatus;
 };
 
+Pad.prototype.getViewSettings = function getViewSettings() {
+  return this.viewSettings;
+};
+
+Pad.prototype.getViewSetting = function getViewSettings(setting) {
+  return this.viewSettings[setting];
+};
+
 Pad.prototype.appendRevision = function appendRevision(aChangeset, author) {
   if(!author)
     author = '';
@@ -471,6 +480,16 @@ Pad.prototype.setPublicStatus = function setPublicStatus(publicStatus) {
   this.saveToDatabase();
 };
 
+Pad.prototype.setViewSettings = function setPublicStatus(viewSettings) {
+  this.viewSettings = viewSettings;
+  this.saveToDatabase();
+};
+
+Pad.prototype.setViewSetting = function setPublicStatus(setting, value) {
+  this.viewSettings[setting] = value;
+  this.saveToDatabase();
+};
+
 Pad.prototype.setPassword = function setPassword(password) {
   this.passwordHash = password == null ? null : hash(password, generateSalt());
   this.saveToDatabase();
diff --git a/src/node/handler/PadMessageHandler.js b/src/node/handler/PadMessageHandler.js
index 434c25ad6..ca38a42a2 100644
--- a/src/node/handler/PadMessageHandler.js
+++ b/src/node/handler/PadMessageHandler.js
@@ -209,6 +209,8 @@ exports.handleMessage = function(client, message)
         handleGetChatMessages(client, message);
       } else if (message.data.type == "SAVE_REVISION") {
         handleSaveRevisionMessage(client, message);
+      } else if (message.data.type == "GLOBAL_SETTING_CHANGED") {
+        handleGlobalSettingChangedMessage(client, message);
       } else if (message.data.type == "CLIENT_MESSAGE" &&
                  message.data.payload.type == "suggestUserName") {
         handleSuggestUserName(client, message);
@@ -276,6 +278,55 @@ function handleSaveRevisionMessage(client, message){
   });
 }
 
+/**
+ * Handles a global setting changed message
+ * @param client the client that send this message
+ * @param message the message from the client
+ */
+function handleGlobalSettingChangedMessage(client, message){
+  var padId = sessioninfos[client.id].padId;
+  var userId = sessioninfos[client.id].author;
+  
+  if(message.data.setting == null)
+  {
+    messageLogger.warn("Dropped message, GlobalSettingChanged Message has no setting!");
+    return;
+  }
+  if(message.data.value == null)
+  {
+    messageLogger.warn("Dropped message, GlobalSettingChanged Message has no value!");
+    return;
+  }
+  
+  var setting = message.data.setting;
+  var value = message.data.value;
+  
+  // check for illegal values
+  if(setting != "showLineNumbers" && setting != "showAuthorColors" && setting != "useMonospaceFont")
+  {
+    messageLogger.warn("Dropped message, GlobalSettingChanged Message has an invalid setting!");
+    return;
+  }
+  if(value != true && value != false)
+  {
+    messageLogger.warn("Dropped message, GlobalSettingChanged Message has an invalid value!");
+    return;
+  }
+ 
+  padManager.getPad(padId, function(err, pad)
+  {
+    if(ERR(err)) return;
+    
+    // save changed value to the db
+    pad.setViewSetting(setting, value);
+    
+    // tell the users that a setting has been changed
+    for (var i in pad2sessions[padId]) {
+      socketio.sockets.sockets[pad2sessions[padId][i]].json.send(message);
+    }
+  });
+}
+
 /**
  * Handles a custom message (sent via HTTP API request)
  *
@@ -1054,6 +1105,7 @@ function handleClientReady(client, message)
             "plugins": plugins.plugins,
             "parts": plugins.parts,
           },
+          "viewSettings": pad.getViewSettings(),
           "initialChangesets": [] // FIXME: REMOVE THIS SHIT
         }
 
