diff --git a/plugins/contexts/user_edit_form.inc b/plugins/contexts/user_edit_form.inc
index da0cca0..986fb2f 100644
--- a/plugins/contexts/user_edit_form.inc
+++ b/plugins/contexts/user_edit_form.inc
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ function ctools_context_create_user_edit_form($empty, $user = NULL, $conf = FALS
   $category = !empty($conf['category']) ? $conf['category'] : FALSE;
   unset($conf['category']);
 
+  // Use user category if the category was not explicitly set.
+  if (!$category && isset($user->user_category)) {
+    $category = $user->user_category;
+  }
+
   // Return previously created contexts, per category.
   static $created = array();
   if (!empty($created[$category])) {