diff --git a/src/dom_components/model/Component.js b/src/dom_components/model/Component.js
index 77304b691..8e99a8c92 100644
--- a/src/dom_components/model/Component.js
+++ b/src/dom_components/model/Component.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   has,
   clone,
   isString,
+  forEach,
   keys
 } from 'underscore';
 import { shallowDiff, hasDnd } from 'utils/mixins';
@@ -722,6 +723,32 @@ const Component = Backbone.Model.extend(Styleable).extend(
       delete obj.attributes.class;
       delete obj.toolbar;
 
+      if (this.em.getConfig('avoidDefaults')) {
+        const defaults = this.defaults;
+
+        forEach(defaults, (value, key) => {
+          if (key !== 'type' && obj[key] === value) {
+            delete obj[key];
+          }
+        });
+
+        if (isEmpty(obj.type)) {
+          delete obj.type;
+        }
+
+        forEach(['attributes', 'style'], prop => {
+          if (isEmpty(defaults[prop]) && isEmpty(obj[prop])) {
+            delete obj[prop];
+          }
+        });
+
+        forEach(['classes', 'components'], prop => {
+          if (isEmpty(defaults[prop]) && !obj[prop].length) {
+            delete obj[prop];
+          }
+        });
+      }
+
       return obj;
     },
 
diff --git a/src/editor/config/config.js b/src/editor/config/config.js
index bd0786b70..da6a1eb55 100644
--- a/src/editor/config/config.js
+++ b/src/editor/config/config.js
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ module.exports = {
       overflow: auto;
       overflow-x: hidden;
     }
-    
+
     * ::-webkit-scrollbar-track {
       background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1)
     }
@@ -114,6 +114,11 @@ module.exports = {
   // When `avoidInlineStyle` is true all styles are inserted inside the css rule
   avoidInlineStyle: 0,
 
+  // Avoid default properties from storable JSON data, like `components` and `styles`.
+  // With this option enabled your data will be smaller (usefull if need to
+  // save some storage space)
+  avoidDefaults: 0,
+
   // (experimental)
   // The structure of components is always on the screen but it's not the same
   // for style rules. When you delete a component you might leave a lot of styles