diff --git a/src/Gui/SoFCCSysDragger.cpp b/src/Gui/SoFCCSysDragger.cpp
index a248e26455..75794b10ce 100644
--- a/src/Gui/SoFCCSysDragger.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/SoFCCSysDragger.cpp
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@
 #endif
 
 #include <Base/Quantity.h>
-#include "Gui/ViewParams.h"
-#include "App/Color.h"
 
 #include "SoFCCSysDragger.h"
 #include "MainWindow.h"
@@ -287,6 +285,7 @@ void TDragger::dragStart()
 
     translationIncrementCount.setValue(0);
 }
+
 void TDragger::drag()
 {
     projector.setViewVolume(this->getViewVolume());
@@ -553,6 +552,7 @@ void TPlanarDragger::dragStart()
     translationIncrementXCount.setValue(0);
     translationIncrementYCount.setValue(0);
 }
+
 void TPlanarDragger::drag()
 {
     projector.setViewVolume(this->getViewVolume());
@@ -952,6 +952,7 @@ int RDragger::roundIncrement(const float &radiansIn)
     return rCount;
 }
 
+
 SO_KIT_SOURCE(SoFCCSysDragger)
 
 void SoFCCSysDragger::initClass()
@@ -1056,40 +1057,11 @@ SoFCCSysDragger::SoFCCSysDragger()
     SO_KIT_INIT_INSTANCE();
 
     // Colors
-
-    SoBaseColor *color;
-    App::Color stdColor;
-    auto viewParams = Gui::ViewParams::instance();
-    // Translator
-    color = SO_GET_ANY_PART(this, "xTranslatorColor", SoBaseColor);
-    stdColor.setPackedValue(viewParams->getAxisXColor());
-    color->rgb.setValue(stdColor.r, stdColor.g, stdColor.b);
-    color = SO_GET_ANY_PART(this, "yTranslatorColor", SoBaseColor);
-    stdColor.setPackedValue(viewParams->getAxisYColor());
-    color->rgb.setValue(stdColor.r, stdColor.g, stdColor.b);
-    color = SO_GET_ANY_PART(this, "zTranslatorColor", SoBaseColor);
-    stdColor.setPackedValue(viewParams->getAxisZColor());
-    color->rgb.setValue(stdColor.r, stdColor.g, stdColor.b);
-    // Planar Translator
-    color = SO_GET_ANY_PART(this, "xyPlanarTranslatorColor", SoBaseColor);
-    stdColor.setPackedValue(viewParams->getAxisZColor());
-    color->rgb.setValue(stdColor.r, stdColor.g, stdColor.b);
-    color = SO_GET_ANY_PART(this, "yzPlanarTranslatorColor", SoBaseColor);
-    stdColor.setPackedValue(viewParams->getAxisXColor());
-    color->rgb.setValue(stdColor.r, stdColor.g, stdColor.b);
-    color = SO_GET_ANY_PART(this, "zxPlanarTranslatorColor", SoBaseColor);
-    stdColor.setPackedValue(viewParams->getAxisYColor());
-    color->rgb.setValue(stdColor.r, stdColor.g, stdColor.b);
-    // Rotator
-    color = SO_GET_ANY_PART(this, "xRotatorColor", SoBaseColor);
-    stdColor.setPackedValue(viewParams->getAxisXAltColor());
-    color->rgb.setValue(stdColor.r, stdColor.g, stdColor.b);
-    color = SO_GET_ANY_PART(this, "yRotatorColor", SoBaseColor);
-    stdColor.setPackedValue(viewParams->getAxisYAltColor());
-    color->rgb.setValue(stdColor.r, stdColor.g, stdColor.b);
-    color = SO_GET_ANY_PART(this, "zRotatorColor", SoBaseColor);
-    stdColor.setPackedValue(viewParams->getAxisZAltColor());
-    color->rgb.setValue(stdColor.r, stdColor.g, stdColor.b);
+    setAxisColors(
+      SbColor(1.0, 0, 0).getPackedValue(0.0f),
+      SbColor(0, 1.0, 0).getPackedValue(0.0f),
+      SbColor(0, 0, 1.0).getPackedValue(0.0f)
+    );
 
     // Increments
 
@@ -1468,7 +1440,42 @@ void SoFCCSysDragger::clearIncrementCounts()
     rotationIncrementCountZ.setValue(0);
 }
 
