diff --git a/src/Config.cpp b/src/Config.cpp
index 9c5103a5..67b2f242 100644
--- a/src/Config.cpp
+++ b/src/Config.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,14 @@ char FirmwarePath[1024];
 int DLDIEnable;
 char DLDISDPath[1024];
 
+char FirmwareUsername[64];
+int FirmwareLanguage;
+bool FirmwareOverrideSettings;
+int FirmwareBirthdayMonth;
+int FirmwareBirthdayDay;
+int FirmwareFavouriteColour;
+char FirmwareMessage[1024];
+
 char DSiBIOS9Path[1024];
 char DSiBIOS7Path[1024];
 char DSiFirmwarePath[1024];
@@ -63,6 +71,14 @@ ConfigEntry ConfigFile[] =
     {"DLDIEnable", 0, &DLDIEnable, 0, NULL, 0},
     {"DLDISDPath", 1, DLDISDPath, 0, "", 1023},
 
+    {"FirmwareUsername", 1, FirmwareUsername, 0, "melonDS", 63},
+    {"FirmwareLanguage", 0, &FirmwareLanguage, 1, NULL, 0},
+    {"FirmwareOverrideSettings", 0, &FirmwareOverrideSettings, false, NULL, 0},
+    {"FirmwareBirthdayMonth", 0, &FirmwareBirthdayMonth, 0, NULL, 0},
+    {"FirmwareBirthdayDay", 0, &FirmwareBirthdayDay, 0, NULL, 0},
+    {"FirmwareFavouriteColour", 0, &FirmwareFavouriteColour, 0, NULL, 0},
+    {"FirmwareMessage", 1, FirmwareMessage, 0, "", 1023},
+
     {"DSiBIOS9Path", 1, DSiBIOS9Path, 0, "", 1023},
     {"DSiBIOS7Path", 1, DSiBIOS7Path, 0, "", 1023},
     {"DSiFirmwarePath", 1, DSiFirmwarePath, 0, "", 1023},
diff --git a/src/Config.h b/src/Config.h
index 4dd0b068..bf7214e2 100644
--- a/src/Config.h
+++ b/src/Config.h
@@ -48,6 +48,14 @@ extern char FirmwarePath[1024];
 extern int DLDIEnable;
 extern char DLDISDPath[1024];
 
+extern char FirmwareUsername[64];
+extern int FirmwareLanguage;
+extern bool FirmwareOverrideSettings;
+extern int FirmwareBirthdayMonth;
+extern int FirmwareBirthdayDay;
+extern int FirmwareFavouriteColour;
+extern char FirmwareMessage[1024];
+
 extern char DSiBIOS9Path[1024];
 extern char DSiBIOS7Path[1024];
 extern char DSiFirmwarePath[1024];
diff --git a/src/SPI.cpp b/src/SPI.cpp
index 54444d94..2f990c0d 100644
--- a/src/SPI.cpp
+++ b/src/SPI.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string>
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <codecvt>
+#include <locale>
 #include "Config.h"
 #include "NDS.h"
 #include "DSi.h"
@@ -112,25 +116,25 @@ u32 FixFirmwareLength(u32 originalLength)
     return originalLength;
 }
 
-void Reset()
+void LoadDefaultFirmware()
 {
-    if (Firmware) delete[] Firmware;
-    Firmware = NULL;
+    FirmwareLength = 0x20000;
+    Firmware = new u8[FirmwareLength];
+    memset(Firmware, 0xFF, FirmwareLength);
+    FirmwareMask = FirmwareLength - 1;
 
-    if (NDS::ConsoleType == 1)
-        strncpy(FirmwarePath, Config::DSiFirmwarePath, 1023);
-    else
-        strncpy(FirmwarePath, Config::FirmwarePath, 1023);
+    u32 userdata = 0x7FE00 & FirmwareMask;
 
-    FILE* f = Platform::OpenLocalFile(FirmwarePath, "rb");
-    if (!f)
-    {
-        printf("Firmware not found\n");
+    memset(Firmware + userdata, 0, 0x74);
 
-        // TODO: generate default firmware
-        return;
-    }
+    // user settings offset
+    *(u16*)&Firmware[0x20] = (FirmwareLength - 0x200) >> 3;
 
