diff --git a/chart2/inc/ChartModel.hxx b/chart2/inc/ChartModel.hxx
index 7d1edcdb96bc..ecabba2bcb4d 100644
--- a/chart2/inc/ChartModel.hxx
+++ b/chart2/inc/ChartModel.hxx
@@ -223,6 +223,8 @@ private:
     void impl_adjustAdditionalShapesPositionAndSize(
         const ::com::sun::star::awt::Size& aVisualAreaSize );
 
+    void insertDefaultChart();
+
 public:
     //no default constructor
     ChartModel(::com::sun::star::uno::Reference<
@@ -434,6 +436,8 @@ public:
         getPageBackground()
             throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException, std::exception) SAL_OVERRIDE;
 
+    virtual void SAL_CALL createDefaultChart() throw (css::uno::RuntimeException, std::exception) SAL_OVERRIDE;
+
     // ____ XDataReceiver (public API) ____
     virtual void SAL_CALL
         attachDataProvider( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference<
diff --git a/chart2/source/model/main/ChartModel.cxx b/chart2/source/model/main/ChartModel.cxx
index 8da9ed76c9df..833ea95df316 100644
--- a/chart2/source/model/main/ChartModel.cxx
+++ b/chart2/source/model/main/ChartModel.cxx
@@ -958,6 +958,12 @@ uno::Reference< beans::XPropertySet > SAL_CALL ChartModel::getPageBackground()
     return m_xPageBackground;
 }
 
+void SAL_CALL ChartModel::createDefaultChart()
+    throw (css::uno::RuntimeException, std::exception)
+{
+    insertDefaultChart();
+}
+
 // ____ XTitled ____
 uno::Reference< chart2::XTitle > SAL_CALL ChartModel::getTitleObject()
     throw (uno::RuntimeException, std::exception)
diff --git a/chart2/source/model/main/ChartModel_Persistence.cxx b/chart2/source/model/main/ChartModel_Persistence.cxx
index ca3a2df1e2aa..87f74d7d4a54 100644
--- a/chart2/source/model/main/ChartModel_Persistence.cxx
+++ b/chart2/source/model/main/ChartModel_Persistence.cxx
@@ -385,12 +385,7 @@ void ChartModel::impl_store(
     }
 }
 
-// frame::XLoadable
-void SAL_CALL ChartModel::initNew()
-    throw (frame::DoubleInitializationException,
-           io::IOException,
-           uno::Exception,
-           uno::RuntimeException, std::exception)
+void ChartModel::insertDefaultChart()
 {
     lockControllers();
     createInternalDataProvider( sal_False );
@@ -486,6 +481,15 @@ void SAL_CALL ChartModel::initNew()
     unlockControllers();
 }
 
+// frame::XLoadable
+void SAL_CALL ChartModel::initNew()
+    throw (frame::DoubleInitializationException,
+           io::IOException,
+           uno::Exception,
+           uno::RuntimeException, std::exception)
+{
+}
+
 void SAL_CALL ChartModel::load(
     const Sequence< beans::PropertyValue >& rMediaDescriptor )
     throw (frame::DoubleInitializationException,
diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/XChartDocument.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/XChartDocument.idl
index 217d7fa38109..0055cbb83fd2 100644
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/XChartDocument.idl
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/XChartDocument.idl
@@ -123,6 +123,10 @@ interface XChartDocument : ::com::sun::star::frame::XModel
         XDiagram::getWall().</p>
      */
     com::sun::star::beans::XPropertySet getPageBackground();
+
+    /** Creates a default chart type for a brand-new chart object.
+     */
+    void createDefaultChart();
 };
 
