diff --git a/addressbook/templates/default/edit.xet b/addressbook/templates/default/edit.xet
index 2c3bb508f0..e26ca5135c 100644
--- a/addressbook/templates/default/edit.xet
+++ b/addressbook/templates/default/edit.xet
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
 			<rows>
 				<row valign="top">
 					<tree-cat id="cat_id_tree" options="13,,width:99%"/>
-					<listbox type="select-cat" id="cat_id" rows="11"/>
+					<listbox type="select-cat" id="cat_id" rows="11" tags="true" empty_label="Category" width="100%"/>
 					<grid width="100%">
 						<columns>
 							<column width="80"/>
diff --git a/calendar/templates/default/edit.xet b/calendar/templates/default/edit.xet
index 1941b14c93..b22c16ad4e 100644
--- a/calendar/templates/default/edit.xet
+++ b/calendar/templates/default/edit.xet
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@
 					</row>
 				</rows>
 			</grid>
-			<vbox align="right" width="100%">
+			<vbox align="right" width="100%" height="240">
 				<description for="category" value="Categories" class="row_on"/>
-				<listbox type="select-cat" id="category" rows="9" />
+				<listbox type="select-cat" id="category" rows="9" tags="true"  />
 			</vbox>
 		</hbox>
 	</template>