diff --git a/sources/diagramview.cpp b/sources/diagramview.cpp
index 3c1841c2e..b07b03924 100644
--- a/sources/diagramview.cpp
+++ b/sources/diagramview.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 	along with QElectroTech.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 #include "diagramview.h"
+#include "lastusedstyle.h"
 #include "qetproject.h"
 #include "QPropertyUndoCommand/qpropertyundocommand.h"
 #include "diagramcommands.h"
@@ -143,6 +144,10 @@ DiagramView::DiagramView(Diagram *diagram, QWidget *parent) :
 				QPropertyUndoCommand *undo = new QPropertyUndoCommand(edited_conductor, "properties", old_value, new_value);
 				undo->setText(tr("Modifier les propriétés d'un conducteur", "undo caption"));
 				m_diagram->undoStack().push(undo);
+
+					// remember it for the next conductor drawn this session,
+					// the way LastUsedStyle already does for shapes (#879)
+				LastUsedStyle::setConductorColor(new_color);
 			}
 		}
 	});
diff --git a/sources/lastusedstyle.cpp b/sources/lastusedstyle.cpp
index 0dad351a8..168843231 100644
--- a/sources/lastusedstyle.cpp
+++ b/sources/lastusedstyle.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ QBrush LastUsedStyle::m_shape_brush;
 bool  LastUsedStyle::m_has_shape_brush = false;
 QFont LastUsedStyle::m_text_font;
 bool  LastUsedStyle::m_has_text_font = false;
+QColor LastUsedStyle::m_conductor_color;
+bool  LastUsedStyle::m_has_conductor_color = false;
 
 /**
 	@return true if a shape pen was set this session
@@ -104,3 +106,30 @@ void LastUsedStyle::setTextFont(const QFont &font)
 	m_text_font = font;
 	m_has_text_font = true;
 }
+
+/**
+	@return true if a conductor color was set this session
+*/
+bool LastUsedStyle::hasConductorColor()
+{
+	return m_has_conductor_color;
+}
+
+/**
+	@return the last color applied to a conductor this session
+*/
+QColor LastUsedStyle::conductorColor()
+{
+	return m_conductor_color;
+}
+
+/**
+	@brief LastUsedStyle::setConductorColor
+	Record @a color as the last-used conductor color for this session
+	@param color
+*/
+void LastUsedStyle::setConductorColor(const QColor &color)
+{
+	m_conductor_color = color;
+	m_has_conductor_color = true;
+}
diff --git a/sources/lastusedstyle.h b/sources/lastusedstyle.h
index 17c1f50b3..4cca3b1b3 100644
--- a/sources/lastusedstyle.h
+++ b/sources/lastusedstyle.h
@@ -19,20 +19,23 @@
 #define LAST_USED_STYLE_H
 
 #include <QBrush>
+#include <QColor>
 #include <QFont>
 #include <QPen>
 
 /**
 	@brief The LastUsedStyle class
-	Session-scoped "last used" style for new shapes and free text created
-	on the diagram canvas: whatever pen/brush/font was last applied through
-	the properties editors becomes the starting point for the next new
-	item of that type, the way most drawing tools behave.
+	Session-scoped "last used" style for new shapes, free text and
+	conductors created on the diagram canvas: whatever pen/brush/font/color
+	was last applied through the properties editors becomes the starting
+	point for the next new item of that type, the way most drawing tools
+	behave.
 
 	Deliberately in-memory only, not QSettings-backed: this is a live
 	"what did I just use" value for the current editing session, not an
 	app-wide default (that's already covered by the Preferences dialog's
-	font setting, read as the fallback when nothing has been set yet).
+	font setting, read as the fallback when nothing has been set yet, and
+	by the project's default conductor color, read the same way).
 */
 class LastUsedStyle
 {
@@ -49,6 +52,10 @@ class LastUsedStyle
 		static QFont textFont();
 		static void setTextFont(const QFont &font);
 
+		static bool hasConductorColor();
+		static QColor conductorColor();
+		static void setConductorColor(const QColor &color);
+
 	private:
 		LastUsedStyle() = delete;
 
@@ -58,6 +65,8 @@ class LastUsedStyle
 		static bool m_has_shape_brush;
 		static QFont m_text_font;
 		static bool m_has_text_font;
+		static QColor m_conductor_color;
+		static bool m_has_conductor_color;
 };
 
 #endif // LAST_USED_STYLE_H
diff --git a/sources/qetgraphicsitem/conductor.cpp b/sources/qetgraphicsitem/conductor.cpp
index 9d37ac387..049ac36d8 100644
--- a/sources/qetgraphicsitem/conductor.cpp
+++ b/sources/qetgraphicsitem/conductor.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 	along with QElectroTech.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 #include "../qetgraphicsitem/conductor.h"
+#include "../lastusedstyle.h"
 #include "../qetproject.h"
 #include "../QPropertyUndoCommand/qpropertyundocommand.h"
 #include "../autoNum/numerotationcontextcommands.h"
@@ -127,11 +128,17 @@ Conductor::Conductor(Terminal *p1, Terminal* p2) :
 	m_text_item = new ConductorTextItem(m_properties.text, this);
 	connect(m_text_item, &ConductorTextItem::textEdited, this, &Conductor::displayedTextChanged);
 
-		//Set the default conductor properties.
-	if (p1->diagram())
-		setProperties(p1->diagram()->defaultConductorProperties);
-	else if (p2->diagram())
-		setProperties(p2->diagram()->defaultConductorProperties);
+		//Set the default conductor properties. The color, specifically, is
+		//overridden by the last one applied via the F2 color editor this
+		//session (#879), the same way LastUsedStyle already does for shapes.
+	Diagram *dia = p1->diagram() ? p1->diagram() : p2->diagram();
+	if (dia)
+	{
+		ConductorProperties properties = dia->defaultConductorProperties;
+		if (LastUsedStyle::hasConductorColor())
+			properties.color = LastUsedStyle::conductorColor();
+		setProperties(properties);
+	}
 }
 
 /**