diff --git a/bika/lims/browser/analysisrequest/analysisrequests.py b/bika/lims/browser/analysisrequest/analysisrequests.py
index 91fb2ac4a8..4e71c9386c 100644
--- a/bika/lims/browser/analysisrequest/analysisrequests.py
+++ b/bika/lims/browser/analysisrequest/analysisrequests.py
@@ -1080,3 +1080,6 @@ class has not created one yet.
             AnalysisRequestsBikaListingFilterBar(
                 context=self.context, request=self.request)
         return self._advfilterbar
+
+    def getDefaultAddCount(self):
+        return self.context.bika_setup.getDefaultNumberOfARsToAdd()
diff --git a/bika/lims/browser/analysisrequest/templates/analysisrequests.pt b/bika/lims/browser/analysisrequest/templates/analysisrequests.pt
index 39996e37dd..2647de3160 100644
--- a/bika/lims/browser/analysisrequest/templates/analysisrequests.pt
+++ b/bika/lims/browser/analysisrequest/templates/analysisrequests.pt
@@ -29,9 +29,11 @@
             <input name="ar_count"
                    class="ar_count context_action_link"
                    type="number"
-                   value="4"
                    style="width:4em;border-radius:0;border:1px solid #ddd;padding:2px;"
-                   tal:condition="python:len(view.context_actions) > 0"/>
+                   tal:condition="python:len(view.context_actions) > 0"
+                   tal:attributes="
+                      value python: view.getDefaultAddCount()"
+            />
             <a tal:attributes="
 				href python:view.context_actions[add_item]['url'];
 				class python:'context_action_link %s %s' % (view.context_actions[add_item].get('class',''), 'ar_count')"
diff --git a/bika/lims/content/bikasetup.py b/bika/lims/content/bikasetup.py
index e6c24eda09..a9c1c2dbff 100644
--- a/bika/lims/content/bikasetup.py
+++ b/bika/lims/content/bikasetup.py
@@ -822,6 +822,16 @@ class PrefixesField(RecordsField):
                 "Warning: This may affect the listing performance."),
         ),
     ),
+    IntegerField(
+        'DefaultNumberOfARsToAdd',
+        schemata="Analyses",
+        required=0,
+        default=4,
+        widget=IntegerWidget(
+            label=_("Default count of AR to add."),
+            description=_("Default value of the 'AR count' when users click 'ADD' button to create new Analysis Requests"),
+        )
+    ),
 ))
 
 schema['title'].validators = ()