diff --git a/htdocs/admin/company.php b/htdocs/admin/company.php
index 949038b4413..1a5f963a46a 100644
--- a/htdocs/admin/company.php
+++ b/htdocs/admin/company.php
@@ -74,11 +74,21 @@ if ( ($action == 'update' && ! GETPOST("cancel",'alpha'))
 		activateModulesRequiredByCountry($mysoc->country_code);
 	}
 
+	$tmparray=getState(GETPOST('state_id','int'),'all',$db,$langs,0);
+	if (! empty($tmparray['id']))
+	{
+		$mysoc->state_id   =$tmparray['id'];
+		$mysoc->state_code =$tmparray['code'];
+		$mysoc->state_label=$tmparray['label'];
+
+		$s=$mysoc->state_id.':'.$mysoc->state_code.':'.$mysoc->state_label;
+		dolibarr_set_const($db, "MAIN_INFO_SOCIETE_STATE", $s,'chaine',0,'',$conf->entity);
+	}
+
 	dolibarr_set_const($db, "MAIN_INFO_SOCIETE_NOM", GETPOST("nom",'nohtml'),'chaine',0,'',$conf->entity);
 	dolibarr_set_const($db, "MAIN_INFO_SOCIETE_ADDRESS", GETPOST("MAIN_INFO_SOCIETE_ADDRESS",'nohtml'),'chaine',0,'',$conf->entity);
 	dolibarr_set_const($db, "MAIN_INFO_SOCIETE_TOWN", GETPOST("MAIN_INFO_SOCIETE_TOWN",'nohtml'),'chaine',0,'',$conf->entity);
 	dolibarr_set_const($db, "MAIN_INFO_SOCIETE_ZIP", GETPOST("MAIN_INFO_SOCIETE_ZIP",'alpha'),'chaine',0,'',$conf->entity);
-	dolibarr_set_const($db, "MAIN_INFO_SOCIETE_STATE", GETPOST("state_id",'alpha'),'chaine',0,'',$conf->entity);
 	dolibarr_set_const($db, "MAIN_INFO_SOCIETE_REGION", GETPOST("region_code",'alpha'),'chaine',0,'',$conf->entity);
 	dolibarr_set_const($db, "MAIN_MONNAIE", GETPOST("currency",'aZ09'),'chaine',0,'',$conf->entity);
 	dolibarr_set_const($db, "MAIN_INFO_SOCIETE_TEL", GETPOST("tel",'alpha'),'chaine',0,'',$conf->entity);
diff --git a/htdocs/societe/class/societe.class.php b/htdocs/societe/class/societe.class.php
index 38d07e8e4db..ba268b0b269 100644
--- a/htdocs/societe/class/societe.class.php
+++ b/htdocs/societe/class/societe.class.php
@@ -3310,6 +3310,31 @@ class Societe extends CommonObject
 		$this->country=$country_label;
 		if (is_object($langs)) $this->country=($langs->trans('Country'.$country_code)!='Country'.$country_code)?$langs->trans('Country'.$country_code):$country_label;
 
+		//TODO This could be replicated for region but function `getRegion` didn't exist, so I didn't added it.
+		// We define state_id, state_code and state
+		$state_id=$state_code=$state_label='';
+		if (! empty($conf->global->MAIN_INFO_SOCIETE_STATE))
+		{
+			$tmp=explode(':',$conf->global->MAIN_INFO_SOCIETE_STATE);
+			$state_id=$tmp[0];
+			if (! empty($tmp[1]))   // If $conf->global->MAIN_INFO_SOCIETE_STATE is "id:code:label"
+			{
+				$state_code=$tmp[1];
+				$state_label=$tmp[2];
+			}
+			else                    // For backward compatibility
+			{
+				dol_syslog("Your state setup use an old syntax. Reedit it using setup area.", LOG_ERR);
+				include_once DOL_DOCUMENT_ROOT.'/core/lib/company.lib.php';
+				$state_code=getState($state_id,2,$this->db);  // This need a SQL request, but it's the old feature that should not be used anymore
+				$state_label=getState($state_id,0,$this->db);  // This need a SQL request, but it's the old feature that should not be used anymore
+			}
+		}
+		$this->state_id=$state_id;
+		$this->state_code=$state_code;
+		$this->state=$state_label;
+		if (is_object($langs)) $this->state=($langs->trans('State'.$state_code)!='State'.$state_code)?$langs->trans('State'.$state_code):$state_label;
+
 		$this->phone=empty($conf->global->MAIN_INFO_SOCIETE_TEL)?'':$conf->global->MAIN_INFO_SOCIETE_TEL;
 		$this->fax=empty($conf->global->MAIN_INFO_SOCIETE_FAX)?'':$conf->global->MAIN_INFO_SOCIETE_FAX;
 		$this->url=empty($conf->global->MAIN_INFO_SOCIETE_WEB)?'':$conf->global->MAIN_INFO_SOCIETE_WEB;