diff --git a/Quake/cmd.c b/Quake/cmd.c
index b2c76300..49e1da58 100644
--- a/Quake/cmd.c
+++ b/Quake/cmd.c
@@ -249,6 +249,9 @@ void Cmd_StuffCmds_f (void)
 	Cbuf_InsertText (cmds);
 }
 
+/* id1/pak0.pak from 2021 re-release doesn't have a default.cfg
+ * embedding Quakespasm's customized default.cfg for that...  */
+#include "default_cfg.h"
 
 /*
 ===============
@@ -268,6 +271,9 @@ void Cmd_Exec_f (void)
 
 	mark = Hunk_LowMark ();
 	f = (char *)COM_LoadHunkFile (Cmd_Argv(1), NULL);
+	if (!f && !strcmp(Cmd_Argv(1), "default.cfg")) {
+		f = default_cfg;	/* see above.. */
+	}
 	if (!f)
 	{
 		Con_Printf ("couldn't exec %s\n",Cmd_Argv(1));
diff --git a/Quake/default_cfg.h b/Quake/default_cfg.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ece335c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Quake/default_cfg.h
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+// keep in sync with Misc/qs_pak/default.cfg
+
+static char default_cfg[] =
+"unbindall\n"
+
+"bind ALT +strafe\n"
+
+"bind , +moveleft\n"
+"bind a +moveleft\n"
+"bind . +moveright\n"
+"bind d +moveright\n"
+"bind DEL +lookdown\n"
+"bind PGDN +lookup\n"
+"bind END centerview\n"
+
+"bind e +moveup\n"
+"bind c +movedown\n"
+"bind SHIFT +speed\n"
+"bind CTRL +attack\n"
+"bind UPARROW +forward\n"
+"bind w +forward\n"
+"bind DOWNARROW +back\n"
+"bind s +back\n"
+"bind LEFTARROW +left\n"
+"bind RIGHTARROW +right\n"
+
+"bind SPACE +jump\n"
+
+"bind TAB +showscores\n"
+
+"bind 1 \"impulse 1\"\n"
+"bind 2 \"impulse 2\"\n"
+"bind 3 \"impulse 3\"\n"
+"bind 4 \"impulse 4\"\n"
+"bind 5 \"impulse 5\"\n"
+"bind 6 \"impulse 6\"\n"
+"bind 7 \"impulse 7\"\n"
+"bind 8 \"impulse 8\"\n"
+
+"bind 0 \"impulse 0\"\n"
+
+"bind / \"impulse 10\"\n"
+"bind MWHEELDOWN \"impulse 10\"\n"
+"bind MWHEELUP \"impulse 12\"\n"
+
+"alias zoom_in \"sensitivity 2;fov 90;wait;fov 70;wait;fov 50;wait;fov 30;wait;fov 10;wait;fov 5;bind F11 zoom_out\"\n"
+"alias zoom_out \"sensitivity 4;fov 5;wait;fov 10;wait;fov 30;wait;fov 50;wait;fov 70;wait;fov 90;bind F11 zoom_in; sensitivity 3\"\n"
+"bind F11 zoom_in\n"
+
+"bind F1 \"help\"\n"
+"bind F2 \"menu_save\"\n"
+"bind F3 \"menu_load\"\n"
+"bind F4 \"menu_options\"\n"
+"bind F5 \"menu_multiplayer\"\n"
+"bind F6 \"echo Quicksaving...; wait; save quick\"\n"
+"bind F9 \"echo Quickloading...; wait; load quick\"\n"
+"bind F10 \"quit\"\n"
+"bind F12 \"screenshot\"\n"
+
+"bind \\ +mlook\n"
+
+"bind PAUSE \"pause\"\n"
+"bind ESCAPE \"togglemenu\"\n"
+"bind ~ \"toggleconsole\"\n"
+"bind ` \"toggleconsole\"\n"
+
+"bind t \"messagemode\"\n"
+
+"bind + \"sizeup\"\n"
+"bind = \"sizeup\"\n"
+"bind - \"sizedown\"\n"
+
+"bind INS +klook\n"
+
+"bind MOUSE1 +attack\n"
+"bind MOUSE2 +jump\n"
+
+"bind LSHOULDER \"impulse 12\"\n"
+"bind RSHOULDER \"impulse 10\"\n"
+"bind LTRIGGER +jump\n"
+"bind RTRIGGER +attack\n"
+
+"gamma 1.0\n"
+"volume 0.7\n"
+"sensitivity 3\n"
+
+"viewsize 110\n"
+"scr_conscale 1.6\n"
+"scr_menuscale 1.6\n"
+"scr_sbarscale 1.6\n"
+
+"+mlook\n";