diff --git a/ncm-grub/src/main/pan/components/grub/schema.pan b/ncm-grub/src/main/pan/components/grub/schema.pan
index e26de8f5eb..c3e67b5a7a 100755
--- a/ncm-grub/src/main/pan/components/grub/schema.pan
+++ b/ncm-grub/src/main/pan/components/grub/schema.pan
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ type grub_component = {
     @{pxeboot first: set the PXE boot device as first device. Only
       for supported platforms (e.g. UEFI)}
     'pxeboot' ? boolean
+    @{Set arguments of default kernel also for next kernel(s) (to be picked up outside ncm-grub)}
+    'for_next' ? boolean
 } with {
     if (exists(SELF['args']) && exists(SELF['arguments'])) {
         error("Only one of args or arguments can be set for the default kernel boot arguments");
diff --git a/ncm-grub/src/main/perl/grub.pm b/ncm-grub/src/main/perl/grub.pm
index 8fcba8ae73..d67ff19e58 100755
--- a/ncm-grub/src/main/perl/grub.pm
+++ b/ncm-grub/src/main/perl/grub.pm
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use CAF::FileWriter;
 use CAF::Process;
 use EDG::WP4::CCM::Path qw(unescape);
 
+use File::Temp qw(tempdir);
 use Readonly;
 use parent qw(NCM::Component CAF::Path);
 our $EC = LC::Exception::Context->new->will_store_all;
@@ -803,6 +804,8 @@ sub default_options
 
     my ($current, $currargs) = $self->get_current_arguments($default);
 
+    my @default_options;
+
     # If we want full control of the arguments:
     if ($fullcontrol) {
         # Check if the arguments we want to add are the same we have
@@ -846,12 +849,12 @@ sub default_options
                 $arguments->{remove} = {};
             };
 
-            my @options = $self->grubby_arguments_options($arguments);
-            if (@options) {
-                if ($self->grubby(['--update-kernel', $default, @options], success => 1)) {
-                    $self->info("fullcontrol set args with '@options' for default kernel $default");
+            @default_options = $self->grubby_arguments_options($arguments);
+            if (@default_options) {
+                if ($self->grubby(['--update-kernel', $default, @default_options], success => 1)) {
+                    $self->info("fullcontrol set args with '@default_options' for default kernel $default");
                 } else {
-                    $self->error("fullcontrol cannot set args with '@options' for default kernel $default");
+                    $self->error("fullcontrol cannot set args with '@default_options' for default kernel $default");
                     return;
                 }
             } else {
@@ -860,12 +863,12 @@ sub default_options
         }
     } else {
         # If we want no full control of the arguments
-        my @options = $self->grubby_arguments_options($arguments);
-        if (@options) {
-            if ($self->grubby(['--update-kernel', $default, @options], success => 1)) {
-                $self->info("set args with '@options' for default kernel $default");
+        @default_options = $self->grubby_arguments_options($arguments);
+        if (@default_options) {
+            if ($self->grubby(['--update-kernel', $default, @default_options], success => 1)) {
+                $self->info("set args with '@default_options' for default kernel $default");
             } else {
-                $self->error("cannot set args with '@options' for default kernel $default");
+                $self->error("cannot set args with '@default_options' for default kernel $default");
                 return;
             }
         } else {
@@ -873,6 +876,20 @@ sub default_options
         }
     }
 
