Changing a tables cell colors, while having text selected reverts the cells to white

Selecting the text within a table, then change the cells color, but not deselect the text and press save, causes the Table to revert to white.

If you deselect the table after changing the colors, it is correctly saved, but not if the text remains selected.

Steps to reproduce:

1. Create a table and fill it with some text and save it
2. Edit the page and select the text
3. Click on the cell color button, and select a different color
4. Do not deselect the text, hit save right away

Expected result:
Cells have changed color

Observed result:
Selected cells are no longer colored.

Demonstration: http://screencast.com/t/vb7zrLjyHj

Workaround
After applying the colours, click somewhere else before saving