diff --git a/src/Squidex/app/features/content/pages/content/content-field.component.html b/src/Squidex/app/features/content/pages/content/content-field.component.html
index b8adf3f69..802caaafd 100644
--- a/src/Squidex/app/features/content/pages/content/content-field.component.html
+++ b/src/Squidex/app/features/content/pages/content/content-field.component.html
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
                             </div>
                             <div *ngSwitchCase="'Dropdown'">
                                 <select class="form-control" [formControlName]="partition">
-                                    <option></option>
+                                    <option [ngValue]="null"></option>
                                     <option *ngFor="let value of field.properties.allowedValues" [ngValue]="value">{{value}}</option>
                                 </select>
                             </div>
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
                             </div>
                             <div *ngSwitchCase="'Dropdown'">
                                 <select class="form-control" [formControlName]="partition">
+                                    <option [ngValue]="null"></option>
                                     <option *ngFor="let value of field.properties.allowedValues" [ngValue]="value">{{value}}</option>
                                 </select>
                             </div>
diff --git a/src/Squidex/app/features/content/pages/content/content-page.component.ts b/src/Squidex/app/features/content/pages/content/content-page.component.ts
index dc2c17764..fc0e42533 100644
--- a/src/Squidex/app/features/content/pages/content/content-page.component.ts
+++ b/src/Squidex/app/features/content/pages/content/content-page.component.ts
@@ -270,11 +270,23 @@ export class ContentPageComponent implements CanComponentDeactivate, OnDestroy,
                     fieldForm.controls['iv'].setValue(fieldValue['iv'] === undefined ? null : fieldValue['iv']);
                 }
             }
-
             if (this.content.status === 'Archived') {
                 this.contentForm.disable();
             }
+        } else {
+            for (const field of this.schema.fields) {
+                const defaultValue = field.defaultValue();
+                if (defaultValue) {
+                    const fieldForm = <FormGroup>this.contentForm.get(field.name);
+                    if (field.partitioning === 'language') {
+                        for (let language of this.languages) {
+                            fieldForm.controls[language.iso2Code].setValue(defaultValue);
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        fieldForm.controls['iv'].setValue(defaultValue);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
-}
-
+}
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diff --git a/src/Squidex/app/shared/services/schemas.service.spec.ts b/src/Squidex/app/shared/services/schemas.service.spec.ts
index 2f8ec096e..891991edd 100644
--- a/src/Squidex/app/shared/services/schemas.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/Squidex/app/shared/services/schemas.service.spec.ts
@@ -12,15 +12,18 @@ import {
     AddFieldDto,
     AnalyticsService,
     ApiUrlConfig,
+    AssetsFieldPropertiesDto,
     CreateSchemaDto,
     createProperties,
     DateTime,
+    DateTimeFieldPropertiesDto,
     FieldDto,
     LocalCacheService,
     SchemaDetailsDto,
     SchemaDto,
     SchemaPropertiesDto,
     SchemasService,
+    StringFieldPropertiesDto,
     UpdateFieldDto,
     UpdateSchemaDto,
     UpdateSchemaScriptsDto,
@@ -682,4 +685,34 @@ describe('SchemasService', () => {
 
