diff --git a/src/panel-triggers/components/AckModal.tsx b/src/panel-triggers/components/AckModal.tsx
index f69d59c..9bb48c8 100644
--- a/src/panel-triggers/components/AckModal.tsx
+++ b/src/panel-triggers/components/AckModal.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ interface Props {
   canAck?: boolean;
   canClose?: boolean;
   isOpen?: boolean;
+  severity?: number;
   withBackdrop?: boolean;
   onSubmit: (data?: AckProblemData) => Promise<any> | any;
   onClose?: () => void;
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ export class AckModal extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
       acknowledge: false,
       closeProblem: false,
       changeSeverity: false,
-      selectedSeverity: 0,
+      selectedSeverity: props.severity || 0,
       loading: false,
     };
 
diff --git a/src/panel-triggers/components/Problems/ProblemDetails.tsx b/src/panel-triggers/components/Problems/ProblemDetails.tsx
index fe98234..48ffdd8 100644
--- a/src/panel-triggers/components/Problems/ProblemDetails.tsx
+++ b/src/panel-triggers/components/Problems/ProblemDetails.tsx
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ export default class ProblemDetails extends PureComponent<ProblemDetailsProps, P
     const compactStatusBar = rootWidth < 800 || problem.acknowledges && wideLayout && rootWidth < 1400;
     const age = moment.unix(problem.timestamp).fromNow(true);
     const showAcknowledges = problem.acknowledges && problem.acknowledges.length !== 0;
+    const problemSeverity = Number(problem.severity);
 
     return (
       <div className={`problem-details-container ${displayClass}`}>
@@ -210,6 +211,7 @@ export default class ProblemDetails extends PureComponent<ProblemDetailsProps, P
         </div>
         <AckModal
           canClose={problem.manual_close === '1'}
+          severity={problemSeverity}
           isOpen={this.state.showAckDialog}
           onSubmit={this.ackProblem}
           onClose={this.closeAckDialog} />