diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/fields/properties/properties_field.xml b/addons/web/static/src/views/fields/properties/properties_field.xml
index 955dc92aa1a..c5462d32fc4 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/fields/properties/properties_field.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/fields/properties/properties_field.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
                         t-att-property-name="propertyConfiguration.name">
                         <t t-set="domId" t-value="generateUniqueDomID()"/>
                         <label
-                            t-attf-class="o_field_property_label o_form_label text-break {{state.movedPropertyName === propertyConfiguration.name ? 'o_property_field_highlight' : ''}} d-flex align-items-center"
+                            t-attf-class="o_field_property_label o_form_label text-break {{state.movedPropertyName === propertyConfiguration.name ? 'o_property_field_highlight' : ''}} d-flex align-items-baseline"
                             t-att-for="domId">
                             <b
                                 t-if="propertyConfiguration.string and propertyConfiguration.string.length"
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/fields/properties/property_tags.js b/addons/web/static/src/views/fields/properties/property_tags.js
index 8ea9e3b77a8..80455f2e8bd 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/fields/properties/property_tags.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/fields/properties/property_tags.js
@@ -212,10 +212,11 @@ export class PropertyTags extends Component {
         }
 
         // cycle trough colors
-        const tagColor =
+        let tagColor =
             this.props.tags && this.props.tags.length
                 ? (this.props.tags[this.props.tags.length - 1][2] + 1) % ColorList.COLORS.length
                 : parseInt(Math.random() * ColorList.COLORS.length);
+        tagColor = tagColor || 1;  // never select white by default
 
         const newTag = [newValue, newLabel, tagColor];
         const updatedTags = [...this.availableTags, newTag];