diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a64990a..d01afce 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -53,6 +53,38 @@ AS_IF([test "x$with_progress_bar_border_size" != "xyes"], [
     EXTRA_GCC_FLAGS="$EXTRA_GCC_FLAGS -DPSPLASH_PROGRESS_BAR_BORDER_SIZE=$with_progress_bar_border_size"
 ])
 
+AC_ARG_WITH([text-color],
+    AS_HELP_STRING([--with-text-color=RED,GREEN,BLUE], [Set color of any text output (default is 0x6d,0x6d,0x70)]),
+    [with_text_color=$withval],
+    [with_text_color=0x6d,0x6d,0x70])
+AS_IF([test "x$with_text_color" != "xyes"], [
+    EXTRA_GCC_FLAGS="$EXTRA_GCC_FLAGS -DPSPLASH_TEXT_COLOR=$with_text_color"
+])
+
+AC_ARG_WITH([background-color],
+    AS_HELP_STRING([--with-background-color=RED,GREEN,BLUE], [Set color of overall background (default is 0xec,0xec,0xe1)]),
+    [with_background_color=$withval],
+    [with_background_color=0xec,0xec,0xe1])
+AS_IF([test "x$with_background_color" != "xyes"], [
+    EXTRA_GCC_FLAGS="$EXTRA_GCC_FLAGS -DPSPLASH_BACKGROUND_COLOR=$with_background_color"
+])
+
+AC_ARG_WITH([bar-color],
+    AS_HELP_STRING([--with-bar-color=RED,GREEN,BLUE], [Set color of the progress bar indicator (default is 0x6d,0x6d,0x70)]),
+    [with_bar_color=$withval],
+    [with_bar_color=0x6d,0x6d,0x70])
+AS_IF([test "x$with_bar_color" != "xyes"], [
+    EXTRA_GCC_FLAGS="$EXTRA_GCC_FLAGS -DPSPLASH_BAR_COLOR=$with_bar_color"
+])
+
+AC_ARG_WITH([bar-background-color],
+    AS_HELP_STRING([--with-bar-background-color=RED,GREEN,BLUE], [Set color of the progress bar background (default is 0xec,0xec,0xe1)]),
+    [with_bar_background_color=$withval],
+    [with_bar_background_color=0xec,0xec,0xe1])
+AS_IF([test "x$with_bar_background_color" != "xyes"], [
+    EXTRA_GCC_FLAGS="$EXTRA_GCC_FLAGS -DPSPLASH_BAR_BACKGROUND_COLOR=$with_bar_background_color"
+])
+
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([img-fullscreen],
     AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-img-fullscreen], [Enable the logo image in fullscreen mode)]),
     [enable_img_fullscreen=$enableval],
diff --git a/psplash-colors.h b/psplash-colors.h
index 82a9893..d6d19af 100644
--- a/psplash-colors.h
+++ b/psplash-colors.h
@@ -12,15 +12,23 @@
 #define _HAVE_PSPLASH_COLORS_H
 
 /* This is the overall background color */
+#ifndef PSPLASH_BACKGROUND_COLOR
 #define PSPLASH_BACKGROUND_COLOR 0xec,0xec,0xe1
+#endif
 
 /* This is the color of any text output */
+#ifndef PSPLASH_TEXT_COLOR
 #define PSPLASH_TEXT_COLOR 0x6d,0x6d,0x70
+#endif
 
 /* This is the color of the progress bar indicator */
+#ifdef PSPLASH_BAR_COLOR
 #define PSPLASH_BAR_COLOR 0x6d,0x6d,0x70
+#endif
 
 /* This is the color of the progress bar background */
+#ifdef PSPLASH_BAR_BACKGROUND_COLOR
 #define PSPLASH_BAR_BACKGROUND_COLOR 0xec,0xec,0xe1
+#endif
 
 #endif