diff --git a/invesalius/data/slice_data.py b/invesalius/data/slice_data.py
index a2cb94b..7f61fc8 100644
--- a/invesalius/data/slice_data.py
+++ b/invesalius/data/slice_data.py
@@ -18,20 +18,25 @@
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 import vtk
 
+import constants as const
+
 class SliceData(object):
     def __init__(self):
-        self.renderer = None
         self.actor = None
-        self.number = 0
         self.cursor = None
+        self.number = 0
+        self.orientation = 'AXIAL'
+        self.renderer = None
         self.__create_text()
 
     def __create_text(self):
+        colour = const.ORIENTATION_COLOUR[self.orientation]
         text_property = vtk.vtkTextProperty()
+        text_property.SetColor(colour)
         text_property.SetFontSize(16)
         text_property.SetFontFamilyToTimes()
         text_property.BoldOn()
-        #text_property.SetColor(colour)
+        self.text_property = text_property
 
         text_actor = vtk.vtkTextActor()
         text_actor.SetInput("%d" % self.number)
@@ -49,6 +54,12 @@ class SliceData(object):
         self.renderer.AddActor(cursor.actor)
         self.cursor = cursor
 
+    def SetOrientation(self, orientation):
+        self.orientation = orientation
+        colour = const.ORIENTATION_COLOUR[self.orientation]
+        self.text_property.SetColor(colour)
+        self.text_actor.GetTextProperty().ShallowCopy(self.text_property)
+
     def Hide(self):
         self.renderer.RemoveActor(self.actor)
         self.renderer.RemoveActor(self.text_actor)
diff --git a/invesalius/data/viewer_slice.py b/invesalius/data/viewer_slice.py
index b8e4615..39154a2 100755
--- a/invesalius/data/viewer_slice.py
+++ b/invesalius/data/viewer_slice.py
@@ -1021,6 +1021,7 @@ class Viewer(wx.Panel):
         actor = vtk.vtkImageActor()
         actor.SetInput(imagedata)
         slice_data = SliceData()
+        slice_data.SetOrientation(self.orientation)
         slice_data.renderer = renderer
         slice_data.actor = actor
         renderer.AddActor(actor)
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