diff --git a/client/src/app/site/motions/models/view-motion.ts b/client/src/app/site/motions/models/view-motion.ts
index d9f1f494d..a3a8b5409 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/motions/models/view-motion.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/site/motions/models/view-motion.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { ViewUser } from 'app/site/users/models/view-user';
 import { ViewTag } from 'app/site/tags/models/view-tag';
 import { ViewMediafile } from 'app/site/mediafiles/models/view-mediafile';
 import { ViewItem } from 'app/site/agenda/models/view-item';
-import { ViewWorkflow, StateCssClassMapping } from './view-workflow';
+import { ViewWorkflow } from './view-workflow';
 import { ViewCategory } from './view-category';
 import { ViewMotionBlock } from './view-motion-block';
 import { BaseViewModel } from 'app/site/base/base-view-model';
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ export class ViewMotion extends BaseViewModelWithAgendaItemAndListOfSpeakers<Mot
      * @returns a string representing a color
      */
     public get stateCssColor(): string {
-        return this.state ? StateCssClassMapping[this.state.css_class] : '';
+        return this.state ? this.state.css_class : '';
     }
 
     // This is set by the repository
diff --git a/client/src/app/site/motions/models/view-workflow.ts b/client/src/app/site/motions/models/view-workflow.ts
index d920f358f..fe11ec202 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/motions/models/view-workflow.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/site/motions/models/view-workflow.ts
@@ -2,14 +2,6 @@ import { Workflow } from 'app/shared/models/motions/workflow';
 import { WorkflowState } from 'app/shared/models/motions/workflow-state';
 import { BaseViewModel } from '../../base/base-view-model';
 
-export const StateCssClassMapping = {
-    success: 'green',
-    danger: 'red',
-    default: 'grey',
-    primary: 'lightblue',
-    warning: 'yellow'
-};
-
 export interface WorkflowTitleInformation {
     name: string;
 }
diff --git a/client/src/app/site/motions/modules/motion-list/components/motion-list/motion-list.component.html b/client/src/app/site/motions/modules/motion-list/components/motion-list/motion-list.component.html
index d11b7497c..a8843f637 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/motions/modules/motion-list/components/motion-list/motion-list.component.html
+++ b/client/src/app/site/motions/modules/motion-list/components/motion-list/motion-list.component.html
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     </div>
 
     <div class="extra-controls-slot">
-        <div *ngIf="isCategoryAvailable()">
+        <div *ngIf="isCategoryAvailable() && !isMultiSelect">
             <button
                 mat-button
                 *ngIf="selectedView !== 'tiles'"
diff --git a/client/src/app/site/motions/modules/motion-workflow/components/workflow-detail/workflow-detail.component.html b/client/src/app/site/motions/modules/motion-workflow/components/workflow-detail/workflow-detail.component.html
index 04f9d7712..b28e2b3d1 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/motions/modules/motion-workflow/components/workflow-detail/workflow-detail.component.html
+++ b/client/src/app/site/motions/modules/motion-workflow/components/workflow-detail/workflow-detail.component.html
@@ -26,105 +26,111 @@
     <div class="scrollable-matrix">
         <table mat-table [dataSource]="getTableDataSource()">
             <ng-container matColumnDef="perm" sticky>
-                <mat-header-cell class="group-head-table-cell" *matHeaderCellDef translate>Permissions</mat-header-cell>
-                <mat-cell *matCellDef="let perm">
+                <th mat-header-cell class="group-head-table-cell" *matHeaderCellDef translate>Permissions</th>
+                <td mat-cell *matCellDef="let perm">
                     <div class="permission-name">
                         {{ perm.name | translate }}
                     </div>
-                </mat-cell>
+                </td>
             </ng-container>
 
