diff --git a/vue3/src/components/dialogs/ModelEditDialog.vue b/vue3/src/components/dialogs/ModelEditDialog.vue
index 1365c1295..d6e7c5309 100644
--- a/vue3/src/components/dialogs/ModelEditDialog.vue
+++ b/vue3/src/components/dialogs/ModelEditDialog.vue
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 <template>
-    <v-dialog max-width="1400" :activator="activator" v-model="dialog">
-        <component :is="editorComponent" :item="item" @create="createEvent" @save="saveEvent" @delete="deleteEvent" dialog @close="dialog = false"></component>
+    <v-dialog max-width="1400" :activator="dialogActivator" v-model="model">
+        <component :is="editorComponent" :item="item" @create="createEvent" @save="saveEvent" @delete="deleteEvent" dialog @close="dialog = false" :itemDefaults="itemDefaults"></component>
     </v-dialog>
 </template>
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
 
 
-import {defineAsyncComponent, PropType, ref, shallowRef, watch} from "vue";
+import {defineAsyncComponent, PropType, shallowRef, watch} from "vue";
 import {EditorSupportedModels, getGenericModelFromString} from "@/types/Models";
 import {useI18n} from "vue-i18n";
+import {MealPlan} from "@/openapi";
 
 const {t} = useI18n()
 
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ const props = defineProps({
     model: { type: String as PropType<EditorSupportedModels>, required: true, },
     activator: {default: 'parent'},
     item: {default: null},
+    itemDefaults: {required: false},
     disabledFields: {default: []},
     closeAfterCreate: {default: true},
     closeAfterSave: {default: true},
@@ -27,36 +29,41 @@ const props = defineProps({
 
 const editorComponent = shallowRef(defineAsyncComponent(() => import(`@/components/model_editors/${getGenericModelFromString(props.model, t).model.name}Editor.vue`)))
 
-const dialog = ref(false)
-const model = defineModel<Boolean>({default: false})
+const model = defineModel<Boolean|undefined>({default: undefined})
+const dialogActivator = (model.value !== undefined) ? undefined : props.activator
 
 /**
  * Allow opening the model edit dialog trough v-model property of the dialog by watching for model changes
  */
 watch(model, (value, oldValue, onCleanup) => {
-    console.log('model changed to ', value)
-    dialog.value = !!value
-})
-
-watch(dialog, (value, oldValue, onCleanup) => {
-    console.log('dialog changed to ', value)
     model.value = !!value
 })
 
-
+/**
+ * forward event to parent component and handle closing the editor if configured to do so
+ * @param arg model object from editor component
+ */
 function createEvent(arg: any) {
     emit('create', arg)
-    dialog.value = dialog.value && !props.closeAfterCreate
+    model.value = model.value && !props.closeAfterCreate
 }
 
+/**
+ * forward event to parent component and handle closing the editor if configured to do so
+ * @param arg model object from editor component
+ */
 function saveEvent(arg: any) {
     emit('save', arg)
-    dialog.value = dialog.value && !props.closeAfterSave
+    model.value = model.value && !props.closeAfterSave
 }
 
+/**
+ * forward event to parent component and handle closing the editor if configured to do so
+ * @param arg model object from editor component
+ */
 function deleteEvent(arg: any) {
     emit('delete', arg)
-    dialog.value = dialog.value && !props.closeAfterDelete
+    model.value = model.value && !props.closeAfterDelete
 }
 
 </script>
diff --git a/vue3/src/components/display/MealPlanView.vue b/vue3/src/components/display/MealPlanView.vue
index 4f01f87ca..8a307b9e3 100644
--- a/vue3/src/components/display/MealPlanView.vue
+++ b/vue3/src/components/display/MealPlanView.vue
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
                 :item-content-height="calendarItemHeight"
                 :enable-drag-drop="true"
                 @dropOnDate="dropCalendarItemOnDate"
-                @click-date="newPlanDialog = true">
+                @click-date="(date : Date, calendarItems: [], windowEvent: any) => { newPlanDialogDefaultItem.fromDate = date; newPlanDialogDefaultItem.toDate = date; newPlanDialog = true }">
                 <template #header="{ headerProps }">
                     <CalendarViewHeader :header-props="headerProps"/>
                 </template>
@@ -24,21 +24,20 @@
                 </template>
             </CalendarView>
 
