diff --git a/libs/vre/shared/app-resource-properties/src/lib/create-resource-page.component.ts b/libs/vre/shared/app-resource-properties/src/lib/create-resource-page.component.ts
index fb765847bd..1761b82907 100644
--- a/libs/vre/shared/app-resource-properties/src/lib/create-resource-page.component.ts
+++ b/libs/vre/shared/app-resource-properties/src/lib/create-resource-page.component.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import { ResourceClassIriService } from './resource-class-iri.service';
   selector: 'app-create-resource-page',
   template: ` <h3>Create new resource of type: {{ (resClass$ | async)?.label }}</h3>
     <app-create-resource-form
-      *ngIf="resourceClassIriService.resourceClassIri$ | async as classIri"
+      *ngIf="resourceClassIriService.resourceClassIriFromParamSubject.asObservable() | async as classIri"
       [resourceType]="(resClass$ | async)?.label"
       [resourceClassIri]="classIri"
       [projectIri]="projectIri"
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export class CreateResourcePageComponent {
 
   resClass$ = combineLatest([
     this.projectOntologies$.pipe(filter(v => Object.keys(v).length !== 0)),
-    this.resourceClassIriService.resourceClassIri$,
+    this.resourceClassIriService.resourceClassIriFromParamSubject.asObservable(),
     this.resourceClassIriService.ontoId$,
   ]).pipe(
     map(([projectOntologies, classId, ontoId]) => {
diff --git a/libs/vre/shared/app-resource-properties/src/lib/existing-property-value.component.ts b/libs/vre/shared/app-resource-properties/src/lib/existing-property-value.component.ts
index 4ee4827ea1..8bdf9c493c 100644
--- a/libs/vre/shared/app-resource-properties/src/lib/existing-property-value.component.ts
+++ b/libs/vre/shared/app-resource-properties/src/lib/existing-property-value.component.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { Component, Input, OnChanges } from '@angular/core';
 import { AbstractControl, FormBuilder } from '@angular/forms';
 import { ReadResource } from '@dasch-swiss/dsp-js';
 import { PropertyInfoValues } from '@dasch-swiss/vre/shared/app-common';
+import { filter } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { FormValueArray } from './form-value-array.type';
 import { ResourceClassIriService } from './resource-class-iri.service';
 import { propertiesTypeMapping } from './resource-payloads-mapping';
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ import { propertiesTypeMapping } from './resource-payloads-mapping';
   selector: 'app-existing-property-value',
   template: `
     <app-property-value-switcher
-      *ngIf="resourceClassIriService.resourceClassIri$ | async as resClassIri"
+      *ngIf="resourceClassIri$ | async as resClassIri"
       [myProperty]="prop"
       [formArray]="formArray"
       [resourceClassIri]="resClassIri"
@@ -30,6 +31,10 @@ export class ExistingPropertyValueComponent implements OnChanges {
     public resourceClassIriService: ResourceClassIriService
   ) {}
 
+  resourceClassIri$ = this.resourceClassIriService.resourceClassIriFromParamSubject
+    .asObservable()
+    .pipe(filter(v => v !== null));
+
   ngOnChanges() {
     this.formArray = this._fb.array(
       this.prop.values.map(value => {
diff --git a/libs/vre/shared/app-resource-properties/src/lib/resource-class-iri.service.ts b/libs/vre/shared/app-resource-properties/src/lib/resource-class-iri.service.ts
index 668b3fdb2c..2a9df7d001 100644
--- a/libs/vre/shared/app-resource-properties/src/lib/resource-class-iri.service.ts
+++ b/libs/vre/shared/app-resource-properties/src/lib/resource-class-iri.service.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
-import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
+import { Inject, Injectable } from '@angular/core';
 import { ActivatedRoute } from '@angular/router';
-import { RouteConstants } from '@dasch-swiss/vre/shared/app-config';
+import { KnoraApiConnection, ReadResource } from '@dasch-swiss/dsp-js';
+import { ResourceService } from '@dasch-swiss/vre/shared/app-common';
+import { DspApiConnectionToken, RouteConstants } from '@dasch-swiss/vre/shared/app-config';
 import { OntologyService } from '@dasch-swiss/vre/shared/app-helper-services';
 import { ProjectsSelectors } from '@dasch-swiss/vre/shared/app-state';
 import { Store } from '@ngxs/store';
-import { filter, map } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { BehaviorSubject, race } from 'rxjs';
+import { filter, map, switchMap, take } from 'rxjs/operators';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class ResourceClassIriService {
@@ -26,9 +29,33 @@ export class ResourceClassIriService {
     })
   );
 
+  resourceClassIriFromRoute$ = this._route.params.pipe(
+    filter(params => params[RouteConstants.resourceParameter] !== undefined),
+    switchMap(params =>
+      this._dspApiConnection.v2.res.getResource(
+        this._resourceService.getResourceIri(
+          params[RouteConstants.projectParameter],
+          params[RouteConstants.resourceParameter]
+        )
+      )
+    ),
+    map(v => Object.values((v as ReadResource).entityInfo.classes)[0].id)
+  );
+
+  resourceClassIriFromParamSubject = new BehaviorSubject<string | null>(null);
+
   constructor(
     private _store: Store,
     private _route: ActivatedRoute,
-    private _ontologyService: OntologyService
-  ) {}
+    private _ontologyService: OntologyService,
+    private _resourceService: ResourceService,
+    @Inject(DspApiConnectionToken)
+    private _dspApiConnection: KnoraApiConnection
+  ) {
+    race([this.resourceClassIriFromRoute$, this.resourceClassIri$])
+      .pipe(take(1))
+      .subscribe(v => {
+        this.resourceClassIriFromParamSubject.next(v);
+      });
+  }
 }