diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c3c7475544..85761e541d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 ![@tolgee/ui version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/@tolgee/ui?label=%40tolgee%2Fui)
 ![types typescript](https://img.shields.io/badge/Types-Typescript-blue)
 ![licence](https://img.shields.io/github/license/tolgee/tolgee-js)
-![twitter](https://img.shields.io/twitter/follow/Tolgee_i18n?style=social)
+[![twitter](https://img.shields.io/twitter/follow/Tolgee_i18n?style=social)](https://twitter.com/Tolgee_i18n)
 [![github stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/tolgee/tolgee-js?style=social)](https://github.com/tolgee/tolgee-js)
 
 # Tolgee JS
diff --git a/e2e/cypress/integration/react/base.spec.ts b/e2e/cypress/integration/react/base.spec.ts
index c350ddd419..3431ba29d1 100644
--- a/e2e/cypress/integration/react/base.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/cypress/integration/react/base.spec.ts
@@ -19,4 +19,40 @@ context('Base test', () => {
   it('shows key as default when default not provided ', () => {
     cy.contains('unknown key').should('be.visible');
   });
+
+  it('opens key context menu when multiple keys are in one element', () => {
+    cy.get('.multiple-keys')
+      .should('be.visible')
+      .should('contain', 'First one')
+      .trigger('keydown', { key: 'Alt' })
+      .trigger('mouseover')
+      .click();
+
+    cy.get('#__tolgee_dev_tools')
+      .find('li')
+      .should('have.length', 3)
+      .should('contain', 'key')
+      .should('contain', 'key 2')
+      .should('contain', 'key 3');
+
+    cy.get('#__tolgee_dev_tools').find('li').contains('key 2').click();
+    cy.get('#__tolgee_dev_tools').should('contain', 'Quick translation');
+    cy.get('#__tolgee_dev_tools')
+      .find('textarea')
+      .should('contain', 'Second one');
+  });
+
+  it.only('opens dialog when element contains same key multiple times', () => {
+    cy.get('.same-key-multiple')
+      .should('be.visible')
+      .should('contain', 'First one')
+      .trigger('keydown', { key: 'Alt' })
+      .trigger('mouseover')
+      .click();
+
+    cy.get('#__tolgee_dev_tools').should('contain', 'Quick translation');
+    cy.get('#__tolgee_dev_tools')
+      .find('textarea')
+      .should('contain', 'First one');
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/core/README.md b/packages/core/README.md
index 219456b34f..0a00542c90 100644
--- a/packages/core/README.md
+++ b/packages/core/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ![test workflow](https://github.com/tolgee/tolgee-js/actions/workflows/test.yml/badge.svg)
 ![@tolgee/core version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/@tolgee/core?label=%40tolgee%2Fcore)
 ![types typescript](https://img.shields.io/badge/Types-Typescript-blue)
-![twitter](https://img.shields.io/twitter/follow/Tolgee_i18n?style=social)
+[![twitter](https://img.shields.io/twitter/follow/Tolgee_i18n?style=social)](https://twitter.com/Tolgee_i18n)
 [![github stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/tolgee/tolgee-js?style=social)](https://github.com/tolgee/tolgee-js)
 
 # Tolgee core library
diff --git a/packages/core/src/__testFixtures/createElement.ts b/packages/core/src/__testFixtures/createElement.ts
index a0055702ec..3f473ea474 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/__testFixtures/createElement.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/__testFixtures/createElement.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export const createElement = (
       keys.push({
         key: `key${sameKeys ? `` : ` ${keyNum++}`}`,
         params: { a: 'aaa' },
+        defaultValue: 'default value',
       });
     }
     node._tolgee = {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/handlers/WrappedHandler.ts b/packages/core/src/handlers/WrappedHandler.ts
index ba9800a6a9..f20c1836fe 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/handlers/WrappedHandler.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/handlers/WrappedHandler.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ export class WrappedHandler extends AbstractHandler {
       elementWithMeta._tolgee.wrappedWithElementOnlyKey = element.getAttribute(
         TOLGEE_WRAPPED_ONLY_DATA_ATTRIBUTE
       );
+      elementWithMeta._tolgee.wrappedWithElementOnlyDefaultHtml =
+        element.innerHTML;
       this.elementRegistrar.register(elementWithMeta);
     });
   }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/highlighter/MouseEventHandler.ts b/packages/core/src/highlighter/MouseEventHandler.ts
index c1d7decc8a..16aae07bb3 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/highlighter/MouseEventHandler.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/highlighter/MouseEventHandler.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ export class MouseEventHandler {
   private keysDown = new Set<ModifierKey>();
   private mouseOn: Set<ElementWithMeta> = new Set();
   private highlighted: ElementWithMeta;
-  private highlightedInitialBackgroundColor: string;
   private mouseOnChanged = new EventEmitterImpl<ElementWithMeta>();
   private keysChanged: EventEmitterImpl<boolean> =
     new EventEmitterImpl<boolean>();
diff --git a/packages/core/src/highlighter/TranslationHighlighter.test.ts b/packages/core/src/highlighter/TranslationHighlighter.test.ts
index f2f1f51a61..0ea4a93607 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/highlighter/TranslationHighlighter.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/highlighter/TranslationHighlighter.test.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ describe('TranslationHighlighter', () => {
       await savedCallback(openEvent);
 
