diff --git a/harbour/ChangeLog b/harbour/ChangeLog
index 8c70b3fecf..1fc773a988 100644
--- a/harbour/ChangeLog
+++ b/harbour/ChangeLog
@@ -17,6 +17,16 @@
    past entries belonging to author(s): Viktor Szakats.
 */
 
+2010-03-10 19:05 UTC-0800 Pritpal Bedi (pritpal@vouchcac.com)
+  * contrib/hbqt/doc/en/class_hbqplaintextedit.txt
+  * contrib/hbqt/hbqt_hbqplaintextedit.cpp
+  * contrib/hbqt/hbqt_hbqplaintextedit.h
+  * contrib/hbqt/qtgui/HBQPlainTextEdit.cpp
+  * contrib/hbqt/qtgui/THBQPlainTextEdit.prg
+  * contrib/hbqt/qth/HBQPlainTextEdit.qth
+
+    + Prepared to manage current line and line area colors.
+
 2010-03-10 17:05 UTC-0800 Pritpal Bedi (pritpal@vouchcac.com)
   * contrib/hbqt/doc/en/class_hbqplaintextedit.txt
   * contrib/hbqt/hbqt_hbqplaintextedit.cpp
diff --git a/harbour/contrib/hbqt/doc/en/class_hbqplaintextedit.txt b/harbour/contrib/hbqt/doc/en/class_hbqplaintextedit.txt
index d5d9a7dd19..957db6aa59 100644
--- a/harbour/contrib/hbqt/doc/en/class_hbqplaintextedit.txt
+++ b/harbour/contrib/hbqt/doc/en/class_hbqplaintextedit.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *
  *  Pritpal Bedi <bedipritpal@hotmail.com>
  *
- *  03/10/10 - 14:17:24
+ *  03/10/10 - 19:03:11
  *
  */
 
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@
         :hbTextUnderCursor()                                -> cQString
         :hbShowPrototype( cTip )                            -> NIL
         :hbSetCompleter( pCompleter )                       -> NIL
+        :hbSetCurrentLineColor( pColor )                    -> NIL
+        :hbSetLineAreaBkColor( pColor )                     -> NIL
 
     $DESCRIPTION$
 
diff --git a/harbour/contrib/hbqt/hbqt_hbqplaintextedit.cpp b/harbour/contrib/hbqt/hbqt_hbqplaintextedit.cpp
index 7a9f208c11..6066d08692 100644
--- a/harbour/contrib/hbqt/hbqt_hbqplaintextedit.cpp
+++ b/harbour/contrib/hbqt/hbqt_hbqplaintextedit.cpp
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ HBQPlainTextEdit::HBQPlainTextEdit( QWidget * parent ) : QPlainTextEdit( parent
    connect( this, SIGNAL( cursorPositionChanged() )            , this, SLOT( hbSlotCursorPositionChanged() ) );
 
    m_currentLineColor.setNamedColor( "#e8e8ff" );
+   m_lineAreaBkColor.setNamedColor( "#e4e4e4" );
 }
 
 HBQPlainTextEdit::~HBQPlainTextEdit()
@@ -295,7 +296,7 @@ void HBQPlainTextEdit::paintEvent( QPaintEvent * event )
 void HBQPlainTextEdit::lineNumberAreaPaintEvent( QPaintEvent *event )
 {
    QPainter painter( lineNumberArea );
-   painter.fillRect( event->rect(), QColor( "#e4e4e4" ) );
+   painter.fillRect( event->rect(), m_lineAreaBkColor );
 
    QTextBlock block = firstVisibleBlock();
    int blockNumber = block.blockNumber();
diff --git a/harbour/contrib/hbqt/hbqt_hbqplaintextedit.h b/harbour/contrib/hbqt/hbqt_hbqplaintextedit.h
index efeb54e746..82357adce9 100644
--- a/harbour/contrib/hbqt/hbqt_hbqplaintextedit.h
+++ b/harbour/contrib/hbqt/hbqt_hbqplaintextedit.h
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ public:
 
    PHB_ITEM       block;
    QColor         m_currentLineColor;
+   QColor         m_lineAreaBkColor;
    long           m_matchingBegin;
    long           m_matchingEnd;
 
