diff --git a/src/Changes.cpp b/src/Changes.cpp
index b49f255150..8ea11399ea 100644
--- a/src/Changes.cpp
+++ b/src/Changes.cpp
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ bool Change::isSimilarTo(Change const & change) const
 }
 
 
-ColorCode Change::color() const
+Color Change::color() const
 {
-	ColorCode color = Color_none;
+	Color color = Color_none;
 	switch (author % 5) {
 		case 0:
 			color = Color_changedtextauthor1;
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ ColorCode Change::color() const
 			color = Color_changedtextauthor5;
 			break;
 	}
+
+	if (deleted())
+		color.mergeColor = Color_deletedtextmodifier;
+
 	return color;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Changes.h b/src/Changes.h
index 09ac0aa0fe..643a7fae38 100644
--- a/src/Changes.h
+++ b/src/Changes.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #ifndef CHANGES_H
 #define CHANGES_H
 
-#include "ColorCode.h"
+#include "Color.h"
 
 #include "support/strfwd.h"
 #include "support/types.h"
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public:
 	/// is the change similar to the given change such that both can be merged?
 	bool isSimilarTo(Change const & change) const;
 	/// The color of this change on screen
-	ColorCode color() const;
+	Color color() const;
 	///
 	bool changed() const { return type != UNCHANGED; }
 	///
diff --git a/src/Color.cpp b/src/Color.cpp
index 6c6e32481f..a8c583d5a8 100644
--- a/src/Color.cpp
+++ b/src/Color.cpp
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ ColorSet::ColorSet()
 	{ Color_changedtextauthor3, N_("changed text 3rd author"), "changedtextauthor3", "#ff0000", "changedtextauthor3" },
 	{ Color_changedtextauthor4, N_("changed text 4th author"), "changedtextauthor4", "#aa00ff", "changedtextauthor4" },
 	{ Color_changedtextauthor5, N_("changed text 5th author"), "changedtextauthor5", "#55aa00", "changedtextauthor5" },
+	{ Color_deletedtextmodifier, N_("deleted text modifier"), "deletedtextmodifier", "white", "deletedtextmodifier" },
 	{ Color_added_space, N_("added space markers"), "added_space", "Brown", "added_space" },
 	{ Color_topline, N_("top/bottom line"), "topline", "Brown", "topline" },
 	{ Color_tabularline, N_("table line"), "tabularline", "black", "tabularline" },
diff --git a/src/ColorCode.h b/src/ColorCode.h
index 46eeb1c26a..16e0ba33ec 100644
--- a/src/ColorCode.h
+++ b/src/ColorCode.h
@@ -130,12 +130,12 @@ enum ColorCode
 	/// Math line color
 	Color_mathline,
 
-	/// caption frame color
+	/// Caption frame color
 	Color_captionframe,
 
-	/// collapsable insets text
+	/// Collapsable insets text
 	Color_collapsable,
-	/// collapsable insets frame
+	/// Collapsable insets frame
 	Color_collapsableframe,
 
 	/// Inset marker background color
@@ -151,22 +151,24 @@ enum ColorCode
 	Color_added_space,
 	/// Appendix marker color
 	Color_appendix,
-	/// changebar color
+	/// Changebar color
 	Color_changebar,
-	/// deleted text color
+	/// Deleted text color
 	Color_deletedtext,
-	/// added text color
+	/// Added text color
 	Color_addedtext,
-	/// changed text color author 1
+	/// Changed text color author 1
 	Color_changedtextauthor1,
-	/// changed text color author 2
+	/// Changed text color author 2
 	Color_changedtextauthor2,
-	/// changed text color author 3
+	/// Changed text color author 3
 	Color_changedtextauthor3,
-	/// changed text color author 4
+	/// Changed text color author 4
 	Color_changedtextauthor4,
-	/// changed text color author 5
+	/// Changed text color author 5
 	Color_changedtextauthor5,
+	/// Deleted text modifying color
+	Color_deletedtextmodifier,
 	/// Top and bottom line color
 	Color_topline,
 	/// Table line color
diff --git a/src/rowpainter.cpp b/src/rowpainter.cpp
index 4de10afe2d..f234515607 100644
--- a/src/rowpainter.cpp
+++ b/src/rowpainter.cpp
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ void RowPainter::paintLast()
 		FontMetrics const & fm =
 			theFontMetrics(pi_.base.bv->buffer().params().getFont());
 		int const length = fm.maxAscent() / 2;
-		ColorCode col = change.color();
+		Color col = change.color();
 
 		pi_.pain.line(int(x_) + 1, yo_ + 2, int(x_) + 1, yo_ + 2 - length, col,
 			   Painter::line_solid, Painter::line_thick);