diff --git a/Classes/Controller/NewsController.php b/Classes/Controller/NewsController.php
index c3415eb38a..dcb9699317 100644
--- a/Classes/Controller/NewsController.php
+++ b/Classes/Controller/NewsController.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 use GeorgRinger\News\Event\NewsCheckPidOfNewsRecordFailedInDetailActionEvent;
 use GeorgRinger\News\Event\NewsDateMenuActionEvent;
 use GeorgRinger\News\Event\NewsDetailActionEvent;
+use GeorgRinger\News\Event\NewsInitializeActionEvent;
 use GeorgRinger\News\Event\NewsListActionEvent;
 use GeorgRinger\News\Event\NewsListSelectedActionEvent;
 use GeorgRinger\News\Event\NewsSearchFormActionEvent;
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@
 use TYPO3\CMS\Core\TypoScript\TypoScriptService;
 use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\GeneralUtility;
 use TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Configuration\ConfigurationManagerInterface;
+use TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Mvc\View\ViewInterface;
 use TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Property\TypeConverter\PersistentObjectConverter;
 use TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Reflection\ObjectAccess;
 use TYPO3\CMS\Fluid\View\TemplateView;
@@ -116,6 +118,15 @@ public function initializeAction()
                 $cacheTagsSet = true;
             }
         }
+        /** @var  NewsInitializeActionEvent $event */
+        $event = $this->eventDispatcher->dispatch(
+            new NewsInitializeActionEvent(
+                $this,
+                $this->defaultViewObjectName,
+                $this->request->getControllerActionName()
+            )
+        );
+        $this->defaultViewObjectName = $event->getDefaultViewObjectName();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -711,6 +722,14 @@ public function setView(TemplateView $view): void
         $this->view = $view;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Set for the NewsInitializeActionEvent
+     */
+    public function getView(): ViewInterface
+    {
+        return $this->view;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param $paginationClass
      * @param int $maximumNumberOfLinks
diff --git a/Classes/Domain/Model/News.php b/Classes/Domain/Model/News.php
index 3517bfdbc4..be4f0a52b7 100644
--- a/Classes/Domain/Model/News.php
+++ b/Classes/Domain/Model/News.php
@@ -39,14 +39,14 @@ class News extends AbstractEntity
     protected $l10nParent = 0;
 
     /**
-     * @var DateTime
+     * @var DateTime|null
      */
-    protected $starttime;
+    protected $starttime = null;
 
     /**
-     * @var DateTime
+     * @var DateTime|null
      */
-    protected $endtime;
+    protected $endtime = null;
 
     /**
      * keep it as string as it should be only used during imports
diff --git a/Classes/Event/NewsInitializeActionEvent.php b/Classes/Event/NewsInitializeActionEvent.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..94bd182625
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Classes/Event/NewsInitializeActionEvent.php
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace GeorgRinger\News\Event;
+
+use GeorgRinger\News\Controller\NewsController;
+
+/**
+ * This file is part of the "news" Extension for TYPO3 CMS.
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please read the
+ * LICENSE.txt file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+final class NewsInitializeActionEvent
+{
+    private $newsController;
+
+    private $defaultViewObjectName;
+
+    private $action;
+
+    /**
+     * @param NewsController $newsController
+     * @param string $defaultViewObjectName
+     * @param string $action
+     */
+    public function __construct(NewsController $newsController, string $defaultViewObjectName, string $action = '')
+    {
+        $this->newsController = $newsController;
+        $this->defaultViewObjectName = $defaultViewObjectName;
+        $this->action = $action;
+    }
+
+    public function getNewsController(): NewsController
+    {
+        return $this->newsController;
+    }
+
+    public function setNewsController(NewsController $newsController): self
+    {
+        $this->newsController = $newsController;
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    public function getDefaultViewObjectName(): string
+    {
+        return $this->defaultViewObjectName;
+    }
+
+    public function setDefaultViewObjectName(string $defaultViewObjectName): self
+    {
+        $this->defaultViewObjectName = $defaultViewObjectName;
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    public function getAction(): string
+    {
+        return $this->action;
+    }
+
+    public function setAction(string $action): self
+    {
+        $this->action = $action;
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Documentation/Reference/Events/Index.rst b/Documentation/Reference/Events/Index.rst
index 91569f4543..25bcefe99c 100644
--- a/Documentation/Reference/Events/Index.rst
+++ b/Documentation/Reference/Events/Index.rst
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ fired. For additional items see column "Access to" in the table below.
    "NewsListSelectedActionEvent", "NewsController", "getAssignedValues()", "selectedListAction (NewsController::SIGNAL_NEWS_LIST_SELECTED_ACTION)"
    "NewsSearchFormActionEvent", "NewsController", "getAssignedValues()", "searchFormAction (NewsController::SIGNAL_NEWS_SEARCHFORM_ACTION)"
    "NewsSearchResultActionEvent", "NewsController", "getAssignedValues()", "searchResultAction (NewsController::SIGNAL_NEWS_SEARCHRESULT_ACTION)"
+   "NewsInitializeActionEvent", "NewsController", "getDefaultViewObjectName();getAction()", ""
    "AdministrationIndexActionEvent", "AdministrationController", "getAssignedValues()", "indexAction (AdministrationController::SIGNAL_ADMINISTRATION_INDEX_ACTION)"
    "AdministrationNewsPidListingActionEvent", "AdministrationController", "getRawTree();getTreeLevel()", "newsPidListingAction (AdministrationController::SIGNAL_ADMINISTRATION_NEWSPIDLISTING_ACTION)"
    "AdministrationExtendMenuEvent", "AdministrationController", "getMenu()", "createMenu"