diff --git a/highcharts/highcharts/common.py b/highcharts/highcharts/common.py
index 611e00b..0be82af 100644
--- a/highcharts/highcharts/common.py
+++ b/highcharts/highcharts/common.py
@@ -568,6 +568,7 @@ class Hover(CommonObject):
     "marker": (Marker, dict),
     "radius": int,
     "radiusPlus": int,
+    "color": (ColorObject, basestring, dict),
     }
 
 class States(CommonObject):
diff --git a/highcharts/highcharts/highcharts.py b/highcharts/highcharts/highcharts.py
index 5d5ec2e..0b7a5a3 100644
--- a/highcharts/highcharts/highcharts.py
+++ b/highcharts/highcharts/highcharts.py
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         # Bind Base Classes to self
         self.options = {
             "chart": ChartOptions(),
-            "colorAxis" : ColorAxisOptions(),
+            #"colorAxis" : ColorAxisOptions(),
             "colors": ColorsOptions(),
             "credits": CreditsOptions(),
             #"data": #NotImplemented
@@ -270,6 +270,9 @@ def set_options(self, option_type, option_dict, force_options=False):
             self.options[option_type].update_dict(**option_dict)
         elif option_type in ["global" , "lang"]: #Highcharts.setOptions: 
             self.setOptions[option_type].update_dict(**option_dict)
+        elif option_type == 'colorAxis':
+            self.options.update({'colorAxis': ColorAxisOptions()})
+            self.options[option_type].update_dict(**option_dict)
         else:
             self.options[option_type].update_dict(**option_dict)