diff --git a/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/pages/rulechain/rulechain.component.html b/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/pages/rulechain/rulechain.component.html
index 29c832e576..b5f57c6107 100644
--- a/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/pages/rulechain/rulechain.component.html
+++ b/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/pages/rulechain/rulechain.component.html
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@
           [fxShow]="!isEdit && !entity?.root">
     {{'rulechain.set-root' | translate }}
   </button>
+  <button mat-raised-button color="primary"
+          [disabled]="(isLoading$ | async)"
+          (click)="onEntityAction($event, 'setDefaultRoot')"
+          [fxShow]="!isEdit && !entity?.root && isEdgesRuleChainScope()">
+    {{'rulechain.set-default-root-edge' | translate }}
+  </button>
   <button mat-raised-button color="primary"
           [disabled]="(isLoading$ | async)"
           (click)="onEntityAction($event, 'delete')"
diff --git a/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/pages/rulechain/rulechain.component.ts b/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/pages/rulechain/rulechain.component.ts
index 8cd88e548f..91cd9cdae0 100644
--- a/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/pages/rulechain/rulechain.component.ts
+++ b/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/pages/rulechain/rulechain.component.ts
@@ -78,4 +78,12 @@ export class RuleChainComponent extends EntityComponent<RuleChain> {
         horizontalPosition: 'right'
       }));
   }
+
+  isEdgesRuleChainScope() {
+    if (this.entitiesTableConfig) {
+      return this.entitiesTableConfig.componentsData.ruleChainScope == 'edges';
+    } else {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/pages/rulechain/rulechains-table-config.resolver.ts b/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/pages/rulechain/rulechains-table-config.resolver.ts
index 4954973d3c..cfd0303cc3 100644
--- a/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/pages/rulechain/rulechains-table-config.resolver.ts
+++ b/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/pages/rulechain/rulechains-table-config.resolver.ts
@@ -339,6 +339,9 @@ export class RuleChainsTableConfigResolver implements Resolve<EntityTableConfig<
       case 'setRoot':
         this.setRootRuleChain(action.event, action.entity);
         return true;
+      case 'setDefaultRoot':
+        this.setDefaultRootEdgeRuleChain(action.event, action.entity);
+        return true;
     }
     return false;
   }