diff --git a/interface/src/main/java/coursierapi/ResolutionParams.java b/interface/src/main/java/coursierapi/ResolutionParams.java
index 6774ed1..2f173a8 100644
--- a/interface/src/main/java/coursierapi/ResolutionParams.java
+++ b/interface/src/main/java/coursierapi/ResolutionParams.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ public class ResolutionParams implements Serializable {
     private Boolean keepProvidedDependencies;
     private Boolean forceDepMgmtVersions;
     private Boolean enableDependencyOverrides;
+    private String defaultConfiguration;
 
     private ResolutionParams() {
         maxIterations = null;
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ private ResolutionParams() {
         keepProvidedDependencies = null;
         forceDepMgmtVersions = null;
         enableDependencyOverrides = null;
+        defaultConfiguration = null;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -46,7 +48,8 @@ public boolean equals(Object o) {
                 Objects.equals(scalaVersion, that.scalaVersion) &&
                 Objects.equals(keepProvidedDependencies, that.keepProvidedDependencies) &&
                 Objects.equals(forceDepMgmtVersions, that.forceDepMgmtVersions) &&
-                Objects.equals(enableDependencyOverrides, that.enableDependencyOverrides);
+                Objects.equals(enableDependencyOverrides, that.enableDependencyOverrides) &&
+                Objects.equals(defaultConfiguration, that.defaultConfiguration);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -62,7 +65,8 @@ public int hashCode() {
                 scalaVersion,
                 keepProvidedDependencies,
                 forceDepMgmtVersions,
-                enableDependencyOverrides);
+                enableDependencyOverrides,
+                defaultConfiguration);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -79,6 +83,7 @@ public String toString() {
                 ", keepProvidedDependencies=" + keepProvidedDependencies +
                 ", forceDepMgmtVersions=" + forceDepMgmtVersions +
                 ", enableDependencyOverrides=" + enableDependencyOverrides +
+                ", defaultConfiguration=" + defaultConfiguration +
                 '}';
     }
 
@@ -98,7 +103,8 @@ public static ResolutionParams of(ResolutionParams params) {
                 .withScalaVersion(params.scalaVersion)
                 .withKeepProvidedDependencies(params.keepProvidedDependencies)
                 .withForceDepMgmtVersions(params.forceDepMgmtVersions)
-                .withEnableDependencyOverrides(params.enableDependencyOverrides);
+                .withEnableDependencyOverrides(params.enableDependencyOverrides)
+                .withDefaultConfiguration(params.defaultConfiguration);
     }
 
     public ResolutionParams withMaxIterations(Integer maxIterations) {
@@ -197,6 +203,11 @@ public ResolutionParams withEnableDependencyOverrides(Boolean enableDependencyOv
         return this;
     }
 
+    public ResolutionParams withDefaultConfiguration(String defaultConfiguration) {
+        this.defaultConfiguration = defaultConfiguration;
+        return this;
+    }
+
     public Integer getMaxIterations() {
         return maxIterations;
     }
@@ -240,4 +251,8 @@ public Boolean getForceDepMgmtVersions() {
     public Boolean getEnableDependencyOverrides() {
         return enableDependencyOverrides;
     }
+
+    public String getDefaultConfiguration() {
+        return defaultConfiguration;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/interface/src/main/scala/coursier/internal/api/ApiHelper.scala b/interface/src/main/scala/coursier/internal/api/ApiHelper.scala
index 0272a93..b1608d6 100644
--- a/interface/src/main/scala/coursier/internal/api/ApiHelper.scala
+++ b/interface/src/main/scala/coursier/internal/api/ApiHelper.scala
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ object ApiHelper {
       .withKeepProvidedDependencies(params.keepProvidedDependencies.map(b => b: JBoolean).orNull)
       .withForceDepMgmtVersions(params.forceDepMgmtVersions.map(b => b: JBoolean).orNull)
       .withEnableDependencyOverrides(params.enableDependencyOverrides.map(b => b: JBoolean).orNull)
+      .withDefaultConfiguration(if (params.defaultConfiguration == ResolutionParams().defaultConfiguration) null else params.defaultConfiguration.value)
   }
 
   def resolutionParams(params: coursierapi.ResolutionParams): ResolutionParams = {
@@ -277,6 +278,7 @@ object ApiHelper {
       .withKeepProvidedDependencies(Option(params.getKeepProvidedDependencies).map(b => b: Boolean))
       .withForceDepMgmtVersions(Option(params.getForceDepMgmtVersions).map(b => b: Boolean))
       .withEnableDependencyOverrides(Option(params.getEnableDependencyOverrides).map(b => b: Boolean))
+      .withDefaultConfiguration(Option(params.getDefaultConfiguration).map(Configuration(_)).getOrElse(params0.defaultConfiguration))
   }
 
   def cache(cache: coursierapi.Cache): FileCache[Task] = {
diff --git a/interface/src/test/scala/coursierapi/ResolutionParamsTests.scala b/interface/src/test/scala/coursierapi/ResolutionParamsTests.scala
index eacd1e1..d7072ed 100644
--- a/interface/src/test/scala/coursierapi/ResolutionParamsTests.scala
+++ b/interface/src/test/scala/coursierapi/ResolutionParamsTests.scala
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ object ResolutionParamsTests extends TestSuite {
           .addExclusion("org.scala-lang.modules", "*")
           .withUseSystemOsInfo(false)
           .withUseSystemJdkVersion(false)
+          .withDefaultConfiguration("foo")
         val params0 = ApiHelper.resolutionParams(ApiHelper.resolutionParams(params))
 
         assert(params != ResolutionParams.create())
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ object ResolutionParamsTests extends TestSuite {
           .withUseSystemOsInfo(true)
           .withUseSystemJdkVersion(true)
           .withScalaVersion("2.14.3")
+          .withDefaultConfiguration("thing")
         val params0 = ApiHelper.resolutionParams(ApiHelper.resolutionParams(params))
 
         assert(params != ResolutionParams.create())