diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.ContentTypes/Controllers/AdminController.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.ContentTypes/Controllers/AdminController.cs
index 72cdf8ce3..5fae06822 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.ContentTypes/Controllers/AdminController.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.ContentTypes/Controllers/AdminController.cs
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ namespace Orchard.ContentTypes.Controllers {
             }
 
             var contentTypeDefinition = _contentDefinitionService.AddType(viewModel.Name, viewModel.DisplayName);
+            
+            // adds CommonPart by default
+            _contentDefinitionService.AddPartToType("CommonPart", viewModel.Name);
+
             var typeViewModel = new EditTypeViewModel(contentTypeDefinition);
 
 
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.ContentTypes/Views/Admin/AddPartsTo.cshtml b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.ContentTypes/Views/Admin/AddPartsTo.cshtml
index 033e57d9e..ea9e82f00 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.ContentTypes/Views/Admin/AddPartsTo.cshtml
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.ContentTypes/Views/Admin/AddPartsTo.cshtml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     Style.Require("ContentTypesAdmin");
     Layout.Title = T("Add Parts To \"{0}\"", Model.Type.DisplayName).ToString();
 }
-@T("Choose the Parts to add to this Content Type.  The <b>Common</b> part should be included in most types. It gives the items an owner as well as a creation, publication and last modification date stamps. In addition to the Common part, adding the <b>Containable</b> part makes it possible to add content items of this type to a <b>List</b>.")
+@T("Choose the Parts to add to this Content Type. Adding the <b>Containable</b> part makes it possible to add content items of this type to a <b>List</b>.")
 @using (Html.BeginFormAntiForgeryPost()) {
     @Html.ValidationSummary()
     <fieldset>