+    Firmware[userdata+0x00] = 5; // version
+}
+
+void LoadFirmwareFromFile(FILE* f)
+{
     fseek(f, 0, SEEK_END);
 
     FirmwareLength = FixFirmwareLength((u32)ftell(f));
@@ -143,19 +147,76 @@ void Reset()
     fclose(f);
 
     // take a backup
-    char firmbkp[1028];
+    char fwBackupPath[sizeof(FirmwarePath) + 4];
     int fplen = strlen(FirmwarePath);
-    strncpy(&firmbkp[0], FirmwarePath, fplen);
-    strncpy(&firmbkp[fplen], ".bak", 1028-fplen);
-    firmbkp[fplen+4] = '\0';
-    f = Platform::OpenLocalFile(firmbkp, "rb");
-    if (f) fclose(f);
+    strcpy(&fwBackupPath[0], FirmwarePath);
+    strncpy(&fwBackupPath[fplen], ".bak", sizeof(fwBackupPath) - fplen);
+    fwBackupPath[fplen+4] = '\0';
+    f = Platform::OpenLocalFile(fwBackupPath, "rb");
+    if (!f)
+    {
+        f = Platform::OpenLocalFile(fwBackupPath, "wb");
+        if (f)
+        {
+            fwrite(Firmware, 1, FirmwareLength, f);
+            fclose(f);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            printf("Could not write firmware backup!\n");
+        }
+    }
     else
     {
-        f = Platform::OpenLocalFile(firmbkp, "wb");
-        fwrite(Firmware, 1, FirmwareLength, f);
         fclose(f);
     }
+}
+
+void LoadUserSettingsFromConfig()
+{
+    // setting up username
+    std::u16string username = std::wstring_convert<std::codecvt_utf8_utf16<char16_t>, char16_t>{}.from_bytes(Config::FirmwareUsername);
+    size_t usernameLength = std::min(username.length(), (size_t) 10);
+    memcpy(Firmware + UserSettings + 0x06, username.data(), usernameLength * sizeof(char16_t));
+    Firmware[UserSettings+0x1A] = usernameLength;
+
+    // setting language
+    Firmware[UserSettings+0x64] = Config::FirmwareLanguage;
+
+    // setting up color
+    Firmware[UserSettings+0x02] = Config::FirmwareFavouriteColour;
+
+    // setting up birthday
+    Firmware[UserSettings+0x03] = Config::FirmwareBirthdayMonth;
+    Firmware[UserSettings+0x04] = Config::FirmwareBirthdayDay;
+
+    // setup message
+    std::u16string message = std::wstring_convert<std::codecvt_utf8_utf16<char16_t>, char16_t>{}.from_bytes(Config::FirmwareMessage);
+    size_t messageLength = std::min(message.length(), (size_t) 26);
+    memcpy(Firmware + UserSettings + 0x1C, message.data(), messageLength * sizeof(char16_t));
+    Firmware[UserSettings+0x50] = messageLength;
+}
+
+void Reset()
+{
+    if (Firmware) delete[] Firmware;
+    Firmware = NULL;
+
+    if (NDS::ConsoleType == 1)
+        strncpy(FirmwarePath, Config::DSiFirmwarePath, sizeof(FirmwarePath) - 1);
+    else
+        strncpy(FirmwarePath, Config::FirmwarePath, sizeof(FirmwarePath) - 1);
+
+    FILE* f = Platform::OpenLocalFile(FirmwarePath, "rb");
+    if (!f)
+    {
+        printf("Firmware not found! Generating default firmware.\n");
+        LoadDefaultFirmware();
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        LoadFirmwareFromFile(f);
+    }
 
     FirmwareMask = FirmwareLength - 1;
 
@@ -168,6 +229,9 @@ void Reset()
 
     UserSettings = userdata;
 
