diff --git a/modules/Settings/LayoutEditor/actions/Field.php b/modules/Settings/LayoutEditor/actions/Field.php
index 33569309f79a8af9fa49961653a5234737b719af..2e22908e349ed514ed477565c1036104ae8adb57 100644
--- a/modules/Settings/LayoutEditor/actions/Field.php
+++ b/modules/Settings/LayoutEditor/actions/Field.php
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ class Settings_LayoutEditor_Field_Action extends Settings_Vtiger_Index_Action {
 	$defaultValue = $fieldInstance->get('defaultvalue');
         if(!is_null($request->get('fieldDefaultValue', null))) {
             $defaultValue = decode_html($request->get('fieldDefaultValue'));
+            if(preg_match('/AM|PM/',$defaultValue) && ($fieldInstance->get('uitype') =='14'))
+            {
+                $defaultValue=Vtiger_Time_UIType::getTimeValueWithSeconds($defaultValue);
+            }
             $fieldInstance->set('defaultvalue', $defaultValue);
         }
 	$response = new Vtiger_Response();