diff --git a/src/static/css/pad.css b/src/static/css/pad.css
index bbbadbc18..4c9e71d80 100644
--- a/src/static/css/pad.css
+++ b/src/static/css/pad.css
@@ -807,6 +807,10 @@ input[type=checkbox] {
   display: none;
   z-index: 500;
 }
+#globalViewWarning {
+  color: red;
+  font-size: 10px;
+}
 .stickyChat {
   background-color: #f1f1f1 !important;
   right: 0px !important;
diff --git a/src/static/js/collab_client.js b/src/static/js/collab_client.js
index 7df0b7114..5bc0383dd 100644
--- a/src/static/js/collab_client.js
+++ b/src/static/js/collab_client.js
@@ -424,6 +424,10 @@ function getCollabClient(ace2editor, serverVars, initialUserInfo, options, _pad)
       else // there are still more messages, re-show the load-button
         $("#chatloadmessagesbutton").css("display", "block");
     }
+    else if (msg.type == "GLOBAL_SETTING_CHANGED")
+    {
+      pad.changeViewOption(msg.setting, msg.value, true);
+    }
     else if (msg.type == "SERVER_MESSAGE")
     {
       callbacks.onServerMessage(msg.payload);
@@ -443,6 +447,14 @@ function getCollabClient(ace2editor, serverVars, initialUserInfo, options, _pad)
       userInfo: userInfo
     });
   }
+  
+  function changeGlobalSetting(setting, value)
+  {
+    sendMessage({ "type"    : "GLOBAL_SETTING_CHANGED",
+                  "setting" : setting,
+                  "value"   : value
+                });
+  }
 
   function tellAceActiveAuthorInfo(userInfo)
   {
@@ -675,7 +687,8 @@ function getCollabClient(ace2editor, serverVars, initialUserInfo, options, _pad)
     getMissedChanges: getMissedChanges,
     callWhenNotCommitting: callWhenNotCommitting,
     addHistoricalAuthors: tellAceAboutHistoricalAuthors,
-    setChannelState: setChannelState
+    setChannelState: setChannelState,
+    changeGlobalSetting: changeGlobalSetting
   };
 
   $(document).ready(setUpSocket);
diff --git a/src/static/js/pad.js b/src/static/js/pad.js
index 64d8b42b8..58b7700e7 100644
--- a/src/static/js/pad.js
+++ b/src/static/js/pad.js
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ function handshake()
       // If the noColors value is set to true then we need to hide the background colors on the ace spans
       if (settings.noColors == true)
       {
-        pad.changeViewOption('noColors', true);
+        pad.changeViewOption('showAuthorColors', true);
       }
       
       if (settings.rtlIsTrue == true)
@@ -368,6 +368,29 @@ function handshake()
       {
         pad.changeViewOption('useMonospaceFont', true);
       }
+
+      // settings which are global for all users of this pad, these overwrite 
+      // all settings set in cookies or by the user. They will also get updated
+      // via a collabClient-message when they're changed later.
+      var viewSettings = clientVars.viewSettings;
+      
+      // check if they are set, if they are overwrite whatever is set by the user
+      if (typeof(viewSettings.showLineNumbers) != "undefined")
+      {
+        pad.changeViewOption('showLineNumbers', viewSettings.showLineNumbers, true);
+        $("#options-global-linenoscheck").prop('checked', viewSettings.showLineNumbers);
+      }
+      if (typeof(viewSettings.showAuthorColors) != "undefined")
+      {
+        pad.changeViewOption('showAuthorColors', viewSettings.showAuthorColors, true);
+        $("#options-global-colorscheck").prop('checked', viewSettings.showAuthorColors);
+      }
+      if (typeof(viewSettings.useMonospaceFont) != "undefined")
+      {
+        pad.changeViewOption('useMonospaceFont', viewSettings.useMonospaceFont, true);   
+        $("#global-viewfontmenu").val(viewSettings.useMonospaceFont ? "monospace" : "normal");
+      }
+
       // if the globalUserName value is set we need to tell the server and the client about the new authorname
       if (settings.globalUserName !== false)
       {
@@ -630,15 +653,15 @@ var pad = {
       changedBy: pad.myUserInfo.name || "unnamed"
     });
   },
-  changeViewOption: function(key, value)
+  changeViewOption: function(key, value, global)
   {
     var options = {
       view: {}
     };
     options.view[key] = value;
-    pad.handleOptionsChange(options);
+    pad.handleOptionsChange(options, global);
   },
-  handleOptionsChange: function(opts)
+  handleOptionsChange: function(opts, global)
   {
     // opts object is a full set of options or just
     // some options to change
@@ -652,7 +675,7 @@ var pad = {
       {
         pad.padOptions.view[k] = opts.view[k];
       }
-      padeditor.setViewOptions(pad.padOptions.view);
+      padeditor.setViewOptions(pad.padOptions.view, global);
     }
     if (opts.guestPolicy)
     {
diff --git a/src/static/js/pad_editor.js b/src/static/js/pad_editor.js
index dd0cbbbb7..bc21535e2 100644
--- a/src/static/js/pad_editor.js
+++ b/src/static/js/pad_editor.js
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ var padeditor = (function()
     },
     initViewOptions: function()
     {
+      // my view
       padutils.bindCheckboxChange($("#options-linenoscheck"), function()
       {
         pad.changeViewOption('showLineNumbers', padutils.getCheckbox($("#options-linenoscheck")));
@@ -76,6 +77,20 @@ var padeditor = (function()
         pad.changeViewOption('useMonospaceFont', $("#viewfontmenu").val() == 'monospace');
       });
       
