diff --git a/bt5/erp5_knowledge_pad/PortalTypeAllowedContentTypeTemplateItem/allowed_content_types.xml b/bt5/erp5_knowledge_pad/PortalTypeAllowedContentTypeTemplateItem/allowed_content_types.xml
index fbfc0d8f5275e86f8c49d2b4db86a7f8209d9b9e..a37ee12a1fdbdc5264fd9274ee3b734935c51010 100644
--- a/bt5/erp5_knowledge_pad/PortalTypeAllowedContentTypeTemplateItem/allowed_content_types.xml
+++ b/bt5/erp5_knowledge_pad/PortalTypeAllowedContentTypeTemplateItem/allowed_content_types.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
  <portal_type id="Preference">
   <item>Knowledge Pad</item>
  </portal_type>
+ <portal_type id="System Preference">
+  <item>Knowledge Pad</item>
+ </portal_type>
  <portal_type id="Types Tool">
   <item>Gadget Type</item>
  </portal_type>
diff --git a/bt5/erp5_knowledge_pad/SkinTemplateItem/portal_skins/erp5_knowledge_pad/ERP5Site_createDefaultKnowledgePadListForUser.xml b/bt5/erp5_knowledge_pad/SkinTemplateItem/portal_skins/erp5_knowledge_pad/ERP5Site_createDefaultKnowledgePadListForUser.xml
index 534a44dbc95eeed52e34521bdd0b668dbda732d1..3086eb30f728e30d8df057a2337565545aafccdf 100644
--- a/bt5/erp5_knowledge_pad/SkinTemplateItem/portal_skins/erp5_knowledge_pad/ERP5Site_createDefaultKnowledgePadListForUser.xml
+++ b/bt5/erp5_knowledge_pad/SkinTemplateItem/portal_skins/erp5_knowledge_pad/ERP5Site_createDefaultKnowledgePadListForUser.xml
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 \n
 knowledge_pad = None\n
 portal = context.getPortalObject()\n
+system_pref = context.portal_preferences.getActiveSystemPreference()\n
 user_pref = context.Base_getActiveGlobalKnowledgePadPreference()\n
 tag = \'%s_%s_%s\' %(portal.portal_membership.getAuthenticatedMember(),\n
                    mode,\n
@@ -61,9 +62,13 @@ tag = \'%s_%s_%s\' %(portal.portal_membership.getAuthenticatedMember(),\n
 activate_kw = {\'tag\': tag}\n
 \n
 is_web_mode = mode in (\'web_front\', \'web_section\',)\n
-if user_pref is not None:\n
-  # use template from user\'s preferences \n
-  pref_pads = user_pref.contentValues(portal_type=\'Knowledge Pad\')\n
+# try to find template KnowledgePad from System Preference (and user Preference\n
+# for backward compatibility only).\n
+for pref in (system_pref, user_pref):\n
+  if pref is None:\n
+    continue\n
+  # use template from preferences \n
+  pref_pads = pref.contentValues(portal_type=\'Knowledge Pad\')\n
   if not is_web_mode:\n
     # leave only those not having a publication_section\n
     pref_pads = filter(lambda x: x.getPublicationSection() is None and x.getGroup() is None, \n
@@ -78,7 +83,7 @@ if user_pref is not None:\n
                        pref_pads)\n
   if len(pref_pads):\n
     pref_pad = pref_pads[0]\n
-    cp = user_pref.manage_copyObjects(ids=[pref_pad.getId()])\n
+    cp = pref.manage_copyObjects(ids=[pref_pad.getId()])\n
     new_id = context.knowledge_pad_module.manage_pasteObjects(\n
                                    cb_copy_data=cp)[0][\'new_id\']\n
     knowledge_pad = context.knowledge_pad_module[new_id]\n
diff --git a/bt5/erp5_knowledge_pad/bt/revision b/bt5/erp5_knowledge_pad/bt/revision
index e34fb7d8539f34598c7ae48bea32d7b5fdb05260..86ed5c7d2ab3aa173ceaa0384ae37026235e39e2 100644
--- a/bt5/erp5_knowledge_pad/bt/revision
+++ b/bt5/erp5_knowledge_pad/bt/revision
@@ -1 +1 @@
-716
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+717
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diff --git a/bt5/erp5_knowledge_pad/bt/template_portal_type_allowed_content_type_list b/bt5/erp5_knowledge_pad/bt/template_portal_type_allowed_content_type_list
index 4c8562fd05695c9e0085705db27d556312cd3be8..1c975362805478347aca2dd37c597ba84ce45a08 100644
--- a/bt5/erp5_knowledge_pad/bt/template_portal_type_allowed_content_type_list
+++ b/bt5/erp5_knowledge_pad/bt/template_portal_type_allowed_content_type_list
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ Gadget | Embedded File
 Knowledge Pad Module | Knowledge Pad
 Knowledge Pad | Knowledge Box
 Preference | Knowledge Pad
+System Preference | Knowledge Pad
 Types Tool | Gadget Type
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