diff --git a/components/com_contact/views/contact/view.html.php b/components/com_contact/views/contact/view.html.php
index 4ad6a873a558e..eeb64f1f70bd5 100644
--- a/components/com_contact/views/contact/view.html.php
+++ b/components/com_contact/views/contact/view.html.php
@@ -72,10 +72,13 @@ public function display($tpl = null)
 		$item = $this->get('Item');
 		$state = $this->get('State');
 
-		if (empty($item->catid))
-		{
-			$app->setUserState('com_contact.contact.data', array('catid' => $item->catid));
-		}
+		// Get submitted values
+		$data = $app->getUserState('com_contact.contact.data', array());
+
+		// Add catid for selecting custom fields
+		$data['catid'] = $item->catid;
+
+		$app->setUserState('com_contact.contact.data', $data);
 
 		$this->form = $this->get('Form');