-            <model-edit-dialog model="MealPlan" v-model="newPlanDialog"></model-edit-dialog>
+            <model-edit-dialog model="MealPlan" v-model="newPlanDialog" :itemDefaults="newPlanDialogDefaultItem" @create="(arg: any) => useMealPlanStore().plans.set(arg.id, arg)"></model-edit-dialog>
         </v-col>
     </v-row>
 </template>
 
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
-
 import {CalendarView, CalendarViewHeader} from "vue-simple-calendar"
 import "vue-simple-calendar/dist/style.css"
 import "vue-simple-calendar/dist/css/default.css"
 
 import MealPlanCalendarItem from "@/components/display/MealPlanCalendarItem.vue";
 import {IMealPlanCalendarItem, IMealPlanNormalizedCalendarItem} from "@/types/MealPlan";
-import {computed, nextTick, onMounted, ref, useTemplateRef} from "vue";
+import {computed, onMounted, ref} from "vue";
 import {DateTime} from "luxon";
 import {useDisplay} from "vuetify";
 import {useMealPlanStore} from "@/stores/MealPlanStore";
@@ -50,6 +49,7 @@ const {lgAndUp} = useDisplay()
 const currentlyDraggedMealplan = ref({} as IMealPlanNormalizedCalendarItem)
 
 const newPlanDialog = ref(false)
+const newPlanDialogDefaultItem = ref({} as MealPlan)
 
 /**
  * computed property that converts array of MealPlan object to
diff --git a/vue3/src/components/model_editors/AccessTokenEditor.vue b/vue3/src/components/model_editors/AccessTokenEditor.vue
index 98d63e711..46c8e9715 100644
--- a/vue3/src/components/model_editors/AccessTokenEditor.vue
+++ b/vue3/src/components/model_editors/AccessTokenEditor.vue
@@ -49,9 +49,11 @@ const {setupState, deleteObject, saveObject, isUpdate, editingObjName, loading,
 
 
 onMounted(() => {
-    setupState(props.item, props.itemId, () => {
-        editingObj.value.expires = DateTime.now().plus({year: 1}).toJSDate()
-        editingObj.value.scope = 'read write'
+    setupState(props.item, props.itemId, {
+        newItemFunction: () => {
+            editingObj.value.expires = DateTime.now().plus({year: 1}).toJSDate()
+            editingObj.value.scope = 'read write'
+        }
     })
 })
 
diff --git a/vue3/src/components/model_editors/AutomationEditor.vue b/vue3/src/components/model_editors/AutomationEditor.vue
index 9da1fd7fc..91daa47e6 100644
--- a/vue3/src/components/model_editors/AutomationEditor.vue
+++ b/vue3/src/components/model_editors/AutomationEditor.vue
@@ -52,21 +52,23 @@ const {setupState, deleteObject, saveObject, isUpdate, editingObjName, loading,
 // object specific data (for selects/display)
 
