diff --git a/administrator/components/com_categories/models/category.php b/administrator/components/com_categories/models/category.php
index f5b866c09cafc..4bd98e8b7495d 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_categories/models/category.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_categories/models/category.php
@@ -323,9 +323,9 @@ protected function loadFormData()
 				$extension = substr($app->getUserState('com_categories.categories.filter.extension'), 4);
 				$filters = (array) $app->getUserState('com_categories.categories.' . $extension . '.filter');
 
-				$data->set('published', $app->input->getInt('published', (isset($filters['published']) ? $filters['published'] : null)));
-				$data->set('language', $app->input->getString('language', (isset($filters['language']) ? $filters['language'] : null)));
-				$data->set('access', $app->input->getInt('access', (isset($filters['access']) ? $filters['access'] : null)));
+				$data->set('published', $app->input->getInt('published', (!empty($filters['published']) ? $filters['published'] : null)));
+				$data->set('language', $app->input->getString('language', (!empty($filters['language']) ? $filters['language'] : null)));
+				$data->set('access', $app->input->getInt('access', (!empty($filters['access']) ? $filters['access'] : JFactory::getConfig()->get('access'))));
 			}
 
 		}
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_content/models/article.php b/administrator/components/com_content/models/article.php
index 5ffca55b1df7c..d57721a75bc5e 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_content/models/article.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_content/models/article.php
@@ -423,10 +423,10 @@ protected function loadFormData()
 			if ($this->getState('article.id') == 0)
 			{
 				$filters = (array) $app->getUserState('com_content.articles.filter');
-				$data->set('state', $app->input->getInt('state', (isset($filters['published']) ? $filters['published'] : null)));
-				$data->set('catid', $app->input->getInt('catid', (isset($filters['category_id']) ? $filters['category_id'] : null)));
-				$data->set('language', $app->input->getString('language', (isset($filters['language']) ? $filters['language'] : null)));
-				$data->set('access', $app->input->getInt('access', (isset($filters['access']) ? $filters['access'] : null)));
+				$data->set('state', $app->input->getInt('state', (!empty($filters['published']) ? $filters['published'] : null)));
+				$data->set('catid', $app->input->getInt('catid', (!empty($filters['category_id']) ? $filters['category_id'] : null)));
+				$data->set('language', $app->input->getString('language', (!empty($filters['language']) ? $filters['language'] : null)));
+				$data->set('access', $app->input->getInt('access', (!empty($filters['access']) ? $filters['access'] : JFactory::getConfig()->get('access'))));
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_modules/models/module.php b/administrator/components/com_modules/models/module.php
index 6cd83d5a45a0e..2d165b86c51ab 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_modules/models/module.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_modules/models/module.php
@@ -596,10 +596,10 @@ protected function loadFormData()
 			if (!$data->id)
 			{
 				$filters = (array) $app->getUserState('com_modules.modules.filter');
-				$data->set('published', $app->input->getInt('published', (isset($filters['state']) ? $filters['state'] : null)));
-				$data->set('position', $app->input->getInt('position', (isset($filters['position']) ? $filters['position'] : null)));
-				$data->set('language', $app->input->getString('language', (isset($filters['language']) ? $filters['language'] : null)));
-				$data->set('access', $app->input->getInt('access', (isset($filters['access']) ? $filters['access'] : null)));
+				$data->set('published', $app->input->getInt('published', (!empty($filters['state']) ? $filters['state'] : null)));
+				$data->set('position', $app->input->getInt('position', (!empty($filters['position']) ? $filters['position'] : null)));
+				$data->set('language', $app->input->getString('language', (!empty($filters['language']) ? $filters['language'] : null)));
+				$data->set('access', $app->input->getInt('access', (!empty($filters['access']) ? $filters['access'] : JFactory::getConfig()->get('access'))));
 			}
 
 			// This allows us to inject parameter settings into a new module.