diff --git a/qucs/schematic.cpp b/qucs/schematic.cpp
index fea89a80..002ed7cd 100644
--- a/qucs/schematic.cpp
+++ b/qucs/schematic.cpp
@@ -584,9 +584,15 @@ void Schematic::drawPostPaintEvents(QPainter* painter) {
             painter->fillRect(p.x1, p.y1, p.x2, p.y2, QColor(200, 220, 240, 100));
             painter->drawRect(p.x1, p.y1, p.x2, p.y2);
             break;
-        case _Line:
+        case _Line: {
+            painter->save();
+            QPen lp{painter->pen()};
+            lp.setWidth(p.a == 0 ? 1 : p.a);
+            painter->setPen(lp);
             painter->drawLine(p.x1, p.y1, p.x2, p.y2);
+            painter->restore();
             break;
+        }
         case _Ellipse:
             painter->drawEllipse(p.x1, p.y1, p.x2, p.y2);
             break;
diff --git a/qucs/schematic_element.cpp b/qucs/schematic_element.cpp
index c563b9ac..166e9d21 100644
--- a/qucs/schematic_element.cpp
+++ b/qucs/schematic_element.cpp
@@ -3213,7 +3213,7 @@ void Schematic::showEphemeralWire(const QPoint& a, const QPoint& b) noexcept {
     for (std::size_t i = 1; i < points.size(); i++) {
         auto m = points[i-1];
         auto n = points[i];
-	PostPaintEvent(_Line, m.x(), m.y(), n.x(), n.y());
+        PostPaintEvent(_Line, m.x(), m.y(), n.x(), n.y(), 3);
     }
 
 }