diff --git a/ui/scripts/regions.js b/ui/scripts/regions.js
index 6c0da682e18..543c17e06b5 100644
--- a/ui/scripts/regions.js
+++ b/ui/scripts/regions.js
@@ -23,10 +23,14 @@
         $.ajax({
           url: createURL('listRegions&listAll=true'),
           success: function(json) {
-            var regions = json.listregionsresponse.region
+            var regions = json.listregionsresponse.region;
 
             args.response.success({
-              data: regions ? regions : []
+              data: regions ? regions : [
+                { id: -1, name: '(Default region)' }
+              ],
+              activeRegionID: cloudStack.context.users.regionid ?
+                cloudStack.context.users.regionid : 1
             });
           }
         }); 
diff --git a/ui/scripts/ui-custom/regions.js b/ui/scripts/ui-custom/regions.js
index 73b14a78a26..744a9d9ecb3 100644
--- a/ui/scripts/ui-custom/regions.js
+++ b/ui/scripts/ui-custom/regions.js
@@ -10,12 +10,18 @@
         response: {
           success: function(args) {
             var data = args.data;
+            var activeRegionID = args.activeRegionID;
 
             $(data).each(function() {
               var region = this;
               var $li = $('<li>').append($('<span>').html(_s(region.name)));
 
               $li.data('region-data', region);
+
+              if (region.id == activeRegionID) {
+                $li.addClass('active');
+              }
+              
               $regionList.append($li);
             });
           }
@@ -62,11 +68,16 @@
     $regionList.click(function(event) {
       var $target = $(event.target);
       var $li = $target.closest('li');
+      var region, url;
 
-      if ($li.size()) {
-        var url = $li.data('region-data').endpoint;
+      if ($li.size() && !$li.hasClass('active')) {
+        region = $li.data('region-data');
+        url = region.endpoint;
+        id = region.id;
 
-        switchRegion(url);
+        if (id != '-1') {
+          switchRegion(url);
+        }
       }
     });