diff --git a/ui/pageviewannotator.cpp b/ui/pageviewannotator.cpp
--- a/ui/pageviewannotator.cpp
+++ b/ui/pageviewannotator.cpp
@@ -130,6 +130,9 @@
                     const QPen origpen = painter->pen();
                     QPen pen = painter->pen();
                     pen.setStyle( Qt::DashLine );
+                    if (m_annotElement.hasAttribute( QStringLiteral("color"))) {
+                        pen.setColor(m_annotElement.attribute( QStringLiteral("color")));
+                    }
                     painter->setPen( pen );
                     const Okular::NormalizedRect tmprect( qMin( startpoint.x, point.x ), qMin( startpoint.y, point.y ), qMax( startpoint.x, point.x ), qMax( startpoint.y, point.y ) );
                     const QRect realrect = tmprect.geometry( (int)xScale, (int)yScale );