diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/admin/repos/repo_add.html b/rhodecode/templates/admin/repos/repo_add.html
--- a/rhodecode/templates/admin/repos/repo_add.html
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/admin/repos/repo_add.html
@@ -35,6 +35,14 @@
 	            </div>
              </div>
             <div class="field">
+                <div class="label">
+                    <label for="repo_type">${_('Type')}:</label>
+                </div>
+                <div class="input">
+                    ${h.select('repo_type','hg',c.backends,class_="small")}
+                </div>
+             </div>             
+            <div class="field">
                 <div class="label label-textarea">
                     <label for="description">${_('Description')}:</label>
                 </div>