diff --git a/admin/admin_settings.php b/admin/admin_settings.php
index 6a4e52bd..ff6d1ea0 100644
--- a/admin/admin_settings.php
+++ b/admin/admin_settings.php
@@ -1831,6 +1831,30 @@ if ( defined('HESK_DEMO') )
                           </div>
                       </div>
                   </div>
+                  <div class="form-group">
+                      <label for="customer-category" class="col-sm-4 col-xs-12 control-label"><?php echo $hesklang['customer_category']; ?>
+                          <i class="fa fa-question-circle settingsquestionmark" data-toggle="popover" data-placement="left"
+                             title="<?php echo $hesklang['customer_category']; ?>"
+                             data-content="<?php echo $hesklang['customer_category_help']; ?>"></i>
+                      </label>
+                      <div class="col-sm-8 col-xs-12 form-inline">
+                          <div class="radio">
+                              <label>
+                                  <input type="radio" name="customer-category" value="0" <?php if ($nuMods_settings['customer_category'] == 0) {echo 'checked';} ?>> <?php echo $hesklang['off']; ?>
+                              </label>
+                          </div>&nbsp;&nbsp;
+                          <div class="radio">
+                              <label>
+                                  <input type="radio" name="customer-category" value="1" <?php if ($nuMods_settings['customer_category'] == 1) {echo 'checked';} ?>> <?php echo $hesklang['on_not_required']; ?>
+                              </label>
+                          </div>&nbsp;&nbsp;
+                          <div class="radio">
+                              <label>
+                                  <input type="radio" name="customer-category" value="0" <?php if ($nuMods_settings['customer_category'] == 2) {echo 'checked';} ?>> <?php echo $hesklang['on_required']; ?>
+                              </label>
+                          </div>
+                      </div>
+                  </div>
               </div>
               <!-- NuMods: Statuses -->
               <div class="tab-pane fade in" id="statuses">
diff --git a/admin/admin_settings_save.php b/admin/admin_settings_save.php
index 8ee0d3c2..61272ef8 100644
--- a/admin/admin_settings_save.php
+++ b/admin/admin_settings_save.php
@@ -401,6 +401,7 @@ for ($i=1;$i<=20;$i++)
 	}
 }
 
+
 //-- Update the statuses
 hesk_dbConnect();
 $wasStatusDeleted = false;
@@ -550,6 +551,7 @@ $set['dropdownItemTextColor'] = hesk_input(hesk_POST('dropdownItemTextColor'));
 $set['dropdownItemTextHoverColor'] = hesk_input(hesk_POST('dropdownItemTextHoverColor'));
 $set['questionMarkColor'] = hesk_input(hesk_POST('questionMarkColor'));
 $set['dropdownItemTextHoverBackgroundColor'] = hesk_input(hesk_POST('dropdownItemTextHoverBackgroundColor'));
+$set['customer-category'] = hesk_input(hesk_POST('customer-category'));
 $nuMods_file_content='<?php
 
 //-- NuMods Theme Color Settings
@@ -574,6 +576,9 @@ $nuMods_settings[\'show_icons\'] = '.$set['show-icons'].';
 //-- Set this to 1 to enable maintenance mode
 $nuMods_settings[\'maintenance_mode\'] = '.$set['maintenance-mode'].';
 
+//-- Set this to 0 for off, 1 for on/not required, or 2 for on and required
+$nuMods_settings[\'customer_category\'] = '.$set['customer-category'].';
+
 /* DO NOT EDIT ANYTHING BELOW THIS LINE */
 $nuMods_settings[\'version\']= \''.$set['nuMods_version'].'\';';
 
diff --git a/language/en/text.php b/language/en/text.php
index 23eb6d45..35e6aca1 100644
--- a/language/en/text.php
+++ b/language/en/text.php
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ $hesklang['inactive_user'] = 'Your account is currently inactive. Contact an adm
 $hesklang['notify_customer_email'] = 'Emails to customer on reply';
 $hesklang['notify_customer_email_text'] = 'Don\'t send email notifications of replies to the customer by default';
 $hesklang['cant_edit_admin'] = 'You cannot edit the God Admin (User ID = 1)';
+$hesklang['customer_category'] = 'Allow Customer To Specify Category';
+$hesklang['customer_category_help'] = 'Allow the customer to specify the category for their ticket';
+$hesklang['on_required'] = 'On, required';
+$hesklang['on_not_required'] = 'On, not required';
 
 // ADDED OR MODIFIED IN NuMods 1.4.0
 $hesklang['numods'] = 'NuMods';
diff --git a/nuMods_settings.inc.php b/nuMods_settings.inc.php
index d5e88f84..cf4f3834 100644
--- a/nuMods_settings.inc.php
+++ b/nuMods_settings.inc.php
@@ -22,5 +22,8 @@ $nuMods_settings['show_icons'] = 0;
 //-- Set this to 1 to enable maintenance mode
 $nuMods_settings['maintenance_mode'] = 0;
 
+//-- Set this to 0 for off, 1 for on/not required, or 2 for on and required
+$nuMods_settings['customer_category'] = 0;
+
 /* DO NOT EDIT ANYTHING BELOW THIS LINE */
 $nuMods_settings['version']= '1.4.1';
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