The GridViewNewRowInfo is in modified state when the DefaultValuesNeeded event is used. This causes the UserAddingRow event to be fired. Workaround: void radGridView1_DefaultValuesNeeded(object sender, GridViewRowEventArgs e) { e.Row.Cells["SearchType"].Value = "BI"; FieldInfo fieldInfo = typeof(GridViewRowInfo).GetField("state", BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance); BitVector32 state = (BitVector32)fieldInfo.GetValue(e.Row); state[2] = false; fieldInfo.SetValue(e.Row, state); e.Row.InvalidateRow(); }