diff --git a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/font/BitmapText.java b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/font/BitmapText.java
index 2245f050e..6a483c0e2 100644
--- a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/font/BitmapText.java
+++ b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/font/BitmapText.java
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ public class BitmapText extends Node {
      * @return color of the text
      */
     public ColorRGBA getColor() {
-        return block.getColor();
+        return letters.getBaseColor();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/font/Letters.java b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/font/Letters.java
index f99bc98ea..198c4974b 100644
--- a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/font/Letters.java
+++ b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/font/Letters.java
@@ -311,6 +311,10 @@ class Letters {
         setColor( 0, block.getText().length(), color );
     }
 
+    ColorRGBA getBaseColor() {
+        return baseColor;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param start start index to set style. inclusive.
      * @param end   end index to set style. EXCLUSIVE.