diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/ScriptLoader.java b/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/ScriptLoader.java
index 333d907e306..2bb488806b7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/ScriptLoader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/ScriptLoader.java
@@ -5,11 +5,8 @@
 import ch.njol.skript.config.SectionNode;
 import ch.njol.skript.config.SimpleNode;
 import ch.njol.skript.events.bukkit.PreScriptLoadEvent;
-import ch.njol.skript.lang.ExecutionIntent;
-import ch.njol.skript.lang.Section;
-import ch.njol.skript.lang.SkriptParser;
-import ch.njol.skript.lang.Statement;
-import ch.njol.skript.lang.TriggerItem;
+import ch.njol.skript.lang.*;
+import ch.njol.skript.lang.globals.GlobalOptions;
 import ch.njol.skript.lang.parser.ParserInstance;
 import ch.njol.skript.log.CountingLogHandler;
 import ch.njol.skript.log.LogEntry;
@@ -971,7 +968,7 @@ public static String replaceOptions(String string) {
 			return string;
 		OptionsData optionsData = parser.getCurrentScript().getData(OptionsData.class);
 		if (optionsData == null)
-			return string;
+			return GlobalOptions.replaceOptions(string);
 		return optionsData.replaceOptions(string);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/Skript.java b/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/Skript.java
index 2b8d8c142d1..8f00a6628c4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/Skript.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/Skript.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 import ch.njol.skript.lang.*;
 import ch.njol.skript.lang.Effect;
 import ch.njol.skript.lang.Condition.ConditionType;
+import ch.njol.skript.lang.globals.GlobalOptions;
 import ch.njol.skript.lang.util.SimpleExpression;
 import ch.njol.skript.localization.Language;
 import ch.njol.skript.localization.Message;
@@ -521,6 +522,13 @@ public void onEnable() {
 		RuntimeErrorManager.refresh();
 		getRuntimeErrorManager().addConsumer(new BukkitRuntimeErrorConsumer());
 
+		File globalsFolder = new File(Skript.getInstance().getDataFolder(), "/globals/");
+		if (!globalsFolder.exists()) {
+			globalsFolder.mkdir();
+		}
+
+ 		new GlobalOptions().load();
+
 		// Now override the verbosity if test mode is enabled
 		if (TestMode.VERBOSITY != null)
 			SkriptLogger.setVerbosity(Verbosity.valueOf(TestMode.VERBOSITY));
diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/SkriptCommand.java b/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/SkriptCommand.java
index 5592fed5537..bc4146fa7e1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/SkriptCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/SkriptCommand.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import ch.njol.skript.doc.Documentation;
 import ch.njol.skript.doc.HTMLGenerator;
 import ch.njol.skript.doc.JSONGenerator;
+import ch.njol.skript.lang.globals.GlobalOptions;
 import ch.njol.skript.localization.ArgsMessage;
 import ch.njol.skript.localization.Language;
 import ch.njol.skript.localization.PluralizingArgsMessage;
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ public class SkriptCommand implements CommandExecutor {
 				.add("config")
 				.add("aliases")
 				.add("scripts")
+				.add("global-options")
 				.add("<script>")
 			).add(new CommandHelp("enable", SkriptColor.DARK_RED)
 				.add("all")
@@ -138,8 +140,9 @@ public boolean onCommand(CommandSender sender, Command command, String label, St
 			if (args[0].equalsIgnoreCase("reload")) {
 
 				if (args[1].equalsIgnoreCase("all")) {
-					reloading(sender, "config, aliases and scripts", logHandler);
+					reloading(sender, "config, aliases, global options and scripts", logHandler);
 					SkriptConfig.load();
+					new GlobalOptions().load();
 					Aliases.clear();
 					Aliases.loadAsync().thenRun(() -> {
 						ScriptLoader.unloadScripts(ScriptLoader.getLoadedScripts());
@@ -147,7 +150,7 @@ public boolean onCommand(CommandSender sender, Command command, String label, St
 							.thenAccept(info -> {
 								if (info.files == 0)
 									Skript.warning(Skript.m_no_scripts.toString());
-								reloaded(sender, logHandler, timingLogHandler, "config, aliases and scripts");
+								reloaded(sender, logHandler, timingLogHandler, "config, aliases, global options and scripts");
 							});
 					});
 				} else if (args[1].equalsIgnoreCase("scripts")) {
@@ -168,6 +171,11 @@ public boolean onCommand(CommandSender sender, Command command, String label, St
 					reloading(sender, "aliases", logHandler);
