diff --git a/idd/LGIddHelper/CRegistrySettings.cpp b/idd/LGIddHelper/CRegistrySettings.cpp
index db002da1..b9b3ddd0 100644
--- a/idd/LGIddHelper/CRegistrySettings.cpp
+++ b/idd/LGIddHelper/CRegistrySettings.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 
 #define LGIDD_REGKEY L"SOFTWARE\\LookingGlass\\IDD"
 
+const DWORD DEFAULT_REFRESH = 120;
+
 CRegistrySettings::CRegistrySettings() : hKey(nullptr) {}
 
 CRegistrySettings::~CRegistrySettings()
@@ -136,3 +138,25 @@ std::wstring DisplayMode::toString()
     serialized.push_back('*');
   return serialized;
 }
+
+std::optional<DWORD> CRegistrySettings::getDefaultRefresh()
+{
+  DWORD result, cbData = sizeof result;
+
+  LSTATUS status = RegGetValue(hKey, nullptr, L"DefaultRefresh", RRF_RT_REG_DWORD, nullptr, &result, &cbData);
+  switch (status)
+  {
+  case ERROR_SUCCESS:
+    return result;
+  case ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND:
+    return DEFAULT_REFRESH;
+  default:
+    DEBUG_ERROR_HR(status, "RegGetValue(Modes) length computation");
+    return {};
+  }
+}
+
+LSTATUS CRegistrySettings::setDefaultRefresh(DWORD refresh)
+{
+  return RegSetValueEx(hKey, L"DefaultRefresh", 0, REG_DWORD, (LPBYTE) &refresh, sizeof(DWORD));
+}
diff --git a/idd/LGIddHelper/CRegistrySettings.h b/idd/LGIddHelper/CRegistrySettings.h
index 21b6f697..e77ba99c 100644
--- a/idd/LGIddHelper/CRegistrySettings.h
+++ b/idd/LGIddHelper/CRegistrySettings.h
@@ -26,4 +26,7 @@ public:
 
   std::optional<std::vector<DisplayMode>> getModes();
   LSTATUS setModes(const std::vector<DisplayMode> &modes);
+
+  std::optional<DWORD> getDefaultRefresh();
+  LSTATUS setDefaultRefresh(DWORD refresh);
 };