diff --git a/app/Controller/CategoryController.php b/app/Controller/CategoryController.php
index e3f2406b6..c2b8c2a68 100644
--- a/app/Controller/CategoryController.php
+++ b/app/Controller/CategoryController.php
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class CategoryController extends BaseController
 
         $this->response->html($this->template->render('category/create', array(
             'values'  => $values + array('project_id' => $project['id']),
+            'colors'  => $this->colorModel->getList(),
             'errors'  => $errors,
             'project' => $project,
         )));
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ class CategoryController extends BaseController
 
         $this->response->html($this->template->render('category/edit', array(
             'values'  => empty($values) ? $category : $values,
+            'colors'  => $this->colorModel->getList(),
             'errors'  => $errors,
             'project' => $project,
         )));
diff --git a/app/Model/ColorModel.php b/app/Model/ColorModel.php
index 7da05fcf3..d0df2ed63 100644
--- a/app/Model/ColorModel.php
+++ b/app/Model/ColorModel.php
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ class ColorModel extends Base
         $buffer = '';
 
         foreach ($this->default_colors as $color => $values) {
-            $buffer .= '.task-board.color-'.$color.', .task-summary-container.color-'.$color.', .color-picker-square.color-'.$color.' {';
+            $buffer .= '.task-board.color-'.$color.', .task-summary-container.color-'.$color.', .color-picker-square.color-'.$color.', .task-board-category.color-'.$color.', .table-list-category.color-'.$color.' {';
             $buffer .= 'background-color: '.$values['background'].';';
             $buffer .= 'border-color: '.$values['border'];
             $buffer .= '}';
diff --git a/app/Model/TaskFinderModel.php b/app/Model/TaskFinderModel.php
index e3b5e0b97..0c96a821e 100644
--- a/app/Model/TaskFinderModel.php
+++ b/app/Model/TaskFinderModel.php
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ class TaskFinderModel extends Base
                 UserModel::TABLE.'.avatar_path AS assignee_avatar_path',
                 CategoryModel::TABLE.'.name AS category_name',
                 CategoryModel::TABLE.'.description AS category_description',
+                CategoryModel::TABLE.'.color_id AS category_color_id',
                 ColumnModel::TABLE.'.title AS column_name',
                 ColumnModel::TABLE.'.position AS column_position',
                 SwimlaneModel::TABLE.'.name AS swimlane_name',
diff --git a/app/Schema/Mysql.php b/app/Schema/Mysql.php
index 7d8c0993b..a5074a43e 100644
--- a/app/Schema/Mysql.php
+++ b/app/Schema/Mysql.php
@@ -8,7 +8,12 @@ use PDO;
 use Kanboard\Core\Security\Token;
 use Kanboard\Core\Security\Role;
 
-const VERSION = 131;
+const VERSION = 132;
+
+function version_132(PDO $pdo)
+{
+    $pdo->exec('ALTER TABLE `project_has_categories` ADD COLUMN `color_id` VARCHAR(50) DEFAULT NULL');
+}
 
 function version_131(PDO $pdo)
 {
diff --git a/app/Schema/Postgres.php b/app/Schema/Postgres.php
index bd2ba1e17..cd4e0fac8 100644
--- a/app/Schema/Postgres.php
+++ b/app/Schema/Postgres.php
@@ -8,7 +8,12 @@ use PDO;
 use Kanboard\Core\Security\Token;
 use Kanboard\Core\Security\Role;
 
-const VERSION = 109;
+const VERSION = 110;
+
+function version_110(PDO $pdo)
+{
+    $pdo->exec('ALTER TABLE "project_has_categories" ADD COLUMN "color_id" VARCHAR(50) DEFAULT NULL');
+}
 