 					Aliases.clear();
 					Aliases.loadAsync().thenRun(() -> reloaded(sender, logHandler, timingLogHandler, "aliases"));
+				} else if (args[1].equalsIgnoreCase("global-options")) {
+					reloading(sender, "global options", logHandler);
+					new GlobalOptions().load();
+					reloaded(sender, logHandler, timingLogHandler, "global options");
+					info(sender, "reload.global options");
 				} else { // Reloading an individual Script or folder
 					File scriptFile = getScriptFromArgs(sender, args);
 					if (scriptFile == null)
diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/lang/globals/GlobalFile.java b/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/lang/globals/GlobalFile.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2a31c5b0319
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/lang/globals/GlobalFile.java
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package ch.njol.skript.lang.globals;
+
+import ch.njol.skript.Skript;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.StandardCopyOption;
+
+/**
+ * Represents a file in the globals folder
+ */
+abstract class GlobalFile {
+
+	protected final File file;
+
+	public GlobalFile(String name) {
+		String filePath = "globals/" + name + ".sk";
+		file = new File(Skript.getInstance().getDataFolder(), filePath);
+
+		if (!file.exists()) {
+			copyFile(filePath, file);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Copies a file from the Skript jar into the target file
+	 */
+	private static void copyFile(String sourcePath, File targetFile) {
+		try (InputStream stream = Skript.getInstance().getResource(sourcePath)) {
+			if (stream == null) {
+				Skript.error("The " + sourcePath + " file doesn't exist and couldn't be read from the jar file.");
+				return;
+			}
+			Files.copy(stream, targetFile.toPath(), StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING);
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			Skript.exception(e, "Error while loading the " + sourcePath + " file from the jar file.");
+		}
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/lang/globals/GlobalOptions.java b/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/lang/globals/GlobalOptions.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1125cffdc57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/lang/globals/GlobalOptions.java
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+package ch.njol.skript.lang.globals;
+
+import ch.njol.skript.Skript;
+import ch.njol.skript.config.Config;
+import ch.njol.skript.structures.StructOptions;
+import ch.njol.util.StringUtils;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.regex.Matcher;
+
+/**
+ * Represents the 'globals/options.sk' file
+ */
+public class GlobalOptions extends GlobalFile {
+
+	private static final Map<String, String> options = new HashMap<>();
+
+	public GlobalOptions() {
+		super("options");
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Loads the 'globals/options.sk' file
+	 */
+	public void load() {
+		options.clear();
+		try {
+			Config config = new Config(file, true, false, ":");
+			config.getMainNode().convertToEntries(-1);
+			StructOptions.loadOptions(config.getMainNode(), "", options);
+
+			// for unit tests
+			if (Skript.testing()) {
+				options.put("GlobalOptionTest", "works!!!");
+				options.put("GlobalOptionOverrideTest", "shouldn't work!!!");
+			}
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			throw new RuntimeException(e);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @return An unmodifiable map of global options
+	 */
+	public static Map<String, String> getOptions() {
+		return Collections.unmodifiableMap(options);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Replaces global options in a string
+	 */
+	public static String replaceOptions(String string) {
+		if (options.isEmpty()) { // don't bother
+			return string;
+		}
+		return StringUtils.replaceAll(string, "\\{@(.+?)\\}", m -> {
+			String option = GlobalOptions.getOptions().get(m.group(1));
+			if (option == null) {
+				return m.group();
+			}
+			return Matcher.quoteReplacement(option);
+		});
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/structures/StructOptions.java b/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/structures/StructOptions.java
index 2224a7b1641..665c240bf1b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/structures/StructOptions.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/structures/StructOptions.java