 const AUTOMATION_TYPES = [
-  { value: "FOOD_ALIAS", title: t("Food_Alias") },
-  { value: "UNIT_ALIAS", title: t("Unit_Alias") },
-  { value: "KEYWORD_ALIAS", title: t("Keyword_Alias") },
-  { value: "NAME_REPLACE", title: t("Name_Replace") },
-  { value: "DESCRIPTION_REPLACE", title: t("Description_Replace") },
-  { value: "INSTRUCTION_REPLACE", title: t("Instruction_Replace") },
-  { value: "FOOD_REPLACE", title: t("Food_Replace") },
-  { value: "UNIT_REPLACE", title: t("Unit_Replace") },
-  { value: "NEVER_UNIT", title: t("Never_Unit") },
-  { value: "TRANSPOSE_WORDS", title: t("Transpose_Words") }
+    {value: "FOOD_ALIAS", title: t("Food_Alias")},
+    {value: "UNIT_ALIAS", title: t("Unit_Alias")},
+    {value: "KEYWORD_ALIAS", title: t("Keyword_Alias")},
+    {value: "NAME_REPLACE", title: t("Name_Replace")},
+    {value: "DESCRIPTION_REPLACE", title: t("Description_Replace")},
+    {value: "INSTRUCTION_REPLACE", title: t("Instruction_Replace")},
+    {value: "FOOD_REPLACE", title: t("Food_Replace")},
+    {value: "UNIT_REPLACE", title: t("Unit_Replace")},
+    {value: "NEVER_UNIT", title: t("Never_Unit")},
+    {value: "TRANSPOSE_WORDS", title: t("Transpose_Words")}
 ]
 
 onMounted(() => {
-    setupState(props.item, props.itemId, () => {
-        editingObj.value.order = 0
+    setupState(props.item, props.itemId, {
+        newItemFunction: () => {
+            editingObj.value.order = 0
+        }
     })
 })
 
diff --git a/vue3/src/components/model_editors/FoodEditor.vue b/vue3/src/components/model_editors/FoodEditor.vue
index d12b36c52..afe8bf20b 100644
--- a/vue3/src/components/model_editors/FoodEditor.vue
+++ b/vue3/src/components/model_editors/FoodEditor.vue
@@ -189,9 +189,11 @@ const stopConversionsWatcher = watch(tab, (value, oldValue, onCleanup) => {
 
 
 onMounted(() => {
-    setupState(props.item, props.itemId, () => {
-        editingObj.value.propertiesFoodAmount = 100
-        editingObj.value.propertiesFoodUnit = {name: 'g'} as Unit // TODO properly fetch default unit
+    setupState(props.item, props.itemId, {
+        newItemFunction: () => {
+            editingObj.value.propertiesFoodAmount = 100
+            editingObj.value.propertiesFoodUnit = {name: 'g'} as Unit // TODO properly fetch default unit
+        }
     })
 })
 
diff --git a/vue3/src/components/model_editors/InviteLinkEditor.vue b/vue3/src/components/model_editors/InviteLinkEditor.vue
index 80e9dd197..8bf525e00 100644
--- a/vue3/src/components/model_editors/InviteLinkEditor.vue
+++ b/vue3/src/components/model_editors/InviteLinkEditor.vue
@@ -50,9 +50,11 @@ onMounted(() => {
     api.apiGroupList().then(r => {
         groups.value = r
 
-        setupState(props.item, props.itemId, () => {
-            editingObj.value.validUntil = DateTime.now().plus({month: 1}).toJSDate()
-            editingObj.value.group = groups.value[0]
+        setupState(props.item, props.itemId, {
+            newItemFunction: () => {
+                editingObj.value.validUntil = DateTime.now().plus({month: 1}).toJSDate()
+                editingObj.value.group = groups.value[0]
+            }
         })
 
     }).catch(err => {
diff --git a/vue3/src/components/model_editors/MealPlanEditor.vue b/vue3/src/components/model_editors/MealPlanEditor.vue
index cdb6c73cb..390b9e195 100644
--- a/vue3/src/components/model_editors/MealPlanEditor.vue
+++ b/vue3/src/components/model_editors/MealPlanEditor.vue
@@ -73,12 +73,13 @@ import {MessageType, useMessageStore} from "@/stores/MessageStore";
 
 const props = defineProps({
     item: {type: {} as PropType<MealPlan>, required: false, default: null},
+    itemDefaults: {type: {} as PropType<MealPlan>, required: false, default: {} as MealPlan},
     itemId: {type: [Number, String], required: false, default: undefined},
     dialog: {type: Boolean, default: false}
 })
 
 const emit = defineEmits(['create', 'save', 'delete', 'close'])
-const {setupState, deleteObject, saveObject, isUpdate, editingObjName, loading, editingObj, modelClass} = useModelEditorFunctions<MealPlan>('MealPlan', emit)
+const {setupState, deleteObject, saveObject, isUpdate, editingObjName, applyItemDefaults, loading, editingObj, modelClass} = useModelEditorFunctions<MealPlan>('MealPlan', emit)
 
