diff --git a/main/newscorm/lp_edit.php b/main/newscorm/lp_edit.php
index 51f214a748..d19fb225ed 100644
--- a/main/newscorm/lp_edit.php
+++ b/main/newscorm/lp_edit.php
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ $form->addRule('lp_name', get_lang('ThisFieldIsRequired'), 'required');
 $form->addElement('hidden', 'lp_encoding');
 
 $items = learnpath::get_category_from_course_into_select(api_get_course_int_id());
+
+if (!empty($items)) {
+    $items = array_merge(array(get_lang('SelectACategory')), $items);
+}
 $form->addElement('select', 'category_id', get_lang('Category'), $items);