diff --git a/htdocs/categories/card.php b/htdocs/categories/card.php
index 814badf95a7..6c4c1a39bdd 100644
--- a/htdocs/categories/card.php
+++ b/htdocs/categories/card.php
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 require '../main.inc.php';
 require_once DOL_DOCUMENT_ROOT.'/categories/class/categorie.class.php';
 require_once DOL_DOCUMENT_ROOT.'/core/class/extrafields.class.php';
+require_once DOL_DOCUMENT_ROOT.'/core/class/html.formother.class.php';
 
 $langs->load("categories");
 
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ $urlfrom	= GETPOST('urlfrom','alpha');
 $socid=GETPOST('socid','int');
 $label=GETPOST('label');
 $description=GETPOST('description');
+$color=GETPOST('color');
 $visible=GETPOST('visible');
 $parent=GETPOST('parent');
 
@@ -124,6 +126,7 @@ if ($action == 'add' && $user->rights->categorie->creer)
 
 
 	$object->label			= $label;
+	$object->color			= $color;
 	$object->description	= dol_htmlcleanlastbr($description);
 	$object->socid			= ($socid ? $socid : 'null');
 	$object->visible		= $visible;
@@ -210,6 +213,7 @@ if (($action == 'add' || $action == 'confirmed') && $user->rights->categorie->cr
  */
 
 $form = new Form($db);
+$formother = new FormOther($db);
 
 llxHeader("","",$langs->trans("Categories"));
 
@@ -250,6 +254,11 @@ if ($user->rights->categorie->creer)
 		$doleditor->Create();
 		print '</td></tr>';
 
+		// Color
+		print '<tr><td>'.$langs->trans("Color").'</td><td>';
+		print $formother->select_color($color,'color');
+		print '</td></tr>';
+		
 		// Parent category
 		print '<tr><td>'.$langs->trans("AddIn").'</td><td>';
 		print $form->select_all_categories($type, $catorigin);
diff --git a/htdocs/categories/class/categorie.class.php b/htdocs/categories/class/categorie.class.php
index acc569dcec3..ac051a45666 100644
--- a/htdocs/categories/class/categorie.class.php
+++ b/htdocs/categories/class/categorie.class.php
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ class Categorie extends CommonObject
 
 		$sql = "UPDATE ".MAIN_DB_PREFIX."categorie";
 		$sql.= " SET label = '".$this->db->escape($this->label)."',";
-		$sql.= " description = '".$this->db->escape($this->description)."'";
+		$sql.= " description = '".$this->db->escape($this->description)."',";
 		$sql.= " color = '".$this->db->escape($this->color)."'";
 		if (! empty($conf->global->CATEGORY_ASSIGNED_TO_A_CUSTOMER))
 		{
diff --git a/htdocs/categories/edit.php b/htdocs/categories/edit.php
index 228f02eb881..83d3547d1b8 100644
--- a/htdocs/categories/edit.php
+++ b/htdocs/categories/edit.php
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 require '../main.inc.php';
 require_once DOL_DOCUMENT_ROOT.'/categories/class/categorie.class.php';
 require_once DOL_DOCUMENT_ROOT.'/core/class/extrafields.class.php';
+require_once DOL_DOCUMENT_ROOT.'/core/class/html.formother.class.php';
 
 $langs->load("categories");
 
@@ -84,15 +85,17 @@ if ($action == 'update' && $user->rights->categorie->creer)
 
 	if (empty($categorie->label))
 	{
+	    $error++;
 		$action = 'create';
 		setEventMessage($langs->trans("ErrorFieldRequired",$langs->transnoentities("Label")), 'errors');
 	}
 	if (empty($categorie->description))
 	{
+	    $error++;
 		$action = 'create';
 		setEventMessage($langs->trans("ErrorFieldRequired",$langs->transnoentities("Description")), 'errors');
 	}
-	if (empty($categorie->error))
+	if (! $error && empty($categorie->error))
 	{
 		$ret = $extrafields->setOptionalsFromPost($extralabels,$categorie);
 		if ($ret < 0) $error++;
@@ -120,6 +123,7 @@ if ($action == 'update' && $user->rights->categorie->creer)
  */
 
 $form = new Form($db);
+$formother = new FormOther($db);
 
 llxHeader("","",$langs->trans("Categories"));
 
@@ -140,14 +144,14 @@ dol_fiche_head('');
 print '<table class="border" width="100%">';
 
 // Ref
-print '<tr><td class="fieldrequired">';
+print '<tr><td class="fieldrequired" width="25%">';
 print $langs->trans("Ref").'</td>';
 print '<td><input type="text" size="25" id="label" name ="label" value="'.$object->label.'" />';
 print '</tr>';
 
 // Description
 print '<tr>';
-print '<td class="fieldrequired" width="25%">'.$langs->trans("Description").'</td>';
+print '<td class="fieldrequired">'.$langs->trans("Description").'</td>';
 print '<td >';
 require_once DOL_DOCUMENT_ROOT.'/core/class/doleditor.class.php';
 $doleditor=new DolEditor('description',$object->description,'',200,'dolibarr_notes','',false,true,$conf->fckeditor->enabled,ROWS_6,50);
@@ -156,9 +160,9 @@ print '</td></tr>';
 
 // Color
 print '<tr>';
-print '<td class="fieldrequired" width="25%">'.$langs->trans("Color").'</td>';
+print '<td>'.$langs->trans("Color").'</td>';
 print '<td >';
-print $formother->select_color($color, 'color');
+print $formother->select_color($object->color, 'color');
 print '</td></tr>';
 
 // Parent category