diff --git a/datahub-graphql-core/src/main/java/com/linkedin/datahub/graphql/resolvers/config/AppConfigResolver.java b/datahub-graphql-core/src/main/java/com/linkedin/datahub/graphql/resolvers/config/AppConfigResolver.java
index 026ac719f0..876f3f08c8 100644
--- a/datahub-graphql-core/src/main/java/com/linkedin/datahub/graphql/resolvers/config/AppConfigResolver.java
+++ b/datahub-graphql-core/src/main/java/com/linkedin/datahub/graphql/resolvers/config/AppConfigResolver.java
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import com.linkedin.datahub.graphql.featureflags.FeatureFlags;
 import com.linkedin.datahub.graphql.generated.AnalyticsConfig;
 import com.linkedin.datahub.graphql.generated.AppConfig;
 import com.linkedin.datahub.graphql.generated.AuthConfig;
+import com.linkedin.datahub.graphql.generated.EntityProfileConfig;
+import com.linkedin.datahub.graphql.generated.EntityProfilesConfig;
 import com.linkedin.datahub.graphql.generated.EntityType;
 import com.linkedin.datahub.graphql.generated.FeatureFlagsConfig;
 import com.linkedin.datahub.graphql.generated.IdentityManagementConfig;
@@ -133,6 +135,15 @@ public class AppConfigResolver implements DataFetcher<CompletableFuture<AppConfi
       queriesTabConfig.setQueriesTabResultSize(_visualConfiguration.getQueriesTab().getQueriesTabResultSize());
       visualConfig.setQueriesTab(queriesTabConfig);
     }
+    if (_visualConfiguration != null && _visualConfiguration.getEntityProfile() != null) {
+      EntityProfilesConfig entityProfilesConfig = new EntityProfilesConfig();
+      if (_visualConfiguration.getEntityProfile().getDomainDefaultTab() != null) {
+        EntityProfileConfig profileConfig = new EntityProfileConfig();
+        profileConfig.setDefaultTab(_visualConfiguration.getEntityProfile().getDomainDefaultTab());
+        entityProfilesConfig.setDomain(profileConfig);
+      }
+      visualConfig.setEntityProfiles(entityProfilesConfig);
+    }
     appConfig.setVisualConfig(visualConfig);
 
     final TelemetryConfig telemetryConfig = new TelemetryConfig();
diff --git a/datahub-graphql-core/src/main/resources/app.graphql b/datahub-graphql-core/src/main/resources/app.graphql
index a761dc8de5..37183bac13 100644
--- a/datahub-graphql-core/src/main/resources/app.graphql
+++ b/datahub-graphql-core/src/main/resources/app.graphql
@@ -211,6 +211,11 @@ type VisualConfig {
   Configuration for the queries tab
   """
   queriesTab: QueriesTabConfig
+
+  """
+  Configuration for the queries tab
+  """
+  entityProfiles: EntityProfilesConfig
 }
 
 """
@@ -223,6 +228,28 @@ type QueriesTabConfig {
   queriesTabResultSize: Int
 }
 
+
+"""
+Configuration for different entity profiles
+"""
+type EntityProfilesConfig {
+  """
+  The configurations for a Domain entity profile
+  """
+  domain: EntityProfileConfig
+}
+
+"""
+Configuration for an entity profile
+"""
+type EntityProfileConfig {
+  """
+  The enum value from EntityProfileTab for which tab should be showed by default on
+  entity profile pages. If null, rely on default sorting from React code.
+  """
+  defaultTab: String
+}
+
 """
 Configurations related to tracking users in the app
 """
diff --git a/datahub-web-react/src/app/entity/domain/DomainEntity.tsx b/datahub-web-react/src/app/entity/domain/DomainEntity.tsx
index e812ee87e6..3b3045abe2 100644
--- a/datahub-web-react/src/app/entity/domain/DomainEntity.tsx
+++ b/datahub-web-react/src/app/entity/domain/DomainEntity.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { DomainEntitiesTab } from './DomainEntitiesTab';
 import { EntityMenuItems } from '../shared/EntityDropdown/EntityDropdown';
 import { EntityActionItem } from '../shared/entity/EntityActions';
 import DataProductsTab from './DataProductsTab/DataProductsTab';
+import { EntityProfileTab } from '../shared/constants';
 // import { EntityActionItem } from '../shared/entity/EntityActions';
 
