diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/SketcherSettings.cpp b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/SketcherSettings.cpp
index adf0b74a4f66..127a174f5c55 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/SketcherSettings.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/SketcherSettings.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,14 @@ SketcherSettings::SketcherSettings(QWidget* parent)
     ui->setupUi(this);
     form = new SketcherGeneralWidget(ui->groupBox);
     ui->gridLayout->addWidget(form, 1, 0, 1, 1);
+
+    // Don't need them at the moment
+    ui->label_16->hide();
+    ui->SketcherDatumWidth->hide();
+    ui->label_12->hide();
+    ui->DefaultSketcherVertexWidth->hide();
+    ui->label_13->hide();
+    ui->DefaultSketcherLineWidth->hide();
 }
 
 /** 
@@ -60,6 +68,7 @@ void SketcherSettings::saveSettings()
     ui->EditedEdgeColor->onSave();
     ui->EditedVertexColor->onSave();
     ui->ConstructionColor->onSave();
+    ui->ExternalColor->onSave();
     ui->FullyConstrainedColor->onSave();
 
     ui->ConstrainedColor->onSave();
@@ -84,6 +93,7 @@ void SketcherSettings::loadSettings()
     ui->EditedEdgeColor->onRestore();
     ui->EditedVertexColor->onRestore();
     ui->ConstructionColor->onRestore();
+    ui->ExternalColor->onRestore();
     ui->FullyConstrainedColor->onRestore();
 
     ui->ConstrainedColor->onRestore();
diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/SketcherSettings.ui b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/SketcherSettings.ui
index 73cc32f65c97..2824c82ca8a6 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/SketcherSettings.ui
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/SketcherSettings.ui
@@ -188,6 +188,39 @@
          </widget>
         </item>
         <item row="5" column="0">
+         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_20">
+          <property name="minimumSize">
+           <size>
+            <width>182</width>
+            <height>0</height>
+           </size>
+          </property>
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>External geometry</string>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+        <item row="5" column="1">
+         <widget class="Gui::PrefColorButton" name="ExternalColor">
+          <property name="toolTip">
+           <string>The color of external geometry in edit mode</string>
+          </property>
+          <property name="color">
+           <color>
+            <red>204</red>
+            <green>51</green>
+            <blue>115</blue>
+           </color>
+          </property>
+          <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
+           <cstring>ExternalColor</cstring>
+          </property>
+          <property name="prefPath" stdset="0">
+           <cstring>View</cstring>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+        <item row="6" column="0">
          <widget class="QLabel" name="label_4">
           <property name="minimumSize">
            <size>
@@ -200,7 +233,7 @@
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
-        <item row="5" column="1">
+        <item row="6" column="1">
          <widget class="Gui::PrefColorButton" name="FullyConstrainedColor">
           <property name="toolTip">
            <string>The color of fully constrained geometry in edit mode</string>
@@ -220,7 +253,7 @@
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
-        <item row="6" column="0">
+        <item row="7" column="0">
          <widget class="QLabel" name="label_14">
           <property name="minimumSize">
            <size>
@@ -233,27 +266,27 @@
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
-        <item row="6" column="1">
+        <item row="7" column="1">
          <widget class="Gui::PrefColorButton" name="ConstrainedColor">
           <property name="toolTip">
            <string>The color of fully constrained geometry in edit mode</string>
           </property>
           <property name="color">
            <color>
-            <red>0</red>
-            <green>255</green>
+            <red>255</red>
+            <green>38</green>
             <blue>0</blue>
            </color>
           </property>
           <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
-           <cstring>ConstrainedColor</cstring>
+           <cstring>ConstrainedIcoColor</cstring>
           </property>
           <property name="prefPath" stdset="0">
            <cstring>View</cstring>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
-        <item row="7" column="0">
+        <item row="8" column="0">
          <widget class="QLabel" name="label_15">
           <property name="minimumSize">
            <size>
@@ -266,27 +299,27 @@
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
-        <item row="7" column="1">
+        <item row="8" column="1">
          <widget class="Gui::PrefColorButton" name="DatumColor">
           <property name="toolTip">
            <string>The color of fully constrained geometry in edit mode</string>
           </property>
           <property name="color">
            <color>
-            <red>0</red>
-            <green>255</green>
+            <red>255</red>
+            <green>38</green>
             <blue>0</blue>
            </color>
           </property>
           <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
-           <cstring>DatumColor</cstring>
+           <cstring>ConstrainedDimColor</cstring>
           </property>
           <property name="prefPath" stdset="0">
            <cstring>View</cstring>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
-        <item row="8" column="0">
+        <item row="9" column="0">
          <widget class="QLabel" name="label_16">
           <property name="minimumSize">
            <size>
@@ -299,7 +332,7 @@
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
-        <item row="8" column="1">
+        <item row="9" column="1">
          <widget class="Gui::PrefSpinBox" name="SketcherDatumWidth">
           <property name="toolTip">
            <string>The default line thickness for new shapes</string>
@@ -321,7 +354,7 @@
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
-        <item row="9" column="0">
+        <item row="10" column="0">
          <widget class="QLabel" name="label_12">
           <property name="minimumSize">
            <size>
@@ -334,7 +367,7 @@
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
-        <item row="9" column="1">
+        <item row="10" column="1">
          <widget class="Gui::PrefSpinBox" name="DefaultSketcherVertexWidth">
           <property name="toolTip">
            <string>The default line thickness for new shapes</string>
@@ -356,7 +389,7 @@
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
-        <item row="10" column="0">
+        <item row="11" column="0">
          <widget class="QLabel" name="label_13">
           <property name="minimumSize">
            <size>
@@ -369,7 +402,7 @@
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
-        <item row="10" column="1">
+        <item row="11" column="1">
          <widget class="Gui::PrefSpinBox" name="DefaultSketcherLineWidth">
           <property name="toolTip">
            <string>The default line thickness for new shapes</string>
@@ -391,7 +424,7 @@
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
-        <item row="11" column="0">
+        <item row="12" column="0">
          <widget class="QLabel" name="label_5">
           <property name="minimumSize">
            <size>
@@ -404,7 +437,7 @@
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
-        <item row="11" column="1">
+        <item row="12" column="1">
          <widget class="Gui::PrefColorButton" name="CursorTextColor">
           <property name="color">
            <color>
diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/ViewProviderSketch.cpp b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/ViewProviderSketch.cpp
index aa3fda98b03d..a85d5a3140ab 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/ViewProviderSketch.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/ViewProviderSketch.cpp
@@ -242,6 +242,23 @@ ViewProviderSketch::ViewProviderSketch()
     xInit=0;
     yInit=0;
     relative=false;
+
+    unsigned long color;
+    ParameterGrp::handle hGrp = App::GetApplication().GetParameterGroupByPath("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/View");
+
+    // edge color
+    App::Color edgeColor = LineColor.getValue();
+    color = (unsigned long)(edgeColor.getPackedValue());
+    color = hGrp->GetUnsigned("SketchEdgeColor", color);
+    edgeColor.setPackedValue((uint32_t)color);
+    LineColor.setValue(edgeColor);
+
+    // vertex color
+    App::Color vertexColor = PointColor.getValue();
+    color = (unsigned long)(vertexColor.getPackedValue());
+    color = hGrp->GetUnsigned("SketchVertexColor", color);
+    vertexColor.setPackedValue((uint32_t)color);
+    PointColor.setValue(vertexColor);
 }
 
