diff --git a/administrator/components/com_content/config.xml b/administrator/components/com_content/config.xml
index 38cbaaf38ba2b..2ad4c12ddd14e 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_content/config.xml
+++ b/administrator/components/com_content/config.xml
@@ -887,6 +887,24 @@
 			<option value="1">JSHOW</option>
 		</field>
 
+		<field
+			name="display_num"
+			type="list"
+			label="JGLOBAL_NUMBER_ITEMS_LIST_LABEL"
+			default="10"
+			validate="options"
+			>
+			<option value="5">J5</option>
+			<option value="10">J10</option>
+			<option value="15">J15</option>
+			<option value="20">J20</option>
+			<option value="25">J25</option>
+			<option value="30">J30</option>
+			<option value="50">J50</option>
+			<option value="100">J100</option>
+			<option value="0">JALL</option>
+		</field>
+
 		<field
 			name="list_show_votes"
 			type="voteradio"
diff --git a/components/com_content/tmpl/archive/default.xml b/components/com_content/tmpl/archive/default.xml
index fe83a6f5d2784..e458e8c41d560 100644
--- a/components/com_content/tmpl/archive/default.xml
+++ b/components/com_content/tmpl/archive/default.xml
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@
 				name="display_num"
 				type="list"
 				label="JGLOBAL_NUMBER_ITEMS_LIST_LABEL"
-				default="5"
+				default=""
+				useglobal="true"
 				validate="options"
 				>
 				<option value="5">J5</option>
diff --git a/components/com_content/tmpl/categories/default.xml b/components/com_content/tmpl/categories/default.xml
index b66be74533631..e11f0c42b7527 100644
--- a/components/com_content/tmpl/categories/default.xml
+++ b/components/com_content/tmpl/categories/default.xml
@@ -404,7 +404,8 @@
 				name="display_num"
 				type="list"
 				label="JGLOBAL_NUMBER_ITEMS_LIST_LABEL"
-				default="10"
+				default=""
+				useglobal="true"
 				validate="options"
 				>
 				<option value="5">J5</option>
diff --git a/components/com_content/tmpl/category/default.xml b/components/com_content/tmpl/category/default.xml
index 1a576adece409..a2a38f04ed38e 100644
--- a/components/com_content/tmpl/category/default.xml
+++ b/components/com_content/tmpl/category/default.xml
@@ -362,7 +362,8 @@
 				name="display_num"
 				type="list"
 				label="JGLOBAL_NUMBER_ITEMS_LIST_LABEL"
-				default="10"
+				default=""
+				useglobal="true"
 				validate="options"
 				>
 				<option value="5">J5</option>