diff --git a/views/bootstrap/class.Categories.php b/views/bootstrap/class.Categories.php
index 4a44899d6..d02186613 100644
--- a/views/bootstrap/class.Categories.php
+++ b/views/bootstrap/class.Categories.php
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ $(document).ready( function() {
 				getMLText("color"),
 				array(
 					'element'=>'input',
-					'type'=>'text',
+					'type'=>'color',
 					'name'=>'color',
 					'value'=>($category ? htmlspecialchars($category->getColor()) : '')
 				)