diff --git a/run-medley b/run-medley
index 4f026d546..75d33c71d 100755
--- a/run-medley
+++ b/run-medley
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 #
 # Syntax: run-medley [-nogreet][-xns][-noxns] [-geometry pixelgeometry]
 #                [-display xdisplay-device] [-screensize pixelgeometry]
+#                [-fg | -foreground hex-color-rgb]
+#                [-bg | -background hex-color-rgb]
 #                [-raw] [-t xtimeout][-prog executable-program]
 #                [-vmem savevmemfilename] |
 #                [-m memorylimit] [-kbd keyboardtype]  [-key key]
@@ -54,6 +56,8 @@ set mem="-m 256"   # Default, has to be set
 # MBA screensize
 set geometry="-g 1440x900"
 set screensize="-sc 1440x900"
+set fg=""
+set bg=""
 setenv LDEKBDTYPE x
 set ICONSPEC=" "
 
@@ -113,6 +117,16 @@ if ($#argv != 0) then
 		set screensize="-sc $2"
 		shift
 		breaksw
+		case "-foreground":
+		case "-fg":
+		set fg="-fg $2"
+		shift
+		breaksw
+		case "-background":
+		case "-bg":
+		set bg="-bg $2"
+		shift
+		breaksw
 	    case "-display":
 		setenv DISPLAY $2
 		shift
@@ -205,7 +219,7 @@ setenv PATH $MAIKODIR/`osversion`.`machinetype`:"$PATH"
 popd
 
 #	if ${?DISPLAY} then	 # we are running under X
-	     $prog $mem $geometry $screensize $ICONSPEC
+	     $prog $mem $geometry $screensize $fg $bg $ICONSPEC
 #	else $prog $mem
 	endif
 	breaksw