diff --git a/rhodecode/apps/admin/views/repo_groups.py b/rhodecode/apps/admin/views/repo_groups.py
--- a/rhodecode/apps/admin/views/repo_groups.py
+++ b/rhodecode/apps/admin/views/repo_groups.py
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ class AdminRepoGroupsView(BaseAppView, D
         c.repo_groups = RepoGroup.groups_choices(
             groups=groups_with_admin_rights,
             show_empty_group=allow_empty_group)
+        c.personal_repo_group = self._rhodecode_user.personal_repo_group
 
     def _can_create_repo_group(self, parent_group_id=None):
         is_admin = HasPermissionAny('hg.admin')('group create controller')
@@ -261,15 +262,28 @@ class AdminRepoGroupsView(BaseAppView, D
 
         # perm check for admin, create_group perm or admin of parent_group
         parent_group_id = safe_int(self.request.GET.get('parent_group'))
+        _gr = RepoGroup.get(parent_group_id)
         if not self._can_create_repo_group(parent_group_id):
             raise HTTPForbidden()
 
         self._load_form_data(c)
 
         defaults = {}  # Future proof for default of repo group
+
+        parent_group_choice = '-1'
+        if not self._rhodecode_user.is_admin and self._rhodecode_user.personal_repo_group:
+            parent_group_choice = self._rhodecode_user.personal_repo_group
+
+        if parent_group_id and _gr:
+            if parent_group_id in [x[0] for x in c.repo_groups]:
+                parent_group_choice = safe_unicode(parent_group_id)
+
+        defaults.update({'group_parent_id': parent_group_choice})
+
         data = render(
             'rhodecode:templates/admin/repo_groups/repo_group_add.mako',
             self._get_template_context(c), self.request)
+
         html = formencode.htmlfill.render(
             data,
             defaults=defaults,
diff --git a/rhodecode/apps/admin/views/repositories.py b/rhodecode/apps/admin/views/repositories.py
--- a/rhodecode/apps/admin/views/repositories.py
+++ b/rhodecode/apps/admin/views/repositories.py
@@ -169,8 +169,8 @@ class AdminReposView(BaseAppView, DataGr
         c = self.load_default_context()
 
         new_repo = self.request.GET.get('repo', '')
-        parent_group = safe_int(self.request.GET.get('parent_group'))
-        _gr = RepoGroup.get(parent_group)
+        parent_group_id = safe_int(self.request.GET.get('parent_group'))
+        _gr = RepoGroup.get(parent_group_id)
 
         if not HasPermissionAny('hg.admin', 'hg.create.repository')():
             # you're not super admin nor have global create permissions,
@@ -196,9 +196,9 @@ class AdminReposView(BaseAppView, DataGr
         if not self._rhodecode_user.is_admin and self._rhodecode_user.personal_repo_group:
             parent_group_choice = self._rhodecode_user.personal_repo_group
 
-        if parent_group and _gr:
-            if parent_group in [x[0] for x in c.repo_groups]:
-                parent_group_choice = safe_unicode(parent_group)
+        if parent_group_id and _gr:
+            if parent_group_id in [x[0] for x in c.repo_groups]:
+                parent_group_choice = safe_unicode(parent_group_id)
 
         defaults.update({'repo_group': parent_group_choice})
 
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/admin/repo_groups/repo_group_add.mako b/rhodecode/templates/admin/repo_groups/repo_group_add.mako
--- a/rhodecode/templates/admin/repo_groups/repo_group_add.mako
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/admin/repo_groups/repo_group_add.mako
@@ -44,7 +44,12 @@
                      <label for="group_parent_id">${_('Repository group')}:</label>
                  </div>
                  <div class="select">
-                     ${h.select('group_parent_id',request.GET.get('parent_group'),c.repo_groups,class_="medium")}
+                     ${h.select('group_parent_id', request.GET.get('parent_group'),c.repo_groups,class_="medium")}
+                     % if c.personal_repo_group:
+                         <a class="btn" href="#" id="select_my_group" data-personal-group-id="${c.personal_repo_group.group_id}">
+                             ${_('Select my personal group ({})').format(c.personal_repo_group.group_name)}
+                         </a>
+                     % endif
                  </div>
             </div>
 
@@ -106,6 +111,12 @@
             setCopyPermsOption(e.val)
         });
         $('#group_name').focus();
+
+        $('#select_my_group').on('click', function(e){
+            e.preventDefault();
+            $("#group_parent_id").val($(this).data('personalGroupId')).trigger("change");
+        })
+
     })
 </script>
 </%def>
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/admin/repos/repo_add_base.mako b/rhodecode/templates/admin/repos/repo_add_base.mako
--- a/rhodecode/templates/admin/repos/repo_add_base.mako
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/admin/repos/repo_add_base.mako
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
                  ${h.select('repo_group',request.GET.get('parent_group'),c.repo_groups,class_="medium")}
                  % if c.personal_repo_group:
                      <a class="btn" href="#" id="select_my_group" data-personal-group-id="${c.personal_repo_group.group_id}">
-                         ${_('Select my personal group (%(repo_group_name)s)') % {'repo_group_name': c.personal_repo_group.group_name}}
+                         ${_('Select my personal group ({})').format(c.personal_repo_group.group_name)}
                      </a>
                  % endif
                  <span class="help-block">${_('Optionally select a group to put this repository into.')}</span>