diff --git a/modules/board/board.admin.controller.php b/modules/board/board.admin.controller.php
index 571e972ce..e20225546 100644
--- a/modules/board/board.admin.controller.php
+++ b/modules/board/board.admin.controller.php
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ class boardAdminController extends board {
 		}
 
 		$module_info->hide_category = Context::get('hide_category') == 'Y' ? 'Y' : 'N';
+		$module_info->allow_no_category = Context::get('allow_no_category') == 'Y' ? 'Y' : 'N';
 		$oModuleController = getController('module'); /* @var $oModuleController moduleController */
 		$output = $oModuleController->updateModule($module_info);
 		if(!$output->toBool())
diff --git a/modules/board/board.view.php b/modules/board/board.view.php
index 9156ff2e7..fc143777b 100644
--- a/modules/board/board.view.php
+++ b/modules/board/board.view.php
@@ -825,8 +825,14 @@ class boardView extends board
 		/**
 		 * add JS filters
 		 **/
-		if(Context::get('logged_info')->is_admin=='Y') Context::addJsFilter($this->module_path.'tpl/filter', 'insert_admin.xml');
-		else Context::addJsFilter($this->module_path.'tpl/filter', 'insert.xml');
+		if(Context::get('logged_info')->is_admin == 'Y' || $this->module_info->allow_no_category == 'Y')
+		{
+			Context::addJsFilter($this->module_path.'tpl/filter', 'insert_admin.xml');
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			Context::addJsFilter($this->module_path.'tpl/filter', 'insert.xml');
+		}
 
 		$oSecurity = new Security();
 		$oSecurity->encodeHTML('category_list.text', 'category_list.title');
diff --git a/modules/board/lang/en.php b/modules/board/lang/en.php
index f43c26044..502aeef6c 100644
--- a/modules/board/lang/en.php
+++ b/modules/board/lang/en.php
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ $lang->comment_status = 'Comments';
 $lang->category_settings = 'Category settings';
 $lang->hide_category = 'Hide categories';
 $lang->about_hide_category = 'You can disable a category feature.';
+$lang->allow_no_category = 'Do not require category';
+$lang->about_allow_no_category = 'Allow users to write documents without selecting a category.';
 $lang->protect_content = 'Protect Content';
 $lang->protect_comment = 'Protect Comment';
 $lang->protect_regdate = 'Update/Delete Time Limit';
diff --git a/modules/board/lang/ko.php b/modules/board/lang/ko.php
index c54f92f92..a4a05406d 100644
--- a/modules/board/lang/ko.php
+++ b/modules/board/lang/ko.php
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ $lang->comment_status = '댓글';
 $lang->category_settings = '분류 설정';
 $lang->hide_category = '분류 숨기기';
 $lang->about_hide_category = '임시로 분류를 사용하지 않으려면 체크하세요.';
+$lang->allow_no_category = '미분류 허용';
+$lang->about_allow_no_category = '분류를 선택하지 않은 글도 허용하려면 체크하세요.';
 $lang->protect_content = '글 보호 기능';
 $lang->protect_comment = '댓글 보호 기능';
 $lang->protect_regdate = '기간 제한 기능';
diff --git a/modules/board/tpl/category_list.html b/modules/board/tpl/category_list.html
index 8025a296f..9f0314d3c 100644
--- a/modules/board/tpl/category_list.html
+++ b/modules/board/tpl/category_list.html
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@
 				<label class="x_inline" for="hide_category"><input type="checkbox" name="hide_category" id="hide_category" value="Y" checked="checked"|cond="$module_info->hide_category == 'Y'" /> {$lang->about_hide_category}</label>
 			</div>
 		</div>
+		<div class="x_control-group">
+			<label class="x_control-label">{$lang->allow_no_category}</label>
+			<div class="x_controls">
+				<label class="x_inline" for="allow_no_category"><input type="checkbox" name="allow_no_category" id="allow_no_category" value="Y" checked="checked"|cond="$module_info->allow_no_category == 'Y'" /> {$lang->about_allow_no_category}</label>
+			</div>
+		</div>
 	</section>
 	<div class="x_clearfix btnArea">
 		<div class="x_pull-right">