diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_paint.h b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_paint.h
index 1a380addfbb..0247bfcf673 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_paint.h
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_paint.h
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ extern const uchar PAINT_CURSOR_SCULPT[3];
 extern const uchar PAINT_CURSOR_VERTEX_PAINT[3];
 extern const uchar PAINT_CURSOR_WEIGHT_PAINT[3];
 extern const uchar PAINT_CURSOR_TEXTURE_PAINT[3];
+extern const uchar PAINT_CURSOR_SCULPT_CURVES[3];
 
 typedef enum ePaintMode {
   PAINT_MODE_SCULPT = 0,
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/paint.cc b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/paint.cc
index 3ec6525ac6b..a838eae788d 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/paint.cc
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/paint.cc
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ const uchar PAINT_CURSOR_SCULPT[3] = {255, 100, 100};
 const uchar PAINT_CURSOR_VERTEX_PAINT[3] = {255, 255, 255};
 const uchar PAINT_CURSOR_WEIGHT_PAINT[3] = {200, 200, 255};
 const uchar PAINT_CURSOR_TEXTURE_PAINT[3] = {255, 255, 255};
+const uchar PAINT_CURSOR_SCULPT_CURVES[3] = {255, 100, 100};
 
 static ePaintOverlayControlFlags overlay_flags = (ePaintOverlayControlFlags)0;
 
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/sculpt_paint/curves_sculpt_ops.cc b/source/blender/editors/sculpt_paint/curves_sculpt_ops.cc
index 2b024c22b7d..447ca0d5b64 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/sculpt_paint/curves_sculpt_ops.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/sculpt_paint/curves_sculpt_ops.cc
@@ -286,6 +286,11 @@ static void curves_sculptmode_enter(bContext *C)
 
   ob->mode = OB_MODE_SCULPT_CURVES;
 
+  /* Setup cursor color. BKE_paint_init() could be used, but creates an additional brush. */
+  Paint *paint = BKE_paint_get_active_from_paintmode(scene, PAINT_MODE_SCULPT_CURVES);
+  copy_v3_v3_uchar(paint->paint_cursor_col, PAINT_CURSOR_SCULPT_CURVES);
+  paint->paint_cursor_col[3] = 128;
+
   ED_paint_cursor_start(&curves_sculpt->paint, CURVES_SCULPT_mode_poll_view3d);
   paint_init_pivot(ob, scene);