diff --git a/apps/client/src/common/components/view-params-editor/viewParams.utils.ts b/apps/client/src/common/components/view-params-editor/viewParams.utils.ts
index 746e93f9c..483d5057c 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/common/components/view-params-editor/viewParams.utils.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/common/components/view-params-editor/viewParams.utils.ts
@@ -56,13 +56,18 @@ export function makeCustomFieldSelectOptions(customFields: CustomFields, filterI
 /**
  * Creates data for a select element that displays project custom data
  */
-export function makeProjectDataOptions(projectData: ProjectData): SelectOption[] {
-  return projectData.custom.map((entry, index) => {
+export function makeProjectDataOptions(
+  projectData: ProjectData,
+  additionalOptions: SelectOption[] = [],
+): SelectOption[] {
+  const generatedOptions = projectData.custom.map((entry, index) => {
     return {
       value: `${index}-${entry.title}`,
       label: entry.title,
     };
   });
+
+  return [...additionalOptions, ...generatedOptions];
 }
 
 type ViewParamsObj = { [key: string]: string | FormDataEntryValue };
diff --git a/apps/client/src/features/operator/operator.options.tsx b/apps/client/src/features/operator/operator.options.tsx
index bf4a5eda1..3c18e1705 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/features/operator/operator.options.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/features/operator/operator.options.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { isStringBoolean } from '../viewers/common/viewUtils';
 
 export const getOperatorOptions = (customFields: CustomFields, timeFormat: string): ViewOption[] => {
   const fieldOptions = makeOptionsFromCustomFields(customFields, [
+    { value: 'none', label: 'None' },
     { value: 'title', label: 'Title' },
     { value: 'note', label: 'Note' },
   ]);
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ export const getOperatorOptions = (customFields: CustomFields, timeFormat: strin
           description: 'Field to be shown in the second line of text',
           type: 'option',
           values: fieldOptions,
-          defaultValue: '',
+          defaultValue: 'none',
         },
         {
           id: 'subscribe',
diff --git a/apps/client/src/views/backstage/backstage.options.ts b/apps/client/src/views/backstage/backstage.options.ts
index 7fd2a708a..d591577c0 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/views/backstage/backstage.options.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/views/backstage/backstage.options.ts
@@ -17,8 +17,11 @@ export const getBackstageOptions = (
   customFields: CustomFields,
   projectData: ProjectData,
 ): ViewOption[] => {
-  const secondaryOptions = makeOptionsFromCustomFields(customFields, [{ value: 'note', label: 'Note' }]);
-  const projectDataOptions = makeProjectDataOptions(projectData);
+  const secondaryOptions = makeOptionsFromCustomFields(customFields, [
+    { value: 'none', label: 'None' },
+    { value: 'note', label: 'Note' },
+  ]);
+  const projectDataOptions = makeProjectDataOptions(projectData, [{ value: 'none', label: 'None' }]);
 
   return [
     { title: OptionTitle.ClockOptions, collapsible: true, options: [getTimeOption(timeFormat)] },
@@ -32,7 +35,7 @@ export const getBackstageOptions = (
           description: 'Select the data source for auxiliary text shown in now and next cards',
           type: 'option',
           values: secondaryOptions,
-          defaultValue: '',
+          defaultValue: 'none',
         },
       ],
     },
@@ -47,7 +50,7 @@ export const getBackstageOptions = (
           description: 'Select a project data source to show in the view',
           type: 'option',
           values: projectDataOptions,
-          defaultValue: '',
+          defaultValue: 'none',
         },
       ],
     },
diff --git a/apps/client/src/views/countdown/countdown.options.ts b/apps/client/src/views/countdown/countdown.options.ts
index 7cd1bf26d..1cb11c33e 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/views/countdown/countdown.options.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/views/countdown/countdown.options.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ export const getCountdownOptions = (
   customFields: CustomFields,
   persistedSubscriptions: EntryId[],
 ): ViewOption[] => {
-  const secondaryOptions = makeOptionsFromCustomFields(customFields, [{ value: 'note', label: 'Note' }]);
+  const secondaryOptions = makeOptionsFromCustomFields(customFields, [
+    { value: 'none', label: 'None' },
+    { value: 'note', label: 'Note' },
+  ]);
 
   return [
     { title: OptionTitle.ClockOptions, collapsible: true, options: [getTimeOption(timeFormat)] },
@@ -28,7 +31,7 @@ export const getCountdownOptions = (
           description: 'Select the data source for auxiliary text shown in the card',
           type: 'option',
           values: secondaryOptions,
-          defaultValue: '',
+          defaultValue: 'none',
         },
       ],
     },