diff --git a/app/services/default_shipping_category.rb b/app/services/default_shipping_category.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ae515fa59a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/services/default_shipping_category.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Encapsulates the concept of default stock location in creation of a product or a shipping method.
+
+class DefaultShippingCategory
+	NAME = 'Default'.freeze
+
+	def self.create!
+		Spree::ShippingCategory.create!(name: NAME)
+	end
+
+	def self.find_or_create
+		Spree::ShippingCategory.find_or_create_by_name(NAME)
+	end
+end
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diff --git a/app/views/spree/admin/products/_shipping_category_form.html.haml b/app/views/spree/admin/products/_shipping_category_form.html.haml
index 0f3635d698..6e8e1a5dbd 100644
--- a/app/views/spree/admin/products/_shipping_category_form.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/spree/admin/products/_shipping_category_form.html.haml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 = f.field_container :shipping_categories do 
   = f.label :shipping_category_id, t(:shipping_category)
-  = f.collection_select(:shipping_category_id, Spree::ShippingCategory.all, :id, :name, {:include_blank => false}, {:class => 'select2 fullwidth'})
+  = f.collection_select(:shipping_category_id, Spree::ShippingCategory.all, :id, :name, {:include_blank => false, :selected => DefaultShippingCategory.find_or_create.id}, {:class => 'select2 fullwidth'})
   = f.error_message_on :shipping_category_id