diff --git a/python/core/qgsdatumtransformstore.sip b/python/core/qgsdatumtransformstore.sip
index 1f63e39da6b1..cf461148ec2b 100644
--- a/python/core/qgsdatumtransformstore.sip
+++ b/python/core/qgsdatumtransformstore.sip
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class QgsDatumTransformStore
      *  @returns transformation associated with layer, or an invalid QgsCoordinateTransform
      *  if no transform is associated with the layer
      */
-    QgsCoordinateTransform transformation( QgsMapLayer* layer ) const;
+    QgsCoordinateTransform transformation( const QgsMapLayer* layer ) const;
 
     void readXml( const QDomNode& parentNode );
 
diff --git a/python/core/qgsmapsettings.sip b/python/core/qgsmapsettings.sip
index 35f611d08fda..7bec941aa260 100644
--- a/python/core/qgsmapsettings.sip
+++ b/python/core/qgsmapsettings.sip
@@ -177,54 +177,54 @@ class QgsMapSettings
      * @param referenceExtent A reference extent based on which to perform the computation. If not specified, the layer extent is used
      * @note added in QGIS 2.12
      */
-    double layerToMapUnits( QgsMapLayer* layer, const QgsRectangle& referenceExtent = QgsRectangle() ) const;
+    double layerToMapUnits( const QgsMapLayer* layer, const QgsRectangle& referenceExtent = QgsRectangle() ) const;
 
     /**
      * @brief transform bounding box from layer's CRS to output CRS
      * @see layerToMapCoordinates( QgsMapLayer* layer, QgsRectangle rect ) if you want to transform a rectangle
      * @return a bounding box (aligned rectangle) containing the transformed extent
      */
-    QgsRectangle layerExtentToOutputExtent( QgsMapLayer* layer, QgsRectangle extent ) const;
+    QgsRectangle layerExtentToOutputExtent( const QgsMapLayer* layer, QgsRectangle extent ) const;
 
     /**
      * @brief transform bounding box from output CRS to layer's CRS
      * @see mapToLayerCoordinates( QgsMapLayer* layer,QgsRectangle rect ) if you want to transform a rectangle
      * @return a bounding box (aligned rectangle) containing the transformed extent
      */
-    QgsRectangle outputExtentToLayerExtent( QgsMapLayer* layer, QgsRectangle extent ) const;
+    QgsRectangle outputExtentToLayerExtent( const QgsMapLayer* layer, QgsRectangle extent ) const;
 
     /**
      * @brief transform point coordinates from layer's CRS to output CRS
      * @return the transformed point
      */
-    QgsPoint layerToMapCoordinates( QgsMapLayer* layer, QgsPoint point ) const;
+    QgsPoint layerToMapCoordinates( const QgsMapLayer* layer, QgsPoint point ) const;
 
     /**
      * @brief transform rectangle from layer's CRS to output CRS
      * @see layerExtentToOutputExtent() if you want to transform a bounding box
      * @return the transformed rectangle
      */
-    QgsRectangle layerToMapCoordinates( QgsMapLayer* layer, QgsRectangle rect ) const;
+    QgsRectangle layerToMapCoordinates( const QgsMapLayer* layer, QgsRectangle rect ) const;
 
     /**
      * @brief transform point coordinates from output CRS to layer's CRS
      * @return the transformed point
      */
-    QgsPoint mapToLayerCoordinates( QgsMapLayer* layer, QgsPoint point ) const;
+    QgsPoint mapToLayerCoordinates( const QgsMapLayer* layer, QgsPoint point ) const;
 
     /**
      * @brief transform rectangle from output CRS to layer's CRS
      * @see outputExtentToLayerExtent() if you want to transform a bounding box
      * @return the transformed rectangle
      */
-    QgsRectangle mapToLayerCoordinates( QgsMapLayer* layer, QgsRectangle rect ) const;
+    QgsRectangle mapToLayerCoordinates( const QgsMapLayer* layer, QgsRectangle rect ) const;
 
     /**
      * @brief Return coordinate transform from layer's CRS to destination CRS
      * @param layer
      * @return transform - may be invalid if the transform is not needed
      */
-    QgsCoordinateTransform layerTransform( QgsMapLayer *layer ) const;
+    QgsCoordinateTransform layerTransform( const QgsMapLayer *layer ) const;
 