@@ -160,6 +161,8 @@ public slots:
    bool           hbNumberBlockVisible();
    void           hbShowPrototype( const QString & tip );
    void           hbSetCompleter( QCompleter * completer ) { c = completer; };
+   void           hbSetCurrentLineColor( const QColor & color ) { m_currentLineColor = color; };
+   void           hbSetLineAreaBkColor( const QColor & color ) { m_lineAreaBkColor = color; };
 
 private slots:
    void           hbSlotCursorPositionChanged();
diff --git a/harbour/contrib/hbqt/qtgui/HBQPlainTextEdit.cpp b/harbour/contrib/hbqt/qtgui/HBQPlainTextEdit.cpp
index 7906d801c6..6000293f7f 100644
--- a/harbour/contrib/hbqt/qtgui/HBQPlainTextEdit.cpp
+++ b/harbour/contrib/hbqt/qtgui/HBQPlainTextEdit.cpp
@@ -434,6 +434,22 @@ HB_FUNC( QT_HBQPLAINTEXTEDIT_HBSETCOMPLETER )
    hbqt_par_HBQPlainTextEdit( 1 )->hbSetCompleter( hbqt_par_QCompleter( 2 ) );
 }
 
+/*
+ * void           hbSetCurrentLineColor( const QColor & color )
+ */
+HB_FUNC( QT_HBQPLAINTEXTEDIT_HBSETCURRENTLINECOLOR )
+{
+   hbqt_par_HBQPlainTextEdit( 1 )->hbSetCurrentLineColor( *hbqt_par_QColor( 2 ) );
+}
+
+/*
+ * void           hbSetLineAreaBkColor( const QColor & color )
+ */
+HB_FUNC( QT_HBQPLAINTEXTEDIT_HBSETLINEAREABKCOLOR )
+{
+   hbqt_par_HBQPlainTextEdit( 1 )->hbSetLineAreaBkColor( *hbqt_par_QColor( 2 ) );
+}
+
 
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 #endif             /* #if QT_VERSION >= 0x040500 */
diff --git a/harbour/contrib/hbqt/qtgui/THBQPlainTextEdit.prg b/harbour/contrib/hbqt/qtgui/THBQPlainTextEdit.prg
index 1795a11761..9e1105ea66 100644
--- a/harbour/contrib/hbqt/qtgui/THBQPlainTextEdit.prg
+++ b/harbour/contrib/hbqt/qtgui/THBQPlainTextEdit.prg
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ CREATE CLASS HBQPlainTextEdit INHERIT HbQtObjectHandler, QPlainTextEdit
    METHOD  hbTextUnderCursor()
    METHOD  hbShowPrototype( cTip )
    METHOD  hbSetCompleter( pCompleter )
+   METHOD  hbSetCurrentLineColor( pColor )
+   METHOD  hbSetLineAreaBkColor( pColor )
 
    ENDCLASS
 
@@ -254,3 +256,11 @@ METHOD HBQPlainTextEdit:hbShowPrototype( cTip )
 METHOD HBQPlainTextEdit:hbSetCompleter( pCompleter )
    RETURN Qt_HBQPlainTextEdit_hbSetCompleter( ::pPtr, hbqt_ptr( pCompleter ) )
 
+
+METHOD HBQPlainTextEdit:hbSetCurrentLineColor( pColor )
+   RETURN Qt_HBQPlainTextEdit_hbSetCurrentLineColor( ::pPtr, hbqt_ptr( pColor ) )
+
+
+METHOD HBQPlainTextEdit:hbSetLineAreaBkColor( pColor )
+   RETURN Qt_HBQPlainTextEdit_hbSetLineAreaBkColor( ::pPtr, hbqt_ptr( pColor ) )
+
diff --git a/harbour/contrib/hbqt/qth/HBQPlainTextEdit.qth b/harbour/contrib/hbqt/qth/HBQPlainTextEdit.qth
index 26eafa09ee..196e8bc780 100644
--- a/harbour/contrib/hbqt/qth/HBQPlainTextEdit.qth
+++ b/harbour/contrib/hbqt/qth/HBQPlainTextEdit.qth
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ HB_FUNC( QT_HBQPLAINTEXTEDIT )
    QString        hbTextUnderCursor()
    void           hbShowPrototype( const QString & tip )
    void           hbSetCompleter( QCompleter * completer )
+   void           hbSetCurrentLineColor( const QColor & color )
+   void           hbSetLineAreaBkColor( const QColor & color )
 </SLOTS>
 
 <SIGNALS>