diff --git a/administrator/components/com_categories/forms/category.xml b/administrator/components/com_categories/forms/category.xml
index 0eb1c6daa8c6a..c4ab019f0ca0f 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_categories/forms/category.xml
+++ b/administrator/components/com_categories/forms/category.xml
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@
label="JFIELD_ACCESS_LABEL"
filter="UINT"
validate="options"
+ layout="joomla.form.field.list-fancy-select"
/>