     //! returns current extent of layer set
     QgsRectangle fullExtent() const;
diff --git a/python/core/qgspointlocator.sip b/python/core/qgspointlocator.sip
index 6e9a91263b72..3c9d48a24480 100644
--- a/python/core/qgspointlocator.sip
+++ b/python/core/qgspointlocator.sip
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ class QgsPointLocator : QObject
 
       //! Only for a valid edge match - obtain endpoints of the edge
       void edgePoints( QgsPoint& pt1 /Out/, QgsPoint& pt2 /Out/ ) const;
+
+      bool operator==( const QgsPointLocator::Match& other ) const;
     };
 
     typedef QList<QgsPointLocator::Match> MatchList;
diff --git a/python/gui/qgsmaptool.sip b/python/gui/qgsmaptool.sip
index f03c5c67d235..4a65dfee886c 100644
--- a/python/gui/qgsmaptool.sip
+++ b/python/gui/qgsmaptool.sip
@@ -144,20 +144,20 @@ class QgsMapTool : QObject
     QgsPoint toMapCoordinates( QPoint point );
 
     //! transformation from screen coordinates to layer's coordinates
-    QgsPoint toLayerCoordinates( QgsMapLayer* layer, QPoint point );
+    QgsPoint toLayerCoordinates( const QgsMapLayer* layer, QPoint point );
 
     //! transformation from map coordinates to layer's coordinates
-    QgsPoint toLayerCoordinates( QgsMapLayer* layer, const QgsPoint& point );
+    QgsPoint toLayerCoordinates( const QgsMapLayer* layer, const QgsPoint& point );
 
     //!transformation from layer's coordinates to map coordinates (which is different in case reprojection is used)
-    QgsPoint toMapCoordinates( QgsMapLayer* layer, const QgsPoint& point );
+    QgsPoint toMapCoordinates( const QgsMapLayer* layer, const QgsPoint& point );
 
     //!transformation from layer's coordinates to map coordinates (which is different in case reprojection is used)
     //! @note available in python bindings as toMapCoordinatesV2
-    QgsPointV2 toMapCoordinates( QgsMapLayer* layer, const QgsPointV2 &point ) /PyName=toMapCoordinatesV2/;
+    QgsPointV2 toMapCoordinates( const QgsMapLayer* layer, const QgsPointV2 &point ) /PyName=toMapCoordinatesV2/;
 
     //! trnasformation of the rect from map coordinates to layer's coordinates
-    QgsRectangle toLayerCoordinates( QgsMapLayer* layer, const QgsRectangle& rect );
+    QgsRectangle toLayerCoordinates( const QgsMapLayer* layer, const QgsRectangle& rect );
 
     //! transformation from map coordinates to screen coordinates
     QPoint toCanvasCoordinates( const QgsPoint& point );
diff --git a/python/gui/qgsmaptooledit.sip b/python/gui/qgsmaptooledit.sip
index 36100524afb6..5023fc531248 100644
--- a/python/gui/qgsmaptooledit.sip
+++ b/python/gui/qgsmaptooledit.sip
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ class QgsMapToolEdit: QgsMapTool
     double defaultZValue() const;
   protected:
 
+    static QColor digitizingStrokeColor();
+    static int digitizingStrokeWidth();
+    static QColor digitizingFillColor();
+
     /** Creates a rubber band with the color/line width from
      *   the QGIS settings. The caller takes ownership of the
      *   returned object
diff --git a/src/core/qgsdatumtransformstore.cpp b/src/core/qgsdatumtransformstore.cpp
index f5dbc2a55507..d165ae1ae125 100644
--- a/src/core/qgsdatumtransformstore.cpp
+++ b/src/core/qgsdatumtransformstore.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ bool QgsDatumTransformStore::hasEntryForLayer( QgsMapLayer* layer ) const
   return mEntries.contains( layer->id() );
 }
 
-QgsCoordinateTransform QgsDatumTransformStore::transformation( QgsMapLayer* layer ) const
+QgsCoordinateTransform QgsDatumTransformStore::transformation( const QgsMapLayer* layer ) const
 {
   if ( !layer )
     return QgsCoordinateTransform();
diff --git a/src/core/qgsdatumtransformstore.h b/src/core/qgsdatumtransformstore.h
index 865c098ae006..f74a107c6caf 100644
--- a/src/core/qgsdatumtransformstore.h
+++ b/src/core/qgsdatumtransformstore.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsDatumTransformStore
      *  @returns transformation associated with layer, or an invalid QgsCoordinateTransform
      *  if no transform is associated with the layer
      */
-    QgsCoordinateTransform transformation( QgsMapLayer* layer ) const;
+    QgsCoordinateTransform transformation( const QgsMapLayer* layer ) const;
 
     void readXml( const QDomNode& parentNode );
 
diff --git a/src/core/qgsmapsettings.cpp b/src/core/qgsmapsettings.cpp
index 2dde3096045c..9ee5441b081c 100644
--- a/src/core/qgsmapsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/core/qgsmapsettings.cpp
@@ -377,13 +377,13 @@ double QgsMapSettings::scale() const
 }
 
