diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Trust/forms/dialogCert.xml b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Trust/forms/dialogCert.xml
index 221ffe20f..c37d946e7 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Trust/forms/dialogCert.xml
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Trust/forms/dialogCert.xml
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@
         <type>header</type>
         <label>Output (PEM format)</label>
         <collapse>true</collapse>
+        <style>pem_section</style>
     </field>
     <field>
         <id>cert.crt_payload</id>
diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/views/OPNsense/Trust/cert.volt b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/views/OPNsense/Trust/cert.volt
index 1ce57700c..3a813da57 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/views/OPNsense/Trust/cert.volt
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/views/OPNsense/Trust/cert.volt
@@ -115,6 +115,12 @@
                         target.show();
                     }
                 });
+                /* expand PEM section */
+                if (['import', 'import_csr'].includes($(this).val())) {
+                    if ($(".pem_section >  table > tbody > tr:eq(0) > td:eq(0)").is(':hidden')) {
+                        $(".pem_section >  table > thead").click();
+                    }
+                }
             });