diff --git a/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php b/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
index 94351871f1..1df123b68b 100644
--- a/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
+++ b/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
@@ -915,10 +915,10 @@ case 'inline-save-tax':
 	check_ajax_referer( 'taxinlineeditnonce', '_inline_edit' );
 
 	if ( ! current_user_can('manage_categories') )
-		die( '<tr colspan="6"><td>' . __('Cheatin&#8217; uh?') . '</td></tr>' );
+		die( __('Cheatin&#8217; uh?') );
 
 	if ( ! isset($_POST['tax_ID']) || ! ( $id = (int) $_POST['tax_ID'] ) )
-		exit;
+		die(-1);
 
 	switch ($_POST['tax_type']) {
 		case 'cat' :
@@ -929,6 +929,9 @@ case 'inline-save-tax':
 			if ( isset($_POST['parent']) && (int) $_POST['parent'] > 0 )
 				$data['category_parent'] = $_POST['parent'];
 
+			$cat = get_category($id, ARRAY_A);
+			$data['category_description'] = $cat['category_description'];
+
 			$updated = wp_update_category($data);
 
 			if ( $updated && !is_wp_error($updated) )
diff --git a/wp-admin/css/global.css b/wp-admin/css/global.css
index 25e11128cd..3ed54c254b 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/global.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/global.css
@@ -388,6 +388,8 @@ h6 {
 .updated p,
 .error p {
 	margin: 0.5em 0;
+	line-height: 1;
+	padding: 2px;
 }
 
 .wrap .updated,
diff --git a/wp-admin/wp-admin.css b/wp-admin/wp-admin.css
index 2a55a8c5bf..dda107e4c3 100644
--- a/wp-admin/wp-admin.css
+++ b/wp-admin/wp-admin.css
@@ -812,6 +812,7 @@ a.view-comment-post-link {
 
 .row-actions {
 	visibility: hidden;
+	padding: 2px 0 0;
 }
 
 tr:hover .row-actions,