diff --git a/src/lib/bottom-sheet/bottom-sheet.md b/src/lib/bottom-sheet/bottom-sheet.md
index 87625c1255d..963a510393c 100644
--- a/src/lib/bottom-sheet/bottom-sheet.md
+++ b/src/lib/bottom-sheet/bottom-sheet.md
@@ -81,6 +81,19 @@ inside your `NgModule`.
 export class AppModule {}
 ```
 
+### Specifying global configuration defaults
+Default bottom sheet options can be specified by providing an instance of `MatBottomSheetConfig`
+for `MAT_BOTTOM_SHEET_DEFAULT_OPTIONS` in your application's root module.
+
+```ts
+@NgModule({
+  providers: [
+    {provide: MAT_BOTTOM_SHEET_DEFAULT_OPTIONS, useValue: {hasBackdrop: false}}
+  ]
+})
+```
+
+
 ### Accessibility
 By default, the bottom sheet has `role="dialog"` on the root element and can be labelled using the
 `ariaLabel` property on the `MatBottomSheetConfig`.
diff --git a/src/lib/bottom-sheet/bottom-sheet.spec.ts b/src/lib/bottom-sheet/bottom-sheet.spec.ts
index faa4e5b833c..4d3f076a8ff 100644
--- a/src/lib/bottom-sheet/bottom-sheet.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/bottom-sheet/bottom-sheet.spec.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import {
 import {Location} from '@angular/common';
 import {SpyLocation} from '@angular/common/testing';
 import {NoopAnimationsModule} from '@angular/platform-browser/animations';
-import {MatBottomSheet} from './bottom-sheet';
+import {MatBottomSheet, MAT_BOTTOM_SHEET_DEFAULT_OPTIONS} from './bottom-sheet';
 import {MAT_BOTTOM_SHEET_DATA, MatBottomSheetConfig} from './bottom-sheet-config';
 import {MatBottomSheetModule} from './bottom-sheet-module';
 import {MatBottomSheetRef} from './bottom-sheet-ref';
@@ -616,6 +616,82 @@ describe('MatBottomSheet with parent MatBottomSheet', () => {
   }));
 });
 
+describe('MatBottomSheet with default options', () => {
+  let bottomSheet: MatBottomSheet;
+  let overlayContainer: OverlayContainer;
+  let overlayContainerElement: HTMLElement;
+
+  let testViewContainerRef: ViewContainerRef;
+  let viewContainerFixture: ComponentFixture<ComponentWithChildViewContainer>;
+
+  beforeEach(fakeAsync(() => {
+    const defaultConfig: MatBottomSheetConfig = {
+      hasBackdrop: false,
+      disableClose: true,
+      autoFocus: false
+    };
+
+    TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      imports: [MatBottomSheetModule, BottomSheetTestModule],
+      providers: [
+        {provide: MAT_BOTTOM_SHEET_DEFAULT_OPTIONS, useValue: defaultConfig},
+      ],
+    });
+
+    TestBed.compileComponents();
+  }));
+
+  beforeEach(inject([MatBottomSheet, OverlayContainer],
+    (b: MatBottomSheet, oc: OverlayContainer) => {
+      bottomSheet = b;
+      overlayContainer = oc;
+      overlayContainerElement = oc.getContainerElement();
+    }));
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    overlayContainer.ngOnDestroy();
+  });
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    viewContainerFixture = TestBed.createComponent(ComponentWithChildViewContainer);
+
+    viewContainerFixture.detectChanges();
+    testViewContainerRef = viewContainerFixture.componentInstance.childViewContainer;
+  });
+
+  it('should use the provided defaults', () => {
+    bottomSheet.open(PizzaMsg, {viewContainerRef: testViewContainerRef});
+
+    viewContainerFixture.detectChanges();
+
+    expect(overlayContainerElement.querySelector('.cdk-overlay-backdrop')).toBeFalsy();
+
+    dispatchKeyboardEvent(document.body, 'keydown', ESCAPE);
+
+    expect(overlayContainerElement.querySelector('mat-bottom-sheet-container')).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(document.activeElement.tagName).not.toBe('INPUT');
+  });
+
+  it('should be overridable by open() options', fakeAsync(() => {
+    bottomSheet.open(PizzaMsg, {
