diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-category-form.php b/wp-admin/edit-category-form.php
index 02289aa5c2..2e37f79641 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-category-form.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-category-form.php
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ _fill_empty_category($category);
 			<td><textarea name="category_description" id="category_description" rows="5" cols="50" style="width: 97%;"><?php echo esc_html($category->description); ?></textarea><br />
             <span class="description"><?php _e('The description is not prominent by default, however some themes may show it.'); ?></span></td>
 		</tr>
+		<?php do_action('edit_category_form_fields', $category); ?>
 	</table>
 <p class="submit"><input type="submit" class="button-primary" name="submit" value="<?php esc_attr_e('Update Category'); ?>" /></p>
 <?php do_action('edit_category_form', $category); ?>
diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-link-category-form.php b/wp-admin/edit-link-category-form.php
index be52d1c01c..bb721110c6 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-link-category-form.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-link-category-form.php
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ _fill_empty_link_category($category);
 			<th scope="row" valign="top"><label for="description"><?php _e('Description (optional)') ?></label></th>
 			<td><textarea name="description" id="description" rows="5" cols="50" style="width: 97%;"><?php echo $category->description; ?></textarea></td>
 		</tr>
+		<?php do_action('edit_link_category_form_fields', $category); ?>
 	</table>
 <p class="submit"><input type="submit" class="button-primary" name="submit" value="<?php echo esc_attr($submit_text) ?>" /></p>
 <?php do_action('edit_link_category_form', $category); ?>
diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-tag-form.php b/wp-admin/edit-tag-form.php
index f1cc536600..efef02bcab 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-tag-form.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-tag-form.php
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ do_action('edit_tag_form_pre', $tag); ?>
 			<td><textarea name="description" id="description" rows="5" cols="50" style="width: 97%;"><?php echo esc_html($tag->description); ?></textarea><br />
             <span class="description"><?php _e('The description is not prominent by default, however some themes may show it.'); ?></span></td>
 		</tr>
+		<?php do_action('edit_tag_form_fields', $tag); ?>
 	</table>
 <p class="submit"><input type="submit" class="button-primary" name="submit" value="<?php esc_attr_e('Update Tag'); ?>" /></p>
 <?php do_action('edit_tag_form', $tag); ?>