+      // global view
+      padutils.bindCheckboxChange($("#options-global-linenoscheck"), function()
+      {
+        pad.collabClient.changeGlobalSetting("showLineNumbers", $("#options-global-linenoscheck").prop('checked'));
+      });
+      padutils.bindCheckboxChange($("#options-global-colorscheck"), function()
+      {
+        pad.collabClient.changeGlobalSetting("showAuthorColors", $("#options-global-colorscheck").prop('checked'));
+      });
+      $("#global-viewfontmenu").change(function()
+      {
+        pad.collabClient.changeGlobalSetting("useMonospaceFont", $("#global-viewfontmenu").val() == 'monospace');
+      });
+      
       html10n.bind('localized', function() {
         $("#languagemenu").val(html10n.getLanguage());
         // translate the value of 'unnamed' and 'Enter your name' textboxes in the userlist
@@ -95,7 +110,7 @@ var padeditor = (function()
         window.html10n.localize([$("#languagemenu").val(), 'en']);
       });
     },
-    setViewOptions: function(newOptions)
+    setViewOptions: function(newOptions, global)
     {
       function getOption(key, defaultValue)
       {
@@ -113,18 +128,21 @@ var padeditor = (function()
 
       v = getOption('showLineNumbers', true);
       self.ace.setProperty("showslinenumbers", v);
-      padutils.setCheckbox($("#options-linenoscheck"), v);
+      if(!global)
+        padutils.setCheckbox($("#options-linenoscheck"), v);
 
       v = getOption('showAuthorColors', true);
       self.ace.setProperty("showsauthorcolors", v);
-      padutils.setCheckbox($("#options-colorscheck"), v);
+      if(!global)
+        padutils.setCheckbox($("#options-colorscheck"), v);
       // Override from parameters if true
       if (settings.noColors !== false)
         self.ace.setProperty("showsauthorcolors", !settings.noColors);
 
       v = getOption('useMonospaceFont', false);
       self.ace.setProperty("textface", (v ? "monospace" : "Arial, sans-serif"));
-      $("#viewfontmenu").val(v ? "monospace" : "normal");
+      if(!global)
+        $("#viewfontmenu").val(v ? "monospace" : "normal");
     },
     dispose: function()
     {
diff --git a/src/templates/pad.html b/src/templates/pad.html
index cb88c1c1a..e3933af50 100644
--- a/src/templates/pad.html
+++ b/src/templates/pad.html
@@ -249,6 +249,22 @@
             <div class="column">
                 <% e.begin_block("globalSettings"); %>
                 <h2 data-l10n-id="pad.settings.globalView"></h2>
+                <p>
+                    <input type="checkbox" id="options-global-colorscheck">
+                    <label for="options-global-colorscheck" data-l10n-id="pad.settings.colorcheck"></label>
+                </p>
+                <p>
+                    <input type="checkbox" id="options-global-linenoscheck" checked>
+                    <label for="options-global-linenoscheck" data-l10n-id="pad.settings.linenocheck"></label>
+                </p>
+                <% e.begin_block("globalSettings.dropdowns"); %>
+                <label for="global-viewfontmenu" data-l10n-id="pad.settings.fontType"></label>
+                <select id="global-viewfontmenu">
+                    <option value="normal" data-l10n-id="pad.settings.fontType.normal"></option>
+                    <option value="monospace" data-l10n-id="pad.settings.fontType.monospaced"></option>
+                </select>
+                <% e.end_block(); %>
+                <p data-l10n-id="pad.settings.globalView.warning" id="globalViewWarning"></p>
                 <% e.end_block(); %>
             </div>
         </div>