diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/dnd/Highlighters.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/dnd/Highlighters.java
index 100bc9999a9f..991de7ec2c16 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/dnd/Highlighters.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/dnd/Highlighters.java
@@ -186,12 +186,14 @@ public class Highlighters implements DnDEvent.DropTargetHighlightingType {
     }
   }
 
+  private static final JBColor HIGHLIGHTER_COLOR = JBColor.namedColor("DragAndDrop.borderColor", JBColor.RED);
+
   private static class FilledRectangleHighlighter extends AbstractComponentHighlighter {
     FilledRectangleHighlighter() {
       super();
       setOpaque(true);
-      setBorder(BorderFactory.createLineBorder(JBColor.RED));
-      setBackground(JBColor.RED);
+      setBorder(BorderFactory.createLineBorder(HIGHLIGHTER_COLOR));
+      setBackground(HIGHLIGHTER_COLOR);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -209,7 +211,7 @@ public class Highlighters implements DnDEvent.DropTargetHighlightingType {
     RectangleHighlighter() {
       super();
       setOpaque(false);
-      setBorder(BorderFactory.createLineBorder(JBColor.RED));
+      setBorder(BorderFactory.createLineBorder(HIGHLIGHTER_COLOR));
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/platform/platform-resources/src/themes/metadata/IntelliJPlatform.themeMetadata.json b/platform/platform-resources/src/themes/metadata/IntelliJPlatform.themeMetadata.json
index f290cabf7b04..14dcea57c3a2 100644
--- a/platform/platform-resources/src/themes/metadata/IntelliJPlatform.themeMetadata.json
+++ b/platform/platform-resources/src/themes/metadata/IntelliJPlatform.themeMetadata.json
@@ -1204,6 +1204,11 @@
       "key": "StateWidget.activeBackground",
       "description": "Background of the state widget when at least one of the registered processes is active",
       "since": "2021.1"
+    },
+    {
+      "key": "DragAndDrop.borderColor",
+      "description": "Drop position highlighting (line/rectangle) for drag-n-drop in trees and lists",
+      "since": "2021.2"
     }
   ]
 }
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