Index: kernel/db/cat_dbitem.php
===================================================================
--- kernel/db/cat_dbitem.php	(revision 13936)
+++ kernel/db/cat_dbitem.php	(working copy)
@@ -59,25 +59,6 @@
 	function Create($force_id = false, $system_create = false)
 	{
 		// TODO: move to OnBeforeItemCreate method
-		if ($this->Validate()) {
-			// TODO: such approach will not respect changes from OnBeforeItemCreate event
-			$this->SetDBField('ResourceId', $this->Application->NextResourceId());
-		}
-
-		$this->SetDBField('Modified_date', adodb_mktime() );
-		$this->SetDBField('Modified_time', adodb_mktime() );
-
-		$is_admin = $this->Application->isAdminUser;
-		$owner_field = $this->Application->getUnitOption($this->Prefix, 'OwnerField');
-
-		if (!$owner_field) {
-			$owner_field = 'CreatedById';
-		}
-
-		if ((!$this->IsTempTable() && !$is_admin) || ($is_admin && !$this->GetDBField($owner_field))) {
-			$this->SetDBField($owner_field, $this->Application->RecallVar('user_id'));
-		}
-
 		if ($this->useFilenames) {
 			$this->checkFilename();
 			$this->generateFilename();
Index: kernel/db/cat_event_handler.php
===================================================================
--- kernel/db/cat_event_handler.php	(revision 13987)
+++ kernel/db/cat_event_handler.php	(working copy)
@@ -2197,29 +2197,54 @@
 	 */
 	function OnBeforeItemCreate(&$event)
 	{
-		if ($this->Application->isAdminUser) {
-			// don't set permission-based status, when creating categories in admin
-			return true;
+		$object =& $event->getObject();
+		/* @var $object kDBItem */
+
+		$is_admin = $this->Application->isAdminUser;
+		$owner_field = $this->getOwnerField($event->Prefix);
+
+		if ((!$object->IsTempTable() && !$is_admin) || ($is_admin && !$object->GetDBField($owner_field))) {
+			// Front-end OR owner not specified -> set to currently logged-in user
+			$object->SetDBField($owner_field, $this->Application->RecallVar('user_id'));
 		}
 
+		if ( $object->Validate() ) {
+			$object->SetDBField('ResourceId', $this->Application->NextResourceId());
+		}
+
+		if (!$this->Application->isAdmin) {
+			$this->setItemStatusByPermission($event);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets category item status based on user permissions (only on Front-end)
+	 *
+	 * @param kEvent $event
+	 */
+	function setItemStatusByPermission(&$event)
+	{
 		$use_pending_editing = $this->Application->getUnitOption($event->Prefix, 'UsePendingEditing');
-		if ($use_pending_editing) {
-			$object =& $event->getObject();
-			/* @var $object kDBItem */
 
-			$perm_helper =& $this->Application->recallObject('PermissionsHelper');
-			/* @var $perm_helper kPermissionsHelper */
+		if (!$use_pending_editing) {
+			return ;
+		}
 
-			$primary_category = $object->GetDBField('CategoryId') > 0 ? $object->GetDBField('CategoryId') : $this->Application->GetVar('m_cat_id');
-			$item_status = $perm_helper->AddCheckPermission($primary_category, $event->Prefix);
-			if ($item_status == STATUS_DISABLED) {
-				$event->status = erFAIL;
-				return false;
-			}
-			else {
-				$object->SetDBField('Status', $item_status);
-			}
+		$object =& $event->getObject();
+		/* @var $object kDBItem */
+
+		$perm_helper =& $this->Application->recallObject('PermissionsHelper');
+		/* @var $perm_helper kPermissionsHelper */
+
+		$primary_category = $object->GetDBField('CategoryId') > 0 ? $object->GetDBField('CategoryId') : $this->Application->GetVar('m_cat_id');
+		$item_status = $perm_helper->AddCheckPermission($primary_category, $event->Prefix);
+
+		if ($item_status == STATUS_DISABLED) {
+			$event->status = erFAIL;
 		}
+		else {
+			$object->SetDBField('Status', $item_status);
+		}
 	}
 
 	/**