diff --git a/datamodels/2.x/itop-portal-base/portal/src/Brick/AbstractBrick.php b/datamodels/2.x/itop-portal-base/portal/src/Brick/AbstractBrick.php
index 599429ece7..798cc8accc 100644
--- a/datamodels/2.x/itop-portal-base/portal/src/Brick/AbstractBrick.php
+++ b/datamodels/2.x/itop-portal-base/portal/src/Brick/AbstractBrick.php
@@ -659,4 +659,28 @@ public function LoadFromXml(DesignElement $oMDElement)
 		return $this;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 *  Load brick configuration that is not part of the brick definition but is part of the portal global properties.
+	 * 
+	 * @param $aPortalProperties
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 * @since 3.2.1
+	 */
+	public function LoadFromPortalProperties($aPortalProperties) {
+		// Get the bricks templates
+		$aBricksTemplates = $aPortalProperties['templates']['bricks'];
+		$sClassFQDN = get_class($this);
+		
+		// Get the current brick templates
+		$aCurrentBricksTemplates = array_key_exists($sClassFQDN, $aBricksTemplates) ? $aBricksTemplates[$sClassFQDN] : [];
+		foreach($aCurrentBricksTemplates as $sTemplateKey => $sTemplate) {
+			// Clean the template id
+			$sTemplateId = str_ireplace($sClassFQDN.':', '', $sTemplateKey);
+			
+			// Call the set method for the template
+			$sSetTemplateMethodName = 'Set'.$sTemplateId.'TemplatePath';
+			$this->{$sSetTemplateMethodName}($sTemplate);
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/datamodels/2.x/itop-portal-base/portal/src/Brick/BrickCollection.php b/datamodels/2.x/itop-portal-base/portal/src/Brick/BrickCollection.php
index 167b4fc110..8dd29fc583 100644
--- a/datamodels/2.x/itop-portal-base/portal/src/Brick/BrickCollection.php
+++ b/datamodels/2.x/itop-portal-base/portal/src/Brick/BrickCollection.php
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 use DOMFormatException;
 use Exception;
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
 use UserRights;
 use ModuleDesign;
 use Combodo\iTop\Portal\Helper\ApplicationHelper;
@@ -47,15 +48,21 @@ class BrickCollection
 	private $aHomeOrdering;
 	/** @var array $aNavigationMenuOrdering */
 	private $aNavigationMenuOrdering;
+	/** @var \Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface $container
+	 * @since 3.2.1 
+	 */
+	private $container;
 
 	/**
 	 * BrickCollection constructor.
 	 *
 	 * @param \ModuleDesign $oModuleDesign
+	 * @param \Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface $container
 	 *
 	 * @throws \Exception
+	 * @since 3.2.1 Added $container parameter
 	 */
-	public function __construct(ModuleDesign $oModuleDesign)
+	public function __construct(ModuleDesign $oModuleDesign, ContainerInterface $container)
 	{
 		$this->oModuleDesign = $oModuleDesign;
 		$this->aAllowedBricks = null;
@@ -63,6 +70,7 @@ public function __construct(ModuleDesign $oModuleDesign)
 		$this->iDisplayedInNavigationMenu = 0;
 		$this->aHomeOrdering = array();
 		$this->aNavigationMenuOrdering = array();
+		$this->container = $container;
 
 		$this->Load();
 	}
@@ -196,6 +204,12 @@ private function GetRawBrickList()
 				{
 					/** @var \Combodo\iTop\Portal\Brick\PortalBrick $oBrick */
 					$oBrick = new $sBrickClass();
+					
+					// Load the portal properties that are common to all bricks of this type
+					$oPortalConf = $this->container->getParameter('combodo.portal.instance.conf');
+					$oBrick->LoadFromPortalProperties($oPortalConf['properties']);
+					
+					// Load the brick specific properties from its XML definition
 					$oBrick->LoadFromXml($oBrickNode);
 
 					$aBricks[] = $oBrick;
diff --git a/datamodels/2.x/itop-portal-base/portal/src/DependencyInjection/SilexCompatBootstrap/PortalXmlConfiguration/Basic.php b/datamodels/2.x/itop-portal-base/portal/src/DependencyInjection/SilexCompatBootstrap/PortalXmlConfiguration/Basic.php
index d9f870eb76..4a96b8f2bc 100644
--- a/datamodels/2.x/itop-portal-base/portal/src/DependencyInjection/SilexCompatBootstrap/PortalXmlConfiguration/Basic.php
+++ b/datamodels/2.x/itop-portal-base/portal/src/DependencyInjection/SilexCompatBootstrap/PortalXmlConfiguration/Basic.php
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ private function GetInitialPortalConf()
 				'templates' => array(
 					'layout' => 'itop-portal-base/portal/templates/layout.html.twig',
 					'home' => 'itop-portal-base/portal/templates/home/layout.html.twig',
+					'bricks' => array(),
 				),
 				'urlmaker_class' => null,
 				'triggers_query' => null,
@@ -185,6 +186,14 @@ private function ParseTemplateAndTheme(array $aPortalConf, DesignElement $oPrope
 							$aPortalConf['properties']['templates'][$sNodeId] = $oSubNode->GetText(null);
 							break;
 						default:
+							// Try to accept the value as a global brick template
+							$sXsiType = $oSubNode->getAttribute('xsi:type');
+							if (utils::IsNotNullOrEmptyString($sXsiType))
+							{
+								$aPortalConf['properties']['templates']['bricks'][$sXsiType][$sNodeId] = $oSubNode->GetText(null);
+								break;
+							}
+
 							throw new DOMFormatException(
 								'Value "'.$sNodeId.'" is not handled for template[@id]',
 								null, null, $oSubNode