-            <div *ngFor="let state of workflow.states; trackBy: trackByIndex">
-                <ng-container [matColumnDef]="getColumnDef(state)">
-                    <mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef (click)="onClickStateName(state)">
-                        <div class="clickable-cell">
-                            <div class="inner-table">
-                                {{ state.name | translate }}
-                            </div>
+            <ng-container [matColumnDef]="getColumnDef(state)" *ngFor="let state of workflow.states; trackBy: trackByIndex">
+                <th mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef (click)="onClickStateName(state)">
+                    <div class="clickable-cell stretch-to-fill-parent">
+                        <div class="inner-table">
+                            {{ state.name | translate }}
                         </div>
-                    </mat-header-cell>
-                    <mat-cell *matCellDef="let perm">
-                        <div class="inner-table" *ngIf="perm.type === 'check'">
-                            <mat-checkbox
-                                [checked]="state[perm.selector]"
-                                (change)="onToggleStatePerm(state, perm.selector, $event)"
-                            ></mat-checkbox>
+                    </div>
+                </th>
+                <td mat-cell *matCellDef="let perm">
+                    <div class="inner-table" *ngIf="perm.type === 'check'">
+                        <mat-checkbox
+                            [checked]="state[perm.selector]"
+                            (change)="onToggleStatePerm(state, perm.selector, $event)"
+                        ></mat-checkbox>
+                    </div>
+                    <div
+                        *ngIf="perm.type === 'input'"
+                    >
+                        <div class="inner-table">
+                            {{ (state[perm.selector] | translate) || '–' }}
                         </div>
                         <div
-                            class="clickable-cell"
-                            *ngIf="perm.type === 'input'"
+                            class="clickable-cell stretch-to-fill-parent"
                             (click)="onClickInputPerm(perm, state)"
+                            ></div>
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="inner-table" *ngIf="perm.type === 'color'">
+                        <mat-basic-chip
+                            [matMenuTriggerFor]="colorMenu"
+                            [matMenuTriggerData]="{ state: state }"
+                            [disableRipple]="true"
+                            [ngClass]="state[perm.selector]"
                         >
-                            <div class="inner-table">
-                                {{ (state[perm.selector] | translate) || '–' }}
+                            {{ state[perm.selector] | translate }}
+                        </mat-basic-chip>
+                    </div>
+                    <div
+                        *ngIf="perm.type === 'state'"
+                    >
+                        <div class="inner-table">
+                            <div *ngIf="!state.next_states_id.length">
+                                -
+                            </div>
+                            <div *ngIf="state.next_states_id.length">
+                                <div
+                                    *ngFor="
+                                        let nextstate of state.getNextStates(workflow.workflow);
+                                        let last = last
+                                    "
+                                >
+                                    {{ nextstate.name | translate }}<span *ngIf="!last">,&nbsp;</span>
+                                </div>
                             </div>
                         </div>
-                        <div class="inner-table" *ngIf="perm.type === 'color'">
-                            <mat-basic-chip
-                                [matMenuTriggerFor]="colorMenu"
-                                [matMenuTriggerData]="{ state: state }"
-                                [disableRipple]="true"
-                                [ngClass]="getStateCssColor(state[perm.selector])"
-                            >
-                                {{ state[perm.selector] | translate }}
-                            </mat-basic-chip>
-                        </div>
                         <div
-                            class="clickable-cell"
-                            *ngIf="perm.type === 'state'"
+                            class="clickable-cell stretch-to-fill-parent"
                             [matMenuTriggerFor]="nextStatesMenu"
                             [matMenuTriggerData]="{ state: state }"
-                        >
-                            <div class="inner-table">
-                                <div *ngIf="!state.next_states_id.length">
-                                    -
-                                </div>
-                                <div *ngIf="state.next_states_id.length">
-                                    <span
-                                        *ngFor="
-                                            let nextstate of state.getNextStates(workflow.workflow);
-                                            let last = last
-                                        "
-                                    >
-                                        {{ nextstate.name | translate }}<span *ngIf="!last">,&nbsp;</span>
-                                    </span>
-                                </div>
-                            </div>
+                            ></div>
+                    </div>
+                    <div
+                        *ngIf="perm.type === 'amendment'"
+                    >
+                        <div class="inner-table">
+                            {{ getMergeAmendmentLabel(state.merge_amendment_into_final) | translate }}
                         </div>
                         <div
-                            class="clickable-cell"
-                            *ngIf="perm.type === 'amendment'"
+                            class="clickable-cell stretch-to-fill-parent"
                             [matMenuTriggerFor]="mergeAmendmentMenu"
                             [matMenuTriggerData]="{ state: state }"
-                        >
-                            <div class="inner-table">
-                                {{ getMergeAmendmentLabel(state.merge_amendment_into_final) | translate }}
+                        ></div>
+                    </div>
+                    <div
+                        *ngIf="perm.type === 'restriction'"
+                    >
+                        <div class="inner-table">
+                            <div *ngIf="!state.restriction.length">
+                                -
+                            </div>
+                            <div *ngIf="state.restriction.length">
+                                <div *ngFor="let restriction of state.restriction; let last = last">
+                                    {{ getRestrictionLabel(restriction) | translate
+                                    }}<span *ngIf="!last">,&nbsp;</span>
+                                </div>
                             </div>
                         </div>
                         <div
-                            class="clickable-cell"
-                            *ngIf="perm.type === 'restriction'"
+                            class="clickable-cell stretch-to-fill-parent"
                             [matMenuTriggerFor]="restrictionMenu"
                             [matMenuTriggerData]="{ state: state }"
-                        >
-                            <div class="inner-table">
-                                <div *ngIf="!state.restriction.length">
-                                    -
-                                </div>
-                                <div *ngIf="state.restriction.length">
-                                    <span *ngFor="let restriction of state.restriction; let last = last">
-                                        {{ getRestrictionLabel(restriction) | translate
-                                        }}<span *ngIf="!last">,&nbsp;</span>
-                                    </span>
-                                </div>
-                            </div>
-                        </div>
-                    </mat-cell>
-                </ng-container>
-            </div>
+                        ></div>
+                    </div>
+                </td>
+            </ng-container>
 
