diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 82b835c35..f5164df4d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 - Add support for new OSP element for defining alive test methods via separate subelements. [#409](https://github.com/greenbone/gvm-libs/pull/409)
 - Add v3 handling to get_cvss_score_from_base_metrics [#411](https://github.com/greenbone/gvm-libs/pull/411)
 - Add severity_date tag in epoch time format. [#412](https://github.com/greenbone/gvm-libs/pull/412)
+- Make more scanner preferences available to openvas-nasl. [#413](https://github.com/greenbone/gvm-libs/pull/413)
 
 ### Changed
 - Add separators for a new (ip address) field in ERRMSG and DEADHOST messages. [#376](https://github.com/greenbone/gvm-libs/pull/376)
diff --git a/base/prefs.c b/base/prefs.c
index ef26a911a..29ef77591 100644
--- a/base/prefs.c
+++ b/base/prefs.c
@@ -60,6 +60,20 @@ prefs_init (void)
   prefs_set ("open_sock_max_attempts", "5");
   prefs_set ("time_between_request", "0");
   prefs_set ("nasl_no_signature_check", "yes");
+  prefs_set ("max_hosts", "30");
+  prefs_set ("max_checks", "10");
+  prefs_set ("log_whole_attack", "no");
+  prefs_set ("log_plugins_name_at_load", "no");
+  prefs_set ("optimize_test", "yes");
+  prefs_set ("non_simult_ports", "139, 445, 3389, Services/irc");
+  prefs_set ("safe_checks", "yes");
+  prefs_set ("auto_enable_dependencies", "yes");
+  prefs_set ("drop_privileges", "no");
+  prefs_set ("report_host_details", "yes");
+  prefs_set ("vendor_version", "\0");
+  prefs_set ("test_alive_hosts_only", "no");
+  prefs_set ("debug_tls", "0");
+  prefs_set ("allow_simult_ips_same_host", "yes");
 }
 
 /**