diff --git a/app/views/spree/admin/products/_tax_category_form.html.haml b/app/views/spree/admin/products/_tax_category_form.html.haml
index 5c8080ca3b..aa919ae4f1 100644
--- a/app/views/spree/admin/products/_tax_category_form.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/spree/admin/products/_tax_category_form.html.haml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 = f.field_container :tax_category_id do
   = f.label :tax_category_id, t(:tax_category)
   %br
-  = f.collection_select(:tax_category_id, Spree::TaxCategory.all, :id, :name, {:include_blank => Spree::Config.products_require_tax_category ? false : t(:none)}, {:class => "select2 fullwidth"})
+  = f.collection_select(:tax_category_id, Spree::TaxCategory.all, :id, :name, {:include_blank => Spree::Config.products_require_tax_category ? false : t(:none), selected: Spree::TaxCategory.find_by(is_default: true)&.id}, {:class => "select2 fullwidth"})
   = f.error_message_on :tax_category_id