diff --git a/public/_locales/en/messages.json b/public/_locales/en/messages.json
index 862d69bc..7d9a496e 100644
--- a/public/_locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/public/_locales/en/messages.json
@@ -571,6 +571,12 @@
     "moreCategories": {
         "message": "More Categories"
     },
+    "chooseACategory": {
+        "message": "Choose a Category"
+    },
+    "youMustSelectACategory": {
+        "message": "You must select a category for all segments you are submitting!"
+    },
     "bracketEnd": {
         "message": "(End)"
     },
diff --git a/src/components/SponsorTimeEditComponent.tsx b/src/components/SponsorTimeEditComponent.tsx
index efcf595a..396bfba8 100644
--- a/src/components/SponsorTimeEditComponent.tsx
+++ b/src/components/SponsorTimeEditComponent.tsx
@@ -230,7 +230,12 @@ class SponsorTimeEditComponent extends React.Component<SponsorTimeEditProps, Spo
     }
 
     getCategoryOptions() {
-        let elements = [];
+        let elements = [(
+            <option value={"chooseACategory"}
+                    key={"chooseACategory"}>
+                {chrome.i18n.getMessage("chooseACategory")}
+            </option>
+        )];
 
         for (const category of Config.config.categorySelections) {
             elements.push(
diff --git a/src/components/SubmissionNoticeComponent.tsx b/src/components/SubmissionNoticeComponent.tsx
index a545c340..aa59b3c2 100644
--- a/src/components/SubmissionNoticeComponent.tsx
+++ b/src/components/SubmissionNoticeComponent.tsx
@@ -167,9 +167,16 @@ class SubmissionNoticeComponent extends React.Component<SubmissionNoticeProps, S
             ref.current.saveEditTimes();
         }
 
+        let sponsorTimesSubmitting = this.props.contentContainer().sponsorTimesSubmitting;
+        for (const sponsorTime of sponsorTimesSubmitting) {
+            if (sponsorTime.category === "chooseACategory") {
+                alert(chrome.i18n.getMessage("youMustSelectACategory"));
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+
         // Check if any non music categories are being used on a music video
         if (this.contentContainer().videoInfo?.microformat?.playerMicroformatRenderer?.category === "Music") {
-            let sponsorTimesSubmitting = this.props.contentContainer().sponsorTimesSubmitting;
             for (const sponsorTime of sponsorTimesSubmitting) {
                 if (!sponsorTime.category.startsWith("music_")) {
                     if (!confirm(chrome.i18n.getMessage("nonMusicCategoryOnMusic"))) return;
diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index 537f4b11..5d34df6b 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ interface SBConfig {
     userID: string,
     // sponsorTimes: SBMap<string, SponsorTime[]>,
     segmentTimes: SBMap<string, SponsorTime[]>,
+    defaultCategory: string,
     whitelistedChannels: string[],
     forceChannelCheck: boolean,
     startSponsorKeybind: string,
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ interface SBConfig {
 
     // Preview bar
     barTypes: {
+        "preview-chooseACategory": PreviewBarOption,
         "sponsor": PreviewBarOption,
         "preview-sponsor": PreviewBarOption,
         "intro": PreviewBarOption,
@@ -137,6 +139,7 @@ var Config: SBObject = {
     defaults: {
         userID: null,
         segmentTimes: new SBMap("segmentTimes"),
+        defaultCategory: "chooseACategory",
         whitelistedChannels: [],
         forceChannelCheck: false,
         startSponsorKeybind: ";",
@@ -171,6 +174,10 @@ var Config: SBObject = {
 
         // Preview bar
         barTypes: {
+            "preview-chooseACategory": {
+                color: "#ffffff",
+                opacity: "0.7"
+            },
             "sponsor": {
                 color: "#00d400",
                 opacity: "0.7"
diff --git a/src/content.ts b/src/content.ts
index 7a74ddc3..7e4c190e 100644
--- a/src/content.ts
+++ b/src/content.ts
@@ -1150,8 +1150,7 @@ function startSponsorClicked() {
         sponsorTimesSubmitting.push({
             segment: [getRealCurrentTime()],
             UUID: null,
-            // Default to sponsor
-            category: "sponsor"
+            category: Config.config.defaultCategory
         });
     }
 
diff --git a/src/popup.ts b/src/popup.ts
index 239fefbd..68f208c7 100644
--- a/src/popup.ts
+++ b/src/popup.ts
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ async function runThePopup(messageListener?: MessageListener) {
         if (sponsorTimes[sponsorTimesIndex] == undefined) {
             sponsorTimes[sponsorTimesIndex] = {
                 segment: [],
-                category: "sponsor",
+                category: Config.config.defaultCategory,
                 UUID: null
             };
         }