       expect(rendererViewerMock).toBeCalledTimes(1);
-      expect(rendererViewerMock).toBeCalledWith('key');
+      expect(rendererViewerMock).toBeCalledWith('key', 'default value');
     });
 
     test('will open translation dialog when single key multiplied', async () => {
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ describe('TranslationHighlighter', () => {
       await savedCallback(openEvent);
 
       expect(rendererViewerMock).toBeCalledTimes(1);
-      expect(rendererViewerMock).toBeCalledWith('key');
+      expect(rendererViewerMock).toBeCalledWith('key', 'default value');
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/highlighter/TranslationHighlighter.ts b/packages/core/src/highlighter/TranslationHighlighter.ts
index 9e097e91b3..ee3b901cde 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/highlighter/TranslationHighlighter.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/highlighter/TranslationHighlighter.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@ import { ElementWithMeta } from '../types';
 import { PluginManager } from '../toolsManager/PluginManager';
 import { DependencyStore } from '../services/DependencyStore';
 
+type KeyWithDefault = { key: string; defaultValue?: string };
+
 export class TranslationHighlighter {
   public pluginManager: PluginManager;
+
   constructor(private dependencies: DependencyStore) {}
 
   private _renderer: any;
@@ -19,13 +22,18 @@ export class TranslationHighlighter {
     return this._renderer;
   }
 
-  private static getKeyOptions(node: ElementWithMeta): Set<string> {
+  private static getKeyOptions(node: ElementWithMeta): KeyWithDefault[] {
     const nodes = Array.from(node._tolgee.nodes);
-    const keys = nodes.reduce(
-      (acc, curr) => [...acc, ...curr._tolgee.keys.map((k) => k.key)],
+    return nodes.reduce(
+      (acc, curr) => [
+        ...acc,
+        ...curr._tolgee.keys.map((k) => ({
+          key: k.key,
+          defaultValue: k.defaultValue,
+        })),
+      ],
       []
     );
-    return new Set(keys);
   }
 
   listen(element: ElementWithMeta & ElementCSSInlineStyle) {
@@ -36,19 +44,36 @@ export class TranslationHighlighter {
     );
   }
 
-  private async getKey(
+  private async getKeyAndDefault(
     mouseEvent: MouseEvent,
     element: ElementWithMeta
-  ): Promise<string> {
+  ): Promise<KeyWithDefault> {
     if (element._tolgee.wrappedWithElementOnlyKey) {
-      return element._tolgee.wrappedWithElementOnlyKey;
+      return {
+        key: element._tolgee.wrappedWithElementOnlyKey,
+        defaultValue: element._tolgee.wrappedWithElementOnlyDefaultHtml,
+      };
     }
-    const keys = TranslationHighlighter.getKeyOptions(element);
-    if (keys.size > 1) {
-      return await this.renderer.getKey({ keys: keys, openEvent: mouseEvent });
+    const keysWithDefaults = TranslationHighlighter.getKeyOptions(element);
+
+    // create Set to remove duplicated key values
+    const keySet = new Set(
+      keysWithDefaults.map((keyWithDefault) => keyWithDefault.key)
+    );
+    if (keySet.size > 1) {
+      // this opens the popover where user chooses the key
+      const selectedKey = await this.renderer.getKey({
+        keys: keySet,
+        openEvent: mouseEvent,
+      });
+      // get the key with default
+      const found = keysWithDefaults.find((kwd) => kwd.key === selectedKey);
+      if (found) {
+        return found;
+      }
     }
-    if (keys.size === 1) {
-      return Array.from(keys)[0];
+    if (keySet.size === 1) {
+      return keysWithDefaults[0];
     }
     // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
     console.error('No key to translate. This seems like a bug in tolgee.');
@@ -56,9 +81,9 @@ export class TranslationHighlighter {
 