-            <mat-header-row *matHeaderRowDef="headerRowDef"></mat-header-row>
-            <mat-row *matRowDef="let row; columns: headerRowDef"></mat-row>
+            <tr mat-header-row *matHeaderRowDef="headerRowDef"></tr>
+            <tr mat-row *matRowDef="let row; columns: headerRowDef"></tr>
         </table>
     </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/client/src/app/site/motions/modules/motion-workflow/components/workflow-detail/workflow-detail.component.scss b/client/src/app/site/motions/modules/motion-workflow/components/workflow-detail/workflow-detail.component.scss
index 9911623c8..5a292a0dc 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/motions/modules/motion-workflow/components/workflow-detail/workflow-detail.component.scss
+++ b/client/src/app/site/motions/modules/motion-workflow/components/workflow-detail/workflow-detail.component.scss
@@ -5,35 +5,25 @@
 }
 
 table {
-    .mat-header-cell {
-        min-width: 150px;
-        position: relative;
-    }
-
+    .mat-header-cell,
     .mat-cell {
-        min-width: 150px;
+        min-width: 200px;
         position: relative;
     }
 
-    // scaled up version of an inner table
     .clickable-cell {
-        position: absolute;
         display: flex;
-        width: 100%;
-        height: 100%;
-    }
-
-    .clickable-cell:hover {
         cursor: pointer;
-        background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.025);
+        &:hover {
+            background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.025);
+        }
     }
 
     .inner-table {
+        text-align: center;
         align-items: center;
         margin: auto;
-        white-space: nowrap;
         overflow: hidden;
-        text-overflow: ellipsis;
         padding: 0 10px;
     }
 
diff --git a/client/src/app/site/motions/modules/motion-workflow/components/workflow-detail/workflow-detail.component.ts b/client/src/app/site/motions/modules/motion-workflow/components/workflow-detail/workflow-detail.component.ts
index 4fb226f21..7e7bc3ab4 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/motions/modules/motion-workflow/components/workflow-detail/workflow-detail.component.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/site/motions/modules/motion-workflow/components/workflow-detail/workflow-detail.component.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { Title } from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 
 import { BaseViewComponent } from 'app/site/base/base-view';
-import { ViewWorkflow, StateCssClassMapping } from 'app/site/motions/models/view-workflow';
+import { ViewWorkflow } from 'app/site/motions/models/view-workflow';
 import { WorkflowRepositoryService } from 'app/core/repositories/motions/workflow-repository.service';
 import { WorkflowState, MergeAmendment } from 'app/shared/models/motions/workflow-state';
 import { PromptService } from 'app/core/ui-services/prompt.service';
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ export class WorkflowDetailComponent extends BaseViewComponent implements OnInit
     /**
      * Determine label colors. Where they should come from is currently now know
      */
-    public labelColors = ['default', 'primary', 'success', 'danger', 'warning'];
+    public labelColors: string[] = ['grey', 'red', 'green', 'lightblue', 'yellow'];
 
