diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/av-build-dropbox.inc b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/av-build-dropbox.inc
index 4385125153..f3b57374fe 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/av-build-dropbox.inc
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/av-build-dropbox.inc
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
 [%# category: the authorised value category %]
 [%# default: the default authorised value to select %]
 [%# class: the CSS class of the select element %]
-[%#  size: the size to use for the input (generated if the authorised value category does not exist). %]
-[%# all: add a "All" entry %]
+[%# size: the size to use for the input (generated if the authorised value category does not exist). %]
+[%# all: add a "All" entry. All and empty should not be used at the same time. %]
+[%# empty: add an empty entry. All and empty should not be used at the same time. %]
 
 [% SET avs = AuthorisedValues.GetAuthValueDropbox( category ) %]
 [% DEFAULT class = '' size = 20 %]
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@
 [% IF avs %]
   <select id="[% name | html %]" name="[% name | html %]" class="[% class | html %]" >
   [% IF all %]<option value="">All</option>[% END %]
+  [% IF empty %]<option value=""></option>[% END %]
   [% FOR av IN avs %]
     [% IF av.authorised_value == default %]
       <option value="[% av.authorised_value | html %]" selected="selected">[% av.lib | html_entity %]</option>
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/members/memberentrygen.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/members/memberentrygen.tt
index eec68264d9..4b5eb35d12 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/members/memberentrygen.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/members/memberentrygen.tt
@@ -847,7 +847,7 @@ legend:hover {
                                                 [% END %]
                                                     Sort 1:
                                                 </label>
-                                                [% PROCESS 'av-build-dropbox.inc' name="sort1", category="Bsort1", default=sort1, size = 20 %]
+                                                [% PROCESS 'av-build-dropbox.inc' name="sort1", category="Bsort1", default=sort1, empty=1, size = 20 %]
                                                 [% IF ( mandatorysort1 ) %]
                                                     <span class="required">Required</span>
                                                 [% END %]
@@ -863,7 +863,7 @@ legend:hover {
                                                 [% END %]
                                                     Sort 2:
                                                 </label>
-                                                [% PROCESS 'av-build-dropbox.inc' name="sort2", category="Bsort2", default=sort2, size = 20 %]
+                                                [% PROCESS 'av-build-dropbox.inc' name="sort2", category="Bsort2", default=sort2, empty=1, size = 20 %]
                                                 [% IF ( mandatorysort2 ) %]
                                                     <span class="required">Required</span>
                                                 [% END %]