diff --git a/question/type/edit_question_form.php b/question/type/edit_question_form.php
index c1eff4c719c..2b3ec618e86 100644
--- a/question/type/edit_question_form.php
+++ b/question/type/edit_question_form.php
@@ -146,12 +146,17 @@ abstract class question_edit_form extends question_wizard_form {
             // Editing question with no permission to move from category.
             $mform->addElement('questioncategory', 'category', get_string('category', 'question'),
                     array('contexts' => array($this->categorycontext)));
+            $mform->addElement('hidden', 'usecurrentcat', 1);
+            $mform->setType('usecurrentcat', PARAM_BOOL);
+            $mform->setConstant('usecurrentcat', 1);
         } else if ($this->question->formoptions->movecontext) {
             // Moving question to another context.
             $mform->addElement('questioncategory', 'categorymoveto',
                     get_string('category', 'question'),
                     array('contexts' => $this->contexts->having_cap('moodle/question:add')));
-
+            $mform->addElement('hidden', 'usecurrentcat', 1);
+            $mform->setType('usecurrentcat', PARAM_BOOL);
+            $mform->setConstant('usecurrentcat', 1);
         } else {
             // Editing question with permission to move from category or save as new q.
             $currentgrp = array();