diff --git a/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb b/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
index 92c024ed29..5c76b514ee 100644
--- a/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
@@ -193,9 +193,16 @@ class ProjectsController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def types
+    flash[:notice] = []
+
+    unless params.has_key? :project
+      params[:project] = { "type_ids" => Type.standard_type.id }
+      flash[:notice] << l(:notice_automatic_set_of_standard_type)
+    end
+
     params[:project].assert_valid_keys("type_ids")
     if @project.update_attributes(params[:project])
-      flash[:notice] = l('notice_successful_update')
+      flash[:notice] << l('notice_successful_update')
     else
       flash[:error] = l('timelines.cannot_update_planning_element_types')
     end
diff --git a/app/models/type.rb b/app/models/type.rb
index f281a52ed5..df0875043a 100644
--- a/app/models/type.rb
+++ b/app/models/type.rb
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ class Type < ActiveRecord::Base
     Status.where(status_table[:id].in(old_id_subselect).or(status_table[:id].in(new_id_subselect)))
   end
 
+  def self.standard_type
+    @@standard_type ||= Type.where(is_standard: true).first
+  end
+
   def statuses
     return [] if new_record?
     @statuses ||= Type.statuses([id])
diff --git a/config/locales/de.yml b/config/locales/de.yml
index 7859cf1c18..697b20ae08 100644
--- a/config/locales/de.yml
+++ b/config/locales/de.yml
@@ -1030,6 +1030,7 @@ de:
   notice_to_many_principals_to_display: "Es gibt zu viele Treffer.\nBitte engen Sie die Suche ein, indem sie den Namen der Person (oder der Gruppe) eingeben."
   notice_unable_delete_time_entry: "Der Zeiterfassungseintrag konnte nicht gelöscht werden."
   notice_unable_delete_version: "Die Version konnte nicht gelöscht werden."
+  notice_automatic_set_of_standard_type: "Der Standard-Typ wurde automatisch gesetzt."
 
  # Default format for numbers
   number:
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 3e3db1b157..feeaa6b3f9 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -1012,13 +1012,10 @@ en:
   notice_to_many_principals_to_display: "There are too many results.\nNarrow down the search by typing in the name of the new member (or group)."
   notice_unable_delete_time_entry: "Unable to delete time log entry."
   notice_unable_delete_version: "Unable to delete version."
+  notice_automatic_set_of_standard_type: "Set standard type automatically."
 
   # Default format for numbers
   number:
-
-
-
-
     format:
       delimiter: ""
       precision: 3