diff --git a/app/controllers/registrar/domains_controller.rb b/app/controllers/registrar/domains_controller.rb
index a75469de3..76467ce79 100644
--- a/app/controllers/registrar/domains_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/registrar/domains_controller.rb
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ class Registrar
     def new
       authorize! :create, Depp::Domain
       @domain_params = Depp::Domain.default_params
+      @domain_params[:period] = Depp::Domain.default_period
     end
 
     def create
@@ -140,6 +141,7 @@ class Registrar
         @data = @domain.renew(params)
         render 'renew_index' and return unless response_ok?
       else
+        params[:period] = Depp::Domain.default_period
         render 'renew_index'
       end
     end
diff --git a/app/models/depp/domain.rb b/app/models/depp/domain.rb
index 2b35a695c..1351b2672 100644
--- a/app/models/depp/domain.rb
+++ b/app/models/depp/domain.rb
@@ -145,6 +145,10 @@ module Depp
     end
 
     class << self
+      def default_period
+        '1y'
+      end
+
       def default_params
         ret = {}
 
diff --git a/spec/features/registrar/domains/new_spec.rb b/spec/features/registrar/domains/new_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4dd1d85d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/features/registrar/domains/new_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+require 'rails_helper'
+
+RSpec.feature 'New domain in registrar area', settings: false do
+  background do
+    sign_in_to_registrar_area
+  end
+
+  it 'has default period' do
+    visit registrar_domains_path
+    click_link_or_button t('new')
+
+    expect(page).to have_field('domain_period', with: Depp::Domain.default_period)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/features/registrar/domains/renew_spec.rb b/spec/features/registrar/domains/renew_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1d6ab0a7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/features/registrar/domains/renew_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+require 'rails_helper'
+
+RSpec.feature 'Renew domain in registrar area' do
+  given!(:registrar) { create(:registrar) }
+  given!(:user) { create(:api_user, registrar: registrar) }
+  given!(:domain) { create(:domain, registrar: registrar) }
+
+  background do
+    sign_in_to_registrar_area(user: user)
+  end
+
+  it 'has default period' do
+    visit registrar_domains_path
+    click_link_or_button t('renew')
+
+    expect(page).to have_field('period', with: Depp::Domain.default_period)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/models/depp/domain_spec.rb b/spec/models/depp/domain_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c780e6a00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/models/depp/domain_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+require 'rails_helper'
+
+RSpec.describe Depp::Domain do
+  describe '::default_period', db: false, settings: false do
+    it 'returns default period' do
+      expect(described_class.default_period).to eq('1y')
+    end
+  end
+end