diff --git a/htdocs/core/tpl/resource_add.tpl.php b/htdocs/core/tpl/resource_add.tpl.php
index d16b8b629f8..f63e8385f69 100644
--- a/htdocs/core/tpl/resource_add.tpl.php
+++ b/htdocs/core/tpl/resource_add.tpl.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ $out .= '<input type="hidden" name="token" value="'.$_SESSION['newtoken'].'">';
 $out .= '<input type="hidden" name="action" value="add_element_resource">';
 $out .= '<input type="hidden" name="element" value="'.$element.'">';
 $out .= '<input type="hidden" name="element_id" value="'.$element_id.'">';
-$out .= '<input type="hidden" name="resource_type" value="'.$resource_type.'">';
+$out .= '<input type="hidden" name="resource_type" value="'.(empty($resource_type) ? $resource_obj : $resource_type).'">';
 
 
 // Place