diff --git a/src/insets/InsetLine.cpp b/src/insets/InsetLine.cpp
index da84eec01d..a54ff41d57 100644
--- a/src/insets/InsetLine.cpp
+++ b/src/insets/InsetLine.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ void InsetLine::metrics(MetricsInfo & mi, Dimension & dim) const
 void InsetLine::draw(PainterInfo & pi, int x, int y) const
 {
 	Dimension const dim = dimension(*pi.base.bv);
-	pi.pain.line(x, y, x + dim.wid, y, Color_black,
+	pi.pain.line(x, y, x + dim.wid, y, Color_foreground,
 		Painter::line_solid, Painter::line_medium);
 }