diff --git a/templates/admin/transactions/read.html.ep b/templates/admin/transactions/read.html.ep
index 98b45e4..6e0946e 100644
--- a/templates/admin/transactions/read.html.ep
+++ b/templates/admin/transactions/read.html.ep
@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@
         <label for="value">Value</label>
         <input id="value" type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Value" name="value" value="<%= sprintf '£%.2f', $transaction->value / 100000 %>" disabled>
       </div>
+      <div class="form-group">
+        <label for="value">Essential Purchase</label>
+        <select id="lis" class="form-control" name="essential" disabled>
+          <option value="0"<%= !$transaction->essential ? '' : ' selected' %>>Non Essential</option>
+          <option value="1"<%= $transaction->essential ? ' selected' : '' %>>Essential</option>
+        </select>
+      </div>
       <div class="form-group">
         <label for="text">Category</label>
         <input id="category" type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Uncategorised" name="category" value="<%= defined $transaction->category ? $transaction->category->category->name : 'Uncategorised' %>" disabled>