+      hasBackdrop: true,
+      disableClose: false,
+      viewContainerRef: testViewContainerRef
+    });
+
+    viewContainerFixture.detectChanges();
+
+    expect(overlayContainerElement.querySelector('.cdk-overlay-backdrop')).toBeTruthy();
+
+    dispatchKeyboardEvent(document.body, 'keydown', ESCAPE);
+    viewContainerFixture.detectChanges();
+    flush();
+
+    expect(overlayContainerElement.querySelector('mat-bottom-sheet-container')).toBeFalsy();
+  }));
+});
+
+
 
 @Directive({selector: 'dir-with-view-container'})
 class DirectiveWithViewContainer {
diff --git a/src/lib/bottom-sheet/bottom-sheet.ts b/src/lib/bottom-sheet/bottom-sheet.ts
index 9222711e830..6a169a6e92b 100644
--- a/src/lib/bottom-sheet/bottom-sheet.ts
+++ b/src/lib/bottom-sheet/bottom-sheet.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,16 @@
 import {Directionality} from '@angular/cdk/bidi';
 import {Overlay, OverlayConfig, OverlayRef} from '@angular/cdk/overlay';
 import {ComponentPortal, ComponentType, PortalInjector, TemplatePortal} from '@angular/cdk/portal';
-import {ComponentRef, Injectable, Injector, Optional, SkipSelf, TemplateRef} from '@angular/core';
+import {
+  ComponentRef,
+  Injectable,
+  Injector,
+  Optional,
+  SkipSelf,
+  TemplateRef,
+  InjectionToken,
+  Inject,
+} from '@angular/core';
 import {Location} from '@angular/common';
 import {of as observableOf} from 'rxjs';
 import {MAT_BOTTOM_SHEET_DATA, MatBottomSheetConfig} from './bottom-sheet-config';
@@ -18,6 +27,10 @@ import {MatBottomSheetModule} from './bottom-sheet-module';
 import {MatBottomSheetRef} from './bottom-sheet-ref';
 
 
+/** Injection token that can be used to specify default bottom sheet options. */
+export const MAT_BOTTOM_SHEET_DEFAULT_OPTIONS =
+    new InjectionToken<MatBottomSheetConfig>('mat-bottom-sheet-default-options');
+
 /**
  * Service to trigger Material Design bottom sheets.
  */
@@ -43,7 +56,9 @@ export class MatBottomSheet {
       private _overlay: Overlay,
       private _injector: Injector,
       @Optional() @SkipSelf() private _parentBottomSheet: MatBottomSheet,
-      @Optional() private _location?: Location) {}
+      @Optional() private _location?: Location,
+      @Optional() @Inject(MAT_BOTTOM_SHEET_DEFAULT_OPTIONS)
+          private _defaultOptions?: MatBottomSheetConfig) {}
 
   open<T, D = any, R = any>(component: ComponentType<T>,
                    config?: MatBottomSheetConfig<D>): MatBottomSheetRef<T, R>;
@@ -53,7 +68,8 @@ export class MatBottomSheet {
   open<T, D = any, R = any>(componentOrTemplateRef: ComponentType<T> | TemplateRef<T>,
                    config?: MatBottomSheetConfig<D>): MatBottomSheetRef<T, R> {
 
-    const _config = _applyConfigDefaults(config);
+    const _config =
+        _applyConfigDefaults(this._defaultOptions || new MatBottomSheetConfig(), config);
     const overlayRef = this._createOverlay(_config);
     const container = this._attachContainer(overlayRef, _config);
     const ref = new MatBottomSheetRef<T, R>(container, overlayRef, this._location);
@@ -171,9 +187,11 @@ export class MatBottomSheet {
 
 /**
  * Applies default options to the bottom sheet config.
+ * @param defaults Object containing the default values to which to fall back.
  * @param config The configuration to which the defaults will be applied.
  * @returns The new configuration object with defaults applied.
  */
-function _applyConfigDefaults(config?: MatBottomSheetConfig): MatBottomSheetConfig {
-  return {...new MatBottomSheetConfig(), ...config};
+function _applyConfigDefaults(defaults: MatBottomSheetConfig,
+                              config?: MatBottomSheetConfig): MatBottomSheetConfig {
+  return {...defaults, ...config};
 }