     /**
      * Holds state permissions
@@ -396,14 +396,4 @@ export class WorkflowDetailComponent extends BaseViewComponent implements OnInit
     public trackElement(index: number): number {
         return index;
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Translate the state's css class into a color
-     *
-     * @param colorLabel the default color label of a selected workflow
-     * @returns a string representing a color
-     */
-    public getStateCssColor(colorLabel: string): string {
-        return StateCssClassMapping[colorLabel] || '';
-    }
 }
diff --git a/client/src/app/slides/motions/motion-block/motion-block-slide.component.ts b/client/src/app/slides/motions/motion-block/motion-block-slide.component.ts
index dd1408c29..d42b8dc41 100644
--- a/client/src/app/slides/motions/motion-block/motion-block-slide.component.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/slides/motions/motion-block/motion-block-slide.component.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 
 import { MotionBlockSlideData, MotionBlockSlideMotionRepresentation } from './motion-block-slide-data';
 import { MotionRepositoryService } from 'app/core/repositories/motions/motion-repository.service';
-import { StateCssClassMapping } from 'app/site/motions/models/view-workflow';
 import { BaseMotionSlideComponent } from '../base/base-motion-slide';
 import { SlideData } from 'app/core/core-services/projector-data.service';
 
@@ -187,6 +186,6 @@ export class MotionBlockSlideComponent extends BaseMotionSlideComponent<MotionBl
      * @returns the css color for the state of the motion in cell i and j
      */
     public getStateCssColor(i: number, j: number): string {
-        return StateCssClassMapping[this.getMotion(i, j).recommendation.css_class] || '';
+        return this.getMotion(i, j).recommendation.css_class || '';
     }
 }
diff --git a/openslides/motions/migrations/0030_state_css_classes_1.py b/openslides/motions/migrations/0030_state_css_classes_1.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..55c37f66a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openslides/motions/migrations/0030_state_css_classes_1.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Generated by Finn Stutzenstein on 2019-07-17 08:32
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [("motions", "0029_motioncommentsection_weight")]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name="state",
+            name="css_class",
+            field=models.CharField(default="lightblue", max_length=255),
+        )
+    ]
diff --git a/openslides/motions/migrations/0031_state_css_classes_2.py b/openslides/motions/migrations/0031_state_css_classes_2.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d386b2626
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openslides/motions/migrations/0031_state_css_classes_2.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# Generated by Finn Stutzenstein on 2019-07-17 08:43
+
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+LABEL_MAPPING = {
+    "default": "grey",
+    "primary": "lightblue",
+    "success": "green",
+    "danger": "red",
+    "warning": "yellow",
+}
+
+
+def rename_css_classes(apps, schema_editor):
+    State = apps.get_model("motions", "State")
+
+    for state in State.objects.all():
+        old_class = state.css_class
+        state.css_class = LABEL_MAPPING.get(old_class, "lightblue")
+        state.save(skip_autoupdate=True)
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [("motions", "0030_state_css_classes_1")]
+
+    operations = [migrations.RunPython(rename_css_classes)]
diff --git a/openslides/motions/models.py b/openslides/motions/models.py
index 2aa48f76c..f40b4ee6d 100644
--- a/openslides/motions/models.py
+++ b/openslides/motions/models.py
@@ -993,11 +993,10 @@ class State(RESTModelMixin, models.Model):
     next_states = models.ManyToManyField("self", symmetrical=False, blank=True)
     """A many-to-many relation to all states, that can be choosen from this state."""
 
-    css_class = models.CharField(max_length=255, default="primary")
+    css_class = models.CharField(max_length=255, default="lightblue")
     """
-    A css class string for showing the state name in a coloured label based on bootstrap,
-    e.g. 'danger' (red), 'success' (green), 'warning' (yellow), 'default' (grey).
-    Default value is 'primary' (blue).
+    A css class string for showing the state name in a coloured label. Currently supported
+    values are grey, red, green, lightblue and yellow. The default is lightblue.
     """
 
