diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/branches.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/branches.tt
index 010f77ef53..4bd6feb00e 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/branches.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/branches.tt
@@ -324,7 +324,8 @@ tinyMCE.init({
                     [% categorycode %]
                 [% ELSE %]
                 <label for="categorycode">Category code:</label>
-                    <input type="text" name="categorycode" id="categorycode" size="10" maxlength="10" value="[% categorycode |html %]" />
+                    <input type="text" name="categorycode" id="categorycode" size="10" maxlength="10" class="required" required="required" />
+                    <span class="required">Required</span>
                 [% END %]
             </li>
         <li>