diff --git a/src/osgWrappers/deprecated-dotosg/osgText/IO_Text.cpp b/src/osgWrappers/deprecated-dotosg/osgText/IO_Text.cpp
index 3665159d2..0d8b04c54 100644
--- a/src/osgWrappers/deprecated-dotosg/osgText/IO_Text.cpp
+++ b/src/osgWrappers/deprecated-dotosg/osgText/IO_Text.cpp
@@ -103,18 +103,6 @@ bool Text_readLocalData(osg::Object &obj, osgDB::Input &fr)
     bool itAdvanced = false;
 
 
-    // color
-    if (fr[0].matchWord("color"))
-    {
-        osg::Vec4 c;
-        if (fr[1].getFloat(c.x()) && fr[2].getFloat(c.y()) && fr[3].getFloat(c.z()) && fr[4].getFloat(c.w()))
-        {
-            text.setColor(c);
-            fr += 4;
-            itAdvanced = true;
-        }
-    }
-
     // backdropType
     if (fr[0].matchWord("backdropType"))
     {
@@ -253,10 +241,6 @@ bool Text_writeLocalData(const osg::Object &obj, osgDB::Output &fw)
 {
     const osgText::Text &text = static_cast<const osgText::Text &>(obj);
 
-    // color
-    osg::Vec4 c = text.getColor();
-    fw.indent() << "color " << c.x() << " " << c.y() << " " << c.z() << " " << c.w() << std::endl;
-
     // backdropType
     fw.indent() << "backdropType " << convertBackdropTypeEnumToString(text.getBackdropType()) << std::endl;
     
@@ -267,7 +251,7 @@ bool Text_writeLocalData(const osg::Object &obj, osgDB::Output &fw)
     fw.indent() << "backdropVerticalOffset " << text.getBackdropVerticalOffset() << std::endl;
     
     // backdropColor
-    c = text.getBackdropColor();
+    osg::Vec4 c = text.getBackdropColor();
     fw.indent() << "backdropColor " << c.x() << " " << c.y() << " " << c.z() << " " << c.w() << std::endl;
     
     // backdropImplementation
diff --git a/src/osgWrappers/deprecated-dotosg/osgText/IO_TextBase.cpp b/src/osgWrappers/deprecated-dotosg/osgText/IO_TextBase.cpp
index 4d912ecde..0df8fd426 100644
--- a/src/osgWrappers/deprecated-dotosg/osgText/IO_TextBase.cpp
+++ b/src/osgWrappers/deprecated-dotosg/osgText/IO_TextBase.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,18 @@ bool TextBase_readLocalData(osg::Object &obj, osgDB::Input &fr)
     osgText::Text &text = static_cast<osgText::Text &>(obj);
     bool itAdvanced = false;
 
+    // color
+    if (fr[0].matchWord("color"))
+    {
+        osg::Vec4 c;
+        if (fr[1].getFloat(c.x()) && fr[2].getFloat(c.y()) && fr[3].getFloat(c.z()) && fr[4].getFloat(c.w()))
+        {
+            text.setColor(c);
+            fr += 4;
+            itAdvanced = true;
+        }
+    }
+
     if (fr.matchSequence("font %w"))
     {
         text.setFont(fr[1].getStr());
@@ -288,6 +300,10 @@ bool TextBase_writeLocalData(const osg::Object &obj, osgDB::Output &fw)
 {
     const osgText::Text &text = static_cast<const osgText::Text &>(obj);
 
+    // color
+    osg::Vec4 c = text.getColor();
+    fw.indent() << "color " << c.x() << " " << c.y() << " " << c.z() << " " << c.w() << std::endl;
+
     if (text.getFont())
     {
         fw.indent() << "font " << text.getFont()->getFileName() << std::endl;
diff --git a/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osgText/Text3D.cpp b/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osgText/Text3D.cpp
index 3b078d463..ac70b30fd 100644
--- a/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osgText/Text3D.cpp
+++ b/src/osgWrappers/serializers/osgText/Text3D.cpp
@@ -14,4 +14,9 @@ REGISTER_OBJECT_WRAPPER( osgText_Text3D,
         ADD_ENUM_VALUE( PER_FACE );
         ADD_ENUM_VALUE( PER_GLYPH );
     END_ENUM_SERIALIZER();  // _renderMode
+
+    UPDATE_TO_VERSION( 68 )
+    {
+        ADD_VEC4_SERIALIZER( Color, osg::Vec4(1.0,1.0,1.0,1.0) );  // _color
+    }
 }