diff --git a/cmd/crc/cmd/start.go b/cmd/crc/cmd/start.go
index e33d1fba2b..c8e9779e20 100644
--- a/cmd/crc/cmd/start.go
+++ b/cmd/crc/cmd/start.go
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ func runStart(ctx context.Context) (*types.StartResult, error) {
 		NameServer:        config.Get(crcConfig.NameServer).AsString(),
 		PullSecret:        cluster.NewInteractivePullSecretLoader(config),
 		KubeAdminPassword: config.Get(crcConfig.KubeAdminPassword).AsString(),
+		DeveloperPassword: config.Get(crcConfig.DeveloperPassword).AsString(),
 		Preset:            crcConfig.GetPreset(config),
 		IngressHTTPPort:   config.Get(crcConfig.IngressHTTPPort).AsUInt(),
 		IngressHTTPSPort:  config.Get(crcConfig.IngressHTTPSPort).AsUInt(),
diff --git a/pkg/crc/api/handlers.go b/pkg/crc/api/handlers.go
index 82221f6620..870abf0621 100644
--- a/pkg/crc/api/handlers.go
+++ b/pkg/crc/api/handlers.go
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ func getStartConfig(cfg crcConfig.Storage, args client.StartConfig) types.StartC
 		NameServer:               cfg.Get(crcConfig.NameServer).AsString(),
 		PullSecret:               cluster.NewNonInteractivePullSecretLoader(cfg, args.PullSecretFile),
 		KubeAdminPassword:        cfg.Get(crcConfig.KubeAdminPassword).AsString(),
+		DeveloperPassword:        cfg.Get(crcConfig.DeveloperPassword).AsString(),
 		IngressHTTPPort:          cfg.Get(crcConfig.IngressHTTPPort).AsUInt(),
 		IngressHTTPSPort:         cfg.Get(crcConfig.IngressHTTPSPort).AsUInt(),
 		Preset:                   crcConfig.GetPreset(cfg),
diff --git a/pkg/crc/config/settings.go b/pkg/crc/config/settings.go
index d4236d6a5c..ce44450014 100644
--- a/pkg/crc/config/settings.go
+++ b/pkg/crc/config/settings.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ const (
 	ConsentTelemetry         = "consent-telemetry"
 	EnableClusterMonitoring  = "enable-cluster-monitoring"
 	KubeAdminPassword        = "kubeadmin-password"
+	DeveloperPassword        = "developer-password"
 	Preset                   = "preset"
 	EnableSharedDirs         = "enable-shared-dirs"
 	SharedDirPassword        = "shared-dir-password" // #nosec G101
@@ -134,6 +135,8 @@ func RegisterSettings(cfg *Config) {
 
 	cfg.AddSetting(KubeAdminPassword, "", validateString, SuccessfullyApplied,
 		"User defined kubeadmin password")
+	cfg.AddSetting(DeveloperPassword, constants.DefaultDeveloperPassword, validateString, SuccessfullyApplied,
+		"User defined developer password")
 	cfg.AddSetting(IngressHTTPPort, constants.OpenShiftIngressHTTPPort, validatePort, RequiresHTTPPortChangeWarning,
 		fmt.Sprintf("HTTP port to use for OpenShift ingress/routes on the host (1024-65535, default: %d)", constants.OpenShiftIngressHTTPPort))
 	cfg.AddSetting(IngressHTTPSPort, constants.OpenShiftIngressHTTPSPort, validatePort, RequiresHTTPSPortChangeWarning,
diff --git a/pkg/crc/config/settings_test.go b/pkg/crc/config/settings_test.go
index f815ed5644..eb2c89132f 100644
--- a/pkg/crc/config/settings_test.go
+++ b/pkg/crc/config/settings_test.go
@@ -182,3 +182,205 @@ func TestPath(t *testing.T) {
 		IsSecret:  false,
 	}, cfg.Get(ProxyCAFile))
 }
+
+func TestWhenInvalidKeySetThenErrorIsThrown(t *testing.T) {
+	// Given
+	cfg, err := newInMemoryConfig()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// When + Then
+	_, err = cfg.Set("i-dont-exist", "i-should-not-be-set")
+	assert.Error(t, err, "Configuration property 'i-dont-exist' does not exist")
+}
+
+func TestSetDeveloperPasswordIsSetInConfig(t *testing.T) {
+	// Given
+	cfg, err := newInMemoryConfig()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// When
+	_, err = cfg.Set(DeveloperPassword, "secret-developer-password")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Then
+	assert.Equal(t, SettingValue{
+		Value:   "secret-developer-password",
+		Invalid: false,
+	}, cfg.Get(DeveloperPassword))
+}
+
+var configDefaultValuesTestArguments = []struct {
+	key          string
