diff --git a/src/gui_determ_simulation.m b/src/gui_determ_simulation.m
index c584aa2907571abdc3acac87a167b6a58fffc4ea..1f1ef0e8f6f90706e255c82acee17027dc7dfbfd 100644
--- a/src/gui_determ_simulation.m
+++ b/src/gui_determ_simulation.m
@@ -39,43 +39,53 @@ gui_size = gui_tools.get_gui_elements_size(tabId);
 % --- PANELS -------------------------------------
 handles.uipanelShocks = uipanel( ...
     'Parent', tabId, ...
-    'Tag', 'uipanelShocks','BackgroundColor', special_color,...
-    'Units', 'normalized', 'Position', [0.01 0.18 0.6 0.73],...
+    'Tag', 'uipanelShocks', ...
+    'BackgroundColor', special_color, ...
+    'Units', 'normalized', ...
+    'Position', [0.01 0.18 0.6 0.73], ...
     'Title', '', ...
     'BorderType', 'none');
 
 uipanelShocks_CreateFcn;
 
 handles.uipanelVars = uipanel( ...
-    'Parent', tabId, 'Tag', 'uipanelVars', ...
-    'UserData', zeros(1,0), 'BackgroundColor', special_color,...
-    'Units', 'normalized', 'Position', [0.62 0.18 0.37 0.73], ...
-    'Title', '', 'BorderType', 'none');
+    'Parent', tabId, ...
+    'Tag', 'uipanelVars', ...
+    'UserData', zeros(1,0), ...
+    'BackgroundColor', special_color, ...
+    'Units', 'normalized', ...
+    'Position', [0.62 0.18 0.37 0.70], ...
+    'Title', '', ...
+    'BorderType', 'none');
 
 handles = gui_tabs.create_endo_vars(handles, 'perfect_foresight');
 
 handles.uipanelComm = uipanel( ...
     'Parent', tabId, ...
     'Tag', 'uipanelCommOptions', ...
-    'UserData', zeros(1,0), 'BackgroundColor', bg_color, ...
-    'Units', 'normalized', 'Position', [0.01 0.09 0.98 0.09], ...
+    'UserData', zeros(1,0), ...
+    'BackgroundColor', bg_color, ...
+    'Units', 'normalized', ...
+    'Position', [0.01 0.09 0.98 0.09], ...
     'Title', 'Current command options:');
 
 % --- STATIC TEXT -------------------------------------
-handles.text7 = uicontrol( ...
+uicontrol( ...
     'Parent', tabId, ...
-    'Tag', 'text7', ...
-    'Style', 'text', 'BackgroundColor', bg_color,...
-    'Units','normalized','Position',[0.62 0.92 0.48 0.05],...
+    'Style', 'text', ...
+    'BackgroundColor', bg_color, ...
+    'Units', 'normalized', ...
+    'Position', [0.62 0.92 0.48 0.05], ...
     'FontWeight', 'bold', ...
     'String', 'Select variables for which to plot simulated trajectory:', ...
     'HorizontalAlignment', 'left');
 
-handles.text8 = uicontrol( ...
+uicontrol( ...
     'Parent', tabId, ...
-    'Tag', 'text8', ...
-    'Style', 'text', 'BackgroundColor', bg_color,...
-    'Units','normalized','Position',[0.01 0.92 0.48 0.05],...
+    'Style', 'text', ...
+    'BackgroundColor', bg_color, ...
+    'Units', 'normalized', ...
+    'Position', [0.01 0.92 0.48 0.05], ...
     'FontWeight', 'bold', ...
     'String', 'Define shocks on exogenous variables:', ...
     'HorizontalAlignment', 'left');
@@ -88,20 +98,57 @@ comm_str = gui_tools.command_string('simul', model_settings.simul);
 handles.simul = uicontrol( ...
     'Parent', handles.uipanelComm, ...
     'Tag', 'simul', ...
-    'Style', 'text',  'BackgroundColor', bg_color,...
+    'Style', 'text',  'BackgroundColor', bg_color, ...
     'Units', 'normalized', 'Position', [0.01 0.01 0.98 0.98], ...
     'FontAngle', 'italic', ...
     'String', comm_str, ...
     'TooltipString', comm_str, ...
     'HorizontalAlignment', 'left');
 
