diff --git a/layouts/v7/modules/Mobile/simple/Vtiger/js/Edit.js b/layouts/v7/modules/Mobile/simple/Vtiger/js/Edit.js
index eef413183dddf69eb55b8f4b4a52e63ab33bd61b..c0012c497dd92bec970e70d5db522bf3f0fceb70 100644
--- a/layouts/v7/modules/Mobile/simple/Vtiger/js/Edit.js
+++ b/layouts/v7/modules/Mobile/simple/Vtiger/js/Edit.js
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@ mobileapp.controller('VtigerEditController', function ($scope, $api, $mdToast, $
         if(newrecord){
             if (typeof field.default != 'undefined') field.raw = field.default;
             else if (typeof field.type.defaultValue != 'undefined') field.raw = field.type.defaultValue;
-
-			// Special case
-			if (field.type.name == 'owner' && field.mandatory && !field.raw) { field.raw = "19x" + $scope.userinfo.id; }
         }
         if(!newrecord && value){
             field.raw = value;
diff --git a/packages/vtiger/mandatory/Mobile.zip b/packages/vtiger/mandatory/Mobile.zip
index a9f0af45a4a79024b1a3510a74d56f79a2081116..eb756d8ec80ed7e97b49283196a203b492b22b5b 100644
Binary files a/packages/vtiger/mandatory/Mobile.zip and b/packages/vtiger/mandatory/Mobile.zip differ
diff --git a/pkg/vtiger/modules/Mobile/modules/Mobile/api/ws/Describe.php b/pkg/vtiger/modules/Mobile/modules/Mobile/api/ws/Describe.php
index 00d04b56ab2e8c34bfa76893f262dcffbf8ecd6f..5fee0d5dc9f9e6b1835dcc842cef02f9100fbe65 100644
--- a/pkg/vtiger/modules/Mobile/modules/Mobile/api/ws/Describe.php
+++ b/pkg/vtiger/modules/Mobile/modules/Mobile/api/ws/Describe.php
@@ -42,7 +42,12 @@ class Mobile_WS_Describe extends Mobile_WS_Controller {
                     $groups[$groupsWSId.'x'.$id] = $name; 
                 }
 				$field['type']['picklistValues']['users'] = $users; 
-				$field['type']['picklistValues']['groups'] = $groups; 
+				$field['type']['picklistValues']['groups'] = $groups;
+
+				//Special treatment to set default mandatory owner field
+				if (!$field['default']) {
+					$field['default'] = $usersWSId.'x'.$current_user->id;
+				}
 			}
 			if($fieldModel && $fieldModel->get('name') == 'salutationtype') {
 				$values = $fieldModel->getPicklistValues();