+	defaultValue interface{}
+}{
+	{
+		KubeAdminPassword, "",
+	},
+	{
+		DeveloperPassword, "developer",
+	},
+	{
+		CPUs, uint(4),
+	},
+	{
+		Memory, uint(10752),
+	},
+	{
+		DiskSize, 31,
+	},
+	{
+		NameServer, "",
+	},
+	{
+		PullSecretFile, "",
+	},
+	{
+		DisableUpdateCheck, false,
+	},
+	{
+		ExperimentalFeatures, false,
+	},
+	{
+		EmergencyLogin, false,
+	},
+	{
+		PersistentVolumeSize, 15,
+	},
+	{
+		HostNetworkAccess, false,
+	},
+	{
+		HTTPProxy, "",
+	},
+	{
+		HTTPSProxy, "",
+	},
+	{
+		NoProxy, "",
+	},
+	{
+		ProxyCAFile, Path(""),
+	},
+	{
+		EnableClusterMonitoring, false,
+	},
+	{
+		ConsentTelemetry, "",
+	},
+	{
+		IngressHTTPPort, 80,
+	},
+	{
+		IngressHTTPSPort, 443,
+	},
+	{
+		EnableBundleQuayFallback, false,
+	},
+	{
+		Preset, "openshift",
+	},
+}
+
+func TestDefaultKeyValuesSetInConfig(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, tt := range configDefaultValuesTestArguments {
+		t.Run(tt.key, func(t *testing.T) {
+			// Given
+			cfg, err := newInMemoryConfig()
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			// When + Then
+			assert.Equal(t, SettingValue{
+				Value:     tt.defaultValue,
+				Invalid:   false,
+				IsDefault: true,
+			}, cfg.Get(tt.key))
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+var configProvidedValuesTestArguments = []struct {
+	key           string
+	providedValue interface{}
+}{
+	{
+		KubeAdminPassword, "kubeadmin-secret-password",
+	},
+	{
+		DeveloperPassword, "developer-secret-password",
+	},
+	{
+		CPUs, uint(8),
+	},
+	{
+		Memory, uint(21504),
+	},
+	{
+		DiskSize, 62,
+	},
+	{
+		NameServer, "127.0.0.1",
+	},
+	{
+		DisableUpdateCheck, true,
+	},
+	{
+		ExperimentalFeatures, true,
+	},
+	{
+		EmergencyLogin, true,
+	},
+	{
+		PersistentVolumeSize, 20,
+	},
+	{
+		HTTPProxy, "http://proxy-via-http-proxy-property:3128",
+	},
+	{
+		HTTPSProxy, "https://proxy-via-http-proxy-property:3128",
+	},
+	{
+		NoProxy, "http://no-proxy-property:3128",
+	},
+	{
+		EnableClusterMonitoring, true,
+	},
+	{
+		ConsentTelemetry, "yes",
+	},
+	{
+		IngressHTTPPort, 8080,
+	},
+	{
+		IngressHTTPSPort, 6443,
+	},
+	{
+		EnableBundleQuayFallback, true,
+	},
+	{
+		Preset, "microshift",
+	},
+}
+
+func TestSetProvidedValuesOverrideDefaultValuesInConfig(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, tt := range configProvidedValuesTestArguments {
+		t.Run(tt.key, func(t *testing.T) {
+
+			// When + Then
+
+			// Given
+			cfg, err := newInMemoryConfig()
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			// When
+			_, err = cfg.Set(tt.key, tt.providedValue)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			// Then
+			assert.Equal(t, SettingValue{
+				Value:     tt.providedValue,
+				Invalid:   false,
+				IsDefault: false,
+			}, cfg.Get(tt.key))
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/crc/constants/constants.go b/pkg/crc/constants/constants.go
index c76afb6ee3..7bd2db7566 100644
--- a/pkg/crc/constants/constants.go
+++ b/pkg/crc/constants/constants.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ const (
 	BackgroundLauncherURL     = "https://github.com/crc-org/win32-background-launcher/releases/download/v%s/win32-background-launcher.exe"
 	DefaultBundleURLBase      = "https://mirror.openshift.com/pub/openshift-v4/clients/crc/bundles/%s/%s/%s"
 	DefaultContext            = "admin"
+	DefaultDeveloperPassword  = "developer"
 	DaemonHTTPEndpoint        = "http://unix/api"
 	DaemonVsockPort           = 1024
 	DefaultPodmanNamedPipe    = `\\.\pipe\crc-podman`
diff --git a/pkg/crc/machine/types/types.go b/pkg/crc/machine/types/types.go
index ef810a7218..1e8c1e48ea 100644
--- a/pkg/crc/machine/types/types.go
+++ b/pkg/crc/machine/types/types.go
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ type StartConfig struct {
 	// User defined kubeadmin password
 	KubeAdminPassword string
 
+	// User defined developer password
+	DeveloperPassword string
+
 	// Preset
 	Preset crcpreset.Preset