+% --- Check Boxes -------------------------------------
+uicontrol( ...
+    'Parent', tabId, ...
+    'Style', 'text', ...
+    'BackgroundColor', bg_color, ...
+    'Units', 'normalized', ...
+    'Position', [0.62 0.88 0.48 0.05], ...
+    'FontWeight', 'bold', ...
+    'String', 'Use initial values from...', ...
+    'HorizontalAlignment', 'left');
+
+handles.steadystate = uicontrol( ...
+    'Parent', tabId, ...
+    'Style', 'checkbox', ...
+    'String', 'steady state', ...
+    'Units', 'normalized', ...
+    'Position', [0.72 0.89 0.48 0.05], ...
+    'Value', 0, ...
+    'Callback', @steady_state_init_val);
+
+handles.smoother = uicontrol( ...
+    'Parent', tabId, ...
+    'Style', 'checkbox', ...
+    'String', 'smoother', ...
+    'Units', 'normalized', ...
+    'Position', [0.79 0.89 0.48 0.05], ...
+    'Value', 0, ...
+    'Callback', @smoother_init_val);
+
+handles.zero = uicontrol( ...
+    'Parent', tabId, ...
+    'Style', 'checkbox', ...
+    'String', 'zero', ...
+    'Units', 'normalized', ...
+    'Position', [0.85 0.89 0.48 0.05], ...
+    'Value', 0, ...
+    'Callback', @zero_init_val);
 
 % --- PUSHBUTTONS -------------------------------------
 handles.pushbuttonSimulation = uicontrol( ...
     'Parent', tabId, ...
     'Tag', 'pushbuttonSimulation', ...
     'Style', 'pushbutton', ...
-    'Units','normalized','Position',[gui_size.space gui_size.bottom gui_size.button_width_small gui_size.button_height],...
+    'Units','normalized','Position',[gui_size.space gui_size.bottom gui_size.button_width_small gui_size.button_height], ...
     'String', 'Run Simulation', ...
     'Callback', @pushbuttonSimulation_Callback);
 
@@ -109,7 +156,7 @@ handles.pushbuttonReset = uicontrol( ...
     'Parent', tabId, ...
     'Tag', 'pushbuttonReset', ...
     'Style', 'pushbutton', ...
-    'Units','normalized','Position',[gui_size.space*2+gui_size.button_width_small gui_size.bottom gui_size.button_width_small gui_size.button_height],...
+    'Units','normalized','Position',[gui_size.space*2+gui_size.button_width_small gui_size.bottom gui_size.button_width_small gui_size.button_height], ...
     'String', 'Reset', ...
     'Callback', @pushbuttonReset_Callback);
 
@@ -117,7 +164,7 @@ handles.pushbuttonClose = uicontrol( ...
     'Parent', tabId, ...
     'Tag', 'pushbuttonReset', ...
     'Style', 'pushbutton', ...
-    'Units','normalized','Position',[gui_size.space*3+gui_size.button_width_small*2 gui_size.bottom gui_size.button_width_small gui_size.button_height],...
+    'Units','normalized','Position',[gui_size.space*3+gui_size.button_width_small*2 gui_size.bottom gui_size.button_width_small gui_size.button_height], ...
     'String', 'Close this tab', ...
     'Callback',{@close_tab,tabId});
 
