diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/Item/Item.php b/app/Http/Requests/Item/Item.php
index 2a0b8fcf7..c252660a8 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/Item/Item.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/Item/Item.php
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class Item extends Request
             'purchase_price' => 'required',
             'quantity' => 'required|integer',
             'picture' => 'mimes:' . setting('general.file_types') . '|between:0,' . setting('general.file_size') * 1024,
+            'enabled' => 'required',
         ];
     }
 }
diff --git a/resources/views/items/items/create.blade.php b/resources/views/items/items/create.blade.php
index 2b81fed9d..04e975471 100644
--- a/resources/views/items/items/create.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/items/items/create.blade.php
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@
 
             {{ Form::textGroup('quantity', trans_choice('items.quantities', 1), 'cubes', ['required' => 'required'], '1') }}
 
-            {{ Form::selectGroup('tax_id', trans_choice('general.taxes', 1), 'percent', $taxes, setting('general.default_tax', '')) }}
+            {{ Form::selectGroup('tax_id', trans_choice('general.taxes', 1), 'percent', $taxes, setting('general.default_tax'), []) }}
 
-            {{ Form::selectGroup('category_id', trans_choice('general.categories', 1), 'folder-open-o', $categories) }}
+            {{ Form::selectGroup('category_id', trans_choice('general.categories', 1), 'folder-open-o', $categories, null, []) }}
 
             {{ Form::fileGroup('picture', trans_choice('general.pictures', 1)) }}
 
diff --git a/resources/views/items/items/edit.blade.php b/resources/views/items/items/edit.blade.php
index 5af248987..4ca220bb8 100644
--- a/resources/views/items/items/edit.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/items/items/edit.blade.php
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@
 
         {{ Form::textGroup('quantity', trans_choice('items.quantities', 1), 'cubes') }}
 
-        {{ Form::selectGroup('tax_id', trans_choice('general.taxes', 1), 'percent', $taxes) }}
+        {{ Form::selectGroup('tax_id', trans_choice('general.taxes', 1), 'percent', $taxes, null, []) }}
 
-        {{ Form::selectGroup('category_id', trans_choice('general.categories', 1), 'folder-open-o', $categories) }}
+        {{ Form::selectGroup('category_id', trans_choice('general.categories', 1), 'folder-open-o', $categories, null, []) }}
 
         {{ Form::fileGroup('picture', trans_choice('general.pictures', 1)) }}