diff --git a/src/Mod/Draft/draftmake/make_point.py b/src/Mod/Draft/draftmake/make_point.py
index ce200c5da6..71556d160a 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Draft/draftmake/make_point.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Draft/draftmake/make_point.py
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ def make_point(X=0, Y=0, Z=0, color=None, name="Point", point_size=5):
     if App.GuiUp:
         ViewProviderPoint(obj.ViewObject)
         gui_utils.formatObject(obj)
+        if color is not None:
+            obj.ViewObject.PointColor = (float(color[0]), float(color[1]), float(color[2]))
         obj.ViewObject.PointSize = point_size
         gui_utils.select(obj)