+    if (!f || Config::FirmwareOverrideSettings)
+        LoadUserSettingsFromConfig();
+  
     // fix touchscreen coords
     *(u16*)&Firmware[userdata+0x58] = 0;
     *(u16*)&Firmware[userdata+0x5A] = 0;
diff --git a/src/frontend/Util_ROM.cpp b/src/frontend/Util_ROM.cpp
index 4d55299a..29247e44 100644
--- a/src/frontend/Util_ROM.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend/Util_ROM.cpp
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ int VerifyDSFirmware()
     long len;
 
     f = Platform::OpenLocalFile(Config::FirmwarePath, "rb");
-    if (!f) return Load_FirmwareMissing;
+    if (!f) return Load_FirmwareNotBootable;
 
     fseek(f, 0, SEEK_END);
     len = ftell(f);
diff --git a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/CMakeLists.txt b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/CMakeLists.txt
index 61a2d205..cb810496 100644
--- a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ SET(SOURCES_QT_SDL
     InputConfig/resources/ds.qrc
     VideoSettingsDialog.cpp
     AudioSettingsDialog.cpp
+    FirmwareSettingsDialog.cpp
     WifiSettingsDialog.cpp
     InterfaceSettingsDialog.cpp
     ROMInfoDialog.cpp
diff --git a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/EmuSettingsDialog.cpp b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/EmuSettingsDialog.cpp
index b7de274d..31e2e528 100644
--- a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/EmuSettingsDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/EmuSettingsDialog.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <QFileDialog>
 #include <QMessageBox>
+#include <QList>
+#include <QDateEdit>
 
