diff --git a/Classes/Tca/Registry.php b/Classes/Tca/Registry.php
index d60fba3f..8fcf5dab 100644
--- a/Classes/Tca/Registry.php
+++ b/Classes/Tca/Registry.php
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ public function configureContainer(ContainerConfiguration $containerConfiguratio
             }
             $GLOBALS['TCA']['tt_content']['types'][$containerConfiguration->getCType()]['creationOptions']['saveAndClose'] =
                 $containerConfiguration->getSaveAndCloseInNewContentElementWizard();
+            if ($containerConfiguration->getDefaultValues() !== []) {
+                $GLOBALS['TCA']['tt_content']['types'][$containerConfiguration->getCType()]['creationOptions']['defaultValues'] =
+                    $containerConfiguration->getDefaultValues();
+            }
         }
         foreach ($containerConfiguration->getGrid() as $row) {
             foreach ($row as $column) {
diff --git a/Tests/Acceptance/Backend/LayoutCest.php b/Tests/Acceptance/Backend/LayoutCest.php
index e5e77c2e..f38eaff1 100644
--- a/Tests/Acceptance/Backend/LayoutCest.php
+++ b/Tests/Acceptance/Backend/LayoutCest.php
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ public function canCreateContainerContentElement(BackendTester $I, PageTree $pag
         $I->waitForElementNotVisible('#t3js-ui-block');
         $I->click('Close');
         $I->waitForElementNotVisible('#t3js-ui-block');
+        $I->canSee('my-default-value-header', '.element-preview-header-header');
         $I->canSee('header', '.t3-grid-container');
         $I->canSee('left side', '.t3-grid-container');
         $I->canSee('right side', '.t3-grid-container');