diff --git a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/paintStroke.slf b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/paintStroke.slf
index f6beca811b..fc659d5928 100644
--- a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/paintStroke.slf
+++ b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/paintStroke.slf
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ uniform sampler2D originalTexture;
 // the interpolated normal
 in vec3 interpolatedNormal;
 in vec2 varTexcoord;
+in vec4 varColor;
 
 struct PolyLineUniforms {
     vec3 color;
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ void main(void) {
     
     vec4 texel = texture(originalTexture, varTexcoord);
     int frontCondition = 1 -int(gl_FrontFacing) * 2;
+    vec3 color = varColor.rgb;
     packDeferredFragmentTranslucent(
         interpolatedNormal * frontCondition,
         texel.a,
diff --git a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/paintStroke.slv b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/paintStroke.slv
index 43eac49e3d..769b87f2a9 100644
--- a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/paintStroke.slv
+++ b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/paintStroke.slv
@@ -23,9 +23,13 @@ out vec3 interpolatedNormal;
 //the diffuse texture
 out vec2 varTexcoord;
 
+out vec4 varColor;
+
 void main(void) {
     
     varTexcoord = inTexCoord0.st;
+    
+    // pass along the diffuse color
     varColor = colorToLinearRGBA(inColor);