diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/item.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/item.js
index dc48aa8e6d..06229a8665 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/item.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/item.js
@@ -1873,7 +1873,7 @@ Zotero.Item.prototype._saveData = Zotero.Promise.coroutine(function* (env) {
 			}.bind(this));
 		}
 		
-		let fields = ['Type', 'Text', 'Comment', 'PageLabel', 'SortIndex', 'Position', 'IsExternal'];
+		let fields = ['Type', 'Text', 'Comment', 'Color', 'PageLabel', 'SortIndex', 'Position', 'IsExternal'];
 		for (let field of fields) {
 			this._clearChanged('annotation' + field);
 		}
diff --git a/test/tests/itemTest.js b/test/tests/itemTest.js
index d4b9b868cd..993b2c0aaf 100644
--- a/test/tests/itemTest.js
+++ b/test/tests/itemTest.js
@@ -1339,6 +1339,7 @@ describe("Zotero.Item", function () {
 				annotation.parentID = attachment.id;
 				annotation.annotationType = 'highlight';
 				annotation.annotationText = "This is highlighted text.";
+				annotation.annotationColor = "#ffff66";
 				annotation.annotationSortIndex = '00015|002431|00000';
 				annotation.annotationPosition = JSON.stringify({
 					pageIndex: 123,