diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/template_structure.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/template_structure.xml
index 5e65547ddf..373843bc5d 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/template_structure.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/template_structure.xml
@@ -94,8 +94,7 @@
     <MarkerTemplate>special/rallypoint</MarkerTemplate>
     <LineTexture>art/textures/misc/rallypoint_line.png</LineTexture>
     <LineTextureMask>art/textures/misc/rallypoint_line_mask.png</LineTextureMask>
-    <LineThickness>0.2</LineThickness>
-    <LineColor r="35" g="86" b="188"/>
+    <LineThickness>0.25</LineThickness>
     <LineDashColor r="158" g="11" b="15"/>
     <LineStartCap>square</LineStartCap>
     <LineEndCap>round</LineEndCap>
diff --git a/source/simulation2/components/CCmpRallyPointRenderer.cpp b/source/simulation2/components/CCmpRallyPointRenderer.cpp
index 8f8777e9cf..85d3cb9afe 100644
--- a/source/simulation2/components/CCmpRallyPointRenderer.cpp
+++ b/source/simulation2/components/CCmpRallyPointRenderer.cpp
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ public:
 				"<LineThickness>0.75</LineThickness>"
 				"<LineStartCap>round</LineStartCap>"
 				"<LineEndCap>square</LineEndCap>"
-				"<LineColor r='20' g='128' b='240'></LineColor>"
 				"<LineDashColor r='158' g='11' b='15'></LineDashColor>"
 				"<LinePassabilityClass>default</LinePassabilityClass>"
 			"</a:example>"
@@ -153,17 +152,6 @@ public:
 			"<element name='LineThickness' a:help='Thickness of the marker line connecting the entity to the rally point marker'>"
 				"<data type='decimal'/>"
 			"</element>"
-			"<element name='LineColor'>"
-				"<attribute name='r'>"
-					"<data type='integer'><param name='minInclusive'>0</param><param name='maxInclusive'>255</param></data>"
-				"</attribute>"
-				"<attribute name='g'>"
-					"<data type='integer'><param name='minInclusive'>0</param><param name='maxInclusive'>255</param></data>"
-				"</attribute>"
-				"<attribute name='b'>"
-					"<data type='integer'><param name='minInclusive'>0</param><param name='maxInclusive'>255</param></data>"
-				"</attribute>"
-			"</element>"
 			"<element name='LineDashColor'>"
 				"<attribute name='r'>"
 					"<data type='integer'><param name='minInclusive'>0</param><param name='maxInclusive'>255</param></data>"
@@ -228,7 +216,9 @@ public:
 			break;
 		case MT_OwnershipChanged:
 			{
-				UpdateMarkers(); // update marker variation to new player's civilization
+				// Update marker variation to the new player's civilization
+				UpdateMarkers();
+				UpdateLineColor();
 			}
 			break;
 		case MT_TurnStart:
@@ -349,6 +339,11 @@ private:
 		UpdateMessageSubscriptions();
 	}
 
+	/**
+	* Helper function to set the line color to its owner's color.
+	*/
+	void UpdateLineColor();
+
 	/**
 	 * Repositions the rally point markers; moves them outside of the world (ie. hides them), or positions them at the currently
 	 * set rally points. Also updates the actor's variation according to the entity's current owning player's civilization.
@@ -451,19 +446,11 @@ void CCmpRallyPointRenderer::Init(const CParamNode& paramNode)
 	m_LastMarkerCount = 0;
 	m_EnableDebugNodeOverlay = false;
 
+	UpdateLineColor();
 	// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 	// load some XML configuration data (schema guarantees that all these nodes are valid)
 
 	m_MarkerTemplate = paramNode.GetChild("MarkerTemplate").ToString();
-
-	const CParamNode& lineColor = paramNode.GetChild("LineColor");
-	m_LineColor = CColor(
-		lineColor.GetChild("@r").ToInt()/255.f,
-		lineColor.GetChild("@g").ToInt()/255.f,
-		lineColor.GetChild("@b").ToInt()/255.f,
-		1.f
-	);
-
 	const CParamNode& lineDashColor = paramNode.GetChild("LineDashColor");
 	m_LineDashColor = CColor(
 		lineDashColor.GetChild("@r").ToInt()/255.f,
@@ -562,6 +549,28 @@ void CCmpRallyPointRenderer::UpdateMarkers()
 	m_LastMarkerCount = m_RallyPoints.size() - 1;
 }
 
+
+void CCmpRallyPointRenderer::UpdateLineColor()
+{
+	CmpPtr<ICmpOwnership> cmpOwnership(GetEntityHandle());
+	if (!cmpOwnership)
+		return;
+
+	player_id_t owner = cmpOwnership->GetOwner();
+	if (owner == INVALID_PLAYER)
+		return;
+
+	CmpPtr<ICmpPlayerManager> cmpPlayerManager(GetSystemEntity());
+	if (!cmpPlayerManager)
+		return;
+
+	CmpPtr<ICmpPlayer> cmpPlayer(GetSimContext(), cmpPlayerManager->GetPlayerByID(owner));
+	if (!cmpPlayer)
+		return;
+
+	m_LineColor = cmpPlayer->GetColor();
+}
+
 void CCmpRallyPointRenderer::RecomputeAllRallyPointPaths()
 {
 	m_Path.clear();