diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4b9346f9a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- Use Select2 widget for the document type selection form.
diff --git a/mayan/apps/documents/forms/document_type_forms.py b/mayan/apps/documents/forms/document_type_forms.py
index cc8a029a03..e2d75f8d61 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/documents/forms/document_type_forms.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/documents/forms/document_type_forms.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class DocumentTypeFilteredSelectForm(forms.Form):
         self.fields['document_type'] = field_class(
             help_text=help_text, label=_('Document type'),
             queryset=queryset, required=True,
-            widget=widget_class(attrs={'size': 10}), **extra_kwargs
+            widget=widget_class(attrs={'class': 'select2', 'size': 10}), **extra_kwargs
         )