Index: oox/source/drawingml/textparagraph.cxx
===================================================================
--- oox/source/drawingml/textparagraph.cxx	(revision 1347855)
+++ oox/source/drawingml/textparagraph.cxx	(working copy)
@@ -46,6 +46,16 @@
 {
 }
 
+void lcl_getBulletclr(Color& bulletClr,
+                      const TextRunVector& rRuns)
+{
+    // color of closest text in runs
+    if (rRuns.begin() != rRuns.end() && ((*rRuns.begin())->getTextCharacterProperties()).maCharColor.isUsed())
+    {
+        bulletClr = ((*rRuns.begin())->getTextCharacterProperties()).maCharColor;
+    }
+}
+
 void TextParagraph::insertAt(
         const ::oox::core::XmlFilterBase& rFilterBase,
         const Reference < XText > &xText,
@@ -101,6 +111,15 @@
             pTextParagraphStyle->pushToPropSet( rFilterBase, xProps, aioBulletList, NULL, sal_False, fCharacterSize );
             fCharacterSize = pTextParagraphStyle->getCharHeightPoints( 18 );
 		}
+
+        // bullet color inherits from closest text
+        if (maProperties.getBulletList().maBulletColorPtr && !(maProperties.getBulletList().maBulletColorPtr)->isUsed())
+        {
+            Color bulletClr;
+            lcl_getBulletclr(bulletClr, maRuns);
+            (maProperties.getBulletList().maBulletColorPtr)->assignIfUsed(bulletClr);
+        }
+
 		maProperties.pushToPropSet( rFilterBase, xProps, aioBulletList, &pTextParagraphStyle->getBulletList(), sal_True, fCharacterSize );
 
         // empty paragraphs do not have bullets in ppt
Index: oox/inc/oox/drawingml/textparagraphproperties.hxx
===================================================================
--- oox/inc/oox/drawingml/textparagraphproperties.hxx	(revision 1347855)
+++ oox/inc/oox/drawingml/textparagraphproperties.hxx	(working copy)
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@
     sal_Int16                           getLevel( ) const { return mnLevel; }
     PropertyMap&                        getTextParagraphPropertyMap() { return maTextParagraphPropertyMap; }
     BulletList&                         getBulletList() { return maBulletList; }
+    const BulletList&                   getBulletList() const { return maBulletList; }
     TextCharacterProperties&            getTextCharacterProperties() { return maTextCharacterProperties; }
     const TextCharacterProperties&      getTextCharacterProperties() const { return maTextCharacterProperties; }