diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/BitmapCache.cpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/BitmapCache.cpp
index c553f3728..f6562b299 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/BitmapCache.cpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/BitmapCache.cpp
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ wxBitmap* BitmapCache::load_svg(const std::string &bitmap_name, unsigned target_
 }
 
 //we make scaled solid bitmaps only for the cases, when its will be used with scaled SVG icon in one output bitmap
-wxBitmap BitmapCache::mksolid(size_t width, size_t height, unsigned char r, unsigned char g, unsigned char b, unsigned char transparency, bool suppress_scaling/* = false*/)
+wxBitmap BitmapCache::mksolid(size_t width, size_t height, unsigned char r, unsigned char g, unsigned char b, unsigned char transparency, bool suppress_scaling/* = false*/, size_t border_width /*= 0*/)
 {
     double scale = suppress_scaling ? 1.0f : m_scale;
     width  *= scale;
@@ -354,6 +354,30 @@ wxBitmap BitmapCache::mksolid(size_t width, size_t height, unsigned char r, unsi
         *imgdata ++ = b;
         *imgalpha ++ = transparency;
     }
+
+    // Add border, make white/light spools easier to see
+    if (border_width > 0) {
+
+        // Restrict to width of image
+        if (border_width > height) border_width = height - 1;
+        if (border_width > width) border_width = width - 1;
+
+        auto px_data = (uint8_t*)image.GetData();
+        auto a_data = (uint8_t*)image.GetAlpha();
+
+        for (size_t x = 0; x < width; ++x) {
+            for (size_t y = 0; y < height; ++y) {
+                if (x < border_width || y < border_width ||
+                    x >= (width - border_width) || y >= (height - border_width)) {
+                    const size_t idx = (x + y * width);
+                    const size_t idx_rgb = (x + y * width) * 3;
+                    px_data[idx_rgb] = px_data[idx_rgb + 1] = px_data[idx_rgb + 2] = 0u;
+                    a_data[idx] = 255u;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     return wxImage_to_wxBitmap_with_alpha(std::move(image), scale);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/BitmapCache.hpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/BitmapCache.hpp
index 429b7dfd9..629733b52 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/BitmapCache.hpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/BitmapCache.hpp
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ public:
 	// Load svg from resources/icons. bitmap_key is given without the .svg suffix. SVG will be rasterized to provided height/width.
     wxBitmap* 		load_svg(const std::string &bitmap_key, unsigned width = 0, unsigned height = 0, const bool grayscale = false, const bool dark_mode = false);
 
-	wxBitmap 		mksolid(size_t width, size_t height, unsigned char r, unsigned char g, unsigned char b, unsigned char transparency, bool suppress_scaling = false);
-	wxBitmap 		mksolid(size_t width, size_t height, const unsigned char rgb[3], bool suppress_scaling = false) { return mksolid(width, height, rgb[0], rgb[1], rgb[2], wxALPHA_OPAQUE, suppress_scaling); }
+	wxBitmap 		mksolid(size_t width, size_t height, unsigned char r, unsigned char g, unsigned char b, unsigned char transparency, bool suppress_scaling = false, size_t border_width = 0);
+	wxBitmap 		mksolid(size_t width, size_t height, const unsigned char rgb[3], bool suppress_scaling = false, size_t border_width = 0) { return mksolid(width, height, rgb[0], rgb[1], rgb[2], wxALPHA_OPAQUE, suppress_scaling, border_width); }
 	wxBitmap 		mkclear(size_t width, size_t height) { return mksolid(width, height, 0, 0, 0, wxALPHA_TRANSPARENT); }
 
 	static bool     parse_color(const std::string& scolor, unsigned char* rgb_out);
diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/PresetComboBoxes.cpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/PresetComboBoxes.cpp
index 38d45f172..e3ef37c0c 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/PresetComboBoxes.cpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/PresetComboBoxes.cpp
@@ -427,10 +427,10 @@ wxBitmap* PresetComboBox::get_bmp(  std::string bitmap_key, bool wide_icons, con
             unsigned char rgb[3];
             // Paint the color bars.
             bitmap_cache().parse_color(filament_rgb, rgb);
-            bmps.emplace_back(bitmap_cache().mksolid(is_single_bar ? wide_icon_width : norm_icon_width, icon_height, rgb));
+            bmps.emplace_back(bitmap_cache().mksolid(is_single_bar ? wide_icon_width : norm_icon_width, icon_height, rgb, false, 1));
             if (!is_single_bar) {
                 bitmap_cache().parse_color(extruder_rgb, rgb);
-                bmps.emplace_back(bitmap_cache().mksolid(thin_icon_width, icon_height, rgb));
+                bmps.emplace_back(bitmap_cache().mksolid(thin_icon_width, icon_height, rgb, false, 1));
             }
             // Paint a lock at the system presets.
             bmps.emplace_back(bitmap_cache().mkclear(space_icon_width, icon_height));