 
-QgsCoordinateTransform QgsMapSettings::layerTransform( QgsMapLayer *layer ) const
+QgsCoordinateTransform QgsMapSettings::layerTransform( const QgsMapLayer *layer ) const
 {
   return mDatumTransformStore.transformation( layer );
 }
 
 
-double QgsMapSettings::layerToMapUnits( QgsMapLayer *layer, const QgsRectangle& referenceExtent ) const
+double QgsMapSettings::layerToMapUnits( const QgsMapLayer *layer, const QgsRectangle& referenceExtent ) const
 {
   QgsRectangle extent = referenceExtent.isEmpty() ? layer->extent() : referenceExtent;
   QgsPoint l1( extent.xMinimum(), extent.yMinimum() );
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ double QgsMapSettings::layerToMapUnits( QgsMapLayer *layer, const QgsRectangle&
 }
 
 
-QgsRectangle QgsMapSettings::layerExtentToOutputExtent( QgsMapLayer* layer, QgsRectangle extent ) const
+QgsRectangle QgsMapSettings::layerExtentToOutputExtent( const QgsMapLayer* layer, QgsRectangle extent ) const
 {
   if ( hasCrsTransformEnabled() )
   {
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ QgsRectangle QgsMapSettings::layerExtentToOutputExtent( QgsMapLayer* layer, QgsR
 }
 
 
-QgsRectangle QgsMapSettings::outputExtentToLayerExtent( QgsMapLayer* layer, QgsRectangle extent ) const
+QgsRectangle QgsMapSettings::outputExtentToLayerExtent( const QgsMapLayer* layer, QgsRectangle extent ) const
 {
   if ( hasCrsTransformEnabled() )
   {
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ QgsRectangle QgsMapSettings::outputExtentToLayerExtent( QgsMapLayer* layer, QgsR
 }
 
 
-QgsPoint QgsMapSettings::layerToMapCoordinates( QgsMapLayer* layer, QgsPoint point ) const
+QgsPoint QgsMapSettings::layerToMapCoordinates( const QgsMapLayer* layer, QgsPoint point ) const
 {
   if ( hasCrsTransformEnabled() )
   {
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ QgsPoint QgsMapSettings::layerToMapCoordinates( QgsMapLayer* layer, QgsPoint poi
 }
 
 
-QgsRectangle QgsMapSettings::layerToMapCoordinates( QgsMapLayer* layer, QgsRectangle rect ) const
+QgsRectangle QgsMapSettings::layerToMapCoordinates( const QgsMapLayer* layer, QgsRectangle rect ) const
 {
   if ( hasCrsTransformEnabled() )
   {
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ QgsRectangle QgsMapSettings::layerToMapCoordinates( QgsMapLayer* layer, QgsRecta
 }
 
 
-QgsPoint QgsMapSettings::mapToLayerCoordinates( QgsMapLayer* layer, QgsPoint point ) const
+QgsPoint QgsMapSettings::mapToLayerCoordinates( const QgsMapLayer* layer, QgsPoint point ) const
 {
   if ( hasCrsTransformEnabled() )
   {
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ QgsPoint QgsMapSettings::mapToLayerCoordinates( QgsMapLayer* layer, QgsPoint poi
 }
 
 
-QgsRectangle QgsMapSettings::mapToLayerCoordinates( QgsMapLayer* layer, QgsRectangle rect ) const
+QgsRectangle QgsMapSettings::mapToLayerCoordinates( const QgsMapLayer* layer, QgsRectangle rect ) const
 {
   if ( hasCrsTransformEnabled() )
   {
diff --git a/src/core/qgsmapsettings.h b/src/core/qgsmapsettings.h
index 06bc51458af5..3aeb790fde7e 100644
--- a/src/core/qgsmapsettings.h
+++ b/src/core/qgsmapsettings.h
@@ -228,54 +228,54 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsMapSettings
      * @param referenceExtent A reference extent based on which to perform the computation. If not specified, the layer extent is used
      * @note added in QGIS 2.12
      */
-    double layerToMapUnits( QgsMapLayer* layer, const QgsRectangle& referenceExtent = QgsRectangle() ) const;
+    double layerToMapUnits( const QgsMapLayer* layer, const QgsRectangle& referenceExtent = QgsRectangle() ) const;
 
