diff --git a/src/Gui/DlgEditorImp.cpp b/src/Gui/DlgEditorImp.cpp
index 7b23a1e21..c4d1d283d 100644
--- a/src/Gui/DlgEditorImp.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/DlgEditorImp.cpp
@@ -115,6 +115,10 @@ DlgSettingsEditorImp::DlgSettingsEditorImp( QWidget* parent )
     unsigned long lPyError = (col.red() << 24) | (col.green() << 16) | (col.blue() << 8);
     d->colormap.push_back(QPair<QString, unsigned long>
         (QString::fromAscii(QT_TR_NOOP("Python error")), lPyError));
+    col.setRgb(224, 224, 224); 
+    unsigned long lCLine = (col.red() << 24) | (col.green() << 16) | (col.blue() << 8);
+    d->colormap.push_back(QPair<QString, unsigned long>
+        (QString::fromAscii(QT_TR_NOOP("Current line highlight")), lCLine));
 
     QStringList labels; labels << tr("Items");
     this->displayItems->setHeaderLabels(labels);
diff --git a/src/Gui/PythonEditor.cpp b/src/Gui/PythonEditor.cpp
index c79a51814..5b448633a 100644
--- a/src/Gui/PythonEditor.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/PythonEditor.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ struct PythonEditorP
         colormap[QLatin1String("Operator")] = QColor(160, 160, 164);
         colormap[QLatin1String("Python output")] = QColor(170, 170, 127);
         colormap[QLatin1String("Python error")] = Qt::red;
-        colormap[QLatin1String("Line")] = QColor(224,224,224);
+        colormap[QLatin1String("Current line highlight")] = QColor(224,224,224);
     }
 };
 } // namespace Gui
diff --git a/src/Gui/TextEdit.cpp b/src/Gui/TextEdit.cpp
index 75fb88c1d..bbb06d8b6 100644
--- a/src/Gui/TextEdit.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/TextEdit.cpp
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ struct TextEditorP
         colormap[QLatin1String("Operator")] = QColor(160, 160, 164);
         colormap[QLatin1String("Python output")] = QColor(170, 170, 127);
         colormap[QLatin1String("Python error")] = Qt::red;
-        colormap[QLatin1String("Line")] = QColor(224,224,224);
+        colormap[QLatin1String("Current line highlight")] = QColor(224,224,224);
     }
 };
 } // namespace Gui
@@ -272,8 +272,11 @@ void TextEditor::highlightCurrentLine()
 
     if (!isReadOnly()) {
         QTextEdit::ExtraSelection selection;
-        QColor lineColor = d->colormap[QLatin1String("Line")];
-
+        QColor lineColor = d->colormap[QLatin1String("Current line highlight")];
+        unsigned long col = (lineColor.red() << 24) | (lineColor.green() << 16) | (lineColor.blue() << 8);
+        ParameterGrp::handle hPrefGrp = getWindowParameter();
+        col = hPrefGrp->GetUnsigned( "Current line highlight", col);
+        lineColor.setRgb((col>>24)&0xff, (col>>16)&0xff, (col>>8)&0xff);
         selection.format.setBackground(lineColor);
         selection.format.setProperty(QTextFormat::FullWidthSelection, true);
         selection.cursor = textCursor();