diff --git a/connectomics/volume/subvolume_processor.py b/connectomics/volume/subvolume_processor.py
index 9abad4c..40af9f3 100644
--- a/connectomics/volume/subvolume_processor.py
+++ b/connectomics/volume/subvolume_processor.py
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
 import enum
 import importlib
 import inspect
-from typing import Any, List, Optional, Tuple, Type, Union
+import logging
+from typing import Any, Callable, List, Optional, Tuple, Type, TypeVar, Union
 
 from connectomics.common import array
 from connectomics.common import bounding_box
@@ -325,3 +326,50 @@ def get_processor(config: SubvolumeProcessorConfig) -> SubvolumeProcessor:
   processor = getattr(package, name)
   args = {} if not config.args else config.args
   return processor(**args)
+
+
+class DefaultConfigType(enum.Enum):
+  EM_2D = 'em_2d'
+  # TODO(timblakely): Support additional configuration.
+  # EM_3D = 'em_3d'
+  # LICONN = 'liconn'
+
+
+_KNOWN_DEFAULT_PROCESSOR_CONFIGS = {}
+
+
+T = TypeVar('T', bound=utils.IsDataclass)
+
+
+def register_default_config(
+    config_type: DefaultConfigType,
+    config_class: Type[utils.IsDataclass],
+    config_fn: Callable[[dict[str, Any] | None], utils.IsDataclass],
+):
+  """Registers a default configuration for a given config type and class."""
+  config_type_map = _KNOWN_DEFAULT_PROCESSOR_CONFIGS.setdefault(config_type, {})
+  if config_class in config_type_map:
+    logging.warning(
+        'Default config for %s already registered for %s overwriting.',
+        config_class,
+        config_type,
+    )
+  config_type_map[config_class] = config_fn
+
+
+def default_config(
+    config_class: Type[T],
+    config_type: DefaultConfigType | None = None,
+    overrides: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
+    fallback_to_em_2d: bool = True,
+) -> T:
+  """Returns a default configuration for a given config type and class."""
+  if config_type is None and fallback_to_em_2d:
+    logging.warning('No default config type specified, falling back to EM_2D.')
+    config_type = DefaultConfigType.EM_2D
+  if config_type not in _KNOWN_DEFAULT_PROCESSOR_CONFIGS:
+    raise ValueError(f'No default configurations available for {config_type}')
+  default_map = _KNOWN_DEFAULT_PROCESSOR_CONFIGS[config_type]
+  if config_class not in default_map:
+    raise ValueError(f'No default config for {config_class} for {config_type}')
+  return default_map[config_class](overrides)