diff --git a/src/applications/phriction/controller/PhrictionEditController.php b/src/applications/phriction/controller/PhrictionEditController.php
--- a/src/applications/phriction/controller/PhrictionEditController.php
+++ b/src/applications/phriction/controller/PhrictionEditController.php
@@ -97,6 +97,10 @@
     $content_text = $content->getContent();
     $is_draft_mode = ($document->getContent()->getVersion() != $max_version);
 
+    $default_view = $document->getViewPolicy();
+    $default_edit = $document->getEditPolicy();
+    $default_space = $document->getSpacePHID();
+
     if ($request->isFormPost()) {
       if ($is_new) {
         $save_as_draft = false;
@@ -122,6 +126,11 @@
 
       $xactions = array();
 
+      if ($is_new) {
+        $xactions[] = id(new PhrictionTransaction())
+          ->setTransactionType(PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_CREATE);
+      }
+
       $xactions[] = id(new PhrictionTransaction())
         ->setTransactionType(PhrictionDocumentTitleTransaction::TRANSACTIONTYPE)
         ->setNewValue($title);
@@ -130,13 +139,16 @@
         ->setNewValue($content_text);
       $xactions[] = id(new PhrictionTransaction())
         ->setTransactionType(PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_VIEW_POLICY)
-        ->setNewValue($v_view);
+        ->setNewValue($v_view)
+        ->setIsDefaultTransaction($is_new && ($v_view === $default_view));
       $xactions[] = id(new PhrictionTransaction())
         ->setTransactionType(PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_EDIT_POLICY)
-        ->setNewValue($v_edit);
+        ->setNewValue($v_edit)
+        ->setIsDefaultTransaction($is_new && ($v_edit === $default_edit));
       $xactions[] = id(new PhrictionTransaction())
         ->setTransactionType(PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_SPACE)
-        ->setNewValue($v_space);
+        ->setNewValue($v_space)
+        ->setIsDefaultTransaction($is_new && ($v_space === $default_space));
       $xactions[] = id(new PhrictionTransaction())
         ->setTransactionType(PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_SUBSCRIBERS)
         ->setNewValue(array('=' => $v_cc));
diff --git a/src/applications/phriction/storage/PhrictionDocument.php b/src/applications/phriction/storage/PhrictionDocument.php
--- a/src/applications/phriction/storage/PhrictionDocument.php
+++ b/src/applications/phriction/storage/PhrictionDocument.php
@@ -78,10 +78,13 @@
     }
 
     if ($parent_doc) {
+      $space_phid = PhabricatorSpacesNamespaceQuery::getObjectSpacePHID(
+        $parent_doc);
+
       $document
         ->setViewPolicy($parent_doc->getViewPolicy())
         ->setEditPolicy($parent_doc->getEditPolicy())
-        ->setSpacePHID($parent_doc->getSpacePHID());
+        ->setSpacePHID($space_phid);
     } else {
       $default_view_policy = PhabricatorPolicies::getMostOpenPolicy();
       $document