diff --git a/src/app/app.component.html b/src/app/app.component.html
index bb0005a..5a36b8b 100644
--- a/src/app/app.component.html
+++ b/src/app/app.component.html
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ <h1>
 Update the filter below to update the dashboard.
 <div>
   <select id="externalHtmlElementId">
-    <option value="Classic Cars">Classic Cars</option>
     <option value="Motorcycles">Motorcycles</option>
+    <option value="Classic Cars">Classic Cars</option>
     <option value="Planes">Planes</option>
     <option value="Ships">Ships</option>
     <option value="Trains">Trains</option>
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ <h1>
     id = "dashboard2"
     pentahoPath = "/public/sample2.wcdf"
     [params] = "['param2']"
-    [masterHtmlElementIds] = "['externalHtmlElementId']">
+    [masterHtmlElementIds] = "['externalHtmlElementId']"
+    [setDefaults]="true">
   </pentaho-dashboard>
 </div>
 
diff --git a/src/app/pentaho-dashboard/package.json b/src/app/pentaho-dashboard/package.json
index 7f20b38..ab1fb3e 100644
--- a/src/app/pentaho-dashboard/package.json
+++ b/src/app/pentaho-dashboard/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "pentaho-dashboard",
-  "version": "1.0.3",
+  "version": "1.0.4",
   "description": "Pentaho dashboards library for Angular.",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/src/app/pentaho-dashboard/src/app/pentaho-dashboard/pentaho-dashboard.component.ts b/src/app/pentaho-dashboard/src/app/pentaho-dashboard/pentaho-dashboard.component.ts
index a08e5df..9ea0537 100644
--- a/src/app/pentaho-dashboard/src/app/pentaho-dashboard/pentaho-dashboard.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/pentaho-dashboard/src/app/pentaho-dashboard/pentaho-dashboard.component.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ export class PentahoDashboardComponent implements AfterViewInit {
   @Input('masterHtmlElementIds')
   private masterHtmlElementIds : string[] = [];
 
+  @Input('setDefaults')
+  private setDefaults : boolean = true;
+
   constructor(private pentahoDashboardService: PentahoDashboardService) {
   }
 
@@ -40,7 +43,7 @@ export class PentahoDashboardComponent implements AfterViewInit {
         this.pentahoDashboardService.renderDashboardDependingOnDashboard(this.pentahoPath, this.id, this.params, this.masterDashboardId, this.masterDashboardParams);
       }
       else if (this.masterHtmlElementIds != []) {
-        this.pentahoDashboardService.renderDashboardDependingOnHtmlElement(this.pentahoPath, this.id, this.params, this.masterHtmlElementIds);
+        this.pentahoDashboardService.renderDashboardDependingOnHtmlElement(this.pentahoPath, this.id, this.params, this.masterHtmlElementIds, this.setDefaults);
       }
       else {
         this.pentahoDashboardService.renderDashboard(this.pentahoPath, this.id);        
diff --git a/src/app/pentaho-dashboard/src/app/shared/pentaho-dashboard.service.ts b/src/app/pentaho-dashboard/src/app/shared/pentaho-dashboard.service.ts
index 14a2f4a..f6b8b28 100644
--- a/src/app/pentaho-dashboard/src/app/shared/pentaho-dashboard.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/pentaho-dashboard/src/app/shared/pentaho-dashboard.service.ts
@@ -132,13 +132,14 @@ export class PentahoDashboardService {
     path: string,
     htmlId:string,
     params: string[],
-    masterHtmlElementIds: string[]) {
+    masterHtmlElementIds: string[],
+    setDefaults: boolean) {
 
     var dashboardScriptElement = this.createDashboardScriptElement();
 
     var jsCode = "";
     jsCode += this.getJsCodeRequireStart([path]);
-    jsCode += this.getJsCodeForDashboardDependingOnHtmlElement(htmlId, params, masterHtmlElementIds);
+    jsCode += this.getJsCodeForDashboardDependingOnHtmlElement(htmlId, params, masterHtmlElementIds, setDefaults);
     jsCode += this.getJsCodeRequireEnd();
 
     dashboardScriptElement.innerHTML = jsCode;
@@ -176,13 +177,17 @@ export class PentahoDashboardService {
     masterParams: string[]):string {
 
     var jsCode = ", function(MasterDashboard, Dashboard) { ";
+
     jsCode += "var currentDashboard = new Dashboard(\"" + htmlId + "\"); ";
     jsCode += "currentDashboard.render(); ";
+
     jsCode += "var masterDashboard = new MasterDashboard(\"" + masterDashboardHtmlId + "\"); ";
     jsCode += "masterDashboard.render(); ";
+
     for (let i in masterParams) {
       jsCode += "masterDashboard.on(\"cdf " + masterParams[i] + ":fireChange\", function (evt) { currentDashboard.fireChange(\"" + params[i] + "\", evt.value); }); ";
     }
+
     jsCode += "} ";
     
     return jsCode;
@@ -191,15 +196,22 @@ export class PentahoDashboardService {
   private getJsCodeForDashboardDependingOnHtmlElement(
     htmlId:string,
     params: string[],
-    masterHtmlElementIds: string[]):string {
+    masterHtmlElementIds: string[],
+    setDefaults: boolean):string {
 
     var jsCode = ", function(Dashboard) { ";
+
     jsCode += "var currentDashboard = new Dashboard(\"" + htmlId + "\"); ";
     jsCode += "currentDashboard.render(); ";
+
     for (let i in masterHtmlElementIds) {
       jsCode += "var htmlElement" + i + " = document.getElementById(\"" + masterHtmlElementIds[i] + "\"); ";
       jsCode += "htmlElement" + i + ".addEventListener(\"change\", function() { currentDashboard.fireChange(\"" + params[i] + "\", this.value); }); ";
+      if (setDefaults) {
+        jsCode += "currentDashboard.setParameter(\"" + params[i] + "\", htmlElement"+ i +".value); ";
+      }
     }
+
     jsCode += "} ";
 
     return jsCode;