diff --git a/htdocs/core/class/html.form.class.php b/htdocs/core/class/html.form.class.php
index 95ebe740f24..143d11c41f1 100644
--- a/htdocs/core/class/html.form.class.php
+++ b/htdocs/core/class/html.form.class.php
@@ -867,17 +867,17 @@ class Form
 	/**
 	 *  Return combo list of activated countries, into language of user
 	 *
-	 *  @param	string	$selected       		Id or Code or Label of preselected country
-	 *  @param  string	$htmlname       		Name of html select object
-	 *  @param  string	$htmloption     		More html options on select object
-	 *  @param	integer	$maxlength				Max length for labels (0=no limit)
-	 *  @param	string	$morecss				More css class
-	 *  @param	string	$usecodeaskey			''=Use id as key (default), 'code3'=Use code on 3 alpha as key, 'code2"=Use code on 2 alpha as key
-	 *  @param	int		$showempty				Show empty choice
-	 *  @param	int		$disablefavorites		1=Disable favorites,
-	 *  @param	int		$addspecialentries		1=Add dedicated entries for group of countries (like 'European Economic Community', ...)
-	 *  @param	array	$exclude_country_code	Array of country code (iso2) to exclude
-	 *  @param	int		$hideflags				Hide flags
+	 *  @param	string		$selected       		Id or Code or Label of preselected country
+	 *  @param  string		$htmlname       		Name of html select object
+	 *  @param  string		$htmloption     		More html options on select object
+	 *  @param	integer		$maxlength				Max length for labels (0=no limit)
+	 *  @param	string		$morecss				More css class
+	 *  @param	string		$usecodeaskey			''=Use id as key (default), 'code3'=Use code on 3 alpha as key, 'code2"=Use code on 2 alpha as key
+	 *  @param	int|string	$showempty				Show empty choice
+	 *  @param	int			$disablefavorites		1=Disable favorites,
+	 *  @param	int			$addspecialentries		1=Add dedicated entries for group of countries (like 'European Economic Community', ...)
+	 *  @param	array		$exclude_country_code	Array of country code (iso2) to exclude
+	 *  @param	int			$hideflags				Hide flags
 	 *  @return string           				HTML string with select
 	 */
 	public function select_country($selected = '', $htmlname = 'country_id', $htmloption = '', $maxlength = 0, $morecss = 'minwidth300', $usecodeaskey = '', $showempty = 1, $disablefavorites = 0, $addspecialentries = 0, $exclude_country_code = array(), $hideflags = 0)
@@ -926,7 +926,11 @@ class Form
 				}
 
 				if ($showempty) {
-					$out .= '<option value="">&nbsp;</option>'."\n";
+					if (is_numeric($showempty)) {
+						$out .= '<option value="">&nbsp;</option>'."\n";
+					} else {
+						$out .= '<option value="">'.$langs->trans($showempty).'</option>'."\n";
+					}
 				}
 
 				if ($addspecialentries) {	// Add dedicated entries for groups of countries