diff --git a/Classes/Backend/LayoutSetup.php b/Classes/Backend/LayoutSetup.php
index 4fda3e8..f82755e 100644
--- a/Classes/Backend/LayoutSetup.php
+++ b/Classes/Backend/LayoutSetup.php
@@ -600,6 +600,7 @@ public function getLayoutWizardItems(
                 'icon'           => $item['icon'],
                 'iconIdentifier' => $item['iconIdentifier'],
                 'tll'            => $item['top_level_layout'],
+                'tt_content_defValues' => $item['tt_content_defValues.'],
             ];
 
         }
diff --git a/Classes/Hooks/WizardItems.php b/Classes/Hooks/WizardItems.php
index 794eb19..3fa7bd8 100644
--- a/Classes/Hooks/WizardItems.php
+++ b/Classes/Hooks/WizardItems.php
@@ -276,12 +276,25 @@ public function addGridItemsToWizard(array &$gridItems, array &$wizardItems)
                     ]);
                 }
             }
+
+            // Traverse defVals
+            $defVals = '';
+
+            if ($item['tt_content_defValues']) {
+                foreach ($item['tt_content_defValues'] as $field => $value) {
+                    if ($field == 'header') {
+                        $value = $GLOBALS['LANG']->sL($value);
+                    }
+                    $defVals .= '&defVals[tt_content][' . $field . ']=' . $value;
+                }
+            }
+
             $itemIdentifier = $item['alias'] ? $item['alias'] : $item['uid'];
             $wizardItems['gridelements_' . $itemIdentifier] = [
                 'title'                => $item['title'],
                 'description'          => $item['description'],
                 'params'               => ($largeIcon ? '&largeIconImage=' . $largeIcon : '')
-                    . '&defVals[tt_content][CType]=gridelements_pi1&defVals[tt_content][tx_gridelements_backend_layout]=' . $item['uid']
+                    . '&defVals[tt_content][CType]=gridelements_pi1' . $defVals . '&defVals[tt_content][tx_gridelements_backend_layout]=' . $item['uid']
                     . ($item['tll'] ? '&isTopLevelLayout' : ''),
                 'tt_content_defValues' => [
                     'CType'                          => 'gridelements_pi1',