diff --git a/ui/annotationmodel.cpp b/ui/annotationmodel.cpp
--- a/ui/annotationmodel.cpp
+++ b/ui/annotationmodel.cpp
@@ -344,9 +344,15 @@
         case Qt::DisplayRole:
             return GuiUtils::captionForAnnotation( item->annotation );
             break;
-        case Qt::DecorationRole:
-            return QIcon::fromTheme( QStringLiteral("okular") );
+        case Qt::DecorationRole: {
+            const QColor color = item->annotation->style().color();
+            if (color.isValid()) {
+                return color;
+            } else {
+                return QIcon::fromTheme( QStringLiteral("okular") );
+            }
             break;
+        }
         case Qt::ToolTipRole:
             return GuiUtils::prettyToolTip( item->annotation );
             break;