+    if ($tree->{for_next}) {
+        # Set default options for "next" kernel that will be installed with e.g. new rpm.
+        # This involves updating /etc/default/grub and /etc/kernel/cmdline
+        # As there is no direct way in grubby to only update these files,
+        # we use hack to pass ALL kernels and point to empty bootloader dir
+        my $bls_tmpdir = tempdir("ncm-grub-bls-XXXXXX", TMPDIR => 1, CLEANUP => 1);
+        if ($self->grubby(['--bls-directory', $bls_tmpdir, '--update-kernel', 'ALL', @default_options], success => 1)) {
+            $self->info("set args with '@default_options' for next kernel");
+        } else {
+            $self->error("cannot set args with '@default_options' for next kernel");
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
     return SUCCESS;
 }
 
diff --git a/ncm-grub/src/test/perl/methods.t b/ncm-grub/src/test/perl/methods.t
index 8d0b614879..5445a39517 100644
--- a/ncm-grub/src/test/perl/methods.t
+++ b/ncm-grub/src/test/perl/methods.t
@@ -381,10 +381,11 @@ ok($cmp->default_options({arguments => {
     b => {enable => 0},
     escape("c_aa") => {enable => 1, value => 'xyz'},
     escape("d.e.f") => {enable => 0, value => 'ghi'},
-    }}, '/boot/vmlinuz-1.2.3.4'), "default_options returns success on non-fullcontrol");
+    }, for_next => 1}, '/boot/vmlinuz-1.2.3.4'), "default_options returns success on non-fullcontrol");
 ok(command_history_ok([
    '/sbin/grubby --info /boot/vmlinuz-1.2.3.4',
    '/sbin/grubby --update-kernel /boot/vmlinuz-1.2.3.4 --args a c_aa=xyz --remove-args b d.e.f=ghi',
+   '/sbin/grubby --bls-directory /.*?/ncm-grub-bls-\w{6} --update-kernel ALL --args a c_aa=xyz --remove-args b d.e.f=ghi',
 ]), 'grubby commands from default options non-fullcontrol from arguments');
 
 command_history_reset();
@@ -392,13 +393,26 @@ command_history_reset();
 # but there are current args to remove first
 # settings args with a - with fullcontrol is pointless; all current args are removed first
 set_desired_output('/sbin/grubby --info /boot/vmlinuz-1.2.3.4', "blablah\nargs=\"something special\"\nkernel=/boot/vmlinuz-1.2.3.4\n");
-ok($cmp->default_options({fullcontrol => 1, args => 'a -b c'}, '/boot/vmlinuz-1.2.3.4'), "default_options returns success on fullcontrol");
+ok($cmp->default_options({fullcontrol => 1, args => 'a -b c', for_next => 1}, '/boot/vmlinuz-1.2.3.4'), "default_options returns success on fullcontrol");
 ok(command_history_ok([
    '/sbin/grubby --info /boot/vmlinuz-1.2.3.4',
    '/sbin/grubby --update-kernel /boot/vmlinuz-1.2.3.4 --remove-args something special',
    '/sbin/grubby --update-kernel /boot/vmlinuz-1.2.3.4 --args a c',  # no remove opts, they make no sense
+   '/sbin/grubby --bls-directory /.*?/ncm-grub-bls-\w{6} --update-kernel ALL --args a c',
 ]), 'grubby commands from default options fullcontrol');
 
+command_history_reset();
+# fullcontrol, existing options will not match; no for_next
+# but there are current args to remove first
+# settings args with a - with fullcontrol is pointless; all current args are removed first
+set_desired_output('/sbin/grubby --info /boot/vmlinuz-1.2.3.4', "blablah\nargs=\"something special\"\nkernel=/boot/vmlinuz-1.2.3.4\n");
+ok($cmp->default_options({fullcontrol => 1, args => 'a -b c'}, '/boot/vmlinuz-1.2.3.4'), "default_options returns success on fullcontrol without for_next");
+ok(command_history_ok([
+   '/sbin/grubby --info /boot/vmlinuz-1.2.3.4',
+   '/sbin/grubby --update-kernel /boot/vmlinuz-1.2.3.4 --remove-args something special',
+   '/sbin/grubby --update-kernel /boot/vmlinuz-1.2.3.4 --args a c',  # no remove opts, they make no sense
+], ['bls-directtory']), 'grubby commands from default options fullcontrol without for_next');
+
 
 =head1 pxeboot