     /**
      * @brief transform bounding box from layer's CRS to output CRS
      * @see layerToMapCoordinates( QgsMapLayer* layer, QgsRectangle rect ) if you want to transform a rectangle
      * @return a bounding box (aligned rectangle) containing the transformed extent
      */
-    QgsRectangle layerExtentToOutputExtent( QgsMapLayer* layer, QgsRectangle extent ) const;
+    QgsRectangle layerExtentToOutputExtent( const QgsMapLayer* layer, QgsRectangle extent ) const;
 
     /**
      * @brief transform bounding box from output CRS to layer's CRS
      * @see mapToLayerCoordinates( QgsMapLayer* layer,QgsRectangle rect ) if you want to transform a rectangle
      * @return a bounding box (aligned rectangle) containing the transformed extent
      */
-    QgsRectangle outputExtentToLayerExtent( QgsMapLayer* layer, QgsRectangle extent ) const;
+    QgsRectangle outputExtentToLayerExtent( const QgsMapLayer* layer, QgsRectangle extent ) const;
 
     /**
      * @brief transform point coordinates from layer's CRS to output CRS
      * @return the transformed point
      */
-    QgsPoint layerToMapCoordinates( QgsMapLayer* layer, QgsPoint point ) const;
+    QgsPoint layerToMapCoordinates( const QgsMapLayer* layer, QgsPoint point ) const;
 
     /**
      * @brief transform rectangle from layer's CRS to output CRS
      * @see layerExtentToOutputExtent() if you want to transform a bounding box
      * @return the transformed rectangle
      */
-    QgsRectangle layerToMapCoordinates( QgsMapLayer* layer, QgsRectangle rect ) const;
+    QgsRectangle layerToMapCoordinates( const QgsMapLayer* layer, QgsRectangle rect ) const;
 
     /**
      * @brief transform point coordinates from output CRS to layer's CRS
      * @return the transformed point
      */
-    QgsPoint mapToLayerCoordinates( QgsMapLayer* layer, QgsPoint point ) const;
+    QgsPoint mapToLayerCoordinates( const QgsMapLayer* layer, QgsPoint point ) const;
 
     /**
      * @brief transform rectangle from output CRS to layer's CRS
      * @see outputExtentToLayerExtent() if you want to transform a bounding box
      * @return the transformed rectangle
      */
-    QgsRectangle mapToLayerCoordinates( QgsMapLayer* layer, QgsRectangle rect ) const;
+    QgsRectangle mapToLayerCoordinates( const QgsMapLayer* layer, QgsRectangle rect ) const;
 
     /**
      * @brief Return coordinate transform from layer's CRS to destination CRS
      * @param layer
      * @return transform - may be invalid if the transform is not needed
      */
-    QgsCoordinateTransform layerTransform( QgsMapLayer *layer ) const;
+    QgsCoordinateTransform layerTransform( const QgsMapLayer *layer ) const;
 
     //! returns current extent of layer set
     QgsRectangle fullExtent() const;
diff --git a/src/core/qgspointlocator.h b/src/core/qgspointlocator.h
index 7d82f1319d20..986c30b5acca 100644
--- a/src/core/qgspointlocator.h
+++ b/src/core/qgspointlocator.h
@@ -160,6 +160,17 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsPointLocator : public QObject
         pt2 = mEdgePoints[1];
       }
 
+      bool operator==( const Match& other ) const
+      {
+        return mType == other.mType &&
+               mDist == other.mDist &&
+               mPoint == other.mPoint &&
+               mLayer == other.mLayer &&
+               mFid == other.mFid &&
+               mVertexIndex == other.mVertexIndex &&
+               mEdgePoints == other.mEdgePoints;
+      }
+
     protected:
       Type mType;
       double mDist;
diff --git a/src/gui/qgsmaptool.cpp b/src/gui/qgsmaptool.cpp
index 08696183b8a4..6dd0edbc03b5 100644
--- a/src/gui/qgsmaptool.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/qgsmaptool.cpp
@@ -43,30 +43,30 @@ QgsPoint QgsMapTool::toMapCoordinates( QPoint point )
   return mCanvas->getCoordinateTransform()->toMapCoordinates( point );
 }
 
