diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/tools/upload.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/tools/upload.tt
index c907fdf007..03f1f567a9 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/tools/upload.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/tools/upload.tt
@@ -120,10 +120,15 @@
         <ol>
             <li>
                 <label for="browsecategory">Category: </label>
-                <select id="browsecategory" name="browsecategory">
-                [% FOREACH cat IN uploadcategories %]
-                    <option value="[% cat.code | html %]">[% cat.name | html %]</option>
-                [% END %]
+                <select id="browsecategory" name="browsecategory" required="required">
+                    <option value="">Choose</option>
+                    [% FOREACH cat IN uploadcategories %]
+                        [% IF cat.code == browsecategory %]
+                            <option value="[% cat.code | html %]" selected="selected">[% cat.name | html %]</option>
+                        [% ELSE -%]
+                            <option value="[% cat.code | html %]">[% cat.name | html %]</option>
+                        [% END %]
+                    [% END %]
                 </select>
             </li>
         </ol>
diff --git a/tools/upload.pl b/tools/upload.pl
index cf9a2c6053..c01d57f925 100755
--- a/tools/upload.pl
+++ b/tools/upload.pl
@@ -69,9 +69,10 @@ if ( $op eq 'new' ) {
     }
 
     $template->param(
-        mode    => 'report',
-        msg     => $msg,
-        uploads => $uploads,
+        mode           => 'report',
+        msg            => $msg,
+        uploads        => $uploads,
+        browsecategory => $browsecategory,
     );
     output_html_with_http_headers $input, $cookie, $template->output;