 // object specific data (for selects/display)
 const dateRangeValue = ref([] as Date[])
@@ -87,32 +88,35 @@ onMounted(() => {
     const api = new ApiApi()
 
     api.apiMealTypeList().then(r => {
+
+        // TODO remove this once moved to user preference from MealType property
         let defaultMealType = {} as MealType
         r.results.forEach(r => {
             if (r._default) {
                 defaultMealType = r
             }
         })
+        if (Object.keys(defaultMealType).length == 0 && r.results.length > 0) {
+            defaultMealType = r.results[0]
+        }
 
-        setupState(props.item, props.itemId, () => {
-            editingObj.value.fromDate = DateTime.now().toJSDate()
-            editingObj.value.toDate = DateTime.now().toJSDate()
-            editingObj.value.shared = useUserPreferenceStore().userSettings.planShare
-            editingObj.value.servings = 1
-            editingObj.value.mealType = defaultMealType
+        setupState(props.item, props.itemId, {
+            newItemFunction: () => {
+                console.log('running new Item Function')
+                editingObj.value.fromDate = DateTime.now().toJSDate()
+                editingObj.value.toDate = DateTime.now().toJSDate()
+                editingObj.value.shared = useUserPreferenceStore().userSettings.planShare
+                editingObj.value.servings = 1
+                editingObj.value.mealType = defaultMealType
 
-            // initialize date range slider
-            dateRangeValue.value.push(editingObj.value.fromDate)
-        }, () => {
-            dateRangeValue.value.push(editingObj.value.fromDate)
-            if(editingObj.value.toDate && editingObj.value.toDate != editingObj.value.fromDate) {
-                let currentDate = DateTime.fromJSDate(editingObj.value.fromDate).plus({day: 1}).toJSDate()
-                while(currentDate <= editingObj.value.toDate){
-                    dateRangeValue.value.push(currentDate)
-                    currentDate = DateTime.fromJSDate(currentDate).plus({day: 1}).toJSDate()
-                }
+                applyItemDefaults(props.itemDefaults)
+
+                initializeDateRange()
+                console.log(editingObj.value)
+            }, existingItemFunction: () => {
+                initializeDateRange()
             }
-        })
+        },)
     })
 
 })
@@ -131,6 +135,22 @@ function updateDate() {
     }
 }
 
+/**
+ * initialize the dateRange selector when the editingObject is initialized
+ */
+function initializeDateRange() {
+    if (editingObj.value.toDate && DateTime.fromJSDate(editingObj.value.toDate).diff(DateTime.fromJSDate(editingObj.value.fromDate), 'days').toObject().days! >= 1) {
+        dateRangeValue.value = [editingObj.value.fromDate]
+        let currentDate = DateTime.fromJSDate(editingObj.value.fromDate).plus({day: 1}).toJSDate()
+        while (currentDate <= editingObj.value.toDate) {
+            dateRangeValue.value.push(currentDate)
+            currentDate = DateTime.fromJSDate(currentDate).plus({day: 1}).toJSDate()
+        }
+    } else {
+        dateRangeValue.value = [editingObj.value.fromDate, editingObj.value.fromDate]
+    }
+}
+
 </script>
 
 <style scoped>
diff --git a/vue3/src/components/model_editors/SupermarketEditor.vue b/vue3/src/components/model_editors/SupermarketEditor.vue
index 05a8ad5da..8a8216176 100644
--- a/vue3/src/components/model_editors/SupermarketEditor.vue
+++ b/vue3/src/components/model_editors/SupermarketEditor.vue
@@ -122,10 +122,12 @@ onMounted(() => {
     api.apiSupermarketCategoryList({pageSize: 100}).then(r => {
         supermarketCategories.value = r.results
 
