Index: t3lib/class.t3lib_extmgm.php
===================================================================
--- t3lib/class.t3lib_extmgm.php	(revision 9536)
+++ t3lib/class.t3lib_extmgm.php	(revision )
@@ -302,15 +302,30 @@
 		if ($str && is_array($GLOBALS['TCA'][$table]) && is_array($GLOBALS['TCA'][$table]['types'])) {
 			foreach ($GLOBALS['TCA'][$table]['types'] as $type => &$typeDetails) {
 				if ($specificTypesList === '' || t3lib_div::inList($specificTypesList, $type)) {
+                    if ($position != '' && is_array($GLOBALS['TCA'][$table]['palettes'])) {
+                        $fieldIsInPalette = FALSE;
+                        $positionArray  = t3lib_div::trimExplode(':', $position);
+                        foreach($GLOBALS['TCA'][$table]['palettes'] as $palette => $paletteDetails) {
+                            if (strstr($str, $typeDetails['showitem']) != FALSE
+                             || strstr($str, $paletteDetails['showitem']) != FALSE) {
+                                $fieldIsInPalette = TRUE;
+                            } else if (preg_match('/\b' . $palette . '/', $typeDetails['showitem']) != FALSE
+                                    && preg_match('/\b' . $positionArray[1] . '/', $paletteDetails['showitem']) != FALSE) {
+                                $position = $positionArray[0] . ':--palette--;;' . $palette;
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    if ($fieldIsInPalette === FALSE) {
-					$typeDetails['showitem'] = self::executePositionedStringInsertion(
-						$typeDetails['showitem'],
-						$str,
-						$position
-					);
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
+					    $typeDetails['showitem'] = self::executePositionedStringInsertion(
+						    $typeDetails['showitem'],
+						    $str,
+						    $position
+					    );
+                    }
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Adds new fields to all palettes of an existing field.