diff --git modules/field_ui/field_ui.admin.inc modules/field_ui/field_ui.admin.inc
index 6df64fe..5378a1b 100644
--- modules/field_ui/field_ui.admin.inc
+++ modules/field_ui/field_ui.admin.inc
@@ -336,6 +336,7 @@ function field_ui_field_overview_form($form, &$form_state, $entity_type, $bundle
         'parent' => array(
           '#type' => 'select',
           '#options' => $table['#parent_options'],
+          '#empty_value' => '',
           '#attributes' => array('class' => array('field-parent')),
           '#parents' => array('fields', $name, 'parent'),
         ),
@@ -402,6 +403,7 @@ function field_ui_field_overview_form($form, &$form_state, $entity_type, $bundle
         'parent' => array(
           '#type' => 'select',
           '#options' => $table['#parent_options'],
+          '#empty_value' => '',
           '#attributes' => array('class' => array('field-parent')),
           '#parents' => array('fields', $name, 'parent'),
         ),
@@ -457,6 +459,7 @@ function field_ui_field_overview_form($form, &$form_state, $entity_type, $bundle
         'parent' => array(
           '#type' => 'select',
           '#options' => $table['#parent_options'],
+          '#empty_value' => '',
           '#attributes' => array('class' => array('field-parent')),
           '#prefix' => '<div class="add-new-placeholder">&nbsp;</div>',
           '#parents' => array('fields', $name, 'parent'),
@@ -526,6 +529,7 @@ function field_ui_field_overview_form($form, &$form_state, $entity_type, $bundle
         'parent' => array(
           '#type' => 'select',
           '#options' => $table['#parent_options'],
+          '#empty_value' => '',
           '#attributes' => array('class' => array('field-parent')),
           '#prefix' => '<div class="add-new-placeholder">&nbsp;</div>',
           '#parents' => array('fields', $name, 'parent'),
@@ -890,6 +894,7 @@ function field_ui_display_overview_form($form, &$form_state, $entity_type, $bund
         'parent' => array(
           '#type' => 'select',
           '#options' => $table['#parent_options'],
+          '#empty_value' => '',
           '#attributes' => array('class' => array('field-parent')),
           '#parents' => array('fields', $name, 'parent'),
         ),
@@ -1043,6 +1048,7 @@ function field_ui_display_overview_form($form, &$form_state, $entity_type, $bund
         'parent' => array(
           '#type' => 'select',
           '#options' => $table['#parent_options'],
+          '#empty_value' => '',
           '#attributes' => array('class' => array('field-parent')),
           '#parents' => array('fields', $name, 'parent'),
         ),
diff --git modules/image/image.field.inc modules/image/image.field.inc
index 7e5daa6..0e399c3 100644
--- modules/image/image.field.inc
+++ modules/image/image.field.inc
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ function image_field_widget_settings_form($field, $instance) {
     '#title' => t('Preview image style'),
     '#type' => 'select',
     '#options' => image_style_options(FALSE),
+    '#empty_option' => '<' . t('no preview') . '>',
     '#default_value' => $settings['preview_image_style'],
     '#description' => t('The preview image will be shown while editing the content.'),
     '#weight' => 15,
@@ -435,6 +436,7 @@ function image_field_formatter_settings_form($field, $instance, $view_mode, $for
     '#title' => t('Link image to'),
     '#type' => 'select',
     '#default_value' => $settings['image_link'],
+    '#empty_option' => t('Nothing'),
     '#options' => $link_types,
   );
 
diff --git modules/system/system.admin.inc modules/system/system.admin.inc
index 18a7b24..e11409a 100644
--- modules/system/system.admin.inc
+++ modules/system/system.admin.inc
@@ -2931,6 +2931,7 @@ function system_actions_manage_form($form, &$form_state, $options = array()) {
   $form['parent']['action'] = array(
     '#type' => 'select',
     '#options' => $options,
+    '#empty_option' => t('Choose an advanced action'),
   );
   $form['parent']['actions'] = array('#type' => 'actions');
   $form['parent']['actions']['submit'] = array(
diff --git modules/trigger/trigger.admin.inc modules/trigger/trigger.admin.inc
index 8814320..f865369 100644
--- modules/trigger/trigger.admin.inc
+++ modules/trigger/trigger.admin.inc
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ function trigger_assign_form($form, $form_state, $module, $hook, $label) {
     $form[$hook]['parent']['aid'] = array(
       '#type' => 'select',
       '#options' => $options,
+      '#empty_option' => t('Choose an action'),
     );
     $form[$hook]['parent']['submit'] = array(
       '#type' => 'submit',