He began devising a "Boris blueprint" so he can ape the London mayor's appeal which saw him re-elected despite a disastrous week for the Tories.
Mr Cameron is re-examining every Bill to be announced in Wednesday's State opening of Parliament. Issues such as crime, immigration and jobs will now take centre stage.
Less popular ideas such as Lords reform and gay marriage could be watered down or kicked into the long grass. A Whitehall source said: "Boris has made David see the error of his ways.
"He is going through the speech line by line. It's usually set in stone but we're all braced for last-minute tweaks."
Mr Cameron was spurred into his last-minute rewrite after losing 405 council seats in Thursday's local elections.
His party has suffered as the coalition with Nick Clegg's Lib Dems has alienated right-wing Tory voters. Cameron also faces an "alternative Queen's Speech" being drawn up by fed-up troops.
But Boris bucked the trend for a second term as London mayor on a traditional Tory agenda of tax cuts, tackling crime and EU bashing.
In his victory speech he said: "It's all about the things that matter." He even joked at a champagne-fuelled party after his win: "We survived the rain, the BBC, the Budget — and the endorsement of David Cameron."
Tory ex-Cabinet minister John Redwood has urged Mr Cameron to listen to ordinary voters.
He tells The Sun today: "Boris won by sounding and acting more Tory than the national party."
Last night bookies slashed the odds of Boris becoming the next PM to 3-1.
Mr Cameron now aims to make the war on crime his main focus.
The speech will unveil plans for a new National Crime Agency to tackle the UK's 7,000 organised crime gangs. The NCA will cover drugs, guns, fraud, child abuse, people trafficking and cyber crime.
New laws to force internet giants to keep email records to make it easier to catch online paedophiles will also be announced.
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