diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php b/wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php
index 5df9c126eb..5ef39cc013 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php
@@ -68,6 +68,13 @@ addLoadEvent(focusit);
 <div id="moremeta">
 <div id="grabit" class="dbx-group">
 
+<fieldset id="categorydiv" class="dbx-box">
+<h3 class="dbx-handle"><?php _e('Categories') ?></h3>
+<div class="dbx-content">
+<p id="jaxcat"></p>
+<div id="categorychecklist"><?php dropdown_categories(get_settings('default_category')); ?></div></div>
+</fieldset>
+
 <fieldset id="commentstatusdiv" class="dbx-box">
 <h3 class="dbx-handle"><?php _e('Discussion') ?></h3>
 <div class="dbx-content">
@@ -89,13 +96,6 @@ addLoadEvent(focusit);
 <div class="dbx-content"><input name="post_name" type="text" size="13" id="post_name" value="<?php echo $post->post_name ?>" /></div>
 </fieldset>
 
-<fieldset id="categorydiv" class="dbx-box">
-<h3 class="dbx-handle"><?php _e('Categories') ?></h3>
-<div class="dbx-content">
-<p id="jaxcat"></p>
-<div id="categorychecklist"><?php dropdown_categories(get_settings('default_category')); ?></div></div>
-</fieldset>
-
 <fieldset class="dbx-box">
 <h3 class="dbx-handle"><?php _e('Post Status') ?></h3> 
 <div class="dbx-content"><?php if ( current_user_can('publish_posts') ) : ?>
diff --git a/wp-includes/js/dbx-key.js b/wp-includes/js/dbx-key.js
index f7155de880..bd13da85e8 100644
--- a/wp-includes/js/dbx-key.js
+++ b/wp-includes/js/dbx-key.js
@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@ addLoadEvent( function()
 		'%mytitle%  [%dbxtitle%]' // pattern-match syntax for title-attribute conflicts
 		);
 
+	// Boxes are closed by default. Open the Category box if the cookie isn't already set.
+	var catdiv = document.getElementById('categorydiv');
+	if ( catdiv ) {
+		var button = catdiv.getElementsByTagName('A')[0];
+		if ( dbx.cookiestate == null && /dbx\-toggle\-closed/.test(button.className) )
+			meta.toggleBoxState(button, true);
+	}
+
 	var advanced = new dbxGroup(
 		'advancedstuff', 		// container ID [/-_a-zA-Z0-9/]
 		'vertical', 		// orientation ['vertical'|'horizontal']