diff --git a/features/bitmap-default/data.json b/features/bitmap-default/data.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6af5d496
--- /dev/null
+++ b/features/bitmap-default/data.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+  "title": "Default to Bitmap",
+  "description": "Sets the default mode to bitmap in the costume editor.",
+  "credits": [
+    { "username": "medians", "url": "https://scratch.mit.edu/users/medians/" },
+    { "username": "MaterArc", "url": "https://scratch.mit.edu/users/MaterArc/" }
+  ],
+  "type": ["Editor"],
+  "tags": ["New", "Featured"],
+  "dynamic": true,
+  "scripts": [{ "file": "script.js", "runOn": "/editor/*" }]
+}
+
+  
diff --git a/features/bitmap-default/script.js b/features/bitmap-default/script.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..284d98c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/features/bitmap-default/script.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+export default async function ({ feature }) {
+  ScratchTools.waitForElements("body", () => {
+    const observer = new MutationObserver(() => {
+      const bitmapButton = document.querySelector(".paint-editor_bitmap-button_OEHDO");
+      if (bitmapButton && feature.self.enabled) {
+        bitmapButton.click();
+      }
+    });
+    observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true });
+  });
+}
diff --git a/features/features.json b/features/features.json
index caa770ce..45f9b560 100644
--- a/features/features.json
+++ b/features/features.json
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 [
+  {
+    "version": 2,
+    "id": "bitmap-default",
+    "versionAdded": "v4.0.0"
+  },
   {
     "version": 2,
     "id": "outline-shape-options",