diff --git a/src/wp-admin/edit-tags.php b/src/wp-admin/edit-tags.php
index 6efdeb9b0527d..c8aa12a651021 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/edit-tags.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/edit-tags.php
@@ -627,11 +627,14 @@
 <div class="form-wrap edit-term-notes">
 <p>
 	<?php
+	$default_category_id = get_option( 'default_category' );
 	printf(
-		/* translators: %s: Default category. */
-		__( 'Deleting a category does not delete the posts in that category. Instead, posts that were only assigned to the deleted category are set to the default category %s. The default category cannot be deleted.' ),
+		/* translators: 1: Default category name, 2: URL to edit the default category, 3: URL to Writing Settings. */
+		__( 'Deleting a category does not delete the posts in that category. Instead, posts that were only assigned to the deleted category are set to the default category %1$s. The default category cannot be deleted, but it can be <a href="%2$s">renamed</a> or you can choose a <a href="%3$s">different default category</a>.' ),
 		/** This filter is documented in wp-includes/category-template.php */
-		'<strong>' . apply_filters( 'the_category', get_cat_name( get_option( 'default_category' ) ), '', '' ) . '</strong>'
+		'<strong>' . apply_filters( 'the_category', get_cat_name( $default_category_id ), '', '' ) . '</strong>',
+		esc_url( get_edit_term_link( $default_category_id, 'category' ) ),
+		esc_url( admin_url( 'options-writing.php#default_category' ) )
 	);
 	?>
 </p>
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-terms-list-table.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-terms-list-table.php
index 7537a499974d5..3c70221ee3831 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-terms-list-table.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-terms-list-table.php
@@ -383,6 +383,12 @@ public function column_cb( $item ) {
 	public function column_name( $tag ) {
 		$taxonomy = $this->screen->taxonomy;
 
+		$default_term       = get_option( 'default_' . $taxonomy );
+		$default_term_label = '';
+		if ( $tag->term_id === (int) $default_term ) {
+			$default_term_label = ' &mdash; <span class="taxonomy-default-label">' . __( 'Default' ) . '</span>';
+		}
+
 		$pad = str_repeat( '&#8212; ', max( 0, $this->level ) );
 
 		/**
@@ -422,8 +428,9 @@ public function column_name( $tag ) {
 		}
 
 		$output = sprintf(
-			'<strong>%s</strong><br />',
-			$name
+			'<strong>%s%s</strong><br />',
+			$name,
+			$default_term_label
 		);
 
 		/** This filter is documented in wp-admin/includes/class-wp-terms-list-table.php */
@@ -532,6 +539,14 @@ protected function handle_row_actions( $item, $column_name, $primary ) {
 			);
 		}
 
+		if ( 'category' === $taxonomy && (int) get_option( 'default_category' ) === $tag->term_id ) {
+			$actions['change-default'] = sprintf(
+				'<a href="%s">%s</a>',
+				admin_url( 'options-writing.php#default_category' ),
+				__( 'Change Default' )
+			);
+		}
+
 		/**
 		 * Filters the action links displayed for each term in the Tags list table.
 		 *