-QgsPointV2 QgsMapTool::toMapCoordinates( QgsMapLayer* layer, const QgsPointV2& point )
+QgsPointV2 QgsMapTool::toMapCoordinates( const QgsMapLayer* layer, const QgsPointV2& point )
 {
   QgsPoint result = mCanvas->mapSettings().layerToMapCoordinates( layer, QgsPoint( point.x(), point.y() ) );
   return QgsPointV2( result.x(), result.y() );
 }
 
 
-QgsPoint QgsMapTool::toLayerCoordinates( QgsMapLayer* layer, QPoint point )
+QgsPoint QgsMapTool::toLayerCoordinates( const QgsMapLayer* layer, QPoint point )
 {
   QgsPoint pt = toMapCoordinates( point );
   return toLayerCoordinates( layer, pt );
 }
 
-QgsPoint QgsMapTool::toLayerCoordinates( QgsMapLayer* layer, const QgsPoint& point )
+QgsPoint QgsMapTool::toLayerCoordinates( const QgsMapLayer* layer, const QgsPoint& point )
 {
   return mCanvas->mapSettings().mapToLayerCoordinates( layer, point );
 }
 
-QgsPoint QgsMapTool::toMapCoordinates( QgsMapLayer* layer, const QgsPoint& point )
+QgsPoint QgsMapTool::toMapCoordinates( const QgsMapLayer* layer, const QgsPoint& point )
 {
   return mCanvas->mapSettings().layerToMapCoordinates( layer, point );
 }
 
-QgsRectangle QgsMapTool::toLayerCoordinates( QgsMapLayer* layer, const QgsRectangle& rect )
+QgsRectangle QgsMapTool::toLayerCoordinates( const QgsMapLayer* layer, const QgsRectangle& rect )
 {
   return mCanvas->mapSettings().mapToLayerCoordinates( layer, rect );
 }
diff --git a/src/gui/qgsmaptool.h b/src/gui/qgsmaptool.h
index 1f7b566a4682..598940022696 100644
--- a/src/gui/qgsmaptool.h
+++ b/src/gui/qgsmaptool.h
@@ -170,20 +170,20 @@ class GUI_EXPORT QgsMapTool : public QObject
     QgsPoint toMapCoordinates( QPoint point );
 
     //! transformation from screen coordinates to layer's coordinates
-    QgsPoint toLayerCoordinates( QgsMapLayer* layer, QPoint point );
+    QgsPoint toLayerCoordinates( const QgsMapLayer* layer, QPoint point );
 
     //! transformation from map coordinates to layer's coordinates
-    QgsPoint toLayerCoordinates( QgsMapLayer* layer, const QgsPoint& point );
+    QgsPoint toLayerCoordinates( const QgsMapLayer* layer, const QgsPoint& point );
 
     //!transformation from layer's coordinates to map coordinates (which is different in case reprojection is used)
-    QgsPoint toMapCoordinates( QgsMapLayer* layer, const QgsPoint& point );
+    QgsPoint toMapCoordinates( const QgsMapLayer* layer, const QgsPoint& point );
 
     //!transformation from layer's coordinates to map coordinates (which is different in case reprojection is used)
     //! @note available in python bindings as toMapCoordinatesV2
-    QgsPointV2 toMapCoordinates( QgsMapLayer* layer, const QgsPointV2 &point );
+    QgsPointV2 toMapCoordinates( const QgsMapLayer* layer, const QgsPointV2 &point );
 
     //! trnasformation of the rect from map coordinates to layer's coordinates
-    QgsRectangle toLayerCoordinates( QgsMapLayer* layer, const QgsRectangle& rect );
+    QgsRectangle toLayerCoordinates( const QgsMapLayer* layer, const QgsRectangle& rect );
 
     //! transformation from map coordinates to screen coordinates
     QPoint toCanvasCoordinates( const QgsPoint& point );
diff --git a/src/gui/qgsmaptooledit.cpp b/src/gui/qgsmaptooledit.cpp
index 68892d015200..ab10b7652700 100644
--- a/src/gui/qgsmaptooledit.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/qgsmaptooledit.cpp
@@ -34,34 +34,52 @@ double QgsMapToolEdit::defaultZValue() const
   return QSettings().value( QStringLiteral( "/qgis/digitizing/default_z_value" ), Qgis::DEFAULT_Z_COORDINATE ).toDouble();
 }
 
