diff --git a/app/views/issues/edit.rhtml b/app/views/issues/edit.rhtml
index bd3e6ad4..4daaceea 100644
--- a/app/views/issues/edit.rhtml
+++ b/app/views/issues/edit.rhtml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 <p><label><%=l(:field_status)%></label> <%= @issue.status.name %></p>
 <p><%= f.select :priority_id, (@priorities.collect {|p| [p.name, p.id]}), :required => true %></p>
 <p><%= f.select :assigned_to_id, (@issue.project.members.collect {|m| [m.name, m.user_id]}), :include_blank => true %></p>
-<p><%= f.select :category_id, (@project.issue_categories.collect {|c| [c.name, c.id]}) %></p>
+<p><%= f.select :category_id, (@project.issue_categories.collect {|c| [c.name, c.id]}), :include_blank => true %></p>
 </div>
 
 <div class="splitcontentright">