diff --git a/modules/ui/field.js b/modules/ui/field.js
index ee70f98c5..d2c34ebd8 100644
--- a/modules/ui/field.js
+++ b/modules/ui/field.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export function uiField(context, presetField, entity, options) {
 
     var dispatch = d3.dispatch('change'),
         field = _.clone(presetField),
+        show = options.show,
         state = '',
         tags = {};
 
@@ -33,8 +34,6 @@ export function uiField(context, presetField, entity, options) {
 
     field.keys = field.keys || [field.key];
 
-    field.show = options.show;
-
 
     function isModified() {
         if (!entity) return false;
@@ -176,8 +175,18 @@ export function uiField(context, presetField, entity, options) {
     };
 
 
+    field.show = function() {
+        show = true;
+        if (field.default && field.key && tags[field.key] !== field.default) {
+            var t = {};
+            t[field.key] = field.default;
+            dispatch.call('change', this, t);
+        }
+    };
+
+
     field.isShown = function() {
-        return field.show || _.some(field.keys, function(key) { return !!tags[key]; });
+        return show || _.some(field.keys, function(key) { return !!tags[key]; });
     };
 
 
diff --git a/modules/ui/form_fields.js b/modules/ui/form_fields.js
index bcb234558..25876376b 100644
--- a/modules/ui/form_fields.js
+++ b/modules/ui/form_fields.js
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ export function uiFormFields(context) {
                 .minItems(1)
                 .on('accept', function (d) {
                     var field = d.field;
-                    field.show = true;
+                    field.show();
                     render(selection);
                     if (field.type !== 'semiCombo' && field.type !== 'multiCombo') {
                         field.focus();