diff --git a/designer/designer.pp b/designer/designer.pp
index daf7ccf376..4067cb08c6 100644
--- a/designer/designer.pp
+++ b/designer/designer.pp
@@ -3251,7 +3251,7 @@ begin
     
     if ShowBorderSpacing then
     begin
-      aDDC.Canvas.Brush.Color := clRed;
+      aDDC.Canvas.Brush.Color := EnvironmentOptions.BorderSpacingColor;
       for i := 0 to Count - 1 do
       begin
         CurControl := AWinControl.Controls[i];
diff --git a/ide/frames/formed_options.pas b/ide/frames/formed_options.pas
index ccae745068..2912691ce1 100644
--- a/ide/frames/formed_options.pas
+++ b/ide/frames/formed_options.pas
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ uses
 type
   TDesignerColor = (
     dcGrid,
+    dcBorderSpacing,
     dcGridLinesLeftTop,
     dcGridLinesRightBottom,
     dcGrabber,
@@ -163,6 +164,7 @@ begin
   begin
     // read colors
     ColorsListBox.Items.Objects[Ord(dcGrid)] := TObject(PtrInt(GridColor));
+    ColorsListBox.Items.Objects[Ord(dcBorderSpacing)] := TObject(PtrInt(BorderSpacingColor));
     ColorsListBox.Items.Objects[Ord(dcGridLinesLeftTop)] := TObject(PtrInt(GuideLineColorLeftTop));
     ColorsListBox.Items.Objects[Ord(dcGridLinesRightBottom)] := TObject(PtrInt(GuideLineColorRightBottom));
     ColorsListBox.Items.Objects[Ord(dcGrabber)] := TObject(PtrInt(GrabberColor));
@@ -199,6 +201,7 @@ begin
   begin
     // write colors
     GridColor := ColorsListBox.Colors[Ord(dcGrid)];
+    BorderSpacingColor := ColorsListBox.Colors[Ord(dcBorderSpacing)];
     GuideLineColorLeftTop := ColorsListBox.Colors[Ord(dcGridLinesLeftTop)];
     GuideLineColorRightBottom := ColorsListBox.Colors[Ord(dcGridLinesRightBottom)];
     GrabberColor := ColorsListBox.Colors[Ord(dcGrabber)];
@@ -245,6 +248,7 @@ procedure TFormEditorOptionsFrame.ColorsListBoxGetColors(
   Sender: TCustomColorListBox; Items: TStrings);
 begin
   Items.Add(dlgGridColor);
+  Items.Add(dlgBorderSpacingColor);
   Items.Add(dlgLeftTopClr);
   Items.Add(dlgRightBottomClr);
   Items.Add(dlgGrabberColor);
diff --git a/ide/lazarusidestrconsts.pas b/ide/lazarusidestrconsts.pas
index 7df69800e3..e5ed4f54e3 100644
--- a/ide/lazarusidestrconsts.pas
+++ b/ide/lazarusidestrconsts.pas
@@ -1432,7 +1432,7 @@ resourcestring
   dlgGridConsistsOfSmallDots = 'Grid consists of small dots which help aligning controls.';
   dlgQShowBorderSpacing = 'Show border spacing';
   dlgBorderSpaceCanBeSetInAnchorEditor = 'Border space can be set in Anchor editor. '
-    +'A red line is shown if spacing > 0.';
+    +'A colored line is shown if spacing > 0.';
   dlgQSnapToGrid = 'Snap to grid';
   dlgDistanceBetweenGridPointsIsSmallestStep = 'Distance between grid points is '
     +'the smallest step when moving a control.';
@@ -1451,6 +1451,7 @@ resourcestring
   dlgRightBottomClr = 'Guide lines Right,Bottom';
   dlgGrabberColor = 'Grabber color';
   dlgMarkerColor = 'Marker color';
+  dlgBorderSpacingColor = 'BorderSpacing frame color';
   dlgNonFormBackgroundColor = 'Other Designer background color (e. g. TDataModule)';
   dlgRuberbandSelectionColor = 'Rubberband Selection';
   dlgRuberbandCreationColor = 'Rubberband Creation';
diff --git a/ide/packages/ideconfig/environmentopts.pp b/ide/packages/ideconfig/environmentopts.pp
index c4b2b7b32a..8585c186aa 100644
--- a/ide/packages/ideconfig/environmentopts.pp
+++ b/ide/packages/ideconfig/environmentopts.pp
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ const
   DefaultAutoSaveIntervalInSecs = 300;
 
