diff --git a/include/osgText/Text b/include/osgText/Text
index 51948934f..b28d09e8b 100644
--- a/include/osgText/Text
+++ b/include/osgText/Text
@@ -73,11 +73,16 @@ class OSGTEXT_EXPORT Text : public osg::Drawable
         virtual bool isSameKindAs(const osg::Object* obj) const { return dynamic_cast<const Text*>(obj)!=NULL; }
         virtual const char* className() const { return "Text"; }
 
-
         void setPosition(const osg::Vec2& pos);
         void setPosition(const osg::Vec3& pos);
         const osg::Vec3& getPosition() const { return _pos; }
 
+
+        void setColor(const osg::Vec4& color) { _color = color; }
+        osg::Vec4& getColor() { return _color; }
+        const osg::Vec4& getColor() const { return _color; }
+
+
         void setDrawMode(int mode) { _drawMode=mode; }
         int getDrawMode() const { return _drawMode; }
 
@@ -132,8 +137,9 @@ class OSGTEXT_EXPORT Text : public osg::Drawable
         int                 _drawMode;
         int                 _boundingBoxType;
 
-        osg::Vec3        _pos;
-        osg::Vec3        _alignmentPos;
+        osg::Vec3           _pos;        
+        osg::Vec3           _alignmentPos;
+        osg::Vec4           _color;
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/src/osgText/Text.cpp b/src/osgText/Text.cpp
index bfa193d3d..314cbb576 100644
--- a/src/osgText/Text.cpp
+++ b/src/osgText/Text.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ Text::Text(const Text& text,const osg::CopyOp& copyop):
         _drawMode(text._drawMode),
         _boundingBoxType(text._boundingBoxType),
         _pos(text._pos),
-        _alignmentPos(text._alignmentPos)
+        _alignmentPos(text._alignmentPos),
+        _color(text._color)
 {
 }
 
@@ -112,6 +113,8 @@ setDefaults()
     _pos.set(0,0,0);
     _alignmentPos.set(0,0,0);
     
+    _color.set(1.0f,1.0f,1.0f,1.0f);
+    
     _fontType=UNDEF;
     _alignment=LEFT_BOTTOM;
     _drawMode=DEFAULT;
@@ -190,6 +193,8 @@ void Text::drawImmediateMode(State& state)
     // draw boundingBox
     if(_drawMode & TEXT)
     {
+        glColor3fv(_color.ptr());
+
         Vec3    drawPos(_pos+_alignmentPos);
         glPushMatrix();
             switch(_fontType)