diff --git a/config/schema/media_entity_twitter.schema.yml b/config/schema/media_entity_twitter.schema.yml
index 04c37e6..bfd40d8 100644
--- a/config/schema/media_entity_twitter.schema.yml
+++ b/config/schema/media_entity_twitter.schema.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ media_entity.bundle.type.twitter:
     source_field:
       type: string
       label: 'Field with embed code/URL'
+    create_source_field:
+      type: boolean
+      label: 'Whether to automatically create a source field on bundle creation or not'
     use_twitter_api:
       type: boolean
       label: 'Whether to use twitter api or not'
diff --git a/src/Plugin/MediaEntity/Type/Twitter.php b/src/Plugin/MediaEntity/Type/Twitter.php
index ce93d30..5b3a8dd 100644
--- a/src/Plugin/MediaEntity/Type/Twitter.php
+++ b/src/Plugin/MediaEntity/Type/Twitter.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use Drupal\Core\Logger\LoggerChannelInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Render\RendererInterface;
 use Drupal\media_entity\MediaInterface;
 use Drupal\media_entity\MediaTypeBase;
+use Drupal\media_entity\MediaTypeDefaultFieldTrait;
 use Drupal\media_entity\MediaTypeException;
 use Drupal\media_entity_twitter\TweetFetcherInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
  * )
  */
 class Twitter extends MediaTypeBase {
+  use MediaTypeDefaultFieldTrait;
 
   /**
    * Config factory service.
@@ -115,6 +117,7 @@ class Twitter extends MediaTypeBase {
   public function defaultConfiguration() {
     return [
       'use_twitter_api' => FALSE,
+      'create_source_field' => TRUE,
       'generate_thumbnails' => FALSE,
     ];
   }
@@ -135,7 +138,7 @@ class Twitter extends MediaTypeBase {
         'image_local_uri' => $this->t('Gets URI of the locally saved image.'),
         'content' => $this->t('This tweet content'),
         'retweet_count' => $this->t('Retweet count for this tweet'),
-        'profile_image_url_https' => $this->t('Link to profile image')
+        'profile_image_url_https' => $this->t('Link to profile image'),
       );
     }
 
@@ -221,27 +224,40 @@ class Twitter extends MediaTypeBase {
     return FALSE;
   }
 
+  public function allowedSourceFieldTypes() {
+    return ['string', 'string_long', 'link'];
+  }
+
+  public function defaultSourceFieldLabel() {
+    return $this->t('Tweet URL');
+  }
+
+  public function defaultSourceFieldName() {
+    return 'field_media_twitter';
+  }
+
+  public function defaultSourceFieldType() {
+    return 'string';
+  }
+
+  public function defaultSourceFieldWidget() {
+    return 'string_textfield';
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * The id of the formatter to be used when creating the default source field.
+   */
+  public function defaultSourceFieldFormatter() {
+    return 'twitter_embed';
+  }
+
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function buildConfigurationForm(array $form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
-    $options = [];
-    $allowed_field_types = ['string', 'string_long', 'link'];
-    /** @var \Drupal\media_entity\MediaBundleInterface $bundle */
-    $bundle = $form_state->getFormObject()->getEntity();
-    foreach ($this->entityFieldManager->getFieldDefinitions('media', $bundle->id()) as $field_name => $field) {
-      if (in_array($field->getType(), $allowed_field_types) && !$field->getFieldStorageDefinition()->isBaseField()) {
-        $options[$field_name] = $field->getLabel();
-      }
-    }
+    $form = $this->defaultFieldConfigurationForm($form, $form_state);
 
-    $form['source_field'] = array(
-      '#type' => 'select',
-      '#title' => $this->t('Field with source information'),
-      '#description' => $this->t('Field on media entity that stores Twitter embed code or URL. You can create a bundle without selecting a value for this dropdown initially. This dropdown can be populated after adding fields to the bundle.'),
-      '#default_value' => empty($this->configuration['source_field']) ? NULL : $this->configuration['source_field'],
-      '#options' => $options,
-    );
+    $form['source_field']['#description'] = $this->t('Field on media entity that stores Twitter embed code or URL.');
 
     $form['use_twitter_api'] = array(
       '#type' => 'select',
@@ -324,15 +340,13 @@ class Twitter extends MediaTypeBase {
   public function attachConstraints(MediaInterface $media) {
     parent::attachConstraints($media);
 
-    if (isset($this->configuration['source_field'])) {
-      $source_field_name = $this->configuration['source_field'];
-      if ($media->hasField($source_field_name)) {
-        foreach ($media->get($source_field_name) as &$embed_code) {
-          /** @var \Drupal\Core\TypedData\DataDefinitionInterface $typed_data */
-          $typed_data = $embed_code->getDataDefinition();
-          $typed_data->addConstraint('TweetEmbedCode');
-          $typed_data->addConstraint('TweetVisible');
-        }
+    $source_field_name = empty($this->configuration['source_field']) ? static::MEDIA_ENTITY_TWITTER_DEFAULT_FIELD_NAME : $this->configuration['source_field'];
+    if ($media->hasField($source_field_name)) {
+      foreach ($media->get($source_field_name) as &$embed_code) {
+        /** @var \Drupal\Core\TypedData\DataDefinitionInterface $typed_data */
+        $typed_data = $embed_code->getDataDefinition();
+        $typed_data->addConstraint('TweetEmbedCode');
+        $typed_data->addConstraint('TweetVisible');
       }
     }
   }
@@ -433,14 +447,12 @@ class Twitter extends MediaTypeBase {
   protected function matchRegexp(MediaInterface $media) {
     $matches = array();
 
-    if (isset($this->configuration['source_field'])) {
-      $source_field = $this->configuration['source_field'];
-      if ($media->hasField($source_field)) {
-        $property_name = $media->{$source_field}->first()->mainPropertyName();
-        foreach (static::$validationRegexp as $pattern => $key) {
-          if (preg_match($pattern, $media->{$source_field}->{$property_name}, $matches)) {
-            return $matches;
-          }
+    $source_field_name = empty($this->configuration['source_field']) ? static::MEDIA_ENTITY_TWITTER_DEFAULT_FIELD_NAME : $this->configuration['source_field'];
+    if ($media->hasField($source_field_name)) {
+      $property_name = $media->{$source_field_name}->first()->mainPropertyName();
+      foreach (static::$validationRegexp as $pattern => $key) {
+        if (preg_match($pattern, $media->{$source_field_name}->{$property_name}, $matches)) {
+          return $matches;
         }
       }
     }