 ViewProviderSketch::~ViewProviderSketch()
@@ -2972,10 +2989,18 @@ bool ViewProviderSketch::setEdit(int ModNum)
     color = (unsigned long)(FullyConstrainedColor.getPackedValue());
     color = hGrp->GetUnsigned("FullyConstrainedColor", color);
     FullyConstrainedColor.setPackedValue((uint32_t)color, transparency);
-    // constraints dimensions, icons and external geometry colors are hard coded
-    // ConstrDimColor;
-    // ConstrIcoColor;
-    // CurveExternalColor;
+    // set the constraint dimension color
+    color = (unsigned long)(ConstrDimColor.getPackedValue());
+    color = hGrp->GetUnsigned("ConstrainedDimColor", color);
+    ConstrDimColor.setPackedValue((uint32_t)color, transparency);
+    // set the constraint color
+    color = (unsigned long)(ConstrIcoColor.getPackedValue());
+    color = hGrp->GetUnsigned("ConstrainedIcoColor", color);
+    ConstrIcoColor.setPackedValue((uint32_t)color, transparency);
+    // set the external geometry color
+    color = (unsigned long)(CurveExternalColor.getPackedValue());
+    color = hGrp->GetUnsigned("ExternalColor", color);
+    CurveExternalColor.setPackedValue((uint32_t)color, transparency);
 
     // set the highlight color
     unsigned long highlight = (unsigned long)(PreselectColor.getPackedValue());