diff --git a/src/app/workspace/resource/operations/add-value/add-value.component.html b/src/app/workspace/resource/operations/add-value/add-value.component.html
index 47e5c2c225..9f2d3206b6 100644
--- a/src/app/workspace/resource/operations/add-value/add-value.component.html
+++ b/src/app/workspace/resource/operations/add-value/add-value.component.html
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
             <app-time-value #createVal *ngSwitchCase="constants.TimeValue" [mode]="mode"></app-time-value>
             <app-geoname-value #createVal *ngSwitchCase="constants.GeonameValue" [mode]="mode"></app-geoname-value>
             <app-link-value #createVal *ngSwitchCase="constants.LinkValue" [mode]="mode"
-                        [parentResource]="parentResource" [propIri]="resourcePropertyDefinition.id"></app-link-value>
+                        [parentResource]="parentResource" [propIri]="resourcePropertyDefinition.id" [currentOntoIri]="ontoIri"></app-link-value>
             <app-date-value #createVal *ngSwitchCase="constants.DateValue" [mode]="mode"></app-date-value>
             <app-list-value #createVal *ngSwitchCase="constants.ListValue" [mode]="mode"
                         [propertyDef]="resourcePropertyDefinition"></app-list-value>
diff --git a/src/app/workspace/resource/operations/add-value/add-value.component.ts b/src/app/workspace/resource/operations/add-value/add-value.component.ts
index 31387ca96e..a892fe24d3 100644
--- a/src/app/workspace/resource/operations/add-value/add-value.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/workspace/resource/operations/add-value/add-value.component.ts
@@ -57,13 +57,15 @@ export class AddValueComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit {
     // gui element in case of textValue
     textValueGuiEle: 'simpleText' | 'textArea' | 'richText';
 
+    ontoIri: string;
+
     constructor(
         @Inject(DspApiConnectionToken) private _dspApiConnection: KnoraApiConnection,
         private _valueOperationEventService: ValueOperationEventService,
         private _valueService: ValueService) { }
 
     ngOnInit() {
-
+        this.ontoIri = this.parentResource.type.split('#')[0];
         this.mode = 'create';
 
         // since simple text values and rich text values share the same object type 'TextValue',