diff --git a/templates/backOffice/default/categories.html b/templates/backOffice/default/categories.html
index 2cd4e0309..4a8b69d37 100644
--- a/templates/backOffice/default/categories.html
+++ b/templates/backOffice/default/categories.html
@@ -794,10 +794,16 @@
                 captureLength: 1,
                 wait         : 300,
                 callback     : function () {
+                    var price = $(this).val();
+                    $(this).val(sanitizeFloat(price));
                     update_price($(this).val(), $(this).data('price-type'), $(this).data('rel-price'));
                 }
             });
 
+            function sanitizeFloat(numVal) {
+                return numVal.replace(",", ".");
+            };
+
         });
     </script>
 {/block}
diff --git a/templates/backOffice/default/product-edit.html b/templates/backOffice/default/product-edit.html
index 72df5e344..253b99e60 100644
--- a/templates/backOffice/default/product-edit.html
+++ b/templates/backOffice/default/product-edit.html
@@ -363,10 +363,16 @@ $(function() {
     	captureLength: 1,
     	wait         : 300,
     	callback     : function () {
-    		update_price($(this).val(), $(this).data('price-type'), $(this).data('rel-price'));
+            var price = $(this).val();
+            $(this).val(sanitizeFloat(price));
+            update_price($(this).val(), $(this).data('price-type'), $(this).data('rel-price'));
     	}
     });
 
+    function sanitizeFloat(numVal) {
+        return numVal.replace(",", ".");
+    };
+
     // Count generated combinations in real time
     function countGeneratedCombinations() {