diff --git a/src/main.tsx b/src/main.tsx
index f358ea68..1eebcee2 100644
--- a/src/main.tsx
+++ b/src/main.tsx
@@ -205,9 +205,12 @@ class Prompt extends React.Component<{rptr : RemotePtrType, festate : FeStateTyp
                 isRoot = true;
             }
         }
-        let className = (isRoot ? "term-bright-red" : "term-bright-green");
+        let colorClass = (isRoot ? "color-red" : "color-green");
+        if (remote && remote.remoteopts && remote.remoteopts.color) {
+            colorClass = "color-" + remote.remoteopts.color;
+        }
         return (
-            <span className="term-bright-green">[{remoteStr}] {cwd} {isRoot ? "#" : "$"}</span>
+            <span className={cn("term-prompt", colorClass)}>[{remoteStr}] {cwd} {isRoot ? "#" : "$"}</span>
         );
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/sh2.less b/src/sh2.less
index 647e9aad..00dbc1d7 100644
--- a/src/sh2.less
+++ b/src/sh2.less
@@ -1248,6 +1248,42 @@ input[type=checkbox] {
     color: @term-bright-red;
 }
 
+#main .term-prompt {
+    color: @term-bright-green;
+    
+    &.color-green {
+        color: @term-bright-green;
+    }
+
+    &.color-red {
+        color: @term-bright-red;
+    }
+
+    &.color-blue {
+        color: @term-bright-blue;
+    }
+
+    &.color-yellow {
+        color: @term-bright-yellow;
+    }
+
+    &.color-magenta {
+        color: @term-bright-magenta;
+    }
+
+    &.color-cyan {
+        color: @term-bright-cyan;
+    }
+
+    &.color-white {
+        color: @term-bright-white;
+    }
+
+    &.color-orange {
+        color: @tab-orange;
+    }
+}
+
 #main .screen-tabs .screen-tab {
     &.color-green {
         color: @tab-black-text;
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index c394ac35..04befdf0 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ type ScreenWindowType = {
     remove? : boolean,
 };
 
+type RemoteOptsType = {
+    color : string,
+};
+
 type RemoteType = {
     remotetype : string,
     remoteid : string,
@@ -100,6 +104,7 @@ type RemoteType = {
     mshellversion : string,
     needsmshellupgrade : boolean,
     waitingforpassword : boolean,
+    remoteopts? : RemoteOptsType,
     local : boolean,
     remove? : boolean,
 };