diff --git a/src/components/CreatePrivateResourceDialog.tsx b/src/components/CreatePrivateResourceDialog.tsx
index 4bfb478ba..38907d5d8 100644
--- a/src/components/CreatePrivateResourceDialog.tsx
+++ b/src/components/CreatePrivateResourceDialog.tsx
@@ -23,19 +23,22 @@ import {
     isHostname,
     type InternalResourceFormValues
 } from "./PrivateResourceForm";
+import type { Selectedsite } from "./site-selector";
 
 type CreateInternalResourceDialogProps = {
     open: boolean;
     setOpen: (val: boolean) => void;
     orgId: string;
     onSuccess?: () => void;
+    initialSites?: Selectedsite[];
 };
 
 export default function CreatePrivateResourceDialog({
     open,
     setOpen,
     orgId,
-    onSuccess
+    onSuccess,
+    initialSites
 }: CreateInternalResourceDialogProps) {
     const t = useTranslations();
     const api = createApiClient(useEnvContext());
@@ -175,6 +178,7 @@ export default function CreatePrivateResourceDialog({
                         formId="create-internal-resource-form"
                         onSubmit={handleSubmit}
                         onSubmitDisabledChange={setIsHttpModeDisabled}
+                        initialSites={initialSites}
                     />
                 </CredenzaBody>
                 <CredenzaFooter>
diff --git a/src/components/PrivateResourceForm.tsx b/src/components/PrivateResourceForm.tsx
index 856e18885..4a8b0b62b 100644
--- a/src/components/PrivateResourceForm.tsx
+++ b/src/components/PrivateResourceForm.tsx
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ type InternalResourceFormProps = {
     formId: string;
     onSubmit: (values: InternalResourceFormValues) => void | Promise<void>;
     onSubmitDisabledChange?: (disabled: boolean) => void;
+    initialSites?: Selectedsite[];
 };
 
 export function PrivateResourceForm({
@@ -218,7 +219,8 @@ export function PrivateResourceForm({
     siteResourceId,
     formId,
     onSubmit,
-    onSubmitDisabledChange
+    onSubmitDisabledChange,
+    initialSites = []
 }: InternalResourceFormProps) {
     const t = useTranslations();
     const { env } = useEnvContext();
@@ -609,6 +611,8 @@ export function PrivateResourceForm({
         authDaemonMode === "remote";
     const hasInitialized = useRef(false);
     const previousResourceId = useRef<number | null>(null);
+    const initialSitesRef = useRef(initialSites);
+    initialSitesRef.current = initialSites;
 
     useEffect(() => {
         const tcpValue = getPortStringFromMode(tcpPortMode, tcpCustomPorts);
@@ -623,9 +627,13 @@ export function PrivateResourceForm({
     // Reset when create dialog opens
     useEffect(() => {
         if (variant === "create" && open) {
+            const prefillSites =
+                initialSitesRef.current.length > 0
+                    ? initialSitesRef.current
+                    : [];
             form.reset({
                 name: "",
-                siteIds: [],
+                siteIds: prefillSites.map((s) => s.siteId),
                 mode: "host",
                 destination: "",
                 alias: null,
@@ -645,7 +653,7 @@ export function PrivateResourceForm({
                 users: [],
                 clients: []
             });
-            setSelectedSites([]);
+            setSelectedSites(prefillSites);
             setSshServerMode("native");
             setTcpPortMode("all");
             setUdpPortMode("all");
diff --git a/src/components/PrivateResourcesTable.tsx b/src/components/PrivateResourcesTable.tsx
index 396ba9759..0a356a059 100644
--- a/src/components/PrivateResourcesTable.tsx
+++ b/src/components/PrivateResourcesTable.tsx
@@ -187,6 +187,11 @@ export default function PrivateResourcesTable({
         };
     }, [initialFilterSite, siteIdQ, siteIdNum, t]);
 
+    const createInitialSites = useMemo(
+        () => (selectedSite ? [selectedSite] : undefined),
+        [selectedSite]
+    );
+
     const refreshData = () => {
         startRefreshTransition(() => {
             try {
@@ -686,6 +691,7 @@ export default function PrivateResourcesTable({
                 open={isCreateDialogOpen}
                 setOpen={setIsCreateDialogOpen}
                 orgId={orgId}
+                initialSites={createInitialSites}
                 onSuccess={() => {
                     // Delay refresh to allow modal to close smoothly
                     setTimeout(() => {