diff --git a/src/netedit/elements/data/GNEGenericData.cpp b/src/netedit/elements/data/GNEGenericData.cpp
index 8de7daa5d01..bc652148e62 100644
--- a/src/netedit/elements/data/GNEGenericData.cpp
+++ b/src/netedit/elements/data/GNEGenericData.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ GNEGenericData::GNEGenericData(SumoXMLTag tag, GUIIcon icon, const GUIGlObjectTy
     GUIGlObject(type, "", GUIIconSubSys::getIcon(icon)),
     GNEPathElement(GNEPathElement::Options::DATA_ELEMENT),
     myDataIntervalParent(nullptr) {
+    // mark this generic data as template
+    myIsTemplate = true;
 }