diff --git a/lib/weblib.php b/lib/weblib.php
index 7342835e9a0..2cdc303b8f9 100644
--- a/lib/weblib.php
+++ b/lib/weblib.php
@@ -747,11 +747,12 @@ function choose_from_menu ($options, $name, $selected='', $nothing='choose', $sc
     }
 
     if ($class ==='') {
-        $class = 'select menu'.$name;
+        $class = 'menu'.$name;
          // name may contaion [], which would make an invalid class. e.g. numeric question type editing form, assignment quickgrading
         $class = str_replace('[', '', $class);
         $class = str_replace(']', '', $class);
     }
+    $class = 'select ' . $class; /// Add 'select' selector always
 
     if ($listbox) {
         if (is_integer($listbox)) {