diff --git a/app/models/approve_article.rb b/app/models/approve_article.rb
index 4333320..6998a35 100644
--- a/app/models/approve_article.rb
+++ b/app/models/approve_article.rb
@@ -51,8 +51,16 @@ class ApproveArticle < Task
     article_parent_id = value.id
   end
 
+  def highlighted= value
+    data[:highlighted] = value
+  end
+
+  def highlighted
+    data[:highlighted]
+  end
+
   def perform
-    PublishedArticle.create(:name => name, :profile => target, :reference_article => article, :parent => article_parent)
+    PublishedArticle.create(:name => name, :profile => target, :reference_article => article, :parent => article_parent, :highlighted => highlighted)
   end
 
   def target_notification_message
diff --git a/app/views/tasks/_approve_article.rhtml b/app/views/tasks/_approve_article.rhtml
index c25a11b..e9fca09 100644
--- a/app/views/tasks/_approve_article.rhtml
+++ b/app/views/tasks/_approve_article.rhtml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <%= labelled_form_field _('Name for publishing'), f.text_field(:name, :style => 'width:80%;') %>
 
     <%= select_folder(_('Select the folder where the article must be published'), 'task', 'article_parent_id', task.target.folders) %>
-    <%= labelled_form_field( _('Highlight'), check_box_tag(:highlighted, true)) %>
+    <%= labelled_form_field( _('Highlight this article'), f.check_box(:highlighted)) %>
     <%= labelled_form_field _('Comment for author'), f.text_area(:closing_statment, :style => 'height:200px; width:80%;') %>
 
   </div>
diff --git a/test/functional/tasks_controller_test.rb b/test/functional/tasks_controller_test.rb
index bcd9ebc..4067fe8 100644
--- a/test/functional/tasks_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/tasks_controller_test.rb
@@ -177,4 +177,18 @@ class TasksControllerTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     post :close, :decision => 'finish', :id => t.id, :task => { :name => 'new_name', :article_parent_id => folder.id}
     assert_equal folder, PublishedArticle.find(:first).parent
   end
+
+  should 'be highlighted if asked when approving a published article' do
+    PublishedArticle.destroy_all
+    c = Community.create!(:name => 'test comm', :moderated_articles => false)
+    @controller.stubs(:profile).returns(c)
+    folder = c.articles.create!(:name => 'test folder', :type => 'Folder')
+    c.affiliate(profile, Profile::Roles.all_roles)
+    article = profile.articles.create!(:name => 'something interesting', :body => 'ruby on rails')
+    t = ApproveArticle.create!(:name => 'test name', :article => article, :target => c, :requestor => profile)
+
+    post :close, :decision => 'finish', :id => t.id, :task => { :name => 'new_name', :article_parent_id => folder.id, :highlighted => true}
+    assert_equal true, PublishedArticle.find(:first).highlighted
+  end
+
 end
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