diff --git a/gui/rpk-gui/src/lib/crud/components/crud-form.tsx b/gui/rpk-gui/src/lib/crud/components/crud-form.tsx
index d7f85b1..14f78c1 100644
--- a/gui/rpk-gui/src/lib/crud/components/crud-form.tsx
+++ b/gui/rpk-gui/src/lib/crud/components/crud-form.tsx
@@ -10,12 +10,13 @@ type CrudFormProps = {
   uiSchema?: UiSchema,
   resourceBasePath?: string,
   resource: string,
-  id?: string
-  onSuccess?: (data: any) => void
+  id?: string,
+  onSuccess?: (data: any) => void,
+  defaultValue?: any
 }
 
 export const CrudForm: React.FC<CrudFormProps> = (props) => {
-  const { schemaName, uiSchema, resourceBasePath="" ,resource, id, onSuccess } = props;
+  const { schemaName, uiSchema, resourceBasePath="" ,resource, id, onSuccess, defaultValue } = props;
 
   const { onFinish, query, formLoading } = useForm({
     resource: resourceBasePath == "" ? resource : `${resourceBasePath}/${resource}`,
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ export const CrudForm: React.FC<CrudFormProps> = (props) => {
     return <CircularProgress />
   }
 
-  const record = query?.data?.data;
+  const record = query?.data?.data || defaultValue;
   return (
     <BaseForm
       schema={schema}
diff --git a/gui/rpk-gui/src/pages/firm/base-page/New.tsx b/gui/rpk-gui/src/pages/firm/base-page/New.tsx
index 7873e7e..916042b 100644
--- a/gui/rpk-gui/src/pages/firm/base-page/New.tsx
+++ b/gui/rpk-gui/src/pages/firm/base-page/New.tsx
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@ type NewProps = {
   resource: string,
   schemaName: string,
   uiSchema?: UiSchema,
+  defaultValue?: any
 }
 
 const New = <T,>(props: NewProps) => {
-  const { schemaName, resource, uiSchema } = props;
+  const { schemaName, resource, uiSchema, defaultValue } = props;
   const { currentFirm } = useContext(FirmContext);
   const resourceBasePath = `firm/${currentFirm.instance}/${currentFirm.firm}`
 
@@ -20,7 +21,8 @@ const New = <T,>(props: NewProps) => {
       uiSchema={uiSchema}
       resourceBasePath={resourceBasePath}
       resource={resource}
-      />
+      defaultValue={defaultValue}
+    />
   )
 }