diff --git a/resources/ui_layout/colors.ini b/resources/ui_layout/colors.ini
index e9d04d11e..bc488a952 100644
--- a/resources/ui_layout/colors.ini
+++ b/resources/ui_layout/colors.ini
@@ -24,3 +24,5 @@ Gui_color_light = ffee38
 Gui_color_very_light = fef48b
 splash_screen_editor = cars.jpg
 splash_screen_gcodeviewer = prusa-gcodepreview.jpg
+Gui_plater = 3C3C3C
+Gui_plater_grid = D0D0D0
diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/3DBed.cpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/3DBed.cpp
index 6ce0d6770..4dcea595e 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/3DBed.cpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/3DBed.cpp
@@ -170,6 +170,41 @@ Bed3D::Bed3D()
     , m_vbo_id(0)
     , m_scale_factor(1.0f)
 {
+    {
+        //try to load splashscreen from ui file
+        boost::property_tree::ptree tree_colors;
+        boost::filesystem::path path_colors = boost::filesystem::path(resources_dir()) / "ui_layout" / "colors.ini";
+        try {
+            boost::nowide::ifstream ifs;
+            ifs.imbue(boost::locale::generator()("en_US.UTF-8"));
+            ifs.open(path_colors.string());
+            boost::property_tree::read_ini(ifs, tree_colors);
+
+            std::string color_code = tree_colors.get<std::string>("Gui_plater");
+            if (color_code.length() > 5) {
+                wxColour color;
+                color.Set((color_code[0] == '#') ? color_code : ("#" + color_code));
+                this->m_model_color[0] = color.Red() / 256.f;
+                this->m_model_color[1] = color.Green() / 256.f;
+                this->m_model_color[2] = color.Blue() / 256.f;
+            }
+            color_code = tree_colors.get<std::string>("Gui_plater_grid");
+            if (color_code.length() > 5) {
+                wxColour color;
+                color.Set((color_code[0] == '#') ? color_code : ("#" + color_code));
+                this->m_grid_color[0] = color.Red() / 256.f;
+                this->m_grid_color[1] = color.Green() / 256.f;
+                this->m_grid_color[2] = color.Blue() / 256.f;
+            }
+        }
+        catch (const std::ifstream::failure& err) {
+            trace(1, (std::string("The color file cannot be loaded. Reason: ") + err.what(), path_colors.string()).c_str());
+        }
+        catch (const std::runtime_error& err) {
+            trace(1, (std::string("Failed loading the color file. Reason: ") + err.what(), path_colors.string()).c_str());
+        }
+    }
+
 }
 
 bool Bed3D::set_shape(const Pointfs& shape, const std::string& custom_texture, const std::string& custom_model, bool force_as_custom)
@@ -580,8 +615,10 @@ void Bed3D::render_default(bool bottom) const
         // draw grid
         if (has_model && !bottom)
             glsafe(::glColor4f(0.9f, 0.9f, 0.9f, 1.0f));
-        else
+        else if (bottom)
             glsafe(::glColor4f(0.9f, 0.9f, 0.9f, 0.6f));
+        else
+            glsafe(::glColor4fv(m_grid_color.data()));
         glsafe(::glLineWidth(0.5f * m_scale_factor));
         glsafe(::glVertexPointer(3, GL_FLOAT, m_gridlines_small.get_vertex_data_size(), (GLvoid*)m_gridlines_small.get_vertices_data()));
         glsafe(::glDrawArrays(GL_LINES, 0, (GLsizei)m_gridlines_small.get_vertices_count()));
diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/3DBed.hpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/3DBed.hpp
index a61cd8374..662cb58db 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/3DBed.hpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/3DBed.hpp
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ private:
     mutable GLModel m_model;
     mutable Vec3d m_model_offset{ Vec3d::Zero() };
     std::array<float, 4> m_model_color{ 0.235f, 0.235f, 0.235f, 1.0f };
+    std::array<float, 4> m_grid_color{ 0.9f, 0.9f, 0.9f, 0.6f };
     // temporary texture shown until the main texture has still no levels compressed
     mutable GLTexture m_temp_texture;
     mutable unsigned int m_vbo_id;