diff --git a/default.beamer b/default.beamer
index da081fae6..ba61f124b 100644
--- a/default.beamer
+++ b/default.beamer
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ $endif$
 $if(fonttheme)$
 \usefonttheme{$fonttheme$}
 $endif$
+\setbeamertemplate{caption}[numbered]
+\setbeamertemplate{caption label separator}{:}
+\setbeamercolor{caption name}{fg=normal text.fg}
 \usepackage{amssymb,amsmath}
 \usepackage{ifxetex,ifluatex}
 \usepackage{fixltx2e} % provides \textsubscript