diff --git a/modules/luci-base/luasrc/view/cbi/dropdown.htm b/modules/luci-base/luasrc/view/cbi/dropdown.htm
index 40bd8e9536..95bd0d4bdc 100644
--- a/modules/luci-base/luasrc/view/cbi/dropdown.htm
+++ b/modules/luci-base/luasrc/view/cbi/dropdown.htm
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <%+cbi/valueheader%>
 <div<%=attr("data-ui-widget", luci.util.serialize_json({
-	"Dropdown", self:cfgvalue(section), self:choices(), {
+	"Dropdown", self:cfgvalue(section) or self.default, self:choices(), {
 		id = cbid,
 		name = cbid,
 		sort = self.keylist,
diff --git a/modules/luci-base/luasrc/view/cbi/dynlist.htm b/modules/luci-base/luasrc/view/cbi/dynlist.htm
index d50328d79f..2a3da67ff9 100644
--- a/modules/luci-base/luasrc/view/cbi/dynlist.htm
+++ b/modules/luci-base/luasrc/view/cbi/dynlist.htm
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <%+cbi/valueheader%>
 <div<%=attr("data-ui-widget", luci.util.serialize_json({
-	"DynamicList", self:cfgvalue(section), self:choices(), {
+	"DynamicList", self:cfgvalue(section) or self.default, self:choices(), {
 		name = cbid,
 		size = self.size,
 		sort = self.keylist,
diff --git a/modules/luci-base/luasrc/view/cbi/lvalue.htm b/modules/luci-base/luasrc/view/cbi/lvalue.htm
index e076488356..920b5e9f92 100644
--- a/modules/luci-base/luasrc/view/cbi/lvalue.htm
+++ b/modules/luci-base/luasrc/view/cbi/lvalue.htm
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <%+cbi/valueheader%>
 <div<%=attr("data-ui-widget", luci.util.serialize_json({
-	"Select", self:cfgvalue(section), self:choices(), {
+	"Select", self:cfgvalue(section) or self.default, self:choices(), {
 		id = cbid,
 		name = cbid,
 		size = self.size,
diff --git a/modules/luci-base/luasrc/view/cbi/tvalue.htm b/modules/luci-base/luasrc/view/cbi/tvalue.htm
index d1e9e66728..f3b12bd094 100644
--- a/modules/luci-base/luasrc/view/cbi/tvalue.htm
+++ b/modules/luci-base/luasrc/view/cbi/tvalue.htm
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <%+cbi/valueheader%>
 	<textarea class="cbi-input-textarea" <% if not self.size then %> style="width: 100%"<% else %> cols="<%=self.size%>"<% end %> data-update="change"<%= attr("name", cbid) .. attr("id", cbid) .. ifattr(self.rows, "rows") .. ifattr(self.wrap, "wrap")  .. ifattr(self.readonly, "readonly") %>>
-	<%-=pcdata(self:cfgvalue(section))-%>
+	<%-=pcdata(self:cfgvalue(section) or self.default)-%>
 	</textarea>
 <%+cbi/valuefooter%>