diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/script_manager.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/script_manager.js
index 1395fd81a7..9d51a0c478 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/script_manager.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/script_manager.js
@@ -79,8 +79,6 @@ frappe.ui.form.ScriptManager = Class.extend({
 		}
 
 		function setup_add_fetch(df) {
-			if(df.fieldname==="size")
-			console.log(df.fieldname);
 			if((df.fieldtype==="Read Only" || df.read_only==1)
 				&& df.options && df.options.indexOf(".")!=-1) {
 				var parts = df.options.split(".");
diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/model/create_new.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/model/create_new.js
index 2dc4a8a3a3..a28137744c 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/model/create_new.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/model/create_new.js
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ $.extend(frappe.model, {
 		}
 
 		frappe.model.add_to_locals(doc);
+
 		return doc;
 	},
 
diff --git a/frappe/public/js/legacy/form.js b/frappe/public/js/legacy/form.js
index 8511ffe048..6388249fac 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/legacy/form.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/legacy/form.js
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ _f.Frm.prototype.refresh = function(docname) {
 			$(document).trigger("form-load", [this]);
 			$(this.page.wrapper).on('hide',  function(e) {
 				$(document).trigger("form-unload", [me]);
-			})
+			});
 		} else {
 			this.render_form(is_a_different_doc);
 			if (this.doc.localname) {
@@ -538,11 +538,26 @@ _f.Frm.prototype.setnewdoc = function() {
 
 			frappe.route_options = null;
 		}
+
+		me.trigger_link_fields()
+
 		frappe.breadcrumbs.add(me.meta.module, me.doctype)
 	})
 
 }
 
+_f.Frm.prototype.trigger_link_fields = function() {
+	// trigger link fields which have default values set
+	if (this.is_new()) {
+		$.each(this.fields_dict, function(fieldname, field) {
+			if (field.df.fieldtype=="Link" && this.doc[fieldname]) {
+				// triggers add fetch, sets value in model and runs triggers
+				field.set_value(this.doc[fieldname]);
+			}
+		});
+	}
+}
+
 _f.Frm.prototype.runscript = function(scriptname, callingfield, onrefresh) {
 	var me = this;
 	if(this.docname) {