diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/annotations.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/annotations.js
index db83e4a028..5799fb70c4 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/annotations.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/annotations.js
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ Zotero.Annotations = new function () {
 	Zotero.defineProperty(this, 'ANNOTATION_TYPE_IMAGE', { value: 3 });
 	Zotero.defineProperty(this, 'ANNOTATION_TYPE_INK', { value: 4 });
 	
+	Zotero.defineProperty(this, 'DEFAULT_COLOR', { value: 'ffd400' });
+	
 	Zotero.defineProperty(this, 'PROPS', {
 		value: ['type', 'authorName', 'text', 'comment', 'color', 'pageLabel', 'sortIndex', 'position'],
 		writable: false
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/item.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/item.js
index 3c64543a40..780d9773a2 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/item.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/item.js
@@ -1935,7 +1935,7 @@ Zotero.Item.prototype._saveData = Zotero.Promise.coroutine(function* (env) {
 				authorName || null,
 				text || null,
 				comment || null,
-				color || null,
+				color || Zotero.Annotations.DEFAULT_COLOR,
 				pageLabel || null,
 				sortIndex,
 				position,