diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 234b1f90c..38b55090d 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -1677,7 +1677,7 @@ javax.swing.event, javax.swing.border"/>
         </jar>
     </target>
 
-    <!--BUNDLE-StatusUpdatePlugin-->
+    <!--BUNDLE-SimpleAccRegPlugin-->
     <target name="bundle-plugin-simpleaccreg">
         <jar compress="false" destfile="${bundles.dest}/simpleaccreg.jar"
             manifest="${src}/net/java/sip/communicator/plugin/simpleaccreg/simpleaccreg.manifest.mf">
@@ -1689,6 +1689,8 @@ javax.swing.event, javax.swing.border"/>
                 prefix="resources"/>
             <zipfileset dir="${resources}/colors"
                 prefix="resources/colors"/>
+            <zipfileset dir="${resources}" includes="application.properties"
+                prefix="resources"/>
         </jar>
     </target>
 </project>
diff --git a/resources/application.properties b/resources/application.properties
index 8aa7a6d64..7f9a60823 100644
--- a/resources/application.properties
+++ b/resources/application.properties
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ fontSize=12
 titleFontSize=14
 isLookAndFeelDecorated=false
 isToolBarExteneded=false
-aboutLogoFontSize=14
\ No newline at end of file
+aboutLogoFontSize=14
+defaultGroupName=
diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/plugin/simpleaccreg/InitialAccountRegistrationFrame.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/plugin/simpleaccreg/InitialAccountRegistrationFrame.java
index 6946c474a..59a6f6490 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/plugin/simpleaccreg/InitialAccountRegistrationFrame.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/plugin/simpleaccreg/InitialAccountRegistrationFrame.java
@@ -92,6 +92,23 @@ public InitialAccountRegistrationFrame()
         this.getRootPane().setDefaultButton(signinButton);
 
         this.initAccountWizards();
+        
+        // Create the default group
+        String groupName = Resources.getString("defaultGroupName");
+        
+        if(groupName != null && groupName.length() > 0)
+        {            
+            SimpleAccountRegistrationActivator.getContactList().
+                createMetaContactGroup(
+                    SimpleAccountRegistrationActivator.getContactList().getRoot(), 
+                    groupName);
+
+            SimpleAccountRegistrationActivator.getConfigurationService().
+                setProperty(
+                "net.java.sip.communicator.impl.gui.addcontact.lastContactParent",
+                groupName
+            );
+        }
     }
 
     private void initAccountWizards()
diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/plugin/simpleaccreg/Resources.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/plugin/simpleaccreg/Resources.java
index e9d06e47f..b382c8675 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/plugin/simpleaccreg/Resources.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/plugin/simpleaccreg/Resources.java
@@ -61,7 +61,19 @@ public class Resources
      */
     private static final ResourceBundle LOGIN_PROPERTIES_BUNDLE = ResourceBundle
             .getBundle(LOGIN_BUNDLE_NAME);
+    
+    /**
+     * Name of the bundle where we will search for application resources.
+     */
+    private static final String APPLICATION_RESUORCE_LOCATION
+        = "resources.application";
 
+    /**
+     * Bundle which handle access to application resources.
+     */
+    private static final ResourceBundle applicationBundle 
+        = ResourceBundle.getBundle(APPLICATION_RESUORCE_LOCATION);
+    
     /**
      * Returns an internationalized string corresponding to the given key.
      * 
@@ -121,4 +133,25 @@ public static String getLoginProperty(String key)
             return "";
         }
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Returns the application property corresponding to the given key.
+     *
+     * @param key The key of the string.
+     *
+     * @return the application property corresponding to the given key
+     */
+    public static String getApplicationProperty(String key)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            return applicationBundle.getString(key);
+        }
+        catch (MissingResourceException e)
+        {
+            log.error("Missing property.", e);
+
+            return "";
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/plugin/simpleaccreg/SimpleAccountRegistrationActivator.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/plugin/simpleaccreg/SimpleAccountRegistrationActivator.java
index 0946f724e..69ce58479 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/plugin/simpleaccreg/SimpleAccountRegistrationActivator.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/plugin/simpleaccreg/SimpleAccountRegistrationActivator.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 import java.util.*;
 
 import net.java.sip.communicator.service.configuration.*;
+import net.java.sip.communicator.service.contactlist.*;
 import net.java.sip.communicator.service.protocol.*;
 import net.java.sip.communicator.util.*;
 
@@ -24,6 +25,8 @@ public class SimpleAccountRegistrationActivator
     public static BundleContext bundleContext;
 
     private static ConfigurationService configService;
+    
+    private static MetaContactListService contactListService;
 
     public void start(BundleContext bc) throws Exception
     {
@@ -124,4 +127,23 @@ private static boolean hasRegisteredAccounts()
 
         return hasRegisteredAccounts;
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Returns the <tt>MetaContactListService</tt> obtained from the bundle
+     * context.
+     * @return the <tt>MetaContactListService</tt> obtained from the bundle
+     * context
+     */
+    public static MetaContactListService getContactList() 
+    {
+        if (contactListService == null) {
+            ServiceReference serviceReference = bundleContext
+                .getServiceReference(MetaContactListService.class.getName());
+
+            contactListService = (MetaContactListService) bundleContext
+                .getService(serviceReference);
+        }
+
+        return contactListService;
+    }
 }