diff --git a/Polyhedron/demo/Polyhedron/Scene_polyhedron_selection_item.cpp b/Polyhedron/demo/Polyhedron/Scene_polyhedron_selection_item.cpp
index 8aca79910c6..89b9aed8077 100644
--- a/Polyhedron/demo/Polyhedron/Scene_polyhedron_selection_item.cpp
+++ b/Polyhedron/demo/Polyhedron/Scene_polyhedron_selection_item.cpp
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ void Scene_polyhedron_selection_item::draw(CGAL::Three::Viewer_interface* viewer
     program = getShaderProgram(PROGRAM_WITH_LIGHT);
     attrib_buffers(viewer,PROGRAM_WITH_LIGHT);
     program->bind();
-    program->setAttributeValue("colors",facet_color);
+    program->setAttributeValue("colors",this->color());
     viewer->glDrawArrays(GL_TRIANGLES, 0, static_cast<GLsizei>(nb_facets/3));
     program->release();
     vaos[0]->release();
diff --git a/Polyhedron/demo/Polyhedron/Scene_polyhedron_selection_item.h b/Polyhedron/demo/Polyhedron/Scene_polyhedron_selection_item.h
index effd5e80084..b7feb6ab4ae 100644
--- a/Polyhedron/demo/Polyhedron/Scene_polyhedron_selection_item.h
+++ b/Polyhedron/demo/Polyhedron/Scene_polyhedron_selection_item.h
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ public:
         nb_facets = 0;
         nb_points = 0;
         nb_lines = 0;
+        this->setColor(facet_color);
     }
 
   Scene_polyhedron_selection_item(Scene_polyhedron_item* poly_item, QMainWindow* mw) 
@@ -207,6 +208,7 @@ public:
             buffers[i].create();
         }
         init(poly_item, mw);
+        this->setColor(facet_color);
         invalidateOpenGLBuffers();
     }
 
diff --git a/Three/include/CGAL/Three/Scene_item.h b/Three/include/CGAL/Three/Scene_item.h
index 89f4506487d..37eafaae201 100644
--- a/Three/include/CGAL/Three/Scene_item.h
+++ b/Three/include/CGAL/Three/Scene_item.h
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ public Q_SLOTS:
   //!Must be overloaded.
   virtual void invalidateOpenGLBuffers();
   //!Setter for the color of the item. Calls invalidateOpenGLBuffers() so the new color is applied.
-  virtual void setColor(QColor c) { color_ = c; invalidateOpenGLBuffers(); }
+  virtual void setColor(QColor c) { color_ = c; if(!is_monochrome)invalidateOpenGLBuffers(); }
   //!Setter for the RGB color of the item. Calls setColor(QColor).
   //!@see setColor(QColor c)
   void setRbgColor(int r, int g, int b) { setColor(QColor(r, g, b)); }