--- class.t3lib_transferdata.php	(revision 2751)
+++ class.t3lib_transferdata.php	(working copy)
@@ -156,22 +156,18 @@
 
 							// Default values as set in userTS:
 						$TCAdefaultOverride = $GLOBALS['BE_USER']->getTSConfigProp('TCAdefaults');
-						if (is_array($TCAdefaultOverride[$table.'.']))	{
-							foreach($TCAdefaultOverride[$table.'.'] as $theF => $theV)	{
-								if (isset($TCA[$table]['columns'][$theF]))	{
-									$newRow[$theF]=$theV;
-								}
-							}
-						}
 
+							// Default values as set in pageTS
 						$pageTS = t3lib_beFunc::getPagesTSconfig($id, true);
-						if (isset($pageTS['TCAdefaults.'])) {
-							$TCAPageTSOverride  = $pageTS['TCAdefaults.'];
-							if (is_array($TCAPageTSOverride[$table.'.']))	{
-								foreach($TCAPageTSOverride[$table.'.'] as $theF => $theV)	{
-									if (isset($TCA[$table]['columns'][$theF]))	{
-										$newRow[$theF]=$theV;
-									}
+						$pageTS =  (isset($pageTS['TCAdefaults.'])) ? $pageTS['TCAdefaults.'] : array();
+
+							// Merge userTS and pageTS; pageTS overrules userTS
+						$TSconfig = t3lib_div::array_merge_recursive_overrule($TCAdefaultOverride,$pageTS);
+
+						if (is_array($TSconfig[$table.'.'])) {
+							foreach($TSconfig[$table.'.'] as $theF => $theV) {
+								if (isset($TCA[$table]['columns'][$theF]))	{
+									$newRow[$theF]=$theV;
 								}
 							}
 						}