diff --git a/components/apimgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.webapp.publisher/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/apimgt/webapp/publisher/APIConfig.java b/components/apimgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.webapp.publisher/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/apimgt/webapp/publisher/APIConfig.java
index ca020bd83a6..0c2334ae20f 100644
--- a/components/apimgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.webapp.publisher/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/apimgt/webapp/publisher/APIConfig.java
+++ b/components/apimgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.webapp.publisher/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/apimgt/webapp/publisher/APIConfig.java
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ public class APIConfig {
     private String tenantDomain;
     private String[] tags;
     private Set<ApiScope> scopes;
+    private boolean isDefault = true;
 
     @XmlElement(name = "Policy", required = true)
     public String getPolicy() {
@@ -184,4 +185,13 @@ public class APIConfig {
     public void setScopes(Set<ApiScope> scopes) {
         this.scopes = scopes;
     }
+
+    @XmlElement(name = "isDefault")
+    public boolean isDefault() {
+        return isDefault;
+    }
+
+    public void setDefault(boolean aDefault) {
+        isDefault = aDefault;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/components/apimgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.webapp.publisher/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/apimgt/webapp/publisher/APIPublisherServiceImpl.java b/components/apimgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.webapp.publisher/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/apimgt/webapp/publisher/APIPublisherServiceImpl.java
index bc02e33e5a7..4bb54d5ac15 100644
--- a/components/apimgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.webapp.publisher/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/apimgt/webapp/publisher/APIPublisherServiceImpl.java
+++ b/components/apimgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.webapp.publisher/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/apimgt/webapp/publisher/APIPublisherServiceImpl.java
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public class APIPublisherServiceImpl implements APIPublisherService {
         api.setStatus(PUBLISHED_STATUS);
         api.setResponseCaching("DISABLED");
         api.setDestinationStatsEnabled("false");
-        api.isDefaultVersion(true);
+        api.isDefaultVersion(config.isDefault());
         List<String> transport = new ArrayList<>();
         transport.add("https");
         transport.add("http");
diff --git a/components/apimgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.webapp.publisher/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/apimgt/webapp/publisher/APIPublisherUtil.java b/components/apimgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.webapp.publisher/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/apimgt/webapp/publisher/APIPublisherUtil.java
index e1f21952828..cbb27d9f2af 100644
--- a/components/apimgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.webapp.publisher/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/apimgt/webapp/publisher/APIPublisherUtil.java
+++ b/components/apimgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.webapp.publisher/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/apimgt/webapp/publisher/APIPublisherUtil.java
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ public class APIPublisherUtil {
 
     private static final String NON_SECURED_RESOURCES = "nonSecuredEndPoints";
     private static final String AUTH_TYPE_NON_SECURED = "None";
+    private static final String PARAM_IS_DEFAULT = "isDefault";
 
     public static String getServerBaseUrl() {
         WebappPublisherConfig webappPublisherConfig = WebappPublisherConfig.getInstance();
@@ -143,6 +144,13 @@ public class APIPublisherUtil {
 
         apiConfig.setSecured(false);
 
+        boolean isDefault = true;
+        String isDefaultParam = servletContext.getInitParameter(PARAM_IS_DEFAULT);
+        if (isDefaultParam != null && !isDefaultParam.isEmpty()) {
+            isDefault = Boolean.parseBoolean(isDefaultParam);
+        }
+        apiConfig.setDefault(isDefault);
+
         String transports = servletContext.getInitParameter(PARAM_MANAGED_API_TRANSPORTS);
         if (transports == null || transports.isEmpty()) {
             if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
diff --git a/components/certificate-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.certificate.mgt.cert.admin.v09.api/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml b/components/certificate-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.certificate.mgt.cert.admin.v09.api/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml
index ca08169c8c5..e919cb9235b 100644
--- a/components/certificate-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.certificate.mgt.cert.admin.v09.api/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml
+++ b/components/certificate-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.certificate.mgt.cert.admin.v09.api/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@
         <param-name>doAuthentication</param-name>
         <param-value>true</param-value>
     </context-param>
+    <context-param>
+        <param-name>isDefault</param-name>
+        <param-value>false</param-value>
+    </context-param>
 
     <!--publish to apim-->
     <context-param>
diff --git a/components/certificate-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.certificate.mgt.v09.api/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml b/components/certificate-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.certificate.mgt.v09.api/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml
index 6fd45f33b32..6cef7eee36f 100644
--- a/components/certificate-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.certificate.mgt.v09.api/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml
+++ b/components/certificate-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.certificate.mgt.v09.api/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@
         <param-name>doAuthentication</param-name>
         <param-value>true</param-value>
     </context-param>
+    <context-param>
+        <param-name>isDefault</param-name>
+        <param-value>false</param-value>
+    </context-param>
 
     <!--publish to apim-->
     <context-param>
diff --git a/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.v09.api/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml b/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.v09.api/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml
index b23f60be4cc..bc6b3d89070 100644
--- a/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.v09.api/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml
+++ b/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.v09.api/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@
         <param-name>doAuthentication</param-name>
         <param-value>true</param-value>
     </context-param>
+    <context-param>
+        <param-name>isDefault</param-name>
+        <param-value>false</param-value>
+    </context-param>
 
     <!--publish to apim-->
     <context-param>