diff --git a/htdocs/categories/categorie.class.php b/htdocs/categories/categorie.class.php
index 4ed340c86c1..fba8ddcf7b0 100644
--- a/htdocs/categories/categorie.class.php
+++ b/htdocs/categories/categorie.class.php
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ class Categorie
 	var $id_mere;
 	var $label;
 	var $description;
+	var $socid;
 	var $statut;
 	var $type;					// 0=Produit, 1=Fournisseur, 2=Tiers
 
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@ class Categorie
 	{
 		global $langs;
 		$langs->load('categories');
+		
 		if ($this->already_exists ())
 		{
 			$this->error=$langs->trans("ImpossibleAddCat");
@@ -131,8 +133,8 @@ class Categorie
 			return -1;
 		}
 
-		$sql  = "INSERT INTO ".MAIN_DB_PREFIX."categorie (label, description, visible,type) ";
-		$sql .= "VALUES ('".addslashes($this->label)."', '".addslashes($this->description)."', '".$this->visible."',".$this->type.")";
+		$sql  = "INSERT INTO ".MAIN_DB_PREFIX."categorie (label, description, fk_soc, visible, type) ";
+		$sql .= "VALUES ('".addslashes($this->label)."', '".addslashes($this->description)."','".$this->socid."','".$this->visible."',".$this->type.")";
 
 
 		$res  = $this->db->query ($sql);
diff --git a/htdocs/categories/fiche.php b/htdocs/categories/fiche.php
index 4c3e41c1b79..c67856d3a3b 100644
--- a/htdocs/categories/fiche.php
+++ b/htdocs/categories/fiche.php
@@ -48,6 +48,13 @@ if ($_REQUEST['origin'])
 	
 }
 
+// If socid provided by ajax company selector
+if (! empty($_POST['socid_id']))
+{
+	$_POST['socid'] = $_POST['socid_id'];
+	$_REQUEST['socid'] = $_REQUEST['socid_id'];
+}
+
 
 /*
 *	Actions
@@ -87,6 +94,7 @@ if ($_POST["action"] == 'add' && $user->rights->categorie->creer)
 	$categorie->socid          = $_POST["socid"];
 	$categorie->visible        = $_POST["visible"];
 	$categorie->type		       = $_POST["type"];
+
 	if($_POST['catMere'] != "-1")
 	$categorie->id_mere = $_POST['catMere'];
 
@@ -193,10 +201,10 @@ if ($user->rights->categorie->creer)
 		if ($_GET['type'] == 0 && $conf->global->CATEGORY_ASSIGNED_TO_A_CUSTOMER)
 		{
 			print '<tr><td>'.$langs->trans ("AssignedToCustomer").'</td><td>';
-			print $html->select_societes('','socid','s.client = 1 AND s.fournisseur = 0',1);
+			print $html->select_societes($_REQUEST['socid_id'],'socid','s.client = 1 AND s.fournisseur = 0',1);
 			print '</td></tr>';
 			print '<input type="hidden" name="catMere" value="-1">';
-			print '<input type="hidden" name="type" value="0">';
+			print '<input type="hidden" name="visible" value="1">';
 		}
 		else
 		{
diff --git a/mysql/migration/2.4.0-2.5.0.sql b/mysql/migration/2.4.0-2.5.0.sql
index 5eac7afec6c..d7efd100a15 100644
--- a/mysql/migration/2.4.0-2.5.0.sql
+++ b/mysql/migration/2.4.0-2.5.0.sql
@@ -34,4 +34,4 @@ alter table llx_rights_def modify column   type          varchar(1);
 
 ALTER TABLE `llx_commandedet` ADD column `date_start` DATETIME DEFAULT NULL, ADD `date_end` DATETIME DEFAULT NULL ;
 
-alter table llx_categorie add column fk_soc integer DEFAULT NULL after description;
+alter table llx_categorie add column fk_soc integer DEFAULT 0 after description;
diff --git a/mysql/tables/llx_categorie.sql b/mysql/tables/llx_categorie.sql
index 31aa8bf6c91..c4a07f3a058 100644
--- a/mysql/tables/llx_categorie.sql
+++ b/mysql/tables/llx_categorie.sql
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ create table llx_categorie
 	rowid 		    integer AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
 	label 		    VARCHAR(255),                       -- category name
 	description 	text,                               -- description of the category
-	fk_soc        integer DEFAULT NULL,								-- attribution of the category has a company (for product only)
+	fk_soc        integer DEFAULT 0,						  		-- attribution of the category has a company (for product only)
 	visible       tinyint DEFAULT 1 NOT NULL,         -- determine if the products are visible or not
 	type	        tinyint DEFAULT 1 NOT NULL          -- category type (product, supplier, customer)
 )type=innodb;