diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/misc/dataset-description-form/dataset-description-form.component.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/misc/dataset-description-form/dataset-description-form.component.ts
index 0b7410146..0b873b888 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/misc/dataset-description-form/dataset-description-form.component.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/misc/dataset-description-form/dataset-description-form.component.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export class DatasetDescriptionFormComponent extends BaseComponent implements On
 	ngOnInit() {
 
 		// this.visibilityRulesService.formGroup = this.form;
-		this.visibilityRulesService.buildVisibilityRules(this.visibilityRules);
+		this.visibilityRulesService.buildVisibilityRules(this.visibilityRules, this.form);
 		// this.datasetProfileDefinitionModel = new DatasetDescriptionFormEditorModel().fromModel(this.dataModel);
 		// this.visibilityRulesService.setModel(this.datasetProfileDefinitionModel);
 
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/misc/dataset-description-form/dataset-description-form.model.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/misc/dataset-description-form/dataset-description-form.model.ts
index 823e40d48..49df80bd7 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/misc/dataset-description-form/dataset-description-form.model.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/misc/dataset-description-form/dataset-description-form.model.ts
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ export class DatasetDescriptionFieldEditorModel extends BaseFormModel {
 			description: [{ value: this.description, disabled: true }],
 			extendedDescription: [{ value: this.extendedDescription, disabled: true }],
 			title: [{ value: this.title, disabled: true }],
+			defaultValue: [{ value: this.defaultValue, disabled: true }],
 		});
 
 		const multiplicityItemsFormArray = new Array<FormGroup>();
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/misc/dataset-description-form/visibility-rules/visibility-rules.service.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/misc/dataset-description-form/visibility-rules/visibility-rules.service.ts
index eba937c59..5db5c4948 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/misc/dataset-description-form/visibility-rules/visibility-rules.service.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/misc/dataset-description-form/visibility-rules/visibility-rules.service.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { ApplicationRef, Injectable, NgZone } from '@angular/core';
-import { FormArray, FormGroup } from '@angular/forms';
+import { AbstractControl, FormArray, FormControl, FormGroup } from '@angular/forms';
 import { isNumeric } from 'rxjs/internal/util/isNumeric';
 import { Rule } from '../../../../core/model/dataset-profile-definition/rule';
 import { VisibilityRule } from './models/visibility-rule';
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export class VisibilityRulesService {
 
 
 	private visibilityRuleContext: VisibilityRulesContext;
+	private form: AbstractControl;
 	private elementVisibilityMap = new Map<String, boolean>();
 
 	constructor(
@@ -24,9 +25,10 @@ export class VisibilityRulesService {
 		return this.elementVisibilityMap.has(id) ? this.elementVisibilityMap.get(id) : false;
 	}
 
-	public buildVisibilityRules(item: Array<Rule>) {
+	public buildVisibilityRules(item: Array<Rule>, form: AbstractControl) {
 		this.visibilityRuleContext = new VisibilityRulesContext();
 		this.visibilityRuleContext.buildVisibilityRuleContext(item || []);
+		this.form = form;
 	}
 
 	public updateValueAndVisibility(id: string, value: any) {
@@ -38,13 +40,14 @@ export class VisibilityRulesService {
 		for (let i = 0; i < visibilityRule.sourceVisibilityRules.length; i++) {
 			if (value != null && (this.parseValue(value) !== this.parseValue(visibilityRule.sourceVisibilityRules[i].sourceControlValue))) {
 				this.elementVisibilityMap.set(visibilityRule.targetControlId, false);
-				this.updateValueAndVisibility(visibilityRule.targetControlId, null);
+				this.resetControlWithId(this.form, visibilityRule.targetControlId);
+				//this.updateValueAndVisibility(visibilityRule.targetControlId, null);
 				// this.clearValues(targetPathKey);
 				return;
 			}
 		}
 		this.elementVisibilityMap.set(visibilityRule.targetControlId, true);
-		this.updateValueAndVisibility(visibilityRule.targetControlId, null);
+		//this.updateValueAndVisibility(visibilityRule.targetControlId, null);
 	}
 
 	parseValue(value: any) {
@@ -93,4 +96,34 @@ export class VisibilityRulesService {
 			return item;
 		}
 	}
+
+	private resetControlWithId(formControl: AbstractControl, id: string) {
+		if (formControl instanceof FormGroup) {
+			if ((formControl as FormGroup).contains('id') && (formControl as FormGroup).contains('value') && (formControl as FormGroup).get('id').value === id) {
+				this.resetFieldFormGroup(formControl);
+			} if ((formControl as FormGroup).contains('id') && (formControl as FormGroup).contains('fields') && (formControl as FormGroup).get('id').value === id) {
+				this.resetCompositeFieldFormGroup(formControl);
+			} else {
+				Object.keys(formControl.controls).forEach(item => {
+					const control = formControl.get(item);
+					this.resetControlWithId(control, id);
+				});
+			}
+		} else if (formControl instanceof FormArray) {
+			formControl.controls.forEach(item => {
+				this.resetControlWithId(item, id);
+			});
+		}
+	}
+
+	private resetFieldFormGroup(formGroup: FormGroup) {
+		formGroup.get('value').setValue(formGroup.get('defaultValue').value ? formGroup.get('defaultValue').value.value : undefined);
+	}
+
+	private resetCompositeFieldFormGroup(formGroup: FormGroup) {
+		(formGroup.get('fields') as FormArray).controls.forEach((element: FormGroup) => {
+			this.resetFieldFormGroup(element);
+		});
+		(formGroup.get('multiplicityItems') as FormArray).controls.splice(0);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/project/editor/project-editor.component.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/project/editor/project-editor.component.ts
index 8e63e9d9a..d8abb0556 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/project/editor/project-editor.component.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/project/editor/project-editor.component.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export class ProjectEditorComponent extends BaseComponent implements OnInit, IBr
 		public language: TranslateService,
 		private dialog: MatDialog,
 		private projectFileUploadService: ProjectFileUploadService,
-		private uiNotificationService:UiNotificationService
+		private uiNotificationService: UiNotificationService
 	) {
 		super();
 	}