diff --git a/application/forms/IcingaTemplateChoiceForm.php b/application/forms/IcingaTemplateChoiceForm.php
index 27af5d222..8cde17dc8 100644
--- a/application/forms/IcingaTemplateChoiceForm.php
+++ b/application/forms/IcingaTemplateChoiceForm.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Icinga\Module\Director\Forms;
 
+use Icinga\Module\Director\Data\Db\DbObject;
 use Icinga\Module\Director\Db;
 use Icinga\Module\Director\Objects\IcingaTemplateChoice;
 use Icinga\Module\Director\Web\Form\DirectorObjectForm;
@@ -103,6 +104,13 @@ public function setup()
         $this->setButtons();
     }
 
+    protected function setDefaultsFromObject(DbObject $object)
+    {
+        parent::setDefaultsFromObject($object);
+
+        $this->getElement('required_template')->setValue($object->get('required_template'));
+    }
+
     protected function fetchUnboundTemplates()
     {
         /** @var IcingaTemplateChoice $object */