 function version_109(PDO $pdo)
 {
diff --git a/app/Schema/Sql/mysql.sql b/app/Schema/Sql/mysql.sql
index fba959a95..b626013a8 100644
--- a/app/Schema/Sql/mysql.sql
+++ b/app/Schema/Sql/mysql.sql
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `project_has_categories` (
   `name` varchar(191) COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci NOT NULL,
   `project_id` int(11) NOT NULL,
   `description` mediumtext COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci,
+  `color_id` varchar(50) COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci DEFAULT NULL,
   PRIMARY KEY (`id`),
   UNIQUE KEY `idx_project_category` (`project_id`,`name`),
   KEY `categories_project_idx` (`project_id`),
diff --git a/app/Schema/Sql/postgres.sql b/app/Schema/Sql/postgres.sql
index 5a2224fb6..c0ea275b5 100644
--- a/app/Schema/Sql/postgres.sql
+++ b/app/Schema/Sql/postgres.sql
@@ -542,7 +542,8 @@ CREATE TABLE "project_has_categories" (
     "id" integer NOT NULL,
     "name" character varying(255) NOT NULL,
     "project_id" integer NOT NULL,
-    "description" "text"
+    "description" "text",
+    "color_id" character varying(255)
 );
 
 
diff --git a/app/Schema/Sqlite.php b/app/Schema/Sqlite.php
index 997314529..7889b1332 100644
--- a/app/Schema/Sqlite.php
+++ b/app/Schema/Sqlite.php
@@ -8,7 +8,12 @@ use Kanboard\Core\Security\Token;
 use Kanboard\Core\Security\Role;
 use PDO;
 
-const VERSION = 118;
+const VERSION = 119;
+
+function version_119(PDO $pdo)
+{
+    $pdo->exec('ALTER TABLE project_has_categories ADD COLUMN color_id TEXT DEFAULT NULL');
+}
 
 function version_118(PDO $pdo)
 {
diff --git a/app/Template/board/task_footer.php b/app/Template/board/task_footer.php
index 95ffd8fdd..cdb75a1f0 100644
--- a/app/Template/board/task_footer.php
+++ b/app/Template/board/task_footer.php
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php if (! empty($task['category_id'])): ?>
 <div class="task-board-category-container task-board-category-container-color">
-    <span class="task-board-category category-<?= $this->text->e($task['category_name']) ?>">
+    <span class="task-board-category category-<?= $this->text->e($task['category_name']) ?> <?= $task['category_color_id'] ? "color-{$task['category_color_id']}" : '' ?>">
         <?php if ($not_editable): ?>
             <?= $this->text->e($task['category_name']) ?>
         <?php else: ?>
diff --git a/app/Template/category/create.php b/app/Template/category/create.php
index f065305ad..32501b8df 100644
--- a/app/Template/category/create.php
+++ b/app/Template/category/create.php
@@ -7,5 +7,8 @@
     <?= $this->form->label(t('Category Name'), 'name') ?>
     <?= $this->form->text('name', $values, $errors, array('autofocus', 'required')) ?>
 
+    <?= $this->form->label(t('Color'), 'color_id') ?>
+    <?= $this->form->select('color_id', array('' => t('No color')) + $colors, $values, $errors, array(), 'color-picker') ?>
+
     <?= $this->modal->submitButtons() ?>
 </form>
diff --git a/app/Template/category/edit.php b/app/Template/category/edit.php
index cd8ee7ba6..446ce7b55 100644
--- a/app/Template/category/edit.php
+++ b/app/Template/category/edit.php
@@ -11,5 +11,8 @@
     <?= $this->form->label(t('Description'), 'description') ?>
     <?= $this->form->textEditor('description', $values, $errors, array('tabindex' => 2)) ?>
 
+    <?= $this->form->label(t('Color'), 'color_id') ?>
+    <?= $this->form->select('color_id', array('' => t('No color')) + $colors, $values, $errors, array(), 'color-picker') ?>
+
     <?= $this->modal->submitButtons() ?>
 </form>
diff --git a/app/Template/task_list/task_details.php b/app/Template/task_list/task_details.php
index b68be2dcb..9afd9f55e 100644
--- a/app/Template/task_list/task_details.php
+++ b/app/Template/task_list/task_details.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <?= $this->text->e($task['column_name']) ?>
 
     <?php if (! empty($task['category_id'])): ?>
-        <span class="table-list-category">
+        <span class="table-list-category <?= $task['category_color_id'] ? "color-{$task['category_color_id']}" : '' ?>">
             <?php if ($this->user->hasProjectAccess('TaskModificationController', 'edit', $task['project_id'])): ?>
                 <?= $this->url->link(
                     $this->text->e($task['category_name']),