diff --git a/progit/fork.py b/progit/fork.py
index e2e9f88..1a46cb6 100644
--- a/progit/fork.py
+++ b/progit/fork.py
@@ -338,6 +338,7 @@ def new_request_pull(username, repo, commitid=None):
 
     return flask.render_template(
         'pull_request.html',
+        select='requests',
         repo=repo,
         username=username,
         commitid=commitid,