diff --git a/rtengine/improccoordinator.cc b/rtengine/improccoordinator.cc
index 6ff60506b..96a55989e 100644
--- a/rtengine/improccoordinator.cc
+++ b/rtengine/improccoordinator.cc
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ extern const Settings* settings;
 
 ImProcCoordinator::ImProcCoordinator ()
     : orig_prev(NULL), oprevi(NULL), oprevl(NULL), nprevl(NULL), previmg(NULL), workimg(NULL),
-      ncie(NULL), imgsrc(NULL), shmap(NULL), lastAwbEqual(0.), ipf(&params, true), monitorIntent(RI_PERCEPTUAL), scale(10),
+      ncie(NULL), imgsrc(NULL), shmap(NULL), lastAwbEqual(0.), ipf(&params, true), monitorIntent(RI_RELATIVE), scale(10),
       highDetailPreprocessComputed(false), highDetailRawComputed(false), allocated(false),
       bwAutoR(-9000.f), bwAutoG(-9000.f), bwAutoB(-9000.f), CAMMean(0.),
 
diff --git a/rtengine/procparams.cc b/rtengine/procparams.cc
index 2c93bfd47..613334469 100644
--- a/rtengine/procparams.cc
+++ b/rtengine/procparams.cc
@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ void ColorManagementParams::setDefaults()
     dcpIlluminant = 0;
     working = "ProPhoto";
     output  = "RT_sRGB";
-    outputIntent  = RI_PERCEPTUAL;
+    outputIntent  = RI_RELATIVE;
     gamma  = "default";
     gampos = 2.22;
     slpos = 4.5;
@@ -2551,15 +2551,22 @@ int ProcParams::save (Glib::ustring fname, Glib::ustring fname2, bool fnameAbsol
 
     if (!pedited || pedited->icm.outputIntent) {
         Glib::ustring intent;
-        if (icm.outputIntent == RI_PERCEPTUAL) {
+        switch (icm.outputIntent) {
+        default:
+        case RI_PERCEPTUAL:
             intent = "Perceptual";
-        } else if (icm.outputIntent == RI_RELATIVE) {
+            break;
+        case RI_RELATIVE:
             intent = "Relative";
-        } else if (icm.outputIntent == RI_SATURATION) {
+            break;
+        case RI_SATURATION:
             intent = "Saturation";
-        } else if (icm.outputIntent == RI_ABSOLUTE) {
+            break;
+        case RI_ABSOLUTE:
             intent = "Absolute";
+            break;
         }
+
         keyFile.set_string  ("Color Management", "OutputProfileIntent", intent);
     }
 
diff --git a/rtgui/icmpanel.cc b/rtgui/icmpanel.cc
index d24ec9312..8b8057d45 100644
--- a/rtgui/icmpanel.cc
+++ b/rtgui/icmpanel.cc
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ ICMPanel::ICMPanel () : FoldableToolPanel(this, "icm", M("TP_ICM_LABEL")), iunch
     ointent->append_text (M("PREFERENCES_INTENT_RELATIVE"));
     ointent->append_text (M("PREFERENCES_INTENT_SATURATION"));
     ointent->append_text (M("PREFERENCES_INTENT_ABSOLUTE"));
-    ointent->set_active(0);
+    ointent->set_active (1);
     oVBox->pack_start(*riHBox, Gtk::PACK_SHRINK);
 
     // Output gamma
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ void ICMPanel::write (ProcParams* pp, ParamsEdited* pedited)
     if (ointentVal >= 0 && ointentVal < RI__COUNT) {
         pp->icm.outputIntent  = static_cast<RenderingIntent>(ointentVal);
     } else {
-        pp->icm.outputIntent  = rtengine::RI_PERCEPTUAL;
+        pp->icm.outputIntent  = rtengine::RI_RELATIVE;
     }
 
     pp->icm.freegamma = freegamma->get_active();
diff --git a/rtgui/options.cc b/rtgui/options.cc
index c2e31ec38..e97a27ecb 100644
--- a/rtgui/options.cc
+++ b/rtgui/options.cc
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ void Options::setDefaults ()
     fastexport_icm_input                 = "(camera)";
     fastexport_icm_working               = "ProPhoto";
     fastexport_icm_output                = "RT_sRGB";
-    fastexport_icm_outputIntent          = rtengine::RI_PERCEPTUAL;
+    fastexport_icm_outputIntent          = rtengine::RI_RELATIVE;
     fastexport_icm_gamma                 = "default";
     fastexport_resize_enabled            = true;
     fastexport_resize_scale              = 1;
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ void Options::setDefaults ()
     rtSettings.leveldnautsimpl = 0;
 
     rtSettings.monitorProfile = Glib::ustring();
-    rtSettings.monitorIntent = rtengine::RI_PERCEPTUAL;
+    rtSettings.monitorIntent = rtengine::RI_RELATIVE;
     rtSettings.autoMonitorProfile = false;
     rtSettings.adobe = "RT_Medium_gsRGB"; // put the name of yours profiles (here windows)
     rtSettings.prophoto = "RT_Large_gBT709"; // these names appear in the menu "output profile"
diff --git a/rtgui/paramsedited.cc b/rtgui/paramsedited.cc
index 28d4c13b8..866142a10 100644
--- a/rtgui/paramsedited.cc
+++ b/rtgui/paramsedited.cc
@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@ void ParamsEdited::set (bool v)
     icm.dcpIlluminant = v;
     icm.working      = v;
     icm.output       = v;
+    icm.outputIntent = v;
     icm.gamma       = v;
     icm.freegamma       = v;
     icm.gampos      = v;