@@ -125,16 +172,16 @@ handles.pushbuttonCloseAll = uicontrol( ...
     'Parent', tabId, ...
     'Tag', 'pushbuttonSimulation', ...
     'Style', 'pushbutton', ...
-    'Units','normalized','Position',[gui_size.space*4+gui_size.button_width_small*3 gui_size.bottom gui_size.button_width_small gui_size.button_height],...
+    'Units','normalized','Position',[gui_size.space*4+gui_size.button_width_small*3 gui_size.bottom gui_size.button_width_small gui_size.button_height], ...
     'String', 'Close all output figures', ...
-    'Enable', 'on',...
+    'Enable', 'on', ...
     'Callback', @pushbuttonCloseAll_Callback);
 
 handles.pushbuttonCommandDefinition = uicontrol( ...
     'Parent', tabId, ...
     'Tag', 'pushbuttonCommandDefinition', ...
     'Style', 'pushbutton', ...
-    'Units','normalized','Position',[1-gui_size.space-gui_size.button_width_small gui_size.bottom gui_size.button_width_small gui_size.button_height],...
+    'Units','normalized','Position',[1-gui_size.space-gui_size.button_width_small gui_size.bottom gui_size.button_width_small gui_size.button_height], ...
     'String', 'Define command options ...', ...
     'Callback', @pushbuttonCommandDefinition_Callback);
 
@@ -144,8 +191,8 @@ handles.pushbuttonCommandDefinition = uicontrol( ...
         handles.shocks_panel = uipanel('Parent', handles.shocks_tab, 'BackgroundColor', 'white', 'BorderType', 'none');
         uicontrol( ...
             'Parent', handles.shocks_panel, ...
-            'Style', 'text', 'BackgroundColor', special_color,...
-            'Units', 'normalized', 'Position', [0.02 0.85 0.96 0.1],...
+            'Style', 'text', 'BackgroundColor', special_color, ...
+            'Units', 'normalized', 'Position', [0.02 0.85 0.96 0.1], ...
             'FontWeight', 'bold', ...
             'String', 'Select exogenous variable for which you want to define temporary changes in the value.', ...
             'HorizontalAlignment', 'left');
@@ -181,7 +228,7 @@ handles.pushbuttonCommandDefinition = uicontrol( ...
             'Units', 'normalized', ...
             'Position', [0.73 0.03 0.25 0.06], ...
             'String', 'Remove all selected', ...
-            'Enable', 'Off',...
+            'Enable', 'Off', ...
             'Callback', @pushbuttonRemoveValues_Callback);
 
         function pushbuttonValueChanged_Callback(hObject, ~)
@@ -502,4 +549,41 @@ handles.pushbuttonCommandDefinition = uicontrol( ...
         % return as JSON string
         json = savejson('', json, 'ParseLogical', 1, 'FileName', '', 'ArrayIndent', 0);
     end
+
+    function steady_state_init_val(~, evt)
+        if ~evt.Source.Value
+            return
+        end
+        if ~isfield(oo_, 'steady_state')
+            gui_tools.show_warning('Must first calculate the steady state')
+            evt.Source.Value = 0;
+            return
+        end
+        handles.endoTable.Data(:,3) = num2cell(oo_.steady_state);
+        handles.zero.Value = 0;
+        handles.smoother.Value = 0;
+    end
+
+    function smoother_init_val(~, evt)
+        if ~evt.Source.Value
+            return
+        end
+        if ~isfield(oo_, 'SmoothedVariables')
+            gui_tools.show_warning('Must first run smoother')
+            evt.Source.Value = 0;
+            return
+        end
+        handles.endoTable.Data(:,3) = num2cell(oo_.SmoothedVariables);
+        handles.zero.Value = 0;
+        handles.steadystate.Value = 0;
+    end
+
+    function zero_init_val(~, evt)
+        if ~evt.Source.Value
+            return
+        end
+        handles.endoTable.Data(:,3) = num2cell(zeros(M_.orig_endo_nbr, 1));
+        handles.smoother.Value = 0;
+        handles.steadystate.Value = 0;
+    end
 end