diff --git a/google/cloud/bigquery/client.py b/google/cloud/bigquery/client.py
index b03266528..af8eaf5a7 100644
--- a/google/cloud/bigquery/client.py
+++ b/google/cloud/bigquery/client.py
@@ -266,6 +266,17 @@ def location(self):
         """Default location for jobs / datasets / tables."""
         return self._location
 
+    @property
+    def default_query_job_config(self):
+        """Default ``QueryJobConfig``.
+        Will be merged into job configs passed into the ``query`` method.
+        """
+        return self._default_query_job_config
+
+    @default_query_job_config.setter
+    def default_query_job_config(self, value: QueryJobConfig):
+        self._default_query_job_config = copy.deepcopy(value)
+
     def close(self):
         """Close the underlying transport objects, releasing system resources.
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_client.py b/tests/unit/test_client.py
index 22f7286db..f38874843 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_client.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_client.py
@@ -413,6 +413,19 @@ def test__get_query_results_hit(self):
         self.assertEqual(query_results.total_rows, 10)
         self.assertTrue(query_results.complete)
 
+    def test_default_query_job_config(self):
+        from google.cloud.bigquery import QueryJobConfig
+
+        creds = _make_credentials()
+        http = object()
+        client = self._make_one(project=self.PROJECT, credentials=creds, _http=http)
+        self.assertIsNone(client.default_query_job_config)
+
+        job_config = QueryJobConfig()
+        job_config.dry_run = True
+        client.default_query_job_config = job_config
+        self.assertIsInstance(client.default_query_job_config, QueryJobConfig)
+
     def test_get_service_account_email(self):
         path = "/projects/%s/serviceAccount" % (self.PROJECT,)
         creds = _make_credentials()