diff --git a/htdocs/comm/action/card.php b/htdocs/comm/action/card.php
index 9a8c59b8533..f7ee9668206 100644
--- a/htdocs/comm/action/card.php
+++ b/htdocs/comm/action/card.php
@@ -716,15 +716,27 @@ if (empty($reshook) && $action == 'update') {
 			$datef = dol_mktime($fulldayevent ? '23' : GETPOST("p2hour", 'int'), $fulldayevent ? '59' : GETPOST("p2min", 'int'), $fulldayevent ? '59' : GETPOST("apsec", 'int'), GETPOST("p2month", 'int'), GETPOST("p2day", 'int'), GETPOST("p2year", 'int'), 'tzuser');
 		}
 
-		if ($object->elementtype == 'ticket') {
+		if ($object->elementtype == 'ticket') {	// code should be TICKET_MSG, TICKET_MSG_PRIVATE, TICKET_MSG_SENTBYMAIL, TICKET_MSG_PRIVATE_SENTBYMAIL
 			if ($private) {
-				$object->type_code = 'TICKET_MSG_PRIVATE';
+				if ($object->code == 'TICKET_MSG') {
+					$object->code = 'TICKET_MSG_PRIVATE';
+				}
+				if ($object->code == 'TICKET_MSG_SENTBYMAIL') {
+					$object->code = 'TICKET_MSG_PRIVATE_SENTBYMAIL';
+				}
 			} else {
-				$object->type_id = dol_getIdFromCode($db, 'AC_EMAIL', 'c_actioncomm');
+				if ($object->code == 'TICKET_MSG_PRIVATE') {
+					$object->code = 'TICKET_MSG';
+				}
+				if ($object->code == 'TICKET_MSG_PRIVATE_SENTBYMAIL') {
+					$object->code = 'TICKET_MSG_SENTBYMAIL';
+				}
 			}
+			// type_id and type_code is not modified
 		} else {
 			$object->type_id = dol_getIdFromCode($db, GETPOST("actioncode", 'aZ09'), 'c_actioncomm');
 		}
+
 		$object->label       = GETPOST("label", "alphanohtml");
 		$object->datep       = $datep;
 		$object->datef       = $datef;
@@ -1315,11 +1327,6 @@ if ($action == 'create') {
 
 	// Date start
 	print '<tr><td class="nowrap">';
-	/*
-	print '<span class="fieldrequired">'.$langs->trans("DateActionStart").'</span>';
-	print ' - ';
-	print '<span id="dateend"'.(GETPOST("actioncode", 'aZ09') == 'AC_RDV' ? ' class="fieldrequired"' : '').'>'.$langs->trans("DateActionEnd").'</span>';
-	*/
 	print '</td><td>';
 	if (GETPOST("afaire") == 1) {
 		print $form->selectDate($datep, 'ap', 1, 1, 0, "action", 1, 2, 0, 'fulldaystart', '', '', '', 1, '', '', 'tzuserrel'); // Empty value not allowed for start date and hours if "todo"
@@ -1743,7 +1750,9 @@ if ($id > 0) {
 
 		// Private
 		if ($object->elementtype == 'ticket') {
-			print '<tr><td>'.$langs->trans("PrivateEventMessage").'</td><td colspan="3"><input type="checkbox" id="private" name="private" '.(preg_match('/^TICKET_MSG_PRIVATE/', $object->code) ? ' checked' : '').'></td></tr>';
+			print '<tr><td>'.$langs->trans("MarkMessageAsPrivate");
+			print ' '.$form->textwithpicto('', $langs->trans("TicketMessagePrivateHelp"), 1, 'help');
+			print '</td><td colspan="3"><input type="checkbox" id="private" name="private" '.(preg_match('/^TICKET_MSG_PRIVATE/', $object->code) ? ' checked' : '').'></td></tr>';
 		}
 
 		// Title
@@ -2207,18 +2216,13 @@ if ($id > 0) {
 		print '<table class="border tableforfield" width="100%">';
 
 		// Type
-		if (!empty($conf->global->AGENDA_USE_EVENT_TYPE) && $object->elementtype != 'ticket') {
+		if (!empty($conf->global->AGENDA_USE_EVENT_TYPE)) {
 			print '<tr><td class="titlefield">'.$langs->trans("Type").'</td><td>';
 			print $object->getTypePicto();
 			print $langs->trans("Action".$object->type_code);
 			print '</td></tr>';
 		}
 
-		// Private
-		if ($object->elementtype == 'ticket') {
-			print '<tr><td class="titlefield">'.$langs->trans("PrivateEventMessage").'</td><td>'.yn(preg_match('/^TICKET_MSG_PRIVATE/', $object->code) ? 1 : 0, 3).'</td></tr>';
-		}
-
 		// Full day event
 		print '<tr><td class="titlefield">'.$langs->trans("EventOnFullDay").'</td><td>'.yn($object->fulldayevent ? 1 : 0, 3).'</td></tr>';
 
diff --git a/htdocs/comm/action/class/actioncomm.class.php b/htdocs/comm/action/class/actioncomm.class.php
index b3be88d6b8f..98f5d455cd0 100644
--- a/htdocs/comm/action/class/actioncomm.class.php
+++ b/htdocs/comm/action/class/actioncomm.class.php
@@ -1162,12 +1162,8 @@ class ActionComm extends CommonObject
 		$userownerid = ($this->userownerid ? $this->userownerid : 0);
 		$userdoneid = ($this->userdoneid ? $this->userdoneid : 0);
 
-		$this->db->begin();
-
-		$sql = "UPDATE ".MAIN_DB_PREFIX."actioncomm ";
-		$sql .= " SET percent = '".$this->db->escape($this->percentage)."'";
+		// If a type_id is set, we must also have the type_code set
 		if ($this->type_id > 0) {
-			$sql .= ", fk_action = ".(int) $this->type_id;
 			if (empty($this->type_code)) {
 				$cactioncomm = new CActionComm($this->db);
 				$result = $cactioncomm->fetch($this->type_id);
@@ -1176,7 +1172,18 @@ class ActionComm extends CommonObject
 				}
 			}
 		}
-		$sql .= ", code = " . (isset($this->type_code)? "'".$this->db->escape($this->type_code) . "'":"null");
+
+		$code = $this->code;
+		if (empty($code)) {
+			$code = $this->type_code;
+		}
+
+		$this->db->begin();
+
+		$sql = "UPDATE ".MAIN_DB_PREFIX."actioncomm";
+		$sql .= " SET percent = '".$this->db->escape($this->percentage)."'";
+		$sql .= ", fk_action = ".(int) $this->type_id;
+		$sql .= ", code = " . ($code ? "'".$this->db->escape($code)."'" : "null");
 		$sql .= ", label = ".($this->label ? "'".$this->db->escape($this->label)."'" : "null");
 		$sql .= ", datep = ".(strval($this->datep) != '' ? "'".$this->db->idate($this->datep)."'" : 'null');
 		$sql .= ", datep2 = ".(strval($this->datef) != '' ? "'".$this->db->idate($this->datef)."'" : 'null');
@@ -1207,7 +1214,7 @@ class ActionComm extends CommonObject
 		if (!empty($this->status)) {
 			$sql .= ", status=".($this->status ? (int) $this->status : 0);
 		}
-		$sql .= " WHERE id=".$this->id;
+		$sql .= " WHERE id=".((int) $this->id);
 
 		dol_syslog(get_class($this)."::update", LOG_DEBUG);
 		if ($this->db->query($sql)) {