diff --git a/SeedDMS_Core/Core/inc.ClassDMS.php b/SeedDMS_Core/Core/inc.ClassDMS.php
index 5fc0098c7..c2238033d 100644
--- a/SeedDMS_Core/Core/inc.ClassDMS.php
+++ b/SeedDMS_Core/Core/inc.ClassDMS.php
@@ -3180,7 +3180,7 @@ class SeedDMS_Core_DMS {
 			return false;
 
 		$resArr = $resArr[0];
-		$cat = new SeedDMS_Core_DocumentCategory($resArr["id"], $resArr["name"]);
+		$cat = new SeedDMS_Core_DocumentCategory($resArr["id"], $resArr["name"], $resArr['color']);
 		$cat->setDMS($this);
 		return $cat;
 	} /* }}} */
@@ -3194,7 +3194,7 @@ class SeedDMS_Core_DMS {
 
 		$categories = array();
 		foreach ($resArr as $row) {
-			$cat = new SeedDMS_Core_DocumentCategory($row["id"], $row["name"]);
+			$cat = new SeedDMS_Core_DocumentCategory($row["id"], $row["name"], $row['color']);
 			$cat->setDMS($this);
 			array_push($categories, $cat);
 		}
@@ -3219,17 +3219,17 @@ class SeedDMS_Core_DMS {
 			return false;
 
 		$row = $resArr[0];
-		$cat = new SeedDMS_Core_DocumentCategory($row["id"], $row["name"]);
+		$cat = new SeedDMS_Core_DocumentCategory($row["id"], $row["name"], $row['color']);
 		$cat->setDMS($this);
 
 		return $cat;
 	} /* }}} */
 
-	function addDocumentCategory($name) { /* {{{ */
+	function addDocumentCategory($name, $color) { /* {{{ */
 		if (is_object($this->getDocumentCategoryByName($name))) {
 			return false;
 		}
-		$queryStr = "INSERT INTO `tblCategory` (`name`) VALUES (".$this->db->qstr($name).")";
+		$queryStr = "INSERT INTO `tblCategory` (`name`, `color`) VALUES (".$this->db->qstr($name).", ".$this->db->qstr($color).")";
 		if (!$this->db->getResult($queryStr))
 			return false;
 
diff --git a/SeedDMS_Core/Core/inc.ClassDocument.php b/SeedDMS_Core/Core/inc.ClassDocument.php
index 72a9bb9a7..5cdb63b2e 100644
--- a/SeedDMS_Core/Core/inc.ClassDocument.php
+++ b/SeedDMS_Core/Core/inc.ClassDocument.php
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ class SeedDMS_Core_Document extends SeedDMS_Core_Object { /* {{{ */
 				return false;
 
 			foreach ($resArr as $row) {
-				$cat = new SeedDMS_Core_DocumentCategory($row['id'], $row['name']);
+				$cat = new SeedDMS_Core_DocumentCategory($row['id'], $row['name'], $row['color']);
 				$cat->setDMS($this->_dms);
 				$this->_categories[] = $cat;
 			}
diff --git a/SeedDMS_Core/Core/inc.ClassDocumentCategory.php b/SeedDMS_Core/Core/inc.ClassDocumentCategory.php
index 6d5451664..e0d384fd1 100644
--- a/SeedDMS_Core/Core/inc.ClassDocumentCategory.php
+++ b/SeedDMS_Core/Core/inc.ClassDocumentCategory.php
@@ -33,15 +33,22 @@ class SeedDMS_Core_DocumentCategory {
 	 */
 	protected $_name;
 
+	/**
+	 * @var string $_color color of category in html notation
+	 * @access protected
+	 */
+	protected $_color;
+
 	/**
 	 * @var object $_dms reference to dms this category belongs to
 	 * @access protected
 	 */
 	protected $_dms;
 
-	function __construct($id, $name) { /* {{{ */
+	function __construct($id, $name, $color) { /* {{{ */
 		$this->_id = $id;
 		$this->_name = $name;
+		$this->_color = $color;
 		$this->_dms = null;
 	} /* }}} */
 
@@ -64,6 +71,19 @@ class SeedDMS_Core_DocumentCategory {
 		return true;
 	} /* }}} */
 
+	function getColor() { return $this->_color; }
+
+	function setColor($newColor) { /* {{{ */
+		$db = $this->_dms->getDB();
+
+		$queryStr = "UPDATE `tblCategory` SET `color` = ".$db->qstr($newColor)." WHERE `id` = ". $this->_id;
+		if (!$db->getResult($queryStr))
+			return false;
+
+		$this->_color = $newColor;
+		return true;
+	} /* }}} */
+
 	function isUsed() { /* {{{ */
 		$db = $this->_dms->getDB();
 		
diff --git a/SeedDMS_Core/package.xml b/SeedDMS_Core/package.xml
index 37e85f73a..624220772 100644
--- a/SeedDMS_Core/package.xml
+++ b/SeedDMS_Core/package.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
  <license uri="http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-license">GPL License</license>
  <notes>
 add class SeedDMS_Core_ApiKey
+add property color to SeedDMS_Document_Category
  </notes>
  <contents>
   <dir baseinstalldir="SeedDMS" name="/">