diff --git a/administrator/components/com_fields/models/forms/field.xml b/administrator/components/com_fields/models/forms/field.xml
index bf25651197a44..0ede000749c59 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_fields/models/forms/field.xml
+++ b/administrator/components/com_fields/models/forms/field.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 			label="COM_FIELDS_FIELD_GROUP_LABEL"
 			description="COM_FIELDS_FIELD_GROUP_DESC"
 		>
-			<option value=""></option>
+			<option value="0">JNONE</option>
 		</field>
 
 		<field
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_fields/tables/field.php b/administrator/components/com_fields/tables/field.php
index e05f7aa8d4540..fe91779c927b5 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_fields/tables/field.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_fields/tables/field.php
@@ -137,6 +137,11 @@ public function check()
 			}
 		}
 
+		if (empty($this->group_id))
+		{
+			$this->group_id = 0;
+		}	
+
 		return true;
 	}
 
@@ -177,7 +182,7 @@ protected function _getAssetTitle()
 	 * Method to get the parent asset under which to register this one.
 	 * By default, all assets are registered to the ROOT node with ID,
 	 * which will default to 1 if none exists.
-	 * The extended class can define a table and id to lookup.  If the
+ 	 * The extended class can define a table and id to lookup.  If the
 	 * asset does not exist it will be created.
 	 *
 	 * @param   JTable   $table  A JTable object for the asset parent.