diff --git a/netbox/ipam/forms.py b/netbox/ipam/forms.py
index d6db8c9bc..0a016e4c6 100644
--- a/netbox/ipam/forms.py
+++ b/netbox/ipam/forms.py
@@ -518,6 +518,8 @@ class VLANGroupFilterForm(BootstrapMixin, forms.Form):
 #
 
 class VLANForm(BootstrapMixin, CustomFieldForm):
+    site = forms.ModelChoiceField(queryset=Site.objects.all(), required=False, label='Site',
+                                  widget=forms.Select(attrs={'filter-for': 'group', 'default_value': '0'}))
     group = forms.ModelChoiceField(queryset=VLANGroup.objects.all(), required=False, label='Group', widget=APISelect(
         api_url='/api/ipam/vlan-groups/?site_id={{site}}',
     ))
@@ -533,9 +535,6 @@ class VLANForm(BootstrapMixin, CustomFieldForm):
             'status': "Operational status of this VLAN",
             'role': "The primary function of this VLAN",
         }
-        widgets = {
-            'site': forms.Select(attrs={'filter-for': 'group', 'default_value': '0'}),
-        }
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):