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@
 import ch.njol.skript.doc.Examples;
 import ch.njol.skript.doc.Name;
 import ch.njol.skript.doc.Since;
+import ch.njol.skript.lang.globals.GlobalOptions;
 import ch.njol.skript.lang.Literal;
 import ch.njol.skript.lang.SkriptParser.ParseResult;
 import ch.njol.util.StringUtils;
 import org.bukkit.event.Event;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 import org.skriptlang.skript.lang.entry.EntryContainer;
-import org.skriptlang.skript.lang.script.Script;
 import org.skriptlang.skript.lang.script.ScriptData;
 import org.skriptlang.skript.lang.structure.Structure;
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public boolean init(Literal<?>[] args, int matchedPattern, ParseResult parseResu
 		return true;
 	}
 
-	private void loadOptions(SectionNode sectionNode, String prefix, Map<String, String> options) {
+	public static void loadOptions(SectionNode sectionNode, String prefix, Map<String, String> options) {
 		for (Node node : sectionNode) {
 			if (node instanceof EntryNode) {
 				options.put(prefix + node.getKey(), ((EntryNode) node).getValue());
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public static final class OptionsData implements ScriptData {
 		@SuppressWarnings("ConstantConditions") // no way to get null as callback does not return null anywhere
 		public String replaceOptions(String string) {
 			return StringUtils.replaceAll(string, "\\{@(.+?)\\}", m -> {
-				String option = options.get(m.group(1));
+				String option = options.getOrDefault(m.group(1), GlobalOptions.getOptions().get(m.group(1)));
 				if (option == null) {
 					Skript.error("undefined option " + m.group());
 					return m.group();
diff --git a/src/main/resources/globals/options.sk b/src/main/resources/globals/options.sk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ff74890f36f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/globals/options.sk
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#
+# This file lets you set options globally.
+# Options here will be available across all scripts.
+# Scripts can override a global option by creating an option with the same name as the global one.
+# When you edit this file, you must first reload global-options and then reload all the script files that use global options.
+#
+# Example usage of this file:
+#
+# server name: SkriptLand   # {@server name}
+# join messages:
+#   first join: %player% joined for the first time!   # {@join messages.first join}
+#   welcome back: Welcome back %player%!   # {@join messages.welcome back}
+#
diff --git a/src/main/resources/lang/english.lang b/src/main/resources/lang/english.lang
index 6338a783d40..1195fb74fe8 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/lang/english.lang
+++ b/src/main/resources/lang/english.lang
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ skript command:
 			all: Reloads the config, all aliases configs and all scripts
 			config: Reloads the main config
 			aliases: Reloads the aliases configs (aliases-english.zip or plugin jar)
+			global-options: Reloads the global options
 			scripts: Reloads all scripts
 			<script>: Reloads a specific script or a folder of scripts
 		enable:
@@ -64,11 +65,13 @@ skript command:
 		error details: <light red>    %s<reset>\n
 		other details: <white>    %s<reset>\n
 		line details: <gold>    Line: <gray>%s<reset>\n <reset>
+		global options: You must also reload any scripts that use global options for the changes to take effect.
 
-		config, aliases and scripts: the config, aliases and all scripts
+		config, aliases, global options and scripts: the config, aliases, global options and all scripts
 		scripts: all scripts
 		main config: the main configuration
 		aliases: the aliases
+		global options: the global options
 		script: <gold>%s<reset>
 		scripts in folder: all scripts in <gold>%s<reset>
 		x scripts in folder success: <gold>%2$s <lime>script¦¦s¦ in <gold>%1$s<reset>
diff --git a/src/test/skript/tests/misc/global-options.sk b/src/test/skript/tests/misc/global-options.sk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0aa714d3ec1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/skript/tests/misc/global-options.sk
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+options:
+	GlobalOptionOverrideTest: overridden!
+
+test "global options":
+	assert "{@GlobalOptionTest}" is "works!!!" with "global option didn't work"
+	assert "{@GlobalOptionOverrideTest}" is "overridden!" with "overriding global option didn't work"