diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGISectionLine.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGISectionLine.cpp
index 23bcd922aa..b6e99ef7d0 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGISectionLine.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGISectionLine.cpp
@@ -275,6 +275,10 @@ void QGISectionLine::setFont(QFont f, double fsize)
     m_symSize = fsize;
 }
 
+void QGISectionLine::setSectionColor(QColor c)
+{
+    setColor(c);
+}
 
 QColor QGISectionLine::getSectionColor()
 {
@@ -354,11 +358,12 @@ void QGISectionLine::setTools()
 //    m_arrow2->setPen(m_pen);
 //    m_arrow1->setBrush(m_brush);
 //    m_arrow2->setBrush(m_brush);
-    m_arrow1->setNormalColor(getSectionColor());
-    m_arrow1->setFillColor(getSectionColor());
+    
+    m_arrow1->setNormalColor(m_colCurrent);
+    m_arrow1->setFillColor(m_colCurrent);
     m_arrow1->setPrettyNormal();
-    m_arrow2->setNormalColor(getSectionColor());
-    m_arrow2->setFillColor(getSectionColor());
+    m_arrow2->setNormalColor(m_colCurrent);
+    m_arrow2->setFillColor(m_colCurrent);
     m_arrow2->setPrettyNormal();
 
     m_symbol1->setDefaultTextColor(m_colCurrent);
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGISectionLine.h b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGISectionLine.h
index ff14e257d0..608e7e2030 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGISectionLine.h
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGISectionLine.h
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ public:
     void setDirection(Base::Vector3d dir);
     void setFont(QFont f, double fsize);
     void setSectionStyle(int style);
+    void setSectionColor(QColor c);
+
     virtual void draw();
 
 protected:
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewPart.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewPart.cpp
index f8196c194b..997e786853 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewPart.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewPart.cpp
@@ -848,6 +848,7 @@ void QGIViewPart::drawSectionLine(TechDraw::DrawViewSection* viewSection, bool b
         addToGroup(sectionLine);
         sectionLine->setSymbol(const_cast<char*>(viewSection->SectionSymbol.getValue()));
         sectionLine->setSectionStyle(vp->SectionLineStyle.getValue());
+        sectionLine->setSectionColor(vp->SectionLineColor.getValue().asValue<QColor>());
 
         //TODO: handle oblique section lines?
         //find smallest internal angle(normalDir,get?Dir()) and use -1*get?Dir() +/- angle
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/ViewProviderViewPart.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/ViewProviderViewPart.cpp
index 3a4b858710..a8302cea16 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/ViewProviderViewPart.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/ViewProviderViewPart.cpp
@@ -56,12 +56,12 @@ using namespace TechDrawGui;
 
 PROPERTY_SOURCE(TechDrawGui::ViewProviderViewPart, TechDrawGui::ViewProviderDrawingView)
 
-const char* ViewProviderViewPart::LineStyleEnums[] = { "NoLine",
-                                                  "Continuous",
-                                                  "Dash",
-                                                  "Dot",
-                                                  "DashDot",
-                                                  "DashDotDot",
+const char* ViewProviderViewPart::LineStyleEnums[] = { "NoLine",
+                                                  "Continuous",
+                                                  "Dash",
+                                                  "Dot",
+                                                  "DashDot",
+                                                  "DashDotDot",
                                                   NULL };
 
 //**************************************************************************
@@ -110,7 +110,10 @@ ViewProviderViewPart::ViewProviderViewPart()
     ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(ShowSectionLine ,(true)    ,dgroup,App::Prop_None,"Show/hide section line if applicable");
     int defLineStyle = hGrp->GetInt("SectionLine", 2);
     SectionLineStyle.setEnums(LineStyleEnums);
-    ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(SectionLineStyle, (defLineStyle), dgroup, App::Prop_None, "Set section line style if applicable");
+    ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(SectionLineStyle, (defLineStyle), dgroup, App::Prop_None, 
+                        "Set section line style if applicable");
+    ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(SectionLineColor, (prefSectionColor()), dgroup, App::Prop_None, 
+                        "Set section line color if applicable");
     
     //properties that affect Detail Highlights
     ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(HighlightAdjust,(0.0),hgroup,App::Prop_None,"Adjusts the rotation of the Detail highlight");
@@ -139,6 +142,7 @@ void ViewProviderViewPart::onChanged(const App::Property* prop)
         prop == &(CenterScale) ||
         prop == &(ShowSectionLine)  ||
         prop == &(SectionLineStyle) ||
+        prop == &(SectionLineColor) ||
         prop == &(HorizCenterLine)  ||
         prop == &(VertCenterLine) ) {
         // redraw QGIVP
@@ -290,13 +294,13 @@ bool ViewProviderViewPart::onDelete(const std::vector<std::string> &)
             QMessageBox::Ok);
         return false;
     }
-    else if (!viewLeader.empty()) {
-        bodyMessageStream << qApp->translate("Std_Delete",
-            "You cannot delete this view because it has a leader line that would become broken.");
-        QMessageBox::warning(Gui::getMainWindow(),
-            qApp->translate("Std_Delete", "Object dependencies"), bodyMessage,
-            QMessageBox::Ok);
-        return false;
+    else if (!viewLeader.empty()) {
+        bodyMessageStream << qApp->translate("Std_Delete",
+            "You cannot delete this view because it has a leader line that would become broken.");
+        QMessageBox::warning(Gui::getMainWindow(),
+            qApp->translate("Std_Delete", "Object dependencies"), bodyMessage,
+            QMessageBox::Ok);
+        return false;
     }
     else {
         return true;
@@ -310,3 +314,13 @@ bool ViewProviderViewPart::canDelete(App::DocumentObject *obj) const
     Q_UNUSED(obj)
     return true;
 }
+
+App::Color ViewProviderViewPart::prefSectionColor(void)
+{
+    Base::Reference<ParameterGrp> hGrp = App::GetApplication().GetUserParameter()
+        .GetGroup("BaseApp")->GetGroup("Preferences")->GetGroup("Mod/TechDraw/Decorations");
+    App::Color fcColor;
+    fcColor.setPackedValue(hGrp->GetUnsigned("SectionColor", 0x00FF0000));
+    return fcColor;
+}
+
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/ViewProviderViewPart.h b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/ViewProviderViewPart.h
index 202268341d..01600f456a 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/ViewProviderViewPart.h
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/ViewProviderViewPart.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ public:
     App::PropertyBool   VertCenterLine;
     App::PropertyBool   ShowSectionLine;
     App::PropertyEnumeration   SectionLineStyle;
+    App::PropertyColor  SectionLineColor;
     App::PropertyFloat  HighlightAdjust;
     App::PropertyBool   ShowAllEdges;
 
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ public:
     virtual void onChanged(const App::Property *prop);
     virtual void updateData(const App::Property*);
     virtual void handleChangedPropertyType(Base::XMLReader &reader, const char *TypeName, App::Property * prop);
+    App::Color prefSectionColor(void);
 
 
     virtual std::vector<App::DocumentObject*> claimChildren(void) const;