 /**
@@ -72,14 +73,17 @@ export class DomainEntity implements Entity<Domain> {
             isNameEditable
             tabs={[
                 {
+                    id: EntityProfileTab.DOMAIN_ENTITIES_TAB,
                     name: 'Entities',
                     component: DomainEntitiesTab,
                 },
                 {
+                    id: EntityProfileTab.DOCUMENTATION_TAB,
                     name: 'Documentation',
                     component: DocumentationTab,
                 },
                 {
+                    id: EntityProfileTab.DATA_PRODUCTS_TAB,
                     name: 'Data Products',
                     component: DataProductsTab,
                 },
diff --git a/datahub-web-react/src/app/entity/shared/constants.ts b/datahub-web-react/src/app/entity/shared/constants.ts
index ba399dd287..bc40ba871e 100644
--- a/datahub-web-react/src/app/entity/shared/constants.ts
+++ b/datahub-web-react/src/app/entity/shared/constants.ts
@@ -93,3 +93,10 @@ export const GLOSSARY_ENTITY_TYPES = [EntityType.GlossaryTerm, EntityType.Glossa
 export const DEFAULT_SYSTEM_ACTOR_URNS = ['urn:li:corpuser:__datahub_system', 'urn:li:corpuser:unknown'];
 
 export const VIEW_ENTITY_PAGE = 'VIEW_ENTITY_PAGE';
+
+// only values for Domain Entity for custom configurable default tab
+export enum EntityProfileTab {
+    DOMAIN_ENTITIES_TAB = 'DOMAIN_ENTITIES_TAB',
+    DOCUMENTATION_TAB = 'DOCUMENTATION_TAB',
+    DATA_PRODUCTS_TAB = 'DATA_PRODUCTS_TAB',
+}
diff --git a/datahub-web-react/src/app/entity/shared/containers/profile/EntityProfile.tsx b/datahub-web-react/src/app/entity/shared/containers/profile/EntityProfile.tsx
index f6e839d727..8a559013c8 100644
--- a/datahub-web-react/src/app/entity/shared/containers/profile/EntityProfile.tsx
+++ b/datahub-web-react/src/app/entity/shared/containers/profile/EntityProfile.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { Message } from '../../../../shared/Message';
 import {
     getEntityPath,
     getOnboardingStepIdsForEntityType,
+    sortEntityProfileTabs,
     useRoutedTab,
     useUpdateGlossaryEntityDataOnChange,
 } from './utils';
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ import {
     LINEAGE_GRAPH_INTRO_ID,
     LINEAGE_GRAPH_TIME_FILTER_ID,
 } from '../../../../onboarding/config/LineageGraphOnboardingConfig';
+import { useAppConfig } from '../../../../useAppConfig';
 
 type Props<T, U> = {
     urn: string;
@@ -168,8 +170,10 @@ export const EntityProfile = <T, U>({
     const isHideSiblingMode = useIsSeparateSiblingsMode();
     const entityRegistry = useEntityRegistry();
     const history = useHistory();
+    const appConfig = useAppConfig();
     const isCompact = React.useContext(CompactContext);
     const tabsWithDefaults = tabs.map((tab) => ({ ...tab, display: { ...defaultTabDisplayConfig, ...tab.display } }));
+    const sortedTabs = sortEntityProfileTabs(appConfig.config, entityType, tabsWithDefaults);
     const sideBarSectionsWithDefaults = sidebarSections.map((sidebarSection) => ({
         ...sidebarSection,
         display: { ...defaultSidebarSection, ...sidebarSection.display },
@@ -235,7 +239,7 @@ export const EntityProfile = <T, U>({
             },
         })) || [];
 
-    const visibleTabs = [...tabsWithDefaults, ...autoRenderTabs].filter((tab) =>
+    const visibleTabs = [...sortedTabs, ...autoRenderTabs].filter((tab) =>
         tab.display?.visible(entityData, dataPossiblyCombinedWithSiblings),
     );
 
