diff --git a/app/controllers/administrate/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/administrate/application_controller.rb
index f64d0a294e..38534a365d 100644
--- a/app/controllers/administrate/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/administrate/application_controller.rb
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def edit
     end
 
     def create
-      resource = resource_class.new(resource_params)
+      resource = new_resource(resource_params)
       authorize_resource(resource)
 
       if resource.save
@@ -267,8 +267,8 @@ def show_action?(action, resource)
     end
     helper_method :show_action?
 
-    def new_resource
-      resource_class.new
+    def new_resource(params = {})
+      resource_class.new(params)
     end
     helper_method :new_resource