diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index a18ea84b..d331f501 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Saves from 2.3 are not compatible with 2.4.
 * **[Economy]** Sales of aircraft and ground vehicles can now be cancelled before the next turn begins.
 * **[UI]** Multi-SAM objectives now show threat and detection rings per group.
 * **[UI]** Unit names are now prettier and more accurate, and can now be set per-country for added historical flavour.
+* **[UI]** Default loadout is now shown for flights with no custom loadout selected.
 * **[Factions]** Added option for date-based loadout restriction. Active radar homing missiles are handled, patches welcome for the other thousand weapons.
 * **[Factions]** Added Poland 2010 faction.
 * **[Factions]** Added Greece 2005 faction.
diff --git a/game/db.py b/game/db.py
index 16c65e97..a920d2c4 100644
--- a/game/db.py
+++ b/game/db.py
@@ -1020,6 +1020,29 @@ COMMON_OVERRIDE = {
     RunwayAttack: "RUNWAY_ATTACK"
 }
 
+"""
+This is a list of mappings from the FlightType of a Flight to the type of payload defined in the
+resources/payloads/UNIT_TYPE.lua file. A Flight has no concept of a PyDCS task, so COMMON_OVERRIDE cannot be
+used here. This is used in the payload editor, for setting the default loadout of an object.
+The left element is the FlightType name, and the right element is what is used in the lua file. 
+"""
+
+EXPANDED_TASK_PAYLOAD_OVERRIDE = {
+    "TARCAP": "CAP",
+    "BARCAP": "CAP",
+    "CAS": "CAS",
+    "INTERCEPTION": "CAP",
+    "STRIKE": "STRIKE",    
+    "ANTISHIP": "ANTISHIP",
+    "SEAD": "SEAD",
+    "DEAD": "SEAD",
+    "ESCORT": "CAP",
+    "BAI": "CAS",
+    "SWEEP": "CAP",
+    "OCA_RUNWAY": "STRIKE",
+    "OCA_AIRCRAFT": "CAS"
+}
+
 PLANE_PAYLOAD_OVERRIDES: Dict[Type[PlaneType], Dict[Type[Task], str]] = {
 
     B_1B: COMMON_OVERRIDE,
diff --git a/qt_ui/windows/mission/flight/payload/QLoadoutEditor.py b/qt_ui/windows/mission/flight/payload/QLoadoutEditor.py
index 7d017e40..da70a9fd 100644
--- a/qt_ui/windows/mission/flight/payload/QLoadoutEditor.py
+++ b/qt_ui/windows/mission/flight/payload/QLoadoutEditor.py
@@ -39,5 +39,14 @@ class QLoadoutEditor(QGroupBox):
 
     def on_toggle(self):
         self.flight.use_custom_loadout = self.isChecked()
-
-
+        if not self.isChecked():
+            for i in self.findChildren(QPylonEditor):
+                for j in enumerate(Pylon.iter_pylons(self.flight.unit_type)):
+                    # Only change the text in the pylon selector, not any actual data.
+                    i.default_loadout(j[0])
+        else:
+            for i in self.findChildren(QPylonEditor):
+                # Clear the loadout so that the user has select it themself.
+                # If we don't do this, the user may end up leaving an entry as the default,
+                # which is just text, not actual data, meaning they'd have an empty pylon.
+                i.clear_loadout()
diff --git a/qt_ui/windows/mission/flight/payload/QPylonEditor.py b/qt_ui/windows/mission/flight/payload/QPylonEditor.py
index 0c388a03..623523a1 100644
--- a/qt_ui/windows/mission/flight/payload/QPylonEditor.py
+++ b/qt_ui/windows/mission/flight/payload/QPylonEditor.py
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ from typing import Optional
 
 from PySide2.QtWidgets import QComboBox
 
-from game import Game
+from game import Game, db
 from game.data.weapons import Pylon, Weapon
 from gen.flights.flight import Flight
+from dcs import weapons_data
 
 
 class QPylonEditor(QComboBox):
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ class QPylonEditor(QComboBox):
             if current == weapon:
                 self.setCurrentIndex(i + 1)
 
+        self.default_loadout(self.pylon)
         self.currentIndexChanged.connect(self.on_pylon_change)
 
     def on_pylon_change(self):
@@ -40,3 +42,18 @@ class QPylonEditor(QComboBox):
         else:
             logging.debug(
                 f"Pylon {self.pylon.number} changed to {selected.name}")
+
+    def default_loadout(self, pylon: Pylon) -> None:
+        self.flight.unit_type.load_payloads()
+        loadout = self.flight.unit_type.loadout_by_name(db.EXPANDED_TASK_PAYLOAD_OVERRIDE.get(self.flight.flight_type.name))
+        pylon_default_weapon = None
+        for i in loadout:
+            if i[0] == self.pylon.number:
+                pylon_default_weapon = i[1]["clsid"]
+        if pylon_default_weapon is not None:
+            self.setCurrentText(weapons_data.weapon_ids.get(pylon_default_weapon).get("name"))
+        else:
+            self.setCurrentText("None")
+
+    def clear_loadout(self) -> None:
+        self.setCurrentIndex(0)