-// Visiblity API Functions
+void SoFCCSysDragger::setAxisColors(unsigned long x, unsigned long y, unsigned long z) {
+    SbColor colorX;
+    SbColor colorY;
+    SbColor colorZ;
+
+    float t = 0.0f;
+    colorX.setPackedValue(x, t);
+    colorY.setPackedValue(y, t);
+    colorZ.setPackedValue(z, t);
+
+    SoBaseColor* color;
+
+    // Translator
+    color = SO_GET_ANY_PART(this, "xTranslatorColor", SoBaseColor);
+    color->rgb.setValue(colorX[0], colorX[1], colorX[2]);
+    color = SO_GET_ANY_PART(this, "yTranslatorColor", SoBaseColor);
+    color->rgb.setValue(colorY[0], colorY[1], colorY[2]);
+    color = SO_GET_ANY_PART(this, "zTranslatorColor", SoBaseColor);
+    color->rgb.setValue(colorZ[0], colorZ[1], colorZ[2]);
+    // Planar Translator
+    color = SO_GET_ANY_PART(this, "xyPlanarTranslatorColor", SoBaseColor);
+    color->rgb.setValue(colorZ[0], colorZ[1], colorZ[2]);
+    color = SO_GET_ANY_PART(this, "yzPlanarTranslatorColor", SoBaseColor);
+    color->rgb.setValue(colorX[0], colorX[1], colorX[2]);
+    color = SO_GET_ANY_PART(this, "zxPlanarTranslatorColor", SoBaseColor);
+    color->rgb.setValue(colorY[0], colorY[1], colorY[2]);
+    // Rotator
+    color = SO_GET_ANY_PART(this, "xRotatorColor", SoBaseColor);
+    color->rgb.setValue(colorX[0], colorX[1], colorX[2]);
+    color = SO_GET_ANY_PART(this, "yRotatorColor", SoBaseColor);
+    color->rgb.setValue(colorY[0], colorY[1], colorY[2]);
+    color = SO_GET_ANY_PART(this, "zRotatorColor", SoBaseColor);
+    color->rgb.setValue(colorZ[0], colorZ[1], colorZ[2]);
+}
+
+// Visibility API Functions
 
 // Translator
 void SoFCCSysDragger::showTranslationX()
diff --git a/src/Gui/SoFCCSysDragger.h b/src/Gui/SoFCCSysDragger.h
index 9f76a68929..6779907e30 100644
--- a/src/Gui/SoFCCSysDragger.h
+++ b/src/Gui/SoFCCSysDragger.h
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ private:
  * 'translationIncrementYCount' multiplied with
  * 'translationIncrement' for a full double
  * precision vector scalar.
- * 
+ *
  * @author qewer33
  */
 class TPlanarDragger : public SoDragger
@@ -278,6 +278,8 @@ public:
     SoIdleSensor idleSensor; //!< might be overkill, but want to make sure of performance.
     void setUpAutoScale(SoCamera *cameraIn); //!< used to setup the auto scaling of dragger.
 
+    void setAxisColors(unsigned long x, unsigned long y, unsigned long z); //!< set the axis colors.
+
     //! @name Visibility Functions
     //@{
     void showTranslationX(); //!< show the x translation dragger.
diff --git a/src/Gui/ViewParams.h b/src/Gui/ViewParams.h
index 91d8a2ceec..2d2087bd3a 100644
--- a/src/Gui/ViewParams.h
+++ b/src/Gui/ViewParams.h
@@ -64,11 +64,8 @@ public:
     FC_VIEW_PARAM(ShowSelectionBoundingBox,bool,Bool,false) \
     FC_VIEW_PARAM(PropertyViewTimer, unsigned long, Unsigned, 100) \
     FC_VIEW_PARAM(AxisXColor,unsigned long,Unsigned,0xCC333300) \
-    FC_VIEW_PARAM(AxisXAltColor,unsigned long,Unsigned,0xCC4C4C00) \
     FC_VIEW_PARAM(AxisYColor,unsigned long,Unsigned,0x33CC3300) \
-    FC_VIEW_PARAM(AxisYAltColor,unsigned long,Unsigned,0x4CCC4C00) \
     FC_VIEW_PARAM(AxisZColor,unsigned long,Unsigned,0x3333CC00) \
-    FC_VIEW_PARAM(AxisZAltColor,unsigned long,Unsigned,0x4C4CCC00) \
 
 
 #undef FC_VIEW_PARAM
diff --git a/src/Gui/ViewProviderDragger.cpp b/src/Gui/ViewProviderDragger.cpp
index 42171bcd04..89b2ddb9cb 100644
--- a/src/Gui/ViewProviderDragger.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/ViewProviderDragger.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
 #include <App/GeoFeature.h>
 #include <Base/Placement.h>
+#include "Gui/ViewParams.h"
 
 #include "Application.h"
 #include "BitmapFactory.h"
@@ -137,6 +138,11 @@ bool ViewProviderDragger::setEdit(int ModNum)
 
     assert(!csysDragger);
     csysDragger = new SoFCCSysDragger();
+    csysDragger->setAxisColors(
+      Gui::ViewParams::instance()->getAxisXColor(),
+      Gui::ViewParams::instance()->getAxisYColor(),
+      Gui::ViewParams::instance()->getAxisZColor()
+    );
     csysDragger->draggerSize.setValue(0.05f);
     csysDragger->translation.setValue(tempTransform->translation.getValue());
     csysDragger->rotation.setValue(tempTransform->rotation.getValue());