         req.flush({});
     }));
+});
+
+describe('FieldPropertiesDto', () => {
+    it('should return default value for StringFieldProperties', () => {
+        const dto = new StringFieldPropertiesDto(null, null, null, false, false, 'Input', 'Default Value');
+        expect(dto.getDefaultValue()).toEqual('Default Value');
+    });
+
+    it('should return default for DateFieldProperties', () => {
+        const now = DateTime.now();
+        const dto = new DateTimeFieldPropertiesDto(null, null, null, false, false, 'Input', now.toISOString());
+        expect(dto.getDefaultValue()).toEqual(now.toISOString());
+    });
+
+    it('should return calculated date when Today for DateFieldProperties', () => {
+        const now = DateTime.now().date;
+        const dto = new DateTimeFieldPropertiesDto(null, null, null, false, false, 'Input', null, null, null, 'Today');
+        expect(dto.getDefaultValue()).toEqual(now.toUTCStringFormat('ddd, DD MMM YYYY hh:mm:ss Z'));
+    });
+
+    it('should return calculated date when Now for DateFieldProperties', () => {
+        const now = DateTime.now();
+        const dto = new DateTimeFieldPropertiesDto(null, null, null, false, false, 'Input', null, null, null, 'Now');
+        expect(dto.getDefaultValue()).toEqual(now.toUTCStringFormat('ddd, DD MMM YYYY hh:mm:ss Z'));
+    });
+
+    it('should return null for default properties', () => {
+        const dto = new AssetsFieldPropertiesDto(null, null, null, false, false);
+        expect(dto.getDefaultValue()).toEqual(null);
+    });
 });
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diff --git a/src/Squidex/app/shared/services/schemas.service.ts b/src/Squidex/app/shared/services/schemas.service.ts
index 0bde5f358..d21777b4e 100644
--- a/src/Squidex/app/shared/services/schemas.service.ts
+++ b/src/Squidex/app/shared/services/schemas.service.ts
@@ -317,6 +317,10 @@ export class FieldDto {
     public createValidators(isOptional: boolean): ValidatorFn[] {
         return this.properties.createValidators(isOptional);
     }
+
+    public defaultValue(): any {
+        return this.properties.getDefaultValue();
+    }
 }
 
 export abstract class FieldPropertiesDto {
@@ -333,6 +337,10 @@ export abstract class FieldPropertiesDto {
     public abstract formatValue(value: any): string;
 
     public abstract createValidators(isOptional: boolean): ValidatorFn[];
+
+    public getDefaultValue(): any {
+        return null;
+    }
 }
 
 export class StringFieldPropertiesDto extends FieldPropertiesDto {
@@ -387,6 +395,10 @@ export class StringFieldPropertiesDto extends FieldPropertiesDto {
 
         return validators;
     }
+
+    public getDefaultValue(): any {
+        return this.defaultValue;
+    }
 }
 
 export class NumberFieldPropertiesDto extends FieldPropertiesDto {
@@ -426,11 +438,19 @@ export class NumberFieldPropertiesDto extends FieldPropertiesDto {
         }
 
         if (this.allowedValues && this.allowedValues.length > 0) {
-            validators.push(ValidatorsEx.validValues(this.allowedValues));
+            if (this.isRequired && !isOptional) {
+                validators.push(ValidatorsEx.validValues(this.allowedValues));
+            } else {
+                validators.push(ValidatorsEx.validValues(this.allowedValues.concat([null])));
+            }
         }
 
         return validators;
     }
+
+    public getDefaultValue(): any {
+        return this.defaultValue;
+    }
 }
 
 export class DateTimeFieldPropertiesDto extends FieldPropertiesDto {
@@ -473,6 +493,17 @@ export class DateTimeFieldPropertiesDto extends FieldPropertiesDto {
 
         return validators;
     }
+
+    public getDefaultValue(): any {
+        if (this.calculatedDefaultValue != null) {
+            let now = DateTime.now();
+            if (this.calculatedDefaultValue === 'Today') {
+                now = now.date;
+            }
+            return now.toUTCStringFormat('ddd, DD MMM YYYY hh:mm:ss Z');
+        }
+        return this.defaultValue;
+    }
 }
 
 export class BooleanFieldPropertiesDto extends FieldPropertiesDto {
@@ -502,6 +533,10 @@ export class BooleanFieldPropertiesDto extends FieldPropertiesDto {
 
         return validators;
     }
+
+    public getDefaultValue(): any {
+        return this.defaultValue;
+    }
 }
 
 export class GeolocationFieldPropertiesDto extends FieldPropertiesDto {