diff --git a/.changeset/twenty-swans-help.md b/.changeset/twenty-swans-help.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6feff90de9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/twenty-swans-help.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"@gradio/imageeditor": patch
+"gradio": patch
+---
+
+fix:Ensure ImageEditor brush colour is updated when changed
diff --git a/js/imageeditor/shared/tools/Brush.svelte b/js/imageeditor/shared/tools/Brush.svelte
index 5a64641b55..1c1c7f534b 100644
--- a/js/imageeditor/shared/tools/Brush.svelte
+++ b/js/imageeditor/shared/tools/Brush.svelte
@@ -47,12 +47,11 @@
 		? colors.map(process_color).filter((_, i) => i < 4)
 		: [];
 
-	$: selected_color =
-		default_color === "auto"
-			? processed_colors[0]
-			: !default_color
-				? "black"
-				: process_color(default_color);
+	let selected_color = process_color(default_color || "#000000");
+
+	$: if (mode === "draw") {
+		current_color.set(selected_color);
+	}
 
 	let brush_options: brush_option_type = false;