diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.cpp b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.cpp
index c588b63123..e0ed84dc89 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.cpp
@@ -2172,6 +2172,10 @@ QList<QString> EntityItemProperties::listChangedProperties() {
         out += "shape";
     }
 
+    if (strokeColorsChanged()) {
+        out += "strokeColors";
+    }
+
     getAnimation().listChangedProperties(out);
     getKeyLight().listChangedProperties(out);
     getSkybox().listChangedProperties(out);
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.h b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.h
index 5ce52bf619..d28b45f8d2 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.h
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.h
@@ -188,8 +188,8 @@ public:
     DEFINE_PROPERTY_REF(PROP_DESCRIPTION, Description, description, QString, "");
     DEFINE_PROPERTY(PROP_FACE_CAMERA, FaceCamera, faceCamera, bool, TextEntityItem::DEFAULT_FACE_CAMERA);
     DEFINE_PROPERTY_REF(PROP_ACTION_DATA, ActionData, actionData, QByteArray, QByteArray());
-    DEFINE_PROPERTY(PROP_NORMALS, Normals, normals, QVector<glm::vec3>, QVector<glm::vec3>());
-    DEFINE_PROPERTY(PROP_STROKE_COLORS, StrokeColors, strokeColors, QVector<glm::vec3>, QVector<glm::vec3>());
+    DEFINE_PROPERTY(PROP_NORMALS, Normals, normals, QVector<glm::vec3>, ENTITY_ITEM_DEFAULT_EMPTY_VEC3_QVEC);
+    DEFINE_PROPERTY(PROP_STROKE_COLORS, StrokeColors, strokeColors, QVector<glm::vec3>, ENTITY_ITEM_DEFAULT_EMPTY_VEC3_QVEC);
     DEFINE_PROPERTY(PROP_STROKE_WIDTHS, StrokeWidths, strokeWidths, QVector<float>, QVector<float>());
 	DEFINE_PROPERTY(PROP_IS_UV_MODE_STRETCH, IsUVModeStretch, isUVModeStretch, bool, true);
     DEFINE_PROPERTY_REF(PROP_X_TEXTURE_URL, XTextureURL, xTextureURL, QString, "");
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemPropertiesDefaults.h b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemPropertiesDefaults.h
index 43d0e33ba6..07f14994e0 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemPropertiesDefaults.h
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemPropertiesDefaults.h
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ const glm::vec3 ENTITY_ITEM_ZERO_VEC3 = glm::vec3(0.0f);
 const glm::vec3 ENTITY_ITEM_ONE_VEC3 = glm::vec3(1.0f);
 const glm::vec3 ENTITY_ITEM_HALF_VEC3 = glm::vec3(0.5f);
 
+const QVector<glm::vec3> ENTITY_ITEM_DEFAULT_EMPTY_VEC3_QVEC = QVector<glm::vec3>();
+
 const bool ENTITY_ITEM_DEFAULT_LOCKED = false;
 const QString ENTITY_ITEM_DEFAULT_USER_DATA = QString("");
 const QString ENTITY_ITEM_DEFAULT_MARKETPLACE_ID = QString("");
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/udt/PacketHeaders.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/udt/PacketHeaders.cpp
index 8b147af475..e8a469733f 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/udt/PacketHeaders.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/udt/PacketHeaders.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ PacketVersion versionForPacketType(PacketType packetType) {
         case PacketType::EntityAdd:
         case PacketType::EntityEdit:
         case PacketType::EntityData:
+            return VERSION_ENTITIES_STROKE_COLOR_PROPERTY;
         case PacketType::EntityPhysics:
 			return VERSION_ENTITIES_UV_MODE_PROPERTY;
         case PacketType::EntityQuery:
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/udt/PacketHeaders.h b/libraries/networking/src/udt/PacketHeaders.h
index 6301966de4..331af59311 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/udt/PacketHeaders.h
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/udt/PacketHeaders.h
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ const PacketVersion VERSION_ENTITIES_HINGE_CONSTRAINT = 69;
 const PacketVersion VERSION_ENTITIES_BULLET_DYNAMICS = 70;
 const PacketVersion VERSION_ENTITIES_HAS_SHOULD_HIGHLIGHT = 71;
 const PacketVersion VERSION_ENTITIES_UV_MODE_PROPERTY = 72;
+const PacketVersion VERSION_ENTITIES_STROKE_COLOR_PROPERTY = 73;
 
 enum class EntityQueryPacketVersion: PacketVersion {
     JSONFilter = 18,