   DefaultRubberbandSelectsGrandChilds = false;
+  DefaultBorderSpacingColor = clRed;
   DefaultGridColor = clBlack;
   DefaultGridSize = 8;
   DefaultGuideLineColorLeftTop = clBlue;
@@ -577,6 +578,7 @@ type
     FCreateComponentFocusNameProperty: boolean;
     FSwitchToFavoritesOITab: boolean;
     FShowBorderSpacing: boolean;
+    FBorderSpacingColor: TColor;
     FShowGrid: boolean;
     FSnapToGrid: boolean;
     FGridSizeX: integer;
@@ -808,6 +810,7 @@ type
        
     // form editor
     property ShowBorderSpacing: boolean read FShowBorderSpacing write FShowBorderSpacing;
+    property BorderSpacingColor: TColor read FBorderSpacingColor write FBorderSpacingColor;
     property ShowGrid: boolean read FShowGrid write FShowGrid;
     property SnapToGrid: boolean read FSnapToGrid write FSnapToGrid;
     property GridColor: TColor read FGridColor write FGridColor;
@@ -1825,6 +1828,7 @@ begin
   // EnvironmentOptionsDialog editor
   FShowGrid:=true;
   FShowBorderSpacing:=false;
+  FBorderSpacingColor:=DefaultBorderSpacingColor;
   FGridColor:=DefaultGridColor;
   FSnapToGrid:=true;
   FGridSizeX:=DefaultGridSize;
@@ -2309,6 +2313,7 @@ begin
     // form editor
     FShowGrid:=FXMLCfg.GetValue(Path+'FormEditor/ShowGrid',true);
     FShowBorderSpacing:=FXMLCfg.GetValue(Path+'FormEditor/ShowBorderSpacing',false);
+    FBorderSpacingColor:=FXMLCfg.GetValue(Path+'FormEditor/BorderSpacingColor',DefaultBorderSpacingColor);
     FGridColor:=FXMLCfg.GetValue(Path+'FormEditor/GridColor',DefaultGridColor);
     FSnapToGrid:=FXMLCfg.GetValue(Path+'FormEditor/SnapToGrid',true);
     FGridSizeX:=FXMLCfg.GetValue(Path+'FormEditor/GridSizeX',DefaultGridSize);
@@ -2686,6 +2691,7 @@ begin
 
     // form editor
     FXMLCfg.SetDeleteValue(Path+'FormEditor/ShowBorderSpacing',FShowBorderSpacing,false);
+    FXMLCfg.SetDeleteValue(Path+'FormEditor/BorderSpacingColor',FBorderSpacingColor,DefaultBorderSpacingColor);
     FXMLCfg.SetDeleteValue(Path+'FormEditor/ShowGrid',FShowGrid,true);
     FXMLCfg.SetDeleteValue(Path+'FormEditor/GridColor',FGridColor,DefaultGridColor);
     FXMLCfg.SetDeleteValue(Path+'FormEditor/SnapToGrid',FSnapToGrid,true);
diff --git a/languages/lazaruside.pot b/languages/lazaruside.pot
index dd05f115e4..7bfa2ad2f7 100644
--- a/languages/lazaruside.pot
+++ b/languages/lazaruside.pot
@@ -3450,6 +3450,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Show border spacing"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: lazarusidestrconsts.dlgborderspacingcolor
+msgid "BorderSpacing frame color"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: lazarusidestrconsts.dlgqshowgrid
 msgid "Show grid"
 msgstr ""