diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/GLCanvas3D.cpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/GLCanvas3D.cpp
index 31cc15770b..c85d40d5e5 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/GLCanvas3D.cpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/GLCanvas3D.cpp
@@ -7559,8 +7559,21 @@ void GLCanvas3D::_render_imex_ghosts()
         // Refresh per-frame so ghost positions reflect the primary's live drag state.
         active_plate->update_imex_ghost_transforms(primary_live_xf);
         const auto& ghosts = active_plate->get_imex_ghost_volumes();
+        // Re-resolve ghost colors live instead of trusting the bake: the ghost cache key
+        // covers mesh-shaping inputs (mode, pem, object set) but not filament_colour, so
+        // a palette edit or a late-loading project color would leave stale — or
+        // UNPRINTABLE-black — ghosts until an unrelated rebuild. This is the same
+        // resolution the hover tooltip runs, so the two can never disagree.
+        std::map<int, ColorRGBA> head_colors;
         for (const auto& g : ghosts) {
             if (!g || !g->is_active) continue;
+            const int head = PartPlate::imex_ghost_head_from_composite_id(g->composite_id.object_id);
+            auto hc = head_colors.find(head);
+            if (hc == head_colors.end())
+                hc = head_colors.emplace(head, active_plate->get_imex_head_filament_color(head)).first;
+            ColorRGBA color = hc->second;
+            color.a(g->color.a()); // keep the ghost alpha baked by calc_imex_ghosts
+            g->color = color;
             const Transform3d model_matrix = g->world_matrix();
             shader->set_uniform("volume_world_matrix", model_matrix);
             shader->set_uniform("slope.volume_world_normal_matrix",