     restriction = JSONField(default=list)
diff --git a/openslides/motions/signals.py b/openslides/motions/signals.py
index f0d3bebfe..cc9252a04 100644
--- a/openslides/motions/signals.py
+++ b/openslides/motions/signals.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def create_builtin_workflows(sender, **kwargs):
         name="accepted",
         workflow=workflow_1,
         recommendation_label="Acceptance",
-        css_class="success",
+        css_class="green",
         merge_amendment_into_final=1,
     )
     state_1_2.save(skip_autoupdate=True)
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def create_builtin_workflows(sender, **kwargs):
         name="rejected",
         workflow=workflow_1,
         recommendation_label="Rejection",
-        css_class="danger",
+        css_class="red",
         merge_amendment_into_final=-1,
     )
     state_1_3.save(skip_autoupdate=True)
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def create_builtin_workflows(sender, **kwargs):
         name="not decided",
         workflow=workflow_1,
         recommendation_label="No decision",
-        css_class="default",
+        css_class="grey",
         merge_amendment_into_final=-1,
     )
     state_1_4.save(skip_autoupdate=True)
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def create_builtin_workflows(sender, **kwargs):
         name="accepted",
         workflow=workflow_2,
         recommendation_label="Acceptance",
-        css_class="success",
+        css_class="green",
         merge_amendment_into_final=1,
     )
     state_2_3.save(skip_autoupdate=True)
@@ -85,14 +85,14 @@ def create_builtin_workflows(sender, **kwargs):
         name="rejected",
         workflow=workflow_2,
         recommendation_label="Rejection",
-        css_class="danger",
+        css_class="red",
         merge_amendment_into_final=-1,
     )
     state_2_4.save(skip_autoupdate=True)
     state_2_5 = State(
         name="withdrawed",
         workflow=workflow_2,
-        css_class="default",
+        css_class="grey",
         merge_amendment_into_final=-1,
     )
     state_2_5.save(skip_autoupdate=True)
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ def create_builtin_workflows(sender, **kwargs):
         name="adjourned",
         workflow=workflow_2,
         recommendation_label="Adjournment",
-        css_class="default",
+        css_class="grey",
         merge_amendment_into_final=-1,
     )
     state_2_6.save(skip_autoupdate=True)
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ def create_builtin_workflows(sender, **kwargs):
         name="not concerned",
         workflow=workflow_2,
         recommendation_label="No concernment",
-        css_class="default",
+        css_class="grey",
         merge_amendment_into_final=-1,
     )
     state_2_7.save(skip_autoupdate=True)
@@ -116,14 +116,14 @@ def create_builtin_workflows(sender, **kwargs):
         name="refered to committee",
         workflow=workflow_2,
         recommendation_label="Referral to committee",
-        css_class="default",
+        css_class="grey",
         merge_amendment_into_final=-1,
     )
     state_2_8.save(skip_autoupdate=True)
     state_2_9 = State(
         name="needs review",
         workflow=workflow_2,
-        css_class="default",
+        css_class="grey",
         merge_amendment_into_final=-1,
     )
     state_2_9.save(skip_autoupdate=True)
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ def create_builtin_workflows(sender, **kwargs):
         name="rejected (not authorized)",
         workflow=workflow_2,
         recommendation_label="Rejection (not authorized)",
-        css_class="default",
+        css_class="grey",
         merge_amendment_into_final=-1,
     )
     state_2_10.save(skip_autoupdate=True)
diff --git a/tests/unit/motions/test_projector.py b/tests/unit/motions/test_projector.py
index e90d6dbf8..21116003f 100644
--- a/tests/unit/motions/test_projector.py
+++ b/tests/unit/motions/test_projector.py
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ def all_data():
                     "id": 1,
                     "name": "submitted",
                     "recommendation_label": None,
-                    "css_class": "primary",
+                    "css_class": "lightblue",
                     "restriction": [],
                     "allow_support": True,
                     "allow_create_poll": True,
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ def all_data():
                     "id": 2,
                     "name": "accepted",
                     "recommendation_label": "Acceptance",
-                    "css_class": "success",
+                    "css_class": "green",
                     "restriction": [],
                     "allow_support": False,
                     "allow_create_poll": False,
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ def all_data():
                     "id": 3,
                     "name": "rejected",
                     "recommendation_label": "Rejection",
-                    "css_class": "danger",
+                    "css_class": "red",
                     "restriction": [],
                     "allow_support": False,
                     "allow_create_poll": False,
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ def all_data():
                     "id": 4,
                     "name": "not decided",
                     "recommendation_label": "No decision",
-                    "css_class": "default",
+                    "css_class": "grey",
                     "restriction": [],
                     "allow_support": False,
                     "allow_create_poll": False,