-QgsRubberBand* QgsMapToolEdit::createRubberBand( QgsWkbTypes::GeometryType geometryType, bool alternativeBand )
+QColor QgsMapToolEdit::digitizingStrokeColor()
 {
   QSettings settings;
-  QgsRubberBand* rb = new QgsRubberBand( mCanvas, geometryType );
-  rb->setWidth( settings.value( QStringLiteral( "/qgis/digitizing/line_width" ), 1 ).toInt() );
   QColor color(
     settings.value( QStringLiteral( "/qgis/digitizing/line_color_red" ), 255 ).toInt(),
     settings.value( QStringLiteral( "/qgis/digitizing/line_color_green" ), 0 ).toInt(),
     settings.value( QStringLiteral( "/qgis/digitizing/line_color_blue" ), 0 ).toInt() );
   double myAlpha = settings.value( QStringLiteral( "/qgis/digitizing/line_color_alpha" ), 200 ).toInt() / 255.0;
-  if ( alternativeBand )
-  {
-    myAlpha = myAlpha * settings.value( QStringLiteral( "/qgis/digitizing/line_color_alpha_scale" ), 0.75 ).toDouble();
-    rb->setLineStyle( Qt::DotLine );
-  }
-  if ( geometryType == QgsWkbTypes::PolygonGeometry )
-  {
-    color.setAlphaF( myAlpha );
-  }
   color.setAlphaF( myAlpha );
-  rb->setColor( color );
+  return color;
+}
 
+int QgsMapToolEdit::digitizingStrokeWidth()
+{
+  QSettings settings;
+  return settings.value( QStringLiteral( "/qgis/digitizing/line_width" ), 1 ).toInt();
+}
+
+QColor QgsMapToolEdit::digitizingFillColor()
+{
+  QSettings settings;
   QColor fillColor(
     settings.value( QStringLiteral( "/qgis/digitizing/fill_color_red" ), 255 ).toInt(),
     settings.value( QStringLiteral( "/qgis/digitizing/fill_color_green" ), 0 ).toInt(),
     settings.value( QStringLiteral( "/qgis/digitizing/fill_color_blue" ), 0 ).toInt() );
-  myAlpha = settings.value( QStringLiteral( "/qgis/digitizing/fill_color_alpha" ), 30 ).toInt() / 255.0 ;
+  double myAlpha = settings.value( QStringLiteral( "/qgis/digitizing/fill_color_alpha" ), 30 ).toInt() / 255.0 ;
   fillColor.setAlphaF( myAlpha );
+  return fillColor;
+}
+
+
+QgsRubberBand* QgsMapToolEdit::createRubberBand( QgsWkbTypes::GeometryType geometryType, bool alternativeBand )
+{
+  QSettings settings;
+  QgsRubberBand* rb = new QgsRubberBand( mCanvas, geometryType );
+  rb->setWidth( digitizingStrokeWidth() );
+  QColor color = digitizingStrokeColor();
+  if ( alternativeBand )
+  {
+    double alphaScale = settings.value( QStringLiteral( "/qgis/digitizing/line_color_alpha_scale" ), 0.75 ).toDouble();
+    color.setAlphaF( color.alphaF() * alphaScale );
+    rb->setLineStyle( Qt::DotLine );
+  }
+  rb->setStrokeColor( color );
+
+  QColor fillColor = digitizingFillColor();
   rb->setFillColor( fillColor );
 
   rb->show();
diff --git a/src/gui/qgsmaptooledit.h b/src/gui/qgsmaptooledit.h
index 40069e4ac046..657165e23b8d 100644
--- a/src/gui/qgsmaptooledit.h
+++ b/src/gui/qgsmaptooledit.h
@@ -45,6 +45,13 @@ class GUI_EXPORT QgsMapToolEdit: public QgsMapTool
 
   protected:
 
+    //! Returns stroke color for rubber bands (from global settings)
+    static QColor digitizingStrokeColor();
+    //! Returns stroke width for rubber bands (from global settings)
+    static int digitizingStrokeWidth();
+    //! Returns fill color for rubber bands (from global settings)
+    static QColor digitizingFillColor();
+
     /** Creates a rubber band with the color/line width from
      *   the QGIS settings. The caller takes ownership of the
      *   returned object