diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGCustomText.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGCustomText.cpp
index ed0a534823..989cade356 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGCustomText.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGCustomText.cpp
@@ -168,6 +168,13 @@ void QGCustomText::setPrettySel() {
     update();
 }
 
+void QGCustomText::setColor(QColor c)
+{
+    m_colNormal = c;
+    m_colCurrent = c;
+    QGraphicsTextItem::setDefaultTextColor(c);
+ }
+
 void QGCustomText::paint ( QPainter * painter, const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem * option, QWidget * widget) {
     QStyleOptionGraphicsItem myOption(*option);
     myOption.state &= ~QStyle::State_Selected;
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGCustomText.h b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGCustomText.h
index a5397bd4c5..116541b4f4 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGCustomText.h
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGCustomText.h
@@ -66,8 +66,7 @@ public:
     virtual QColor getNormalColor(void);
     virtual QColor getPreColor(void);
     virtual QColor getSelectColor(void);
-    virtual void setColor(QColor c) { m_colNormal = c;
-                                      setDefaultTextColor(c); }
+    virtual void setColor(QColor c);
 
     void makeMark(double x, double y);
     void makeMark(Base::Vector3d v);
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewDimension.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewDimension.cpp
index a3568709d8..a82cc1e164 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewDimension.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewDimension.cpp
@@ -156,6 +156,8 @@ void QGIDatumLabel::hoverEnterEvent(QGraphicsSceneHoverEvent *event)
     hasHover = true;
     if (!isSelected()) {
         setPrettyPre();
+    } else {
+        setPrettySel();
     }
     QGraphicsItem::hoverEnterEvent(event);
 }
@@ -170,7 +172,10 @@ void QGIDatumLabel::hoverLeaveEvent(QGraphicsSceneHoverEvent *event)
     hasHover = false;
     if (!isSelected()) {
         setPrettyNormal();
+    } else {
+        setPrettySel();
     }
+
     QGraphicsItem::hoverLeaveEvent(event);
 }
 
@@ -339,10 +344,20 @@ QGIViewDimension::QGIViewDimension() :
 
     dimLines = new QGIDimLines();
     addToGroup(dimLines);
+    dimLines->setNormalColor(getNormalColor());
+    dimLines->setPrettyNormal();
+
     aHead1 = new QGIArrow();
     addToGroup(aHead1);
+    aHead1->setNormalColor(getNormalColor());
+    aHead1->setFillColor(getNormalColor());
+    aHead1->setPrettyNormal();
+
     aHead2 = new QGIArrow();
     addToGroup(aHead2);
+    aHead2->setNormalColor(getNormalColor());
+    aHead2->setFillColor(getNormalColor());
+    aHead2->setPrettyNormal();
 
     datumLabel->setZValue(ZVALUE::DIMENSION);
     dimLines->setZValue(ZVALUE::DIMENSION);