diff --git a/headers/private/app/ServerReadOnlyMemory.h b/headers/private/app/ServerReadOnlyMemory.h
index 534d6c67ff..e0bb817085 100644
--- a/headers/private/app/ServerReadOnlyMemory.h
+++ b/headers/private/app/ServerReadOnlyMemory.h
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ struct server_read_only_memory {
 };
 
 
+// NOTE: these functions must be kept in sync with InterfaceDefs.h color_which!
+
 static inline int32
 color_which_to_index(color_which which)
 {
@@ -32,4 +34,17 @@ color_which_to_index(color_which which)
 	return -1;
 }
 
+static inline color_which
+index_to_color_which(int32 index)
+{
+	if (index >= 0 && index < kNumColors) {
+		if ((color_which)index < B_WINDOW_INACTIVE_TEXT_COLOR)
+			return (color_which)(index + 1);
+		else 
+			return (color_which)(index + B_SUCCESS_COLOR - B_WINDOW_INACTIVE_TEXT_COLOR);
+	}
+
+	return (color_which)-1;
+}
+
 #endif	/* SERVER_READ_ONLY_MEMORY_H */
diff --git a/src/servers/app/DesktopSettings.cpp b/src/servers/app/DesktopSettings.cpp
index 5657d6a9e3..9f13aa5505 100644
--- a/src/servers/app/DesktopSettings.cpp
+++ b/src/servers/app/DesktopSettings.cpp
@@ -216,6 +216,13 @@ DesktopSettingsPrivate::_Load()
 			bool triggersAlwaysShown;
 			if (settings.FindBool("triggers always shown", &triggersAlwaysShown) == B_OK)
 				fMenuInfo.triggers_always_shown = triggersAlwaysShown;
+			
+			char colorName[12];	
+			
+			for (int32 i = 0; i < kNumColors; i++) {
+				snprintf(colorName, sizeof(colorName), "color%ld", index_to_color_which(i));
+				settings.FindInt32(colorName, (int32*)&fShared.colors[i]);
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -313,7 +320,13 @@ DesktopSettingsPrivate::Save(uint32 mask)
 			settings.AddInt32("separator", fMenuInfo.separator);
 			settings.AddBool("click to open", fMenuInfo.click_to_open);
 			settings.AddBool("triggers always shown", fMenuInfo.triggers_always_shown);
-			// TODO: more appearance settings
+
+			char colorName[12];
+
+			for (int32 i = 0; i < kNumColors; i++) {
+				snprintf(colorName, sizeof(colorName), "color%ld", index_to_color_which(i));
+				settings.AddInt32(colorName, (const int32&)fShared.colors[i]);
+			}
 
 			BFile file;
 			status = file.SetTo(path.Path(), B_CREATE_FILE | B_ERASE_FILE | B_READ_WRITE);