diff --git a/mRemoteNG/Connection/AbstractConnectionRecord.cs b/mRemoteNG/Connection/AbstractConnectionRecord.cs
index 74ff6e15a..9a9fe488b 100644
--- a/mRemoteNG/Connection/AbstractConnectionRecord.cs
+++ b/mRemoteNG/Connection/AbstractConnectionRecord.cs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ namespace mRemoteNG.Connection
         private string _description;
         private string _icon;
         private string _panel;
+        private string _color;
 
         private string _hostname;
         private ExternalAddressProvider _externalAddressProvider;
@@ -153,6 +154,17 @@ namespace mRemoteNG.Connection
             set => SetField(ref _panel, value, "Panel");
         }
 
+        [LocalizedAttributes.LocalizedCategory(nameof(Language.Display)),
+         LocalizedAttributes.LocalizedDisplayName(nameof(Language.Color)),
+         LocalizedAttributes.LocalizedDescription(nameof(Language.PropertyDescriptionColor)),
+         Editor(typeof(System.Drawing.Design.ColorEditor), typeof(System.Drawing.Design.UITypeEditor)),
+         TypeConverter(typeof(System.Drawing.ColorConverter))]
+        public virtual string Color
+        {
+            get => GetPropertyValue("Color", _color);
+            set => SetField(ref _color, value, "Color");
+        }
+
         #endregion
 
         #region Connection
diff --git a/mRemoteNG/Connection/ConnectionInfo.cs b/mRemoteNG/Connection/ConnectionInfo.cs
index f65384368..56a2e8838 100644
--- a/mRemoteNG/Connection/ConnectionInfo.cs
+++ b/mRemoteNG/Connection/ConnectionInfo.cs
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ namespace mRemoteNG.Connection
             Description = Settings.Default.ConDefaultDescription;
             Icon = Settings.Default.ConDefaultIcon;
             Panel = Language.General;
+            Color = string.Empty;
         }
 
         private void SetConnectionDefaults()
diff --git a/mRemoteNG/Connection/ConnectionInfoInheritance.cs b/mRemoteNG/Connection/ConnectionInfoInheritance.cs
index 1c0e2281f..fcf0a2d73 100644
--- a/mRemoteNG/Connection/ConnectionInfoInheritance.cs
+++ b/mRemoteNG/Connection/ConnectionInfoInheritance.cs
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ namespace mRemoteNG.Connection
          TypeConverter(typeof(MiscTools.YesNoTypeConverter))]
         public bool Panel { get; set; }
 
+        [LocalizedAttributes.LocalizedCategory(nameof(Language.Display), 2),
+         LocalizedAttributes.LocalizedDisplayNameInherit(nameof(Language.Color)),
+         LocalizedAttributes.LocalizedDescriptionInherit(nameof(Language.PropertyDescriptionColor)),
+         TypeConverter(typeof(MiscTools.YesNoTypeConverter))]
+        public bool Color { get; set; }
+
         #endregion
 
         #region Connection
diff --git a/mRemoteNG/Language/Language.resx b/mRemoteNG/Language/Language.resx
index 311c87c40..0a793b73c 100644
--- a/mRemoteNG/Language/Language.resx
+++ b/mRemoteNG/Language/Language.resx
@@ -1020,6 +1020,9 @@ If you run into such an error, please create a new connection file!</value>
   <data name="PropertyDescriptionPanel" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Sets the panel in which the connection will open.</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="PropertyDescriptionColor" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Sets the color for the connection or folder in the connections tree. Connections inherit this color from their parent folder.</value>
+  </data>
   <data name="PropertyDescriptionPassword" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Enter your password.</value>
   </data>
@@ -1137,6 +1140,9 @@ If you run into such an error, please create a new connection file!</value>
   <data name="CacheBitmaps" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Cache Bitmaps</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="Color" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Color</value>
+  </data>
   <data name="Colors" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Colors</value>
   </data>
diff --git a/mRemoteNG/UI/Controls/ConnectionTree/ConnectionTree.cs b/mRemoteNG/UI/Controls/ConnectionTree/ConnectionTree.cs
index eda16cc70..b5d385745 100644
--- a/mRemoteNG/UI/Controls/ConnectionTree/ConnectionTree.cs
+++ b/mRemoteNG/UI/Controls/ConnectionTree/ConnectionTree.cs
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ namespace mRemoteNG.UI.Controls.ConnectionTree
             ModelDropped += _dragAndDropHandler.HandleEvent_ModelDropped;
             BeforeLabelEdit += OnBeforeLabelEdit;
             AfterLabelEdit += OnAfterLabelEdit;
+            FormatCell += ConnectionTree_FormatCell;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -512,6 +513,27 @@ namespace mRemoteNG.UI.Controls.ConnectionTree
             _contextMenu.DisableShortcutKeys();
         }
 
+        private void ConnectionTree_FormatCell(object sender, FormatCellEventArgs e)
+        {
+            if (e.Model is not ConnectionInfo connectionInfo)
+                return;
+
+            string colorString = connectionInfo.Color;
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(colorString))
+                return;
+
+            try
+            {
+                System.Drawing.ColorConverter converter = new();
+                System.Drawing.Color color = (System.Drawing.Color)converter.ConvertFromString(colorString);
+                e.SubItem.ForeColor = color;
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+                // If color parsing fails, just ignore and use default color
+            }
+        }
+
         private void OnAfterLabelEdit(object sender, LabelEditEventArgs e)
         {
             if (!_nodeInEditMode)