diff --git a/datahub-web-react/src/app/entity/shared/containers/profile/utils.ts b/datahub-web-react/src/app/entity/shared/containers/profile/utils.ts
index 625272aec2..fabf0b2c51 100644
--- a/datahub-web-react/src/app/entity/shared/containers/profile/utils.ts
+++ b/datahub-web-react/src/app/entity/shared/containers/profile/utils.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { useEffect } from 'react';
 import { useLocation } from 'react-router';
 import queryString from 'query-string';
 import { isEqual } from 'lodash';
-import { EntityType } from '../../../../../types.generated';
+import { AppConfig, EntityType } from '../../../../../types.generated';
 import useIsLineageMode from '../../../../lineage/utils/useIsLineageMode';
 import { useEntityRegistry } from '../../../../useEntityRegistry';
 import EntityRegistry from '../../../EntityRegistry';
@@ -202,3 +202,22 @@ export function getOnboardingStepIdsForEntityType(entityType: EntityType): strin
             return [];
     }
 }
+
+function sortTabsWithDefaultTabId(tabs: EntityTab[], defaultTabId: string) {
+    return tabs.sort((tabA, tabB) => {
+        if (tabA.id === defaultTabId) return -1;
+        if (tabB.id === defaultTabId) return 1;
+        return 0;
+    });
+}
+
+export function sortEntityProfileTabs(appConfig: AppConfig, entityType: EntityType, tabs: EntityTab[]) {
+    const sortedTabs = [...tabs];
+
+    if (entityType === EntityType.Domain && appConfig.visualConfig.entityProfiles?.domain?.defaultTab) {
+        const defaultTabId = appConfig.visualConfig.entityProfiles?.domain.defaultTab;
+        sortTabsWithDefaultTabId(sortedTabs, defaultTabId);
+    }
+
+    return sortedTabs;
+}
diff --git a/datahub-web-react/src/app/entity/shared/types.ts b/datahub-web-react/src/app/entity/shared/types.ts
index 9b7c794840..e36f5050a2 100644
--- a/datahub-web-react/src/app/entity/shared/types.ts
+++ b/datahub-web-react/src/app/entity/shared/types.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ export type EntityTab = {
         enabled: (GenericEntityProperties, T) => boolean; // Whether the tab is enabled on the UI. Defaults to true.
     };
     properties?: any;
+    id?: string;
 };
 
 export type EntitySidebarSection = {
diff --git a/datahub-web-react/src/appConfigContext.tsx b/datahub-web-react/src/appConfigContext.tsx
index 6866278838..3b34b108ec 100644
--- a/datahub-web-react/src/appConfigContext.tsx
+++ b/datahub-web-react/src/appConfigContext.tsx
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ export const DEFAULT_APP_CONFIG = {
         queriesTab: {
             queriesTabResultSize: 5,
         },
+        entityProfile: {
+            domainDefaultTab: null,
+        },
     },
     authConfig: {
         tokenAuthEnabled: false,
diff --git a/datahub-web-react/src/graphql/app.graphql b/datahub-web-react/src/graphql/app.graphql
index f62822047f..4b1295f102 100644
--- a/datahub-web-react/src/graphql/app.graphql
+++ b/datahub-web-react/src/graphql/app.graphql
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ query appConfig {
             queriesTab {
                 queriesTabResultSize
             }
+            entityProfiles {
+                domain {
+                    defaultTab
+                }
+            }
         }
         telemetryConfig {
             enableThirdPartyLogging
diff --git a/metadata-io/src/main/java/com/linkedin/metadata/config/EntityProfileConfig.java b/metadata-io/src/main/java/com/linkedin/metadata/config/EntityProfileConfig.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7c4394d07b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/metadata-io/src/main/java/com/linkedin/metadata/config/EntityProfileConfig.java
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package com.linkedin.metadata.config;
+
+import lombok.Data;
+
+
+@Data
+public class EntityProfileConfig {
+  /**
+   * The default tab to show first on a Domain entity profile. Defaults to React code sorting if not present.
+   */
+  public String domainDefaultTab;
+}
diff --git a/metadata-io/src/main/java/com/linkedin/metadata/config/VisualConfiguration.java b/metadata-io/src/main/java/com/linkedin/metadata/config/VisualConfiguration.java
index 6505fdf29d..d1c357186e 100644
--- a/metadata-io/src/main/java/com/linkedin/metadata/config/VisualConfiguration.java
+++ b/metadata-io/src/main/java/com/linkedin/metadata/config/VisualConfiguration.java
@@ -17,4 +17,9 @@ public class VisualConfiguration {
    * Queries tab related configurations
    */
   public QueriesTabConfig queriesTab;
+
+  /**
+   * Queries tab related configurations
+   */
+  public EntityProfileConfig entityProfile;
 }
diff --git a/metadata-service/factories/src/main/resources/application.yml b/metadata-service/factories/src/main/resources/application.yml
index 59f34e0b6e..18f042b65d 100644
--- a/metadata-service/factories/src/main/resources/application.yml
+++ b/metadata-service/factories/src/main/resources/application.yml
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ visualConfig:
   assets:
     logoUrl: ${REACT_APP_LOGO_URL:/assets/platforms/datahublogo.png}
     faviconUrl: ${REACT_APP_FAVICON_URL:/assets/favicon.ico}
+  entityProfile:
+    # we only support default tab for domains right now. In order to implement for other entities, update React code
+    domainDefaultTab: ${DOMAIN_DEFAULT_TAB:} # set to DOCUMENTATION_TAB to show documentation tab first
 
 # Storage Layer