diff --git a/components/Posting/Posting.php b/components/Posting/Posting.php
index e851bf8c75..13158288d7 100644
--- a/components/Posting/Posting.php
+++ b/components/Posting/Posting.php
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ END;
         $form    = Form::create([
             ['content',     TextareaType::class, ['label' => ' ', 'data' => '', 'attr' => ['placeholder' => _m($placeholder_string[$rand_key])]]],
             ['attachments', FileType::class,     ['label' => ' ', 'data' => null, 'multiple' => true, 'required' => false]],
-            ['visibility',  ChoiceType::class,   ['label' => _m('Visibility:'), 'expanded' => true, 'choices' => [_m('Public') => 'public', _m('Instance') => 'instance', _m('Private') => 'private']]],
+            ['visibility',  ChoiceType::class,   ['label' => _m('Visibility:'), 'expanded' => true, 'data' => 'public', 'choices' => [_m('Public') => 'public', _m('Instance') => 'instance', _m('Private') => 'private']]],
             ['to',          ChoiceType::class,   ['label' => _m('To:'), 'multiple' => true, 'expanded' => true, 'choices' => $to_tags]],
             ['post',        SubmitType::class,   ['label' => _m('Post')]],
         ]);