 #include "types.h"
 #include "Platform.h"
diff --git a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/FirmwareSettingsDialog.cpp b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/FirmwareSettingsDialog.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7857cdc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/FirmwareSettingsDialog.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+/*
+    Copyright 2016-2020 Arisotura
+
+    This file is part of melonDS.
+
+    melonDS is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+    the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+    Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option)
+    any later version.
+
+    melonDS is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+    WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+    FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+    with melonDS. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
+*/
+
+#include "Config.h"
+#include "FirmwareSettingsDialog.h"
+#include "ui_FirmwareSettingsDialog.h"
+
+FirmwareSettingsDialog* FirmwareSettingsDialog::currentDlg = nullptr;
+
+FirmwareSettingsDialog::FirmwareSettingsDialog(QWidget* parent) : QDialog(parent), ui(new Ui::FirmwareSettingsDialog)
+{
+    ui->setupUi(this);
+    setAttribute(Qt::WA_DeleteOnClose);
+
+    ui->usernameEdit->setText(Config::FirmwareUsername);
+
+    ui->languageBox->addItems(languages);
+    ui->languageBox->setCurrentIndex(Config::FirmwareLanguage);
+
+    QDate birthDate = QDate(QDate::currentDate().year(), Config::FirmwareBirthdayMonth, Config::FirmwareBirthdayDay);
+    ui->birthdayEdit->setDate(birthDate);
+
+    ui->colorsEdit->addItems(colours);
+    ui->colorsEdit->setCurrentIndex(Config::FirmwareFavouriteColour);
+
+    ui->messageEdit->setText(Config::FirmwareMessage);
+
+    ui->overrideFirmwareBox->setChecked(Config::FirmwareOverrideSettings);
+}
+
+FirmwareSettingsDialog::~FirmwareSettingsDialog()
+{
+    delete ui;
+}
+
+void FirmwareSettingsDialog::on_dialogButtons_accepted()
+{
+    std::string newName = ui->usernameEdit->text().toStdString();
+    strncpy(Config::FirmwareUsername, newName.c_str(), 63); Config::FirmwareUsername[63] = '\0';
+
+    Config::FirmwareLanguage = ui->languageBox->currentIndex();
+    Config::FirmwareFavouriteColour = ui->colorsEdit->currentIndex();
+    Config::FirmwareBirthdayDay = ui->birthdayEdit->date().day();
+    Config::FirmwareBirthdayMonth = ui->birthdayEdit->date().month();
+    Config::FirmwareOverrideSettings = ui->overrideFirmwareBox->isChecked();
+
+    std::string newMessage = ui->messageEdit->text().toStdString();
+    strncpy(Config::FirmwareMessage, newMessage.c_str(), 1023); Config::FirmwareMessage[1023] = '\0';
+    Config::Save();
+
+    closeDlg();
+}
+
+void FirmwareSettingsDialog::on_dialogButtons_rejected()
+{
+    closeDlg();
+}
diff --git a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/FirmwareSettingsDialog.h b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/FirmwareSettingsDialog.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5f8e5ff9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/FirmwareSettingsDialog.h
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+/*
+    Copyright 2016-2020 Arisotura
+
+    This file is part of melonDS.
+
+    melonDS is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+    the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+    Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option)
+    any later version.
+
+    melonDS is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+    WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+    FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+    with melonDS. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
+*/
+
+#ifndef FIRMWARESETTINGSDIALOG_H
+#define FIRMWARESETTINGSDIALOG_H
+
+#include <QDialog>
+#include <QWidget>
+
+namespace Ui { class FirmwareSettingsDialog; }
+class FirmwareSettingsDialog;
+
+class FirmwareSettingsDialog : public QDialog
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    const QStringList colours
+    {
+        "Greyish Blue",
+        "Brown",
+        "Red",
+        "Light Pink",
+        "Orange",
+        "Yellow",
+        "Lime",
+        "Light Green",
+        "Dark Green",
+        "Turqoise",
+        "Light Blue",
+        "Blue",
+        "Dark Blue",
+        "Dark Purple",
+        "Light Purple",
+        "Dark Pink"
+    };
+
+    const QStringList languages
+    {
+        "Japanese",
+        "English",
+        "French",
+        "German",
+        "Italian",
+        "Spanish"
+    };
+
+    explicit FirmwareSettingsDialog(QWidget* parent);
+    ~FirmwareSettingsDialog();
+
+    static FirmwareSettingsDialog* currentDlg;
+    static FirmwareSettingsDialog* openDlg(QWidget* parent)
+    {
+        if (currentDlg)
+        {
+            currentDlg->activateWindow();
+            return currentDlg;
+        }
+
+        currentDlg = new FirmwareSettingsDialog(parent);
+        currentDlg->show();
+        return currentDlg;
+    }
+    static void closeDlg()
+    {
+        currentDlg = nullptr;
+    }
+
+private slots:
+    void on_dialogButtons_accepted();
+    void on_dialogButtons_rejected();
+
+private:
+    Ui::FirmwareSettingsDialog* ui;
+};
+
+#endif // FIRMWARESETTINGSDIALOG_H
diff --git a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/FirmwareSettingsDialog.ui b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/FirmwareSettingsDialog.ui
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2e279469
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/FirmwareSettingsDialog.ui
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<ui version="4.0">
+ <class>FirmwareSettingsDialog</class>
+ <widget class="QDialog" name="FirmwareSettingsDialog">
+  <property name="geometry">
+   <rect>
+    <x>0</x>
+    <y>0</y>
+    <width>511</width>
+    <height>272</height>
+   </rect>
+  </property>
+  <property name="sizePolicy">
+   <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Fixed">
+    <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+    <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+   </sizepolicy>
+  </property>
+  <property name="windowTitle">
+   <string>Firmware settings - melonDS</string>
+  </property>
+  <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
+   <property name="sizeConstraint">
+    <enum>QLayout::SetFixedSize</enum>
+   </property>
+   <item>
+    <layout class="QFormLayout" name="formLayout">
+     <item row="0" column="0">
+      <widget class="QLabel" name="usernameLabel">
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>Username</string>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item row="0" column="1">
+      <widget class="QLineEdit" name="usernameEdit">
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>MelonDS</string>
+       </property>
+       <property name="maxLength">
+        <number>10</number>
+       </property>
+       <property name="clearButtonEnabled">
+        <bool>false</bool>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item row="1" column="0">
+      <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>Language</string>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item row="1" column="1">
+      <widget class="QComboBox" name="languageBox"/>
+     </item>
+     <item row="2" column="0">
+      <widget class="QLabel" name="label_4">
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>Birthday</string>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item row="2" column="1">
+      <widget class="QDateEdit" name="birthdayEdit"/>
+     </item>
+     <item row="3" column="0">
+      <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>Color</string>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item row="3" column="1">
+      <widget class="QComboBox" name="colorsEdit"/>
+     </item>
+     <item row="4" column="0">
+      <widget class="QLabel" name="label_3">
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>Message</string>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item row="4" column="1">
+      <widget class="QLineEdit" name="messageEdit"/>
+     </item>
+     <item row="5" column="0" colspan="2">
+      <widget class="QCheckBox" name="overrideFirmwareBox">
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>Override firmware settings</string>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+    </layout>
+   </item>
+   <item>
+    <widget class="QDialogButtonBox" name="dialogButtons">
+     <property name="orientation">
+      <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+     </property>
+     <property name="standardButtons">
+      <set>QDialogButtonBox::Cancel|QDialogButtonBox::Ok</set>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+  </layout>
+ </widget>
+ <resources/>
+ <connections>
+  <connection>
+   <sender>dialogButtons</sender>
+   <signal>accepted()</signal>
+   <receiver>FirmwareSettingsDialog</receiver>
+   <slot>accept()</slot>
+   <hints>
+    <hint type="sourcelabel">
+     <x>255</x>
+     <y>250</y>
+    </hint>
+    <hint type="destinationlabel">
+     <x>255</x>
+     <y>135</y>
+    </hint>
+   </hints>
+  </connection>
+  <connection>
+   <sender>dialogButtons</sender>
+   <signal>rejected()</signal>
+   <receiver>FirmwareSettingsDialog</receiver>
+   <slot>reject()</slot>
+   <hints>
+    <hint type="sourcelabel">
+     <x>255</x>
+     <y>250</y>
+    </hint>
+    <hint type="destinationlabel">
+     <x>255</x>
+     <y>135</y>
+    </hint>
+   </hints>
+  </connection>
+ </connections>
+</ui>
diff --git a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/main.cpp b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/main.cpp
index d6acc919..fb1caea5 100644
--- a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/main.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/main.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 #include "InputConfig/InputConfigDialog.h"
 #include "VideoSettingsDialog.h"
 #include "AudioSettingsDialog.h"
+#include "FirmwareSettingsDialog.h"
 #include "WifiSettingsDialog.h"
 #include "InterfaceSettingsDialog.h"
 #include "ROMInfoDialog.h"
@@ -1411,6 +1412,9 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget* parent) : QMainWindow(parent)
         actInterfaceSettings = menu->addAction("Interface settings");
         connect(actInterfaceSettings, &QAction::triggered, this, &MainWindow::onOpenInterfaceSettings);
 
