diff --git a/DnsServerCore/WebServiceZonesApi.cs b/DnsServerCore/WebServiceZonesApi.cs
index 7dc3f8e7..d94f5584 100644
--- a/DnsServerCore/WebServiceZonesApi.cs
+++ b/DnsServerCore/WebServiceZonesApi.cs
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ namespace DnsServerCore
 
         readonly DnsWebService _dnsWebService;
 
+        uint _defaultRecordTtl = 3600;
+
         #endregion
 
         #region constructor
@@ -509,7 +511,7 @@ namespace DnsServerCore
             uint ttl;
             string strTtl = request.QueryString["ttl"];
             if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(strTtl))
-                ttl = 3600;
+                ttl = _defaultRecordTtl;
             else
                 ttl = uint.Parse(strTtl);
 
@@ -1456,7 +1458,7 @@ namespace DnsServerCore
             uint ttl;
             string strTtl = request.QueryString["ttl"];
             if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(strTtl))
-                ttl = 3600;
+                ttl = _defaultRecordTtl;
             else
                 ttl = uint.Parse(strTtl);
 
@@ -1848,5 +1850,15 @@ namespace DnsServerCore
         }
 
         #endregion
+
+        #region properties
+
+        public uint DefaultRecordTtl
+        {
+            get { return _defaultRecordTtl; }
+            set { _defaultRecordTtl = value; }
+        }
+
+        #endregion
     }
 }