diff --git a/source/blender/src/buttons_object.c b/source/blender/src/buttons_object.c
index 919187a4abe..8fcd55fd6f9 100644
--- a/source/blender/src/buttons_object.c
+++ b/source/blender/src/buttons_object.c
@@ -2730,7 +2730,7 @@ static void object_panel_draw(Object *ob)
 	uiSetButLock(object_is_libdata(ob), ERROR_LIBDATA_MESSAGE);
 	
 	/* LAYERS */
-	xco= 80;
+	xco= 65;
 	dx= 35;
 	dy= 30;
 	
@@ -2752,7 +2752,10 @@ static void object_panel_draw(Object *ob)
 	uiBlockEndAlign(block);
 	
 	/* Object Color */
-	uiDefButF(block, COL, REDRAWVIEW3D, "",	270, 165,30, 30, ob->col, 0, 0, 0, 0, "Object color, used when faces have the ObCol mode enabled");
+	uiBlockBeginAlign(block);
+	uiDefButF(block, COL, REDRAWVIEW3D, "",	250, 180, 50, 15, ob->col, 0, 0, 0, 0, "Object color, used when faces have the ObCol mode enabled");
+	uiDefButF(block, NUM, REDRAWVIEW3D, "A:", 250, 165, 50, 15, &ob->col[3], 0.0f, 1.0f, 10, 2, "Object alpha, used when faces have the ObCol mode enabled");
+	uiBlockEndAlign(block);	
 	
 	uiDefBut(block, LABEL, 0, "Drawtype",						10,120,100,20, NULL, 0, 0, 0, 0, "");