diff --git a/common/layer_id.cpp b/common/layer_id.cpp
index 3099745a87..f8e5271885 100644
--- a/common/layer_id.cpp
+++ b/common/layer_id.cpp
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ wxString LayerName( int aLayer )
     case LAYER_NOCONNECT:               return _( "No-connect symbols" );
     case LAYER_ERC_WARN:                return _( "ERC warnings" );
     case LAYER_ERC_ERR:                 return _( "ERC errors" );
+    case LAYER_SCHEMATIC_ANCHOR:        return _( "Anchors" );
     case LAYER_SCHEMATIC_AUX_ITEMS:     return _( "Helper items" );
     case LAYER_SCHEMATIC_GRID:          return _( "Grid" );
     case LAYER_SCHEMATIC_GRID_AXES:     return _( "Axes" );
diff --git a/common/settings/builtin_color_themes.h b/common/settings/builtin_color_themes.h
index a0d58c6f76..b71c9c51a3 100644
--- a/common/settings/builtin_color_themes.h
+++ b/common/settings/builtin_color_themes.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 static const std::map<int, COLOR4D> s_defaultTheme =
         {
+            { LAYER_SCHEMATIC_ANCHOR,     CSS_COLOR( 0,   0,   255, 1 ) },
             { LAYER_SCHEMATIC_AUX_ITEMS,  CSS_COLOR( 0,   0,   0,   1 ) },
             { LAYER_SCHEMATIC_BACKGROUND, CSS_COLOR( 245, 244, 239, 1 ) },
             { LAYER_BRIGHTENED,           CSS_COLOR( 255, 0,   255, 1 ) },
@@ -171,6 +172,7 @@ static const std::map<int, COLOR4D> s_defaultTheme =
 
 static const std::map<int, COLOR4D> s_classicTheme =
         {
+            { LAYER_SCHEMATIC_ANCHOR,       CSS_COLOR( 0, 0, 255, 1 ) },
             { LAYER_SCHEMATIC_AUX_ITEMS,    COLOR4D( BLACK ) },
             { LAYER_SCHEMATIC_BACKGROUND,   COLOR4D( WHITE ) },
             { LAYER_BRIGHTENED,             COLOR4D( PUREMAGENTA ) },
diff --git a/common/settings/color_settings.cpp b/common/settings/color_settings.cpp
index 6ec3a0c507..b3e89c8272 100644
--- a/common/settings/color_settings.cpp
+++ b/common/settings/color_settings.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ COLOR_SETTINGS::COLOR_SETTINGS( const wxString& aFilename ) :
     wxASSERT( s_defaultTheme.count( y ) ); \
     m_params.emplace_back( new COLOR_MAP_PARAM( x, y, s_defaultTheme.at( y ), &m_colors ) );
 
+    CLR( "schematic.anchor",            LAYER_SCHEMATIC_ANCHOR       );
     CLR( "schematic.aux_items",         LAYER_SCHEMATIC_AUX_ITEMS    );
     CLR( "schematic.background",        LAYER_SCHEMATIC_BACKGROUND   );
     CLR( "schematic.brightened",        LAYER_BRIGHTENED             );
diff --git a/eeschema/sch_painter.cpp b/eeschema/sch_painter.cpp
index 812d7d0637..cb716d9600 100644
--- a/eeschema/sch_painter.cpp
+++ b/eeschema/sch_painter.cpp
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ void SCH_PAINTER::draw( const LIB_FIELD *aField, int aLayer )
     if( aField->IsMoving() && m_schSettings.m_ShowUmbilicals )
     {
         m_gal->SetLineWidth( m_schSettings.m_outlineWidth );
-        m_gal->SetStrokeColor( COLOR4D( 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 1.0 ) );
+        m_gal->SetStrokeColor( getRenderColor( aField, LAYER_SCHEMATIC_ANCHOR, drawingShadows ) );
         m_gal->DrawLine( textpos, wxPoint( 0, 0 ) );
     }
 }
@@ -1640,7 +1640,7 @@ void SCH_PAINTER::draw( const SCH_FIELD *aField, int aLayer )
         wxPoint parentPos = aField->GetParentPosition();
 
         m_gal->SetLineWidth( m_schSettings.m_outlineWidth );
-        m_gal->SetStrokeColor( COLOR4D( 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 1.0 ) );
+        m_gal->SetStrokeColor( getRenderColor( aField, LAYER_SCHEMATIC_ANCHOR, drawingShadows ) );
         m_gal->DrawLine( textpos, parentPos );
     }
 }
diff --git a/include/layer_ids.h b/include/layer_ids.h
index e7dd1c3085..739ecd3c52 100644
--- a/include/layer_ids.h
+++ b/include/layer_ids.h
@@ -358,6 +358,7 @@ enum SCH_LAYER_ID: int
     LAYER_SCHEMATIC_DRAWINGSHEET,
     LAYER_BUS_JUNCTION,
     LAYER_SCHEMATIC_AUX_ITEMS,
+    LAYER_SCHEMATIC_ANCHOR,
 
     SCH_LAYER_ID_END
 };