diff --git a/course/edit.html b/course/edit.html
index 0d2c5048109..0bda7531dd2 100644
--- a/course/edit.html
+++ b/course/edit.html
@@ -160,7 +160,11 @@
 <tr valign="top">
     <td align="right"><?php  print_string("cost") ?>:</td>
     <td><input type="text" name="cost" maxlength="6" size="6" value="<?php  p($form->cost) ?>" alt="<?php  print_string("cost") ?>" />
-    <?php  helpbutton("cost", get_string("cost")) ?>
+    <?php
+        $currencies = get_list_of_currencies();
+        choose_from_menu($currencies, 'currency', $form->currency, '');
+        helpbutton("cost", get_string("cost"));
+    ?>
     </td>
 </tr>
 <?php
diff --git a/course/edit.php b/course/edit.php
index 482121403a9..a3e2fe30723 100644
--- a/course/edit.php
+++ b/course/edit.php
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@
             $form->numsections = 10;
             $form->idnumber = '';
             $form->cost = '';
+            $form->currency = empty($CFG->enrol_currency) ? 'USD' : $CFG->enrol_currency;
             $form->newsitems = 5;
             $form->showgrades = 1;
             $form->groupmode = 0;