diff --git a/src/domain_abstract/ui/Input.js b/src/domain_abstract/ui/Input.js
index e3493bd26..4bb9ad3fc 100644
--- a/src/domain_abstract/ui/Input.js
+++ b/src/domain_abstract/ui/Input.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ module.exports = Backbone.View.extend({
     const ppfx = opts.ppfx || '';
     this.opts = opts;
     this.ppfx = ppfx;
-    this.target = opts.target || {};
+    this.em = opts.target || {};
     this.listenTo(this.model, 'change:value', this.handleModelChange);
   },
 
diff --git a/src/domain_abstract/ui/InputColor.js b/src/domain_abstract/ui/InputColor.js
index 90a828ce1..b9284a893 100644
--- a/src/domain_abstract/ui/InputColor.js
+++ b/src/domain_abstract/ui/InputColor.js
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ module.exports = Input.extend({
 
       var colorEl = $(`<div class="${this.ppfx}field-color-picker"></div>`);
       var cpStyle = colorEl.get(0).style;
-      var elToAppend = this.target && this.target.config ? this.target.config.el : '';
+      var elToAppend = this.em && this.em.config ? this.em.config.el : '';
+      var colorPickerConfig = this.em && this.em.getConfig && this.em.getConfig("colorPicker") || {};
       const getColor = color => {
         let cl = color.getAlpha() == 1 ? color.toHexString() : color.toRgbString();
         return cl.replace(/ /g, '');
@@ -76,6 +77,10 @@ module.exports = Input.extend({
         chooseText: 'Ok',
         cancelText: '⨯',
         palette: [],
+
+        // config expanded here so that the functions below are not overridden
+        ...colorPickerConfig,
+
         move(color) {
           const cl = getColor(color);
           cpStyle.backgroundColor = cl;
diff --git a/src/trait_manager/view/TraitColorView.js b/src/trait_manager/view/TraitColorView.js
index 3e9f6dc45..621ae3dcd 100644
--- a/src/trait_manager/view/TraitColorView.js
+++ b/src/trait_manager/view/TraitColorView.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ module.exports = TraitView.extend({
     if (!this.$input) {
       var value = this.getModelValue();
       var inputNumber = new InputColor({
+        target: this.config.em,
         contClass: this.ppfx + 'field-color',
         model: this.model,
         ppfx: this.ppfx