diff --git a/navalplanner-webapp/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/web/workreports/WorkReportDTO.java b/navalplanner-webapp/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/web/workreports/WorkReportDTO.java
index 1da0e978e..21658c718 100644
--- a/navalplanner-webapp/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/web/workreports/WorkReportDTO.java
+++ b/navalplanner-webapp/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/web/workreports/WorkReportDTO.java
@@ -126,4 +126,7 @@ public class WorkReportDTO {
         return workReport.getCode();
     }
 
+    public void setCode(String code) {
+        workReport.setCode(code);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/navalplanner-webapp/src/main/webapp/workreports/workReport.zul b/navalplanner-webapp/src/main/webapp/workreports/workReport.zul
index e88785c42..a8d4234f5 100644
--- a/navalplanner-webapp/src/main/webapp/workreports/workReport.zul
+++ b/navalplanner-webapp/src/main/webapp/workreports/workReport.zul
@@ -128,7 +128,8 @@
                                     </row>
                                     <row>
                                         <label value="${i18n:_('Code')}:" />
-                                        <label value="@{controller.workReport.code}" />
+                                        <textbox value="@{controller.workReport.code}" width="500px"
+                                            constraint="no empty:${i18n:_('cannot be null or empty')}" />
                                     </row>
                                 </rows>
                             </grid>