diff --git a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/root/ui.py b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/root/ui.py
index bd4aeb212a..6c92e39e26 100644
--- a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/root/ui.py
+++ b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/root/ui.py
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ class BIM_PT_class(Panel):
                 data = Data.products[props.ifc_definition_id]
                 name = data["type"]
                 if data["PredefinedType"] and data["PredefinedType"] == "USERDEFINED":
-                    name += "[{}]".format(data["ObjectType"])
+                    if data["ObjectType"]:
+                        name += "[{}]".format(data["ObjectType"])
+                    elif data["ElementType"]:
+                        name += "[{}]".format(data["ElementType"])
                 elif data["PredefinedType"]:
                     name += "[{}]".format(data["PredefinedType"])
                 row = self.layout.row(align=True)
diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/root/create_entity.py b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/root/create_entity.py
index 93dc11d907..b0ed4132a2 100644
--- a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/root/create_entity.py
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/root/create_entity.py
@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@ class Usecase:
                     element.PredefinedType = self.settings["predefined_type"]
                 except:
                     element.PredefinedType = "USERDEFINED"
-                    element.ObjectType = self.settings["predefined_type"]
+                    if hasattr(element, "ObjectType"):
+                        element.ObjectType = self.settings["predefined_type"]
+                    elif hasattr(element, "ElementType"):
+                        element.ElementType = self.settings["predefined_type"]
             elif hasattr(element, "ObjectType"):
                 element.ObjectType = self.settings["predefined_type"]
         if self.file.schema == "IFC2X3":