diff --git a/src/Controller/InfoProviderController.php b/src/Controller/InfoProviderController.php
index 3828a74e..d7debe56 100644
--- a/src/Controller/InfoProviderController.php
+++ b/src/Controller/InfoProviderController.php
@@ -88,9 +88,12 @@ class InfoProviderController extends  AbstractController
     {
         $this->denyAccessUnlessGranted('@info_providers.create_parts');
 
-        $new_part = $this->infoRetriever->createPart($providerKey, $providerId);
+        $dto = $this->infoRetriever->getDetails($providerKey, $providerId);
+        $new_part = $this->infoRetriever->dtoToPart($dto);
 
-        $form = $this->createForm(PartBaseType::class, $new_part);
+        $form = $this->createForm(PartBaseType::class, $new_part, [
+            'info_provider_dto' => $dto,
+        ]);
 
         $form->handleRequest($request);
 
diff --git a/src/Form/Part/PartBaseType.php b/src/Form/Part/PartBaseType.php
index 1fbaa55e..b15ec29f 100644
--- a/src/Form/Part/PartBaseType.php
+++ b/src/Form/Part/PartBaseType.php
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 namespace App\Form\Part;
 
 use App\Entity\Parts\ManufacturingStatus;
+use App\Services\InfoProviderSystem\DTOs\PartDetailDTO;
 use Symfony\Bundle\SecurityBundle\Security;
 use App\Entity\Attachments\PartAttachment;
 use App\Entity\Parameters\PartParameter;
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\Type\UrlType;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\FormBuilderInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\OptionsResolver\OptionsResolver;
 use Symfony\Component\Routing\Generator\UrlGeneratorInterface;
+use Symfony\Contracts\Translation\TranslatorInterface;
 
 class PartBaseType extends AbstractType
 {
@@ -64,6 +66,8 @@ class PartBaseType extends AbstractType
         $part = $builder->getData();
         $new_part = null === $part->getID();
 
+        /** @var PartDetailDTO|null $dto */
+        $dto = $options['info_provider_dto'];
 
         //Common section
         $builder
@@ -95,6 +99,7 @@ class PartBaseType extends AbstractType
             ->add('category', StructuralEntityType::class, [
                 'class' => Category::class,
                 'allow_add' => $this->security->isGranted('@categories.create'),
+                'dto_value' => $dto?->category,
                 'label' => 'part.edit.category',
                 'disable_not_selectable' => true,
             ])
@@ -102,6 +107,7 @@ class PartBaseType extends AbstractType
                 'class' => Footprint::class,
                 'required' => false,
                 'label' => 'part.edit.footprint',
+                'dto_value' => $dto?->footprint,
                 'allow_add' => $this->security->isGranted('@footprints.create'),
                 'disable_not_selectable' => true,
             ])
@@ -122,6 +128,7 @@ class PartBaseType extends AbstractType
             'required' => false,
             'label' => 'part.edit.manufacturer.label',
             'allow_add' => $this->security->isGranted('@manufacturers.create'),
+            'dto_value' => $dto?->manufacturer,
             'disable_not_selectable' => true,
         ])
             ->add('manufacturer_product_url', UrlType::class, [
@@ -268,10 +275,15 @@ class PartBaseType extends AbstractType
             ->add('reset', ResetType::class, ['label' => 'part.edit.reset']);
     }
 
+
+
     public function configureOptions(OptionsResolver $resolver): void
     {
         $resolver->setDefaults([
             'data_class' => Part::class,
+            'info_provider_dto' => null,
         ]);
+
+        $resolver->setAllowedTypes('info_provider_dto', [PartDetailDTO::class, 'null']);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Form/Type/StructuralEntityType.php b/src/Form/Type/StructuralEntityType.php
index fbc294e4..18368289 100644
--- a/src/Form/Type/StructuralEntityType.php
+++ b/src/Form/Type/StructuralEntityType.php
@@ -100,6 +100,17 @@ class StructuralEntityType extends AbstractType
 
         $resolver->setDefault('controller', 'elements--structural-entity-select');
 
+        //Options for DTO values
+        $resolver->setDefault('dto_value', null);
+        $resolver->setAllowedTypes('dto_value', ['null', 'string']);
+        //If no help text is explicitly set, we use the dto value as help text and show it as html
+        $resolver->setDefault('help', function (Options $options) {
+            return $this->dtoText($options['dto_value']);
+        });
+        $resolver->setDefault('help_html', function (Options $options) {
+            return $options['dto_value'] !== null;
+        });
+
         $resolver->setDefault('attr', function (Options $options) {
             $tmp = [
                 'data-controller' => $options['controller'],
@@ -114,6 +125,16 @@ class StructuralEntityType extends AbstractType
         });
     }
 
+    private function dtoText(?string $text): ?string
+    {
+        if ($text === null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        $result = '<b>' . $this->translator->trans('info_providers.form.help_prefix') . ':</b> ';
+
+        return $result . htmlspecialchars($text, ENT_QUOTES | ENT_SUBSTITUTE, 'UTF-8') ;
+    }
 
     public function getParent(): string
     {
diff --git a/src/Services/InfoProviderSystem/PartInfoRetriever.php b/src/Services/InfoProviderSystem/PartInfoRetriever.php
index 9b0c3d15..17f4acbc 100644
--- a/src/Services/InfoProviderSystem/PartInfoRetriever.php
+++ b/src/Services/InfoProviderSystem/PartInfoRetriever.php
@@ -100,11 +100,28 @@ final class PartInfoRetriever
         });
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Retrieves the details for a part, based on the given search result.
+     * @param  SearchResultDTO  $search_result
+     * @return PartDetailDTO
+     */
     public function getDetailsForSearchResult(SearchResultDTO $search_result): PartDetailDTO
     {
         return $this->getDetails($search_result->provider_key, $search_result->provider_id);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Converts the given DTO to a part entity
+     * @return Part
+     */
+    public function dtoToPart(PartDetailDTO $search_result): Part
+    {
+        return $this->createPart($search_result->provider_key, $search_result->provider_id);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Use the given details to create a part entity
+     */
     public function createPart(string $provider_key, string $part_id): Part
     {
         $details = $this->getDetails($provider_key, $part_id);
diff --git a/translations/messages.en.xlf b/translations/messages.en.xlf
index 20680fb7..6a321966 100644
--- a/translations/messages.en.xlf
+++ b/translations/messages.en.xlf
@@ -11573,5 +11573,11 @@ Please note, that you can not impersonate a disabled user. If you try you will g
         <target>The alternative names given here, are used to find this element based on the results of the information providers.</target>
       </segment>
     </unit>
+    <unit id="TRmIjDN" name="info_providers.form.help_prefix">
+      <segment>
+        <source>info_providers.form.help_prefix</source>
+        <target>Provider</target>
+      </segment>
+    </unit>
   </file>
 </xliff>