diff --git a/source/blender/src/drawipo.c b/source/blender/src/drawipo.c
index c8013a62344..6f7b1adfebc 100644
--- a/source/blender/src/drawipo.c
+++ b/source/blender/src/drawipo.c
@@ -1092,7 +1092,7 @@ static void draw_ipovertices(int sel)
 	
 	if(G.f & G_PICKSEL) return;
 	
-	glPointSize(3.0);
+	glPointSize(BIF_GetThemeValuef(TH_VERTEX_SIZE));
 	
 	ei= G.sipo->editipo;
 	for(nr=0; nr<G.sipo->totipo; nr++, ei++) {
@@ -2624,4 +2624,3 @@ EditIpo *select_proj_ipo(rctf *rectf, int event)
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
-
diff --git a/source/blender/src/resources.c b/source/blender/src/resources.c
index e1146951ea7..5bfb7d5d4e3 100644
--- a/source/blender/src/resources.c
+++ b/source/blender/src/resources.c
@@ -421,6 +421,7 @@ void BIF_InitTheme(void)
 	SETCOL(btheme->tipo.vertex, 0xff, 0x70, 0xff, 255);
 	SETCOL(btheme->tipo.vertex_select, 0xff, 0xff, 0x70, 255);
 	SETCOL(btheme->tipo.hilite, 0x60, 0xc0, 0x40, 255); 
+	btheme->tipo.vertex_size= 3;
 
 	/* space file */
 	/* to have something initialized */
@@ -597,6 +598,7 @@ char *BIF_ThemeColorsPup(int spacetype)
 			str += sprintf(str, "Ipo Channels %%x%d|", TH_SHADE2);
 			str += sprintf(str, "Vertex %%x%d|", TH_VERTEX);
 			str += sprintf(str, "Vertex Selected %%x%d|", TH_VERTEX_SELECT);
+			str += sprintf(str, "Vertex Size %%x%d|", TH_VERTEX_SIZE);
 			break;
 		case SPACE_FILE:
 			str += sprintf(str, "Selected file %%x%d", TH_HILITE);
diff --git a/source/blender/src/usiblender.c b/source/blender/src/usiblender.c
index 31d3fedd14f..8cf22b889f0 100644
--- a/source/blender/src/usiblender.c
+++ b/source/blender/src/usiblender.c
@@ -345,6 +345,14 @@ static void init_userdef_file(void)
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	if (G.main->versionfile <= 242) {
+		bTheme *btheme;
+		for(btheme= U.themes.first; btheme; btheme= btheme->next) {
+			if(btheme->tipo.vertex_size == 0) {
+				btheme->tipo.vertex_size= 3;
+			}
+		}
+	}
 	
 	if (U.undosteps==0) U.undosteps=32;