 } ; // chart2
diff --git a/sc/source/ui/drawfunc/fuins2.cxx b/sc/source/ui/drawfunc/fuins2.cxx
index 09a866a3ca43..52af12f3ad89 100644
--- a/sc/source/ui/drawfunc/fuins2.cxx
+++ b/sc/source/ui/drawfunc/fuins2.cxx
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 #include <com/sun/star/beans/PropertyValue.hpp>
 #include <com/sun/star/chart2/data/XDataProvider.hpp>
 #include <com/sun/star/chart2/data/XDataReceiver.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/chart2/XChartDocument.hpp>
 #include <com/sun/star/chart2/X3DChartWindowProvider.hpp>
 #include <com/sun/star/ui/dialogs/XExecutableDialog.hpp>
 #include <com/sun/star/ui/dialogs/ExecutableDialogResults.hpp>
@@ -504,6 +505,10 @@ FuInsertChart::FuInsertChart(ScTabViewShell* pViewSh, Window* pWin, ScDrawView*
     if( xCompSupp.is())
         xReceiver.set( xCompSupp->getComponent(), uno::UNO_QUERY );
 
+    uno::Reference<chart2::XChartDocument> xChartDoc(xReceiver, uno::UNO_QUERY);
+    if (xChartDoc.is())
+        xChartDoc->createDefaultChart();
+
     // lock the model to suppress any internal updates
     uno::Reference< frame::XModel > xChartModel( xReceiver, uno::UNO_QUERY );
     if( xChartModel.is() )
diff --git a/sd/source/ui/func/fuinsert.cxx b/sd/source/ui/func/fuinsert.cxx
index 88eb7af439e2..c16e6fc0e62b 100644
--- a/sd/source/ui/func/fuinsert.cxx
+++ b/sd/source/ui/func/fuinsert.cxx
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <toolkit/helper/vclunohelper.hxx>
 #include <svx/svxdlg.hxx>
 #include <com/sun/star/embed/NoVisualAreaSizeException.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/embed/XComponentSupplier.hpp>
 #include <com/sun/star/embed/Aspects.hpp>
 #include <com/sun/star/beans/XPropertySet.hpp>
 #include <com/sun/star/chart2/XChartDocument.hpp>
@@ -289,6 +290,15 @@ void FuInsertOLE::DoExecute( SfxRequest& rReq )
                 GetEmbeddedObjectContainer().CreateEmbeddedObject( aName.GetByteSequence(), aObjName );
         if ( xObj.is() )
         {
+            uno::Reference<embed::XComponentSupplier> xCompSupp(xObj, uno::UNO_QUERY);
+            if (xCompSupp.is())
+            {
+                // Create default chart type.
+                uno::Reference<chart2::XChartDocument> xChartDoc(xCompSupp->getComponent(), uno::UNO_QUERY);
+                if (xChartDoc.is())
+                    xChartDoc->createDefaultChart();
+            }
+
             sal_Int64 nAspect = embed::Aspects::MSOLE_CONTENT;
 
             MapUnit aUnit = VCLUnoHelper::UnoEmbed2VCLMapUnit( xObj->getMapUnit( nAspect ) );
diff --git a/sw/source/uibase/table/tablemgr.cxx b/sw/source/uibase/table/tablemgr.cxx
index 280f76d86f54..8f5ca04fc678 100644
--- a/sw/source/uibase/table/tablemgr.cxx
+++ b/sw/source/uibase/table/tablemgr.cxx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <com/sun/star/chart/ChartDataRowSource.hpp>
 #include <com/sun/star/chart2/data/XDataProvider.hpp>
 #include <com/sun/star/chart2/data/XDataReceiver.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/chart2/XChartDocument.hpp>
 #include <com/sun/star/beans/PropertyState.hpp>
 
 #include <sot/storage.hxx>
@@ -229,7 +230,14 @@ uno::Reference< frame::XModel > SwTableFUNC::InsertChart(
         {
             xChartModel.set( xCompSupp->getComponent(), uno::UNO_QUERY );
             if( xChartModel.is() )
+            {
+                // Create a default chart type.
+                uno::Reference<chart2::XChartDocument> xChartDoc(xChartModel, uno::UNO_QUERY);
+                if (xChartDoc.is())
+                    xChartDoc->createDefaultChart();
+
                 xChartModel->lockControllers(); //#i79578# don't request a new replacement image for charts to often - block change notifications
+            }
         }
 
         // set the table name at the OLE-node