diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/RequestController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/RequestController.php
index 8c5990b3f..84a0c944b 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/RequestController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/RequestController.php
@@ -174,7 +174,22 @@ class RequestController extends Controller
     public function edit(Request $request, TorrentRequest $torrentRequest): \Illuminate\Contracts\View\Factory|\Illuminate\View\View
     {
         return view('requests.edit', [
-            'categories'     => Category::orderBy('position')->get(),
+            'categories' => Category::query()
+                ->orderBy('position')
+                ->get()
+                ->mapWithKeys(fn ($cat) => [
+                    $cat['id'] => [
+                        'name' => $cat['name'],
+                        'type' => match (true) {
+                            $cat->movie_meta => 'movie',
+                            $cat->tv_meta    => 'tv',
+                            $cat->game_meta  => 'game',
+                            $cat->music_meta => 'music',
+                            $cat->no_meta    => 'no',
+                            default          => 'no',
+                        },
+                    ]
+                ]),
             'types'          => Type::orderBy('position')->get(),
             'resolutions'    => Resolution::orderBy('position')->get(),
             'user'           => $request->user(),
diff --git a/resources/views/requests/edit.blade.php b/resources/views/requests/edit.blade.php
index 411df3d25..ca6bd1bdf 100644
--- a/resources/views/requests/edit.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/requests/edit.blade.php
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
         <section
             class="panelV2"
             x-data="{
-                cat: {{ (int) $category_id }},
+                cat: {{ (int) $torrentRequest->category_id }},
                 cats: JSON.parse(atob('{{ base64_encode(json_encode($categories)) }}')),
             }"
         >
@@ -57,15 +57,21 @@
                         </label>
                     </p>
                     <p class="form__group">
-                        <select id="category_id" class="form__select" name="category_id" required>
-                            <option hidden selected disabled value=""></option>
-                            @foreach ($categories as $category)
+                        <select
+                            id="category_id"
+                            class="form__select"
+                            name="category_id"
+                            x-model="cat"
+                            required
+                        >
+                            <option hidden disabled selected value=""></option>
+                            @foreach ($categories as $id => $category)
                                 <option
                                     class="form__option"
-                                    value="{{ $category->id }}"
-                                    @selected($torrentRequest->category_id == $category->id)
+                                    value="{{ $id }}"
+                                    @selected($id === old('category_id', $torrentRequest->category_id))
                                 >
-                                    {{ $category->name }}
+                                    {{ $category['name'] }}
                                 </option>
                             @endforeach
                         </select>
diff --git a/resources/views/torrent/edit.blade.php b/resources/views/torrent/edit.blade.php
index a9d54fc8a..669a91e2d 100644
--- a/resources/views/torrent/edit.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/torrent/edit.blade.php
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
                             {{ $torrent->category->name }} ({{ __('torrent.current') }})
                         </option>
                         @foreach ($categories as $id => $category)
-                            <option value="{{ $id }}" @selected('category_id' === $id)>
+                            <option value="{{ $id }}" @selected(old('category_id') === $id)>
                                 {{ $category['name'] }}
                             </option>
                         @endforeach