diff --git a/netbox/users/preferences.py b/netbox/users/preferences.py
index c66bc96c0..cff6a3c9b 100644
--- a/netbox/users/preferences.py
+++ b/netbox/users/preferences.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 class UserPreference:
-
+    """
+    Represents a configurable user preference.
+    """
     def __init__(self, label, choices, default=None, description='', coerce=lambda x: x):
         self.label = label
         self.choices = choices
diff --git a/netbox/users/tests/test_models.py b/netbox/users/tests/test_models.py
index 8047796c4..48d440278 100644
--- a/netbox/users/tests/test_models.py
+++ b/netbox/users/tests/test_models.py
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from django.test import TestCase
 
-from users.models import UserConfig
-
 
 class UserConfigTest(TestCase):
 
diff --git a/netbox/users/tests/test_preferences.py b/netbox/users/tests/test_preferences.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..23e94e8ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/netbox/users/tests/test_preferences.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+from django.contrib.auth.models import User
+from django.test import override_settings, TestCase
+
+from users.preferences import UserPreference
+
+
+DEFAULT_USER_PREFERENCES = {
+    'pagination': {
+        'per_page': 250,
+    }
+}
+
+
+class UserPreferencesTest(TestCase):
+
+    def test_userpreference(self):
+        CHOICES = (
+            ('foo', 'Foo'),
+            ('bar', 'Bar'),
+        )
+        kwargs = {
+            'label': 'Test Preference',
+            'choices': CHOICES,
+            'default': CHOICES[0][0],
+            'description': 'Description',
+        }
+        userpref = UserPreference(**kwargs)
+
+        self.assertEqual(userpref.label, kwargs['label'])
+        self.assertEqual(userpref.choices, kwargs['choices'])
+        self.assertEqual(userpref.default, kwargs['default'])
+        self.assertEqual(userpref.description, kwargs['description'])
+
+    @override_settings(DEFAULT_USER_PREFERENCES=DEFAULT_USER_PREFERENCES)
+    def test_default_preferences(self):
+        user = User.objects.create(username='User 1')
+        userconfig = user.config
+
+        self.assertEqual(userconfig.data, DEFAULT_USER_PREFERENCES)