diff --git a/themes/bootstrap/scss/_common.scss b/themes/bootstrap/scss/_common.scss
index bad42db316..ae02d75fb9 100644
--- a/themes/bootstrap/scss/_common.scss
+++ b/themes/bootstrap/scss/_common.scss
@@ -761,6 +761,15 @@ div.tools a:hover,
   font-weight: bold;
 }
 
+.error {
+  border: 1px solid maroon !important;
+  margin-left: 2px;
+  padding: 1px 2px;
+  color: #000;
+  background: pink;
+} 
+
+
 // disabled text
 .disabled {
   color: #666;
diff --git a/themes/metro/scss/_common.scss b/themes/metro/scss/_common.scss
index 24a33487be..c87088037c 100644
--- a/themes/metro/scss/_common.scss
+++ b/themes/metro/scss/_common.scss
@@ -827,6 +827,13 @@ fieldset.confirmation legend {
   background-color: $browse-warning-color;
 }
 
+.error {
+  border: 1px solid $browse-warning-color !important;
+  padding: 5px;
+  color: $button-color;
+  background-color: $browse-warning-color;
+}
+
 /* end messageboxes */
 
 .column_name {
diff --git a/themes/original/scss/_common.scss b/themes/original/scss/_common.scss
index d7b2f12de9..182594df1b 100644
--- a/themes/original/scss/_common.scss
+++ b/themes/original/scss/_common.scss
@@ -472,6 +472,16 @@ fieldset.confirmation {
   }
 }
 
+.error {
+  background-color: #ffc;
+  color: #f00;
+}
+
+label.error {
+  padding: 3px;
+  margin: 0px 4px;
+}
+
 /* end messageboxes */
 
 .new_central_col {
diff --git a/themes/pmahomme/scss/_common.scss b/themes/pmahomme/scss/_common.scss
index 1df6c9c709..d8c81c58a2 100644
--- a/themes/pmahomme/scss/_common.scss
+++ b/themes/pmahomme/scss/_common.scss
@@ -740,6 +740,13 @@ td .icon {
   background-color: pink;
 }
 
+.error {
+  border: 1px solid maroon !important;
+  padding: 0.27em;
+  color: #000;
+  background: pink;
+}
+
 // end messageboxes
 
 .new_central_col {