   private translationEdit = async (e: MouseEvent, element: ElementWithMeta) => {
     if (typeof this.renderer === 'object') {
-      const key = await this.getKey(e, element);
+      const key = await this.getKeyAndDefault(e, element);
       if (key) {
-        this.renderer.renderViewer(key);
+        this.renderer.renderViewer(key.key, key.defaultValue);
         return;
       }
       return;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/types.ts b/packages/core/src/types.ts
index 6a5563132d..1b597bf850 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/types.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ export type ElementWithMeta = Element &
 
 export type ElementMeta = {
   wrappedWithElementOnlyKey?: string;
+  wrappedWithElementOnlyDefaultHtml?: string;
   nodes: Set<NodeWithMeta>;
   listeningForHighlighting?: boolean;
   removeAllEventListeners?: () => void;
diff --git a/packages/ngx/projects/ngx-tolgee/README.md b/packages/ngx/projects/ngx-tolgee/README.md
index f09ae1cf4c..cba6c9361e 100755
--- a/packages/ngx/projects/ngx-tolgee/README.md
+++ b/packages/ngx/projects/ngx-tolgee/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ![@tolgee/ngx version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/@tolgee/ngx?label=%40tolgee%2Fngx)
 ![types typescript](https://img.shields.io/badge/Types-Typescript-blue)
 ![licence](https://img.shields.io/github/license/tolgee/tolgee-js)
-![twitter](https://img.shields.io/twitter/follow/Tolgee_i18n?style=social)
+[![twitter](https://img.shields.io/twitter/follow/Tolgee_i18n?style=social)](https://twitter.com/Tolgee_i18n)
 [![github stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/tolgee/tolgee-js?style=social)](https://github.com/tolgee/tolgee-js)
 
 # Tolgee for Angular
diff --git a/packages/react/README.md b/packages/react/README.md
index c57ac4142c..15d46087fc 100644
--- a/packages/react/README.md
+++ b/packages/react/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ![@tolgee/react version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/@tolgee/react?label=%40tolgee%2Freact)
 ![types typescript](https://img.shields.io/badge/Types-Typescript-blue)
 ![licence](https://img.shields.io/github/license/tolgee/tolgee-js)
-![twitter](https://img.shields.io/twitter/follow/Tolgee_i18n?style=social)
+[![twitter](https://img.shields.io/twitter/follow/Tolgee_i18n?style=social)](https://twitter.com/Tolgee_i18n)
 [![github stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/tolgee/tolgee-js?style=social)](https://github.com/tolgee/tolgee-js)
 
 # Tolgee for React
diff --git a/packages/ui/README.md b/packages/ui/README.md
index 270d2e8272..0cf9c92213 100644
--- a/packages/ui/README.md
+++ b/packages/ui/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ![test workflow](https://github.com/tolgee/tolgee-js/actions/workflows/test.yml/badge.svg)
 ![@tolgee/ui version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/@tolgee/ui?label=%40tolgee%2Fui)
 ![types typescript](https://img.shields.io/badge/Types-Typescript-blue)
-![twitter](https://img.shields.io/twitter/follow/Tolgee_i18n?style=social)
+[![twitter](https://img.shields.io/twitter/follow/Tolgee_i18n?style=social)](https://twitter.com/Tolgee_i18n)
 [![github stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/tolgee/tolgee-js?style=social)](https://github.com/tolgee/tolgee-js)
 
 # Tolgee JS UI library
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/KeyDialog/KeyDialog.tsx b/packages/ui/src/KeyDialog/KeyDialog.tsx
index 84840f71c1..b84f8e988f 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/KeyDialog/KeyDialog.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/KeyDialog/KeyDialog.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ export type Props = {
 
 export class KeyDialog extends React.Component<Props> {
   state = {
-    translationInput: null,
+    key: null,
+    defaultValue: undefined,
     dialogOpened: false,
   };
 
@@ -20,11 +21,12 @@ export class KeyDialog extends React.Component<Props> {
     super(props);
   }
 
-  public translationEdit(input) {
+  public translationEdit(key: string, defaultValue?: string) {
     this.setState({
       ...this.state,
       dialogOpened: true,
-      translationInput: input,
+      defaultValue: defaultValue,
+      key: key,
     });
   }
 
