diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/catalogue/itemsearch.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/catalogue/itemsearch.tt
index a050fdf52e..e586173426 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/catalogue/itemsearch.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/catalogue/itemsearch.tt
@@ -134,9 +134,13 @@
                     [% FOREACH field IN items_search_fields %]
                         [% marcfield = field.tagfield %]
                         [% IF field.tagsubfield.defined AND field.tagsubfield != "" %]
-                            [% marcfield = marcfield _ '$' _ field.tagsubfield %]
+                            [% marcfield = "marc:" _ marcfield _ '$' _ field.tagsubfield %]
+                        [% END %]
+                        [% IF query.param('f').$i == marcfield || query.param('f') == marcfield %]
+                            <option value="[% marcfield | html %]" data-authorised-values-category="[% field.authorised_values_category | html %]" selected="selected">[% field.label | html %] ([% marcfield | html %])</option>
+                        [% ELSE %]
+                            <option value="[% marcfield | html %]" data-authorised-values-category="[% field.authorised_values_category | html %]">[% field.label | html %] ([% marcfield | html %])</option>
                         [% END %]
-                        <option value="marc:[% marcfield | html %]" data-authorised-values-category="[% field.authorised_values_category | html %]">[% field.label | html %] ([% marcfield | html %])</option>
                     [% END %]
                 </optgroup>
             [% END %]