Index: trunk/src/obj_rat.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/obj_rat.c	(revision 12557)
+++ trunk/src/obj_rat.c	(revision 12558)
@@ -237,6 +237,9 @@
 		else
 			pcb_gui->set_color(Output.fgGC, conf_core.appearance.color.connected);
 	}
+	else if (PCB_HAS_COLOROVERRIDE(rat)) {
+		pcb_gui->set_color(Output.fgGC, rat->override_color);
+	}
 	else
 		pcb_gui->set_color(Output.fgGC, conf_core.appearance.color.rat);
 
Index: trunk/src_plugins/diag/diag.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src_plugins/diag/diag.c	(revision 12557)
+++ trunk/src_plugins/diag/diag.c	(revision 12558)
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@
 }
 
 #define	PCB_FORCECOLOR_TYPES        \
-	(PCB_TYPE_VIA | PCB_TYPE_PIN | PCB_TYPE_PAD | PCB_TYPE_TEXT | PCB_TYPE_ELEMENT | PCB_TYPE_SUBC | PCB_TYPE_ELEMENT_NAME | PCB_TYPE_LINE | PCB_TYPE_ARC | PCB_TYPE_POLYGON | PCB_TYPE_SUBC_PART | PCB_TYPE_SUBC)
+	(PCB_TYPE_VIA | PCB_TYPE_PIN | PCB_TYPE_PAD | PCB_TYPE_TEXT | PCB_TYPE_ELEMENT | PCB_TYPE_SUBC | PCB_TYPE_ELEMENT_NAME | PCB_TYPE_LINE | PCB_TYPE_ARC | PCB_TYPE_POLYGON | PCB_TYPE_SUBC_PART | PCB_TYPE_SUBC | PCB_TYPE_RATLINE)
 
 static const char forcecolor_syntax[] = "forcecolor(#RRGGBB)\n";
 static const char forcecolor_help[] = "change selected element's color to #RRGGBB, reset if does not start with '#'";