diff --git a/config/config.json b/config/config.json
index 6958390..cd986ff 100644
--- a/config/config.json
+++ b/config/config.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "token": "SET_ME",
-  "application_id": "",
+  "application_id": "858345055966461973",
   "enabled": 1,
   "poll_interval_s": 12,
   "presence_state": "On PS4"
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/deploy/ARTWORK.md b/deploy/ARTWORK.md
index 0217c9a..f159a0c 100644
--- a/deploy/ARTWORK.md
+++ b/deploy/ARTWORK.md
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ Create an application, upload one PNG per game under Art Assets named
 as the lowercase title ID, set `application_id` in config. The daemon
 sends the asset key instead. Capped at 300 assets per app.
 
+Current default: the public PS4-Rich-Presence-for-Discord application
+(zorua98741/bshar1865, ID 858345055966461973), which already hosts
+per-title art. Borrowed backend, credited here: if it ever goes away,
+art degrades to nothing and everything else keeps working. Replace the
+default with your own app ID to own the whole chain.
+
 ## Runtime behavior
 
 URL pack wins when `art_base_url` is set, uploaded keys when only
diff --git a/orbisrpc/cfg.c b/orbisrpc/cfg.c
index 474ac13..d40e103 100644
--- a/orbisrpc/cfg.c
+++ b/orbisrpc/cfg.c
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ void cfg_defaults(cfg_t *c) {
     c->poll_interval_s = 12;
     strncpy(c->token, "SET_ME", sizeof(c->token)-1);
     strncpy(c->presence_state, "On PS4", sizeof(c->presence_state)-1);
+    /* Default art backend: asset keys resolve against the public
+     * PS4-Rich-Presence-for-Discord application (zorua98741/bshar1865),
+     * which already hosts per-title art under lowercase title IDs.
+     * Dependency, not ours: if it ever goes away, art degrades to
+     * nothing and everything else keeps working. */
+    strncpy(c->application_id, "858345055966461973", sizeof(c->application_id)-1);
 }
 
 /* keep the daemon sane if the user puts junk in config */