diff --git a/picard/ui/options/naming.py b/picard/ui/options/naming.py
index 72022a4c1..590b38d5f 100644
--- a/picard/ui/options/naming.py
+++ b/picard/ui/options/naming.py
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ class NamingOptionsPage(OptionsPage):
         file.metadata['date'] = '1965-08-06'
         file.metadata['releasetype'] = 'album'
         file.metadata['releasestatus'] = 'official'
+        file.metadata['releasecountry'] = 'US'
         file.metadata['~extension'] = 'mp3'
         file.metadata['musicbrainz_albumid'] = '2c053984-4645-4699-9474-d2c35c227028'
         file.metadata['musicbrainz_albumartistid'] = 'b10bbbfc-cf9e-42e0-be17-e2c3e1d2600d'
@@ -163,6 +164,7 @@ class NamingOptionsPage(OptionsPage):
         file.metadata['date'] = '1999-02-03'
         file.metadata['releasetype'] = 'compilation'
         file.metadata['releasestatus'] = 'official'
+        file.metadata['releasecountry'] = 'US'
         file.metadata['compilation'] = '1'
         file.metadata['~extension'] = 'mp3'
         file.metadata['musicbrainz_albumid'] = 'bcc97e8a-2055-400b-a6ed-83288285c6fc'