diff --git a/plugins/box/menu/menu.admin.php b/plugins/box/menu/menu.admin.php
index cb1e67b..ecfd351 100644
--- a/plugins/box/menu/menu.admin.php
+++ b/plugins/box/menu/menu.admin.php
@@ -120,8 +120,11 @@
                         $menu_item_category = '';
                         $menu_item_target = '';
                         $menu_item_order = '';
-                        $errors = array();                 
+                        $errors = array();     
 
+                        // Get current category
+                        $menu_item_category = $current_category = (Request::get('category')) ? Request::get('category') : '' ;
+                        
                         // Add new menu item
                         if (Request::post('menu_add_item')) {
 
@@ -131,7 +134,7 @@
 
                                     if (Request::post('menu_item_name')) $menu_item_name = Request::post('menu_item_name'); else $menu_item_name = '';
                                     if (Request::post('menu_item_link')) $menu_item_link = Request::post('menu_item_link'); else $menu_item_link = '';
-                                    if (Request::post('menu_item_category')) $menu_item_category = Request::post('menu_item_category'); else $menu_item_category = '';
+                                    if (Request::post('menu_item_category')) $menu_item_category = Request::post('menu_item_category'); else $menu_item_category = $current_category;
                                     if (Request::post('menu_item_target')) $menu_item_target = Request::post('menu_item_target'); else $menu_item_target = '';
                                     if (Request::post('menu_item_order')) $menu_item_order = Request::post('menu_item_order'); else $menu_item_order = '';
 
diff --git a/plugins/box/menu/views/backend/index.view.php b/plugins/box/menu/views/backend/index.view.php
index 144d0e8..2978929 100644
--- a/plugins/box/menu/views/backend/index.view.php
+++ b/plugins/box/menu/views/backend/index.view.php
@@ -20,13 +20,15 @@
 
         $items = $menu->select('[category="'.$category.'"]', 'all', null, array('id', 'name', 'link', 'target', 'order', 'category'), 'order', 'ASC');
 
+        $category_to_add = ($category == '') ? '' : '&category='.$category;
+
 ?>
 
 <h3><?php echo __('Category', 'menu'); ?>: <?php echo ($category == '') ? 'default' : $category; ?></h3>
 <br />   
 <?php
     echo (
-            Html::anchor(__('Create new item', 'menu'), 'index.php?id=menu&action=add', array('title' => __('Create new page', 'menu'), 'class' => 'btn btn-small')) 
+            Html::anchor(__('Create new item', 'menu'), 'index.php?id=menu&action=add'.$category_to_add , array('title' => __('Create new page', 'menu'), 'class' => 'btn btn-small')) 
         ); 
 ?>
 <br /><br />