diff --git a/app/widgets/gimpcoloreditor.c b/app/widgets/gimpcoloreditor.c
index c5a6abdd17..f6c0f49bfd 100644
--- a/app/widgets/gimpcoloreditor.c
+++ b/app/widgets/gimpcoloreditor.c
@@ -264,10 +264,6 @@ gimp_color_editor_init (GimpColorEditor *editor)
 
   /*  The hex triplet entry  */
   editor->hex_entry = gimp_color_hex_entry_new ();
-  gimp_help_set_help_data (editor->hex_entry,
-                           _("Hexadecimal color notation as used in HTML and "
-                             "CSS.  This entry also accepts CSS color names."),
-                           NULL);
   gtk_box_pack_end (GTK_BOX (vbox), editor->hex_entry, FALSE, FALSE, 0);
   gtk_widget_show (editor->hex_entry);
 
diff --git a/app/widgets/gimpcolormapeditor.c b/app/widgets/gimpcolormapeditor.c
index 8d6f7c972b..300d0f17c8 100644
--- a/app/widgets/gimpcolormapeditor.c
+++ b/app/widgets/gimpcolormapeditor.c
@@ -216,7 +216,6 @@ gimp_colormap_editor_init (GimpColormapEditor *editor)
                     editor);
 
   editor->color_entry = gimp_color_hex_entry_new ();
-  gtk_entry_set_width_chars (GTK_ENTRY (editor->color_entry), 12);
   gimp_table_attach_aligned (GTK_TABLE (table), 0, 1,
                              _("HTML notation:"), 0.0, 0.5,
                              editor->color_entry, 1, TRUE);
diff --git a/libgimpwidgets/gimpcolorhexentry.c b/libgimpwidgets/gimpcolorhexentry.c
index 7393506fa4..94eb6c2b78 100644
--- a/libgimpwidgets/gimpcolorhexentry.c
+++ b/libgimpwidgets/gimpcolorhexentry.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include "gimpcellrenderercolor.h"
 #include "gimpcolorhexentry.h"
+#include "gimphelpui.h"
+
+#include "libgimp/libgimp-intl.h"
 
 
 /**
@@ -111,6 +114,11 @@ gimp_color_hex_entry_init (GimpColorHexEntry *entry)
    */
   gtk_entry_set_width_chars (GTK_ENTRY (entry), 8);
 
+  gimp_help_set_help_data (GTK_WIDGET (entry),
+                           _("Hexadecimal color notation as used in HTML and "
+                             "CSS.  This entry also accepts CSS color names."),
+                           NULL);
+
   gimp_rgba_set (&entry->color, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
 
   store = gtk_list_store_new (NUM_COLUMNS, G_TYPE_STRING, GIMP_TYPE_RGB);
diff --git a/libgimpwidgets/gimpcolorselection.c b/libgimpwidgets/gimpcolorselection.c
index 0678ddab59..b86db40b7b 100644
--- a/libgimpwidgets/gimpcolorselection.c
+++ b/libgimpwidgets/gimpcolorselection.c
@@ -312,10 +312,6 @@ gimp_color_selection_init (GimpColorSelection *selection)
 
   /* The hex triplet entry */
   entry = gimp_color_hex_entry_new ();
-  gimp_help_set_help_data (entry,
-                           _("Hexadecimal color notation as used in HTML and "
-                             "CSS.  This entry also accepts CSS color names."),
-                           NULL);
   gtk_box_pack_end (GTK_BOX (hbox), entry, TRUE, TRUE, 0);
   gtk_widget_show (entry);
 
diff --git a/po-libgimp/POTFILES.in b/po-libgimp/POTFILES.in
index d11bc6fdd7..8d4cb82f96 100644
--- a/po-libgimp/POTFILES.in
+++ b/po-libgimp/POTFILES.in
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ libgimpthumb/gimpthumbnail.c
 
 libgimpwidgets/gimpbrowser.c
 libgimpwidgets/gimpcolorbutton.c
+libgimpwidgets/gimpcolorhexentry.c
 libgimpwidgets/gimpcolorprofilechooserdialog.c
 libgimpwidgets/gimpcolorprofilestore.c
 libgimpwidgets/gimpcolorprofileview.c