diff --git a/pd/nw/pdgui.js b/pd/nw/pdgui.js
index 002843fb915261382ee521fe10bf2f2e8336ff21..3a0f260a278eb4a5095dd8e295b375ef1dc5ac12 100644
--- a/pd/nw/pdgui.js
+++ b/pd/nw/pdgui.js
@@ -3087,6 +3087,9 @@ function gui_mycanvas_update(cid, tag, color, selected) {
         fill: color,
         stroke: color
     });
+    configure_item(h, {
+        stroke: color
+    });
 }
 
 function gui_mycanvas_coords(cid, tag, vis_width, vis_height, select_width, select_height) {