diff --git a/src/webui/www/private/addtorrent.html b/src/webui/www/private/addtorrent.html
index dd5dc514e..23df8c8fa 100644
--- a/src/webui/www/private/addtorrent.html
+++ b/src/webui/www/private/addtorrent.html
@@ -195,10 +195,17 @@
                                         <select id="categorySelect" onchange="qBittorrent.AddTorrent.changeCategorySelect(this)">
                                             <option selected value="\other"></option>
                                         </select>
-                                        <input type="text" name="category" aria-labelledby="categoryLabel">
+                                        <input type="text" name="category" id="category" aria-labelledby="categoryLabel">
                                     </div>
                                 </td>
                             </tr>
+                            <tr>
+                                <td class="noWrap"></td>
+                                <td class="fullWidth">
+                                    <input type="checkbox" id="setDefaultCategory">
+                                    <label for="setDefaultCategory">QBT_TR(Set as default category)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=AddNewTorrentDialog]</label>
+                                </td>
+                            </tr>
                             <tr>
                                 <td class="noWrap">
                                     <label id="tagsLabel" for="tagsSelect">QBT_TR(Tags:)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=AddNewTorrentDialog]</label>
diff --git a/src/webui/www/private/scripts/addtorrent.js b/src/webui/www/private/scripts/addtorrent.js
index 3addf2750..c2979265e 100644
--- a/src/webui/www/private/scripts/addtorrent.js
+++ b/src/webui/www/private/scripts/addtorrent.js
@@ -43,13 +43,21 @@ window.qBittorrent.AddTorrent ??= (() => {
     let windowId = "";
     let source = "";
 
+    const LocalPreferences = new window.qBittorrent.LocalPreferences.LocalPreferences();
+
     const getCategories = () => {
+        const defaultCategory = LocalPreferences.get("add_torrent_default_category", "");
+        const categorySelect = document.getElementById("categorySelect");
         for (const name of window.parent.qBittorrent.Client.categoryMap.keys()) {
             const option = document.createElement("option");
             option.value = name;
             option.textContent = name;
-            document.getElementById("categorySelect").appendChild(option);
+            option.selected = name === defaultCategory;
+            categorySelect.appendChild(option);
         }
+
+        if (defaultCategory !== "")
+            changeCategorySelect(categorySelect);
     };
 
     const getTags = () => {
@@ -299,6 +307,13 @@ window.qBittorrent.AddTorrent ??= (() => {
 
         document.getElementById("loadingSpinner").style.display = "block";
 
+        if (document.getElementById("setDefaultCategory").checked) {
+            const category = document.getElementById("category").value.trim();
+            if (category.length === 0)
+                LocalPreferences.remove("add_torrent_default_category");
+            else
+                LocalPreferences.set("add_torrent_default_category", category);
+        }
     };
 
     window.addEventListener("load", async (event) => {