@@ -33,8 +35,9 @@ export class KeyDialog extends React.Component<Props> {
       <BodyEnd>
         <TranslationDialogContextProvider
           dependencies={this.props.dependencies}
+          defaultValue={this.state.defaultValue}
           open={this.state.dialogOpened}
-          input={this.state.translationInput}
+          input={this.state.key}
           onClose={this.onClose}
         >
           <TranslationDialog />
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/KeyDialog/TranslationDialogContextProvider.tsx b/packages/ui/src/KeyDialog/TranslationDialogContextProvider.tsx
index 9f596ea24d..b8d18dd199 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/KeyDialog/TranslationDialogContextProvider.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/KeyDialog/TranslationDialogContextProvider.tsx
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ interface TranslationInterface {
 
 type DialogProps = {
   input: string;
+  defaultValue: string;
   open: boolean;
   onClose: () => void;
   dependencies: ComponentDependencies;
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ export const TranslationDialogContextProvider: FunctionComponent<DialogProps> =
         setTranslationsForm({ ...translationsForm });
       };
 
-    const loadTranslations = (languages?: Set<string>, reinitiliaze = true) => {
+    const loadTranslations = (languages?: Set<string>, reinitialize = true) => {
       translationService
         .getTranslationsOfKey(props.input, languages)
         .then(([result, languages]) => {
@@ -119,10 +120,12 @@ export const TranslationDialogContextProvider: FunctionComponent<DialogProps> =
             setSelectedLanguages(new Set(languages));
           }
 
-          if (!translationsForm || reinitiliaze) {
-            setTranslationsForm(
-              responseToTranslationData(result?.translations)
+          if (!translationsForm || reinitialize) {
+            const translationsData = responseToTranslationData(
+              result?.translations
             );
+            setTranslationsForm(translationsData);
+
             setScreenshots(
               result?.screenshots?.map((sc) => ({
                 ...sc,
@@ -270,6 +273,34 @@ export const TranslationDialogContextProvider: FunctionComponent<DialogProps> =
       properties.preferredLanguages || new Set([properties.currentLanguage])
     );
 
+    // sets the default value for base language if is not stored already
+    useEffect(() => {
+      if (
+        props.defaultValue &&
+        availableLanguages &&
+        selectedLanguages &&
+        translationsForm
+      ) {
+        const baseLanguageDefinition = availableLanguages.find((l) => l.base);
+        if (
+          baseLanguageDefinition &&
+          selectedLanguages.has(baseLanguageDefinition.tag)
+        ) {
+          if (!translationsForm[baseLanguageDefinition.tag]) {
+            setTranslationsForm({
+              ...translationsForm,
+              [baseLanguageDefinition.tag]: props.defaultValue,
+            });
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }, [
+      availableLanguages,
+      translationsForm,
+      selectedLanguages,
+      props.defaultValue,
+    ]);
+
     const onSelectedLanguagesChange = (value: Set<string>) => {
       if (value.size) {
         setSelectedLanguages(value);
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/index.ts b/packages/ui/src/index.ts
index 874121a27b..2c293b0b56 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/index.ts
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ export class UI {
     );
   }
 
-  public renderViewer(key: string) {
-    this.viewerComponent.translationEdit(key);
+  public renderViewer(key: string, defaultValue?: string) {
+    this.viewerComponent.translationEdit(key, defaultValue);
   }
 
   public async getKey(props: {
diff --git a/testapps/react/src/Page.tsx b/testapps/react/src/Page.tsx
index 80fc8742ad..27d755daf3 100644
--- a/testapps/react/src/Page.tsx
+++ b/testapps/react/src/Page.tsx
@@ -88,8 +88,33 @@ export const Page: FunctionComponent = () => {
       </div>
 
       <div>
-        {t('hey', undefined, true)}
-        {t('hey', undefined, false)}
+        <h3>Keys with defaults</h3>
+        <p>
+          <T keyName="with_default">This is default</T>
+        </p>
+        <p>{t({ key: 'key', defaultValue: 'This is default value!' })}</p>
+      </div>
+
+      <div>
+        <h3>Same key multiplied in same element</h3>
+        <div className="same-key-multiple">
+          {t({ key: 'key', defaultValue: 'First one' })}
+          <br />
+          {t({ key: 'key', defaultValue: 'Second one' })}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      <div>
+        <h3>Multiple keys in same element</h3>
+        <div className="multiple-keys">
+          {t({ key: 'key', defaultValue: 'First one' })}
+          <br />
+          {t({ key: 'key 2', defaultValue: 'Second one' })}
+          <br />
+          {t({ key: 'key 3', defaultValue: 'Third one' })}
+          <br />
+          {t({ key: 'key 3', defaultValue: 'Third one again' })}
+        </div>
       </div>
     </div>
   );