diff --git a/doc/man/taskrc.5 b/doc/man/taskrc.5
index 5671185de..49fdc27c7 100644
--- a/doc/man/taskrc.5
+++ b/doc/man/taskrc.5
@@ -85,6 +85,12 @@ Is a number, defaulting to 2, which is the number of tasks for each project that
 .B task next
 command.
 
+.TP
+.B bulk=2
+Is a number, defaulting to 2.  When more than this number of tasks are modified in a single command, confirmation will be required, unless the
+.B confirmation
+variable is "no".
+
 .TP
 .B dateformat=m/d/Y
 This is a string of characters that define how task formats dates. The default value is: m/d/Y.
diff --git a/src/Config.cpp b/src/Config.cpp
index 6d16a725f..b434b3b20 100644
--- a/src/Config.cpp
+++ b/src/Config.cpp
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ void Config::createDefault (const std::string& home)
         fprintf (out, "confirmation=yes\n");
         fprintf (out, "echo.command=yes\n");
         fprintf (out, "next=2\n");
+        fprintf (out, "bulk=2\n");
         fprintf (out, "dateformat=m/d/Y\n");
         fprintf (out, "#monthsperline=2\n");
         fprintf (out, "#defaultwidth=80\n");