diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/DatabaseStorageControllerNG.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/DatabaseStorageControllerNG.php
index 1baa6ff..4b647aa 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/DatabaseStorageControllerNG.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/DatabaseStorageControllerNG.php
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public function create(array $values) {
     $bundle = FALSE;
     if ($this->bundleKey) {
       if (!isset($values[$this->bundleKey])) {
-        throw new EntityStorageException(t('Missing bundle for entity type @type', array('@type' => $this->entityType)));
+        throw new EntityStorageException(format_string('Missing bundle for entity type @type', array('@type' => $this->entityType)));
       }
       $bundle = $values[$this->bundleKey];
     }
@@ -112,6 +112,12 @@ public function create(array $values) {
       elseif (!array_key_exists($name, $values)) {
         $entity->get($name)->applyDefaultValue();
       }
+      unset($values[$name]);
+    }
+
+    // Set any passed values for non-defined fields also.
+    foreach ($values as $name => $value) {
+      $entity->$name = $value;
     }
 
     // Modules might need to add or change the data initially held by the new
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityNG.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityNG.php
index 0aeb37f..00f546e 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityNG.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityNG.php
@@ -383,6 +383,7 @@ public function updateOriginalValues() {
     foreach ($this->getPropertyDefinitions() as $name => $definition) {
       if (empty($definition['computed']) && !empty($this->fields[$name])) {
         foreach ($this->fields[$name] as $langcode => $field) {
+          $field->cleanValue();
           $this->values[$name][$langcode] = $field->getValue();
         }
       }
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Field/FieldInterface.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Field/FieldInterface.php
index 7b1d235..63b6dd0 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Field/FieldInterface.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Field/FieldInterface.php
@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@
 interface FieldInterface extends ListInterface, AccessibleInterface {
 
   /**
+   * Cleans the field value.
+   *
+   * Removes empty field items and re-numbers the item deltas.
+   */
+  public function cleanValue();
+
+  /**
    * Gets a property object from the first field item.
    *
    * @see \Drupal\Core\Entity\Field\FieldItemInterface::get()
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Field/Type/Field.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Field/Type/Field.php
index 3f89f97..50cd51d 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Field/Type/Field.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Field/Type/Field.php
@@ -49,20 +49,16 @@ public function __construct(array $definition, $name = NULL, TypedDataInterface
   }
 
   /**
-   * Overrides \Drupal\Core\TypedData\ItemList::getValue().
+   * {@inheritdoc}
    */
-  public function getValue() {
+  public function cleanValue() {
     if (isset($this->list)) {
-      $values = array();
       foreach ($this->list as $delta => $item) {
-        if (!$item->isEmpty()) {
-          $values[$delta] = $item->getValue();
-        }
-        else {
-          $values[$delta] = NULL;
+        if ($item->isEmpty()) {
+          unset($this->list[$delta]);
         }
       }
-      return $values;
+      $this->list = array_values($this->list);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Entity/EntityFieldDefaultValueTest.php b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Entity/EntityFieldDefaultValueTest.php
index 74bbd96..f8e5501 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Entity/EntityFieldDefaultValueTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Entity/EntityFieldDefaultValueTest.php
@@ -2,18 +2,13 @@
 
 /**
  * @file
- * Definition of Drupal\system\Tests\Entity\EntityFieldDefaultValueTest.
+ * Contains \Drupal\system\Tests\Entity\EntityFieldDefaultValueTest.
  */
 
 namespace Drupal\system\Tests\Entity;
 
-use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface;
-use Drupal\Core\Entity\Field\FieldInterface;
-use Drupal\Core\Entity\Field\FieldItemInterface;
-use Drupal\Core\TypedData\TypedDataInterface;
 use Drupal\Component\Uuid\Uuid;
 
-
 /**
  * Tests Entity API default field value functionality.
  */
@@ -50,7 +45,7 @@ public function setUp() {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Tests.
+   * Tests default values on entities and fields.
    */
   public function testDefaultValues() {
     // All entity variations have to have the same results.
@@ -69,5 +64,6 @@ protected function assertDefaultValues($entity_type) {
     $entity = entity_create($entity_type, array());
     $this->assertEqual($entity->langcode->value, LANGUAGE_NOT_SPECIFIED, format_string('%entity_type: Default language', array('%entity_type' => $entity_type)));
     $this->assertTrue($this->uuid->isValid($entity->uuid->value), format_string('%entity_type: Default UUID', array('%entity_type' => $entity_type)));
+    $this->assertEqual($entity->name->getValue(), array(0 => array('value' => NULL)), 'Field has one empty value by default.');
   }
 }
diff --git a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Entity/EntityFieldTest.php b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Entity/EntityFieldTest.php
index fabbcfe..29e1462 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Entity/EntityFieldTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Entity/EntityFieldTest.php
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ protected function assertReadWrite($entity_type) {
     $this->assertTrue($entity->name->isEmpty(), format_string('%entity_type: Name field is empty.', array('%entity_type' => $entity_type)));
     $this->assertEqual(count($entity->name), 1, format_string('%entity_type: Empty item is considered when counting.', array('%entity_type' => $entity_type)));
     $this->assertEqual(count(iterator_to_array($entity->name->getIterator())), count($entity->name), format_string('%entity_type: Count matches iterator count.', array('%entity_type' => $entity_type)));
-    $this->assertTrue($entity->name->getValue() === array(0 => NULL), format_string('%entity_type: Name field value contains a NULL value.', array('%entity_type' => $entity_type)));
+    $this->assertTrue($entity->name->getValue() === array(0 => array('value' => NULL)), format_string('%entity_type: Name field value contains a NULL value.', array('%entity_type' => $entity_type)));
 
     // Test removing all list items by assigning an empty array.
     $entity->name = array();
diff --git a/core/modules/views_ui/lib/Drupal/views_ui/ViewUI.php b/core/modules/views_ui/lib/Drupal/views_ui/ViewUI.php
index 5877f28..ef07e78 100644
--- a/core/modules/views_ui/lib/Drupal/views_ui/ViewUI.php
+++ b/core/modules/views_ui/lib/Drupal/views_ui/ViewUI.php
@@ -1134,4 +1134,11 @@ public function setContext($name = NULL, TypedDataInterface $parent = NULL) {
   public function onChange($property_name) {
     $this->storage->onChange($property_name);
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Implements \Drupal\Core\TypedData\TypedDataInterface::applyDefaultValue().
+   */
+  public function applyDefaultValue($notify = TRUE) {
+    $this->storage->applyDefaultValue($notify);
+  }
 }