diff --git a/templates/admin/default/customer-edit.html b/templates/admin/default/customer-edit.html
index 0507e18f7..370fe11f3 100644
--- a/templates/admin/default/customer-edit.html
+++ b/templates/admin/default/customer-edit.html
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
                                                             <label for="{$label_attr.for}" class="control-label">{intl l="{$label}"} : </label>
                                                             <select name="{$name}" id="{$label_attr.for}" class="form-control">
                                                                 {loop type="country" name="country1"}
-                                                                    <option value="{$ID}">{$TITLE}</option>
+                                                                    <option value="{$ID}" {if $ID == $COUNTRY}selected{/if}>{$TITLE}</option>
                                                                 {/loop}
                                                             </select>
                                                         </div>