diff --git a/include/bb_track.h b/include/bb_track.h
index a4c440f4c..c436477bf 100644
--- a/include/bb_track.h
+++ b/include/bb_track.h
@@ -53,10 +53,13 @@ public:
 	{
 		return( m_color );
 	}
+	inline static unsigned int defaultColor()
+	{
+		return qRgb( 128, 182, 175 );
+	}
 
 	virtual trackContentObjectView * createView( trackView * _tv );
 
-
 private:
 	unsigned int m_color;
 
diff --git a/src/core/DataFile.cpp b/src/core/DataFile.cpp
index f3d5f7067..5b7fd738a 100644
--- a/src/core/DataFile.cpp
+++ b/src/core/DataFile.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@
 #include "Effect.h"
 #include "lmmsversion.h"
 
+// bbTCO::defaultColor()
+#include "bb_track.h"
+
 
 
 DataFile::typeDescStruct
@@ -680,6 +683,18 @@ void DataFile::upgrade()
 
 	}
 
+	// new default colour for B&B tracks
+	QDomNodeList list = elementsByTagName( "bbtco" );
+	for( int i = 0; !list.item( i ).isNull(); ++i )
+	{
+		QDomElement el = list.item( i ).toElement();
+		unsigned int rgb = el.attribute( "color" ).toUInt();
+		if( rgb == qRgb( 64, 128, 255 ) )
+		{
+			el.setAttribute( "color", bbTCO::defaultColor() );
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Time-signature
 	if ( !m_head.hasAttribute( "timesig_numerator" ) )
 	{
diff --git a/src/tracks/bb_track.cpp b/src/tracks/bb_track.cpp
index 651fa2e33..c51138e45 100644
--- a/src/tracks/bb_track.cpp
+++ b/src/tracks/bb_track.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ bbTrack::infoMap bbTrack::s_infoMap;
 
 bbTCO::bbTCO( track * _track, unsigned int _color ) :
 	trackContentObject( _track ),
-	m_color( _color > 0 ? _color : qRgb( 128, 182, 175 ) )
+	m_color( _color > 0 ? _color : defaultColor() )
 {
 	tact_t t = engine::getBBTrackContainer()->lengthOfBB(
 					bbTrack::numOfBBTrack( getTrack() ) );