diff --git a/cpp/open3d/visualization/rendering/filament/FilamentScene.cpp b/cpp/open3d/visualization/rendering/filament/FilamentScene.cpp
index 64dffe9dc69..13f2d7800d7 100644
--- a/cpp/open3d/visualization/rendering/filament/FilamentScene.cpp
+++ b/cpp/open3d/visualization/rendering/filament/FilamentScene.cpp
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ void FilamentScene::UpdateGeometry(const std::string& object_name,
             const size_t color_array_size = n_vertices * 3 * sizeof(float);
             if (pcloud_is_gpu) {
                 auto color_data = static_cast<float*>(malloc(color_array_size));
-                memcpy(color_data, cpu_pcloud.GetPointPositions().GetDataPtr(),
+                memcpy(color_data, cpu_pcloud.GetPointColors().GetDataPtr(),
                        color_array_size);
                 filament::VertexBuffer::BufferDescriptor color_descriptor(
                         color_data, color_array_size, DeallocateBuffer);