diff --git a/pydm/widgets/drawing.py b/pydm/widgets/drawing.py
index b22bd20d9..1ba7ea93d 100644
--- a/pydm/widgets/drawing.py
+++ b/pydm/widgets/drawing.py
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+_penRuleProperties = {
+    "Set Pen Color": ["penColor", QColor],
+    "Set Pen Style": ["penStyle", int],
+    "Set Pen Width": ["penWidth", float],
+}
+
 
 def deg_to_qt(deg):
     """
@@ -447,7 +453,7 @@ def alarm_severity_changed(self, new_alarm_severity):
                 self.penStyle = self._original_pen_style
 
 
-class PyDMDrawingLine(PyDMDrawing):
+class PyDMDrawingLine(PyDMDrawing, new_properties=_penRuleProperties):
     """
     A widget with a line drawn in it.
     This class inherits from PyDMDrawing.
@@ -1245,7 +1251,10 @@ def p2d(pt):
 
         if self._arrow_start_point_selection and (len(self._points[1]) >= 2):
             points = PyDMDrawingLine._arrow_points(
-                p2d(self._points[len(self._points) - 2]), p2d(self._points[len(self._points) - 1]), 6, 6
+                p2d(self._points[len(self._points) - 2]),
+                p2d(self._points[len(self._points) - 1]),
+                6,
+                6,
             )
             painter.drawPolygon(points)
 
@@ -1287,10 +1296,18 @@ def validate_point(i, point):
                 try:
                     point = ast.literal_eval(point)
                 except SyntaxError:
-                    logger.error("point %d must be two numbers, comma-separated, received '%s'", i, pt)
+                    logger.error(
+                        "point %d must be two numbers, comma-separated, received '%s'",
+                        i,
+                        pt,
+                    )
                     return
             if not isinstance(point, (list, tuple)) or len(point) != 2:
-                logger.error("point %d must be two numbers, comma-separated, received '%s'", i, pt)
+                logger.error(
+                    "point %d must be two numbers, comma-separated, received '%s'",
+                    i,
+                    pt,
+                )
                 return
             try:
                 point = list(map(float, point))  # ensure all values are float
diff --git a/pydm/widgets/rules.py b/pydm/widgets/rules.py
index bb7d7cf08..df915ffb6 100644
--- a/pydm/widgets/rules.py
+++ b/pydm/widgets/rules.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 from qtpy.QtCore import QThread, QMutex, Signal
 from qtpy.QtWidgets import QWidget, QApplication
+from qtpy.QtGui import QColor
 from ..utilities import is_qt_designer
 from .channel import PyDMChannel
 
@@ -183,7 +184,12 @@ def register(self, widget, rules):
                 conn_cb = functools.partial(self.callback_conn, widget_ref, idx, ch_idx)
                 value_cb = functools.partial(self.callback_value, widget_ref, idx, ch_idx, ch["trigger"])
                 enums_cb = functools.partial(self.callback_enum, widget_ref, idx, ch_idx)
-                c = PyDMChannel(ch["channel"], connection_slot=conn_cb, value_slot=value_cb, enum_strings_slot=enums_cb)
+                c = PyDMChannel(
+                    ch["channel"],
+                    connection_slot=conn_cb,
+                    value_slot=value_cb,
+                    enum_strings_slot=enums_cb,
+                )
                 item["channels"].append(c)
             rules_db.append(item)
 
@@ -355,7 +361,7 @@ def calculate_expression(self, widget_ref, idx, rule):
                     pass
             calc_vals.append(v)
 
-        eval_env = {"np": np, "ch": calc_vals}
+        eval_env = {"np": np, "ch": calc_vals, "QColor": QColor}
         eval_env.update({k: v for k, v in math.__dict__.items() if k[0] != "_"})
 
         expression = rule["rule"]["expression"]