diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/documenttypes/edit.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/documenttypes/edit.controller.js
index 869104b5c3..48e0e6e46b 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/documenttypes/edit.controller.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/documenttypes/edit.controller.js
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
         var documentTypeId = $routeParams.id;
         var create = $routeParams.create;
         var noTemplate = $routeParams.notemplate;
+        var isElement = $routeParams.iselement;
+        var allowVaryByCulture = $routeParams.culturevary;
         var infiniteMode = $scope.model && $scope.model.infiniteMode;
 
         vm.save = save;
@@ -63,6 +65,8 @@
                 documentTypeId = $scope.model.id;
                 create = $scope.model.create;
                 noTemplate = $scope.model.notemplate;
+                isElement = $scope.model.isElement;
+                allowVaryByCulture = $scope.model.allowVaryByCulture;
                 vm.submitButtonKey = "buttons_saveAndClose";
                 vm.generateModelsKey = "buttons_generateModelsAndClose";
             }
@@ -430,7 +434,14 @@
                 contentType.defaultTemplate = contentTypeHelper.insertDefaultTemplatePlaceholder(contentType.defaultTemplate);
                 contentType.allowedTemplates = contentTypeHelper.insertTemplatePlaceholder(contentType.allowedTemplates);
             }
-
+            // set isElement checkbox by default
+            if (isElement) {
+                contentType.isElement = true;
+            }
+            // set vary by culture checkbox by default
+            if (allowVaryByCulture) {
+                contentType.allowCultureVariant = true;
+            }
             // convert icons for content type
             convertLegacyIcons(contentType);