-        setupState(props.item, props.itemId, undefined, () => {
-            editingObj.value.categoryToSupermarket.forEach(cTS => {
-                editingObjSupermarketCategories.value.push(cTS.category)
-            })
+        setupState(props.item, props.itemId, {
+            existingItemFunction: () => {
+                editingObj.value.categoryToSupermarket.forEach(cTS => {
+                    editingObjSupermarketCategories.value.push(cTS.category)
+                })
+            }
         })
     })
 })
diff --git a/vue3/src/composables/useModelEditorFunctions.ts b/vue3/src/composables/useModelEditorFunctions.ts
index 341ce7c11..b5613db82 100644
--- a/vue3/src/composables/useModelEditorFunctions.ts
+++ b/vue3/src/composables/useModelEditorFunctions.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,15 @@ export function useModelEditorFunctions<T>(modelName: EditorSupportedModels, emi
         modelClass.value = getGenericModelFromString(modelName, t)
     })
 
+    function applyItemDefaults(itemDefaults: T) {
+        if (Object.keys(itemDefaults).length > 0) {
+            Object.keys(itemDefaults).forEach(k => {
+                console.log('applying default ', k)
+                editingObj.value[k] = itemDefaults[k]
+            })
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * if given an item or itemId, sets up the editingObj with that item or loads the data from the API using the ID
      * once finished loading updates the loading state to false, indicating finished initialization
@@ -29,23 +38,35 @@ export function useModelEditorFunctions<T>(modelName: EditorSupportedModels, emi
      * @throws Error if an error if neither item or itemId are given and create is disabled
      * @param item item object to set as editingObj
      * @param itemId id of object to be retrieved and set as editingObj
-     * @param newItemFunction optional function to execute if no object is given (by either item or itemId)
-     * @param existingItemFunction optional function to execute once the existing item was loaded (instantly with item, async with itemId)
+     * @param options optional parameters
+     *                      newItemFunction: called when no item is given. When overriding you must implement applyItemDefaults if you want them to be applied.
+     *                      existingItemFunction: called when some kind of item is passed
      * @return promise resolving to either the editingObj or undefined if errored
      */
-    function setupState(item: T | null, itemId: number | string | undefined,
-                        newItemFunction: () => void = () => {
-                        },
-                        existingItemFunction: () => void = () => {
-                        }): Promise<T | undefined> {
+    function setupState(item: T | null, itemId: number | string | undefined, options: {
+                            itemDefaults?: T,
+                            newItemFunction?: () => void,
+                            existingItemFunction?: () => void,
+                        } = {}
+    ): Promise<T | undefined> {
+
+        const {
+            itemDefaults = {} as T,
+            newItemFunction = () => {
+                applyItemDefaults(itemDefaults)
+            },
+            existingItemFunction = () => {
+            }
+        } = options
+
         if (item === null && (itemId === undefined || itemId == '')) {
             // neither item nor itemId given => new item
-
             if (modelClass.value.model.disableCreate) {
                 throw Error('Trying to use a ModelEditor without an item and a model that does not allow object creation!')
             }
 
             newItemFunction()
+
             loading.value = false
             return Promise.resolve(editingObj.value)
         } else if (item !== null) {
@@ -72,11 +93,12 @@ export function useModelEditorFunctions<T>(modelName: EditorSupportedModels, emi
                 } else {
                     useMessageStore().addError(ErrorMessageType.FETCH_ERROR, err)
                 }
-                return undefined
+                return Promise.resolve(undefined)
             }).finally(() => {
                 loading.value = false
             })
         }
+        return Promise.resolve(undefined)
     }
 
     /**
@@ -150,5 +172,5 @@ export function useModelEditorFunctions<T>(modelName: EditorSupportedModels, emi
         })
     }
 
-    return {setupState, saveObject, deleteObject, isUpdate, editingObjName, loading, editingObj, modelClass}
+    return {setupState, saveObject, deleteObject, isUpdate, editingObjName, applyItemDefaults, loading, editingObj, modelClass}
 }
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