+        actFirmwareSettings = menu->addAction("Firmware settings");
+        connect(actFirmwareSettings, &QAction::triggered, this, &MainWindow::onOpenFirmwareSettings);
+
         {
             QMenu* submenu = menu->addMenu("Savestate settings");
 
@@ -2446,6 +2450,14 @@ void MainWindow::onOpenAudioSettings()
     connect(dlg, &AudioSettingsDialog::finished, this, &MainWindow::onAudioSettingsFinished);
 }
 
+void MainWindow::onOpenFirmwareSettings()
+{
+    FirmwareSettingsDialog* dlg = FirmwareSettingsDialog::openDlg(this);
+    connect(dlg, &FirmwareSettingsDialog::finished, this, &MainWindow::onFirmwareSettingsFinished);
+}
+
+void MainWindow::onFirmwareSettingsFinished(int res) {}
+
 void MainWindow::onUpdateAudioSettings()
 {
     SPU::SetInterpolation(Config::AudioInterp);
diff --git a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/main.h b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/main.h
index 13784170..0f9034fe 100644
--- a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/main.h
+++ b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/main.h
@@ -256,10 +256,12 @@ private slots:
     void onInputConfigFinished(int res);
     void onOpenVideoSettings();
     void onOpenAudioSettings();
+    void onOpenFirmwareSettings();
     void onUpdateAudioSettings();
     void onAudioSettingsFinished(int res);
     void onOpenWifiSettings();
     void onWifiSettingsFinished(int res);
+    void onFirmwareSettingsFinished(int res);
     void onOpenInterfaceSettings();
     void onInterfaceSettingsFinished(int res);
     void onUpdateMouseTimer();
@@ -331,6 +333,7 @@ public:
     QAction* actVideoSettings;
     QAction* actAudioSettings;
     QAction* actWifiSettings;
+    QAction* actFirmwareSettings;
     QAction* actInterfaceSettings;
     QAction* actSavestateSRAMReloc;
     QAction* actScreenSize[4];