diff --git a/meshmode/mesh/visualization.py b/meshmode/mesh/visualization.py
index 52711a0a8b3654a0ea89291c47a7c14ab19d8ed0..a1b1470739b0f06e6f6f3c65f20b684f4006c8e9 100644
--- a/meshmode/mesh/visualization.py
+++ b/meshmode/mesh/visualization.py
@@ -142,14 +142,23 @@ def draw_2d_mesh(mesh, draw_vertex_numbers=True, draw_element_numbers=True,
 
 # {{{ draw_curve
 
-def draw_curve(mesh):
-    import matplotlib.pyplot as pt
-    pt.plot(mesh.vertices[0], mesh.vertices[1], "o")
+def draw_curve(mesh,
+        el_bdry_style="o", el_bdry_kwargs=None,
+        node_style="x-", node_kwargs=None):
+    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+
+    if el_bdry_kwargs is None:
+        el_bdry_kwargs = {}
+    if node_kwargs is None:
+        node_kwargs = {}
+
+    plt.plot(mesh.vertices[0], mesh.vertices[1], el_bdry_style, **el_bdry_kwargs)
 
     for i, group in enumerate(mesh.groups):
-        pt.plot(
+        plt.plot(
                 group.nodes[0].ravel(),
-                group.nodes[1].ravel(), "-x", label="Group %d" % i)
+                group.nodes[1].ravel(), node_style, label="Group %d" % i,
+                **node_kwargs)
 
 # }}}