diff --git a/src/features/settings/utils/__tests__/settingsValidator.test.js b/src/features/settings/utils/__tests__/settingsValidator.test.js
index 96400e8..c0b0e8b 100644
--- a/src/features/settings/utils/__tests__/settingsValidator.test.js
+++ b/src/features/settings/utils/__tests__/settingsValidator.test.js
@@ -557,6 +557,30 @@ describe('settingsValidator', () => {
                 { name: 'maybe', i18n: 'selectSomething.options.maybe' }
             ] }],
 
+            [{ name: 'selectMultiple', type: 'selection', i18n: 'selectMultiple.title', default: ['1', '2', '3'], allowMultiple: true, options: [
+                { name: '1', i18n: 'selectMultiple.options.1' },
+                { name: '2', i18n: 'selectMultiple.options.2' },
+                { name: '3', i18n: 'selectMultiple.options.3' }
+            ] }],
+
+            [{ name: 'selectMultiple', type: 'selection', i18n: 'selectMultiple.title', default: ['2', '3'], allowMultiple: true, options: [
+                { name: '1', i18n: 'selectMultiple.options.1' },
+                { name: '2', i18n: 'selectMultiple.options.2' },
+                { name: '3', i18n: 'selectMultiple.options.3' }
+            ] }],
+
+            [{ name: 'selectMultiple', type: 'selection', i18n: 'selectMultiple.title', default: ['2'], allowMultiple: true, options: [
+                { name: '1', i18n: 'selectMultiple.options.1' },
+                { name: '2', i18n: 'selectMultiple.options.2' },
+                { name: '3', i18n: 'selectMultiple.options.3' }
+            ] }],
+
+            [{ name: 'selectMultiple', type: 'selection', i18n: 'selectMultiple.title', default: [], allowMultiple: true, options: [
+                { name: '1', i18n: 'selectMultiple.options.1' },
+                { name: '2', i18n: 'selectMultiple.options.2' },
+                { name: '3', i18n: 'selectMultiple.options.3' }
+            ] }],
+
             [{ name: 'aSection', type: 'section', i18n: 'sections.aSection.title', content: [] }],
             [{ name: 'aSection', type: 'section', i18n: 'sections.aSection.title', content: [
                 { name: 'enableFeature42', type: 'bool', i18n: 'feature.42.enable', default: true }
@@ -616,6 +640,34 @@ describe('settingsValidator', () => {
 
             [{ name: 'selectSomething', type: 'selection', i18n: 'selectSomething.title', default: 'a', options: true }],
             [{ name: 'selectSomething', type: 'selection', i18n: 'selectSomething.title', default: 'a', options: [] }],
+            [{ name: 'selectSomething', type: 'selection', i18n: 'selectSomething.title', default: ['a'], options: [
+                { name: 'a', i18n: 'a' },
+                { name: 'b', i18n: 'b' }
+            ] }],
+            [{ name: 'selectSomething', type: 'selection', i18n: 'selectSomething.title', default: ['a', 'b'], options: [
+                { name: 'a', i18n: 'a' },
+                { name: 'b', i18n: 'b' }
+            ] }],
+            [{ name: 'selectSomething', type: 'selection', i18n: 'selectSomething.title', allowMultiple: true, default: 'a', options: [
+                { name: 'a', i18n: 'a' },
+                { name: 'b', i18n: 'b' }
+            ] }],
+            [{ name: 'selectSomething', type: 'selection', i18n: 'selectSomething.title', allowMultiple: true, default: 'a', options: [
+                { name: 'a', i18n: 'a' },
+                { name: 'b', i18n: 'b' }
+            ] }],
+            [{ name: 'selectSomething', type: 'selection', i18n: 'selectSomething.title', allowMultiple: true, default: ['c'], options: [
+                { name: 'a', i18n: 'a' },
+                { name: 'b', i18n: 'b' }
+            ] }],
+            [{ name: 'selectSomething', type: 'selection', i18n: 'selectSomething.title', allowMultiple: true, default: [1], options: [
+                { name: 'a', i18n: 'a' },
+                { name: 'b', i18n: 'b' }
+            ] }],
+            [{ name: 'selectSomething', type: 'selection', i18n: 'selectSomething.title', allowMultiple: true, default: ['a', 1], options: [
+                { name: 'a', i18n: 'a' },
+                { name: 'b', i18n: 'b' }
+            ] }],
             [{ name: 'selectSomething', type: 'selection', i18n: 'selectSomething.title', default: 'c', options: [
                 { name: 'a', i18n: 'a' },
                 { name: 'b', i18n: 'b' }
diff --git a/src/features/settings/utils/settingsValidator.js b/src/features/settings/utils/settingsValidator.js
index 14c3910..a54daa7 100644
--- a/src/features/settings/utils/settingsValidator.js
+++ b/src/features/settings/utils/settingsValidator.js
@@ -73,12 +73,27 @@ export const validateEntry = function validateEntry (entry, path) {
             throw new Error(`[settings] "${path}.default" must be a string`);
         }
         if (entry.type === 'selection') {
-            if (typeof entry.default !== 'string') {
-                throw new Error(`[settings] "${path}.default" must be a string`);
-            };
-            if (!entry.options.map((option) => option.name).includes(entry.default)) {
-                throw new Error(`[settings] option "${path}.default" does not exist`);
-            };
+            if (entry.allowMultiple) {
+                if (!Array.isArray(entry.default)) {
+                    throw new Error(`[settings] "${path}.default" must be an array`);
+                }
+                const allOptions = entry.options.map((option) => option.name);
+                entry.default.forEach((defaultValue, index) => {
+                    if (typeof defaultValue !== 'string') {
+                        throw new Error(`[settings] "${path}.default[${index}]" must be a string`);
+                    }
+                    if (!allOptions.includes(defaultValue)) {
+                        throw new Error(`[settings] option "${path}.default[${index}]" does not exist`);
+                    }
+                });
+            } else {
+                if (typeof entry.default !== 'string') {
+                    throw new Error(`[settings] "${path}.default" must be a string`);
+                };
+                if (!entry.options.map((option) => option.name).includes(entry.default)) {
+                    throw new Error(`[settings] option "${path}.default" does not exist`);
+                };
+            }
         };
     }
 }