diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/core/Constants.java b/core/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/core/Constants.java
index b94d08c..97712b3 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/core/Constants.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/core/Constants.java
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ public class Constants {
 
 	public static final String TABLE_SETTINGS = "settings";
 	public static final String TAGS = "tags";
+	public static final String TAG_COLORS = "tag_colors";
 	public static final String TASK_IDS = "task_ids";
 	public static final String TAX = "tax";
 	public static final String TEMPLATE = "template";
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/core/model/Project.java b/core/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/core/model/Project.java
index 7b11340..21845f0 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/core/model/Project.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/core/model/Project.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ public class Project implements Mappable {
 	private final long id;
 	private String description;
 	private final Set<String> dirtyFields = new HashSet<>();
+	private final Map<String,String> tagColors = new HashMap<>();
 
 	public Project(long id, String name, String description, int status, Long companyId, boolean showClosed, Map<Long,Member> members, Collection<Status> allowedStates) {
 		this.id = id;
@@ -113,6 +114,10 @@ public class Project implements Mappable {
 		return status;
 	}
 
+	public Map<String, String> tagColors() {
+		return tagColors;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public Map<String, Object> toMap() {
 		var map = new HashMap<String, Object>();
@@ -130,6 +135,7 @@ public class Project implements Mappable {
 		var stateMap = new HashMap<Integer,String>();
 		for (var state : allowedStates) stateMap.put(state.code(),state.name());
 		map.put(ALLOWED_STATES,stateMap);
+		map.put(TAG_COLORS,tagColors);
 		return map;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/project/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/project/SqliteDb.java b/project/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/project/SqliteDb.java
index ae4191e..2bc499b 100644
--- a/project/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/project/SqliteDb.java
+++ b/project/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/project/SqliteDb.java
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ import de.srsoftware.umbrella.core.exceptions.UmbrellaException;
 import de.srsoftware.umbrella.core.model.Permission;
 import de.srsoftware.umbrella.core.model.Project;
 import de.srsoftware.umbrella.core.model.Status;
+import org.json.JSONObject;
+
 import java.sql.Connection;
 import java.sql.SQLException;
 import java.util.Collection;
@@ -132,20 +134,33 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS {0} (
 	public Project load(long projectId) throws UmbrellaException {
 		try {
 			var rs = select(ALL).from(TABLE_PROJECTS).where(ID, equal(projectId)).exec(db);
-			Project result = null;
-			if (rs.next()) result = Project.of(rs);
+			Project project = null;
+			if (rs.next()) project = Project.of(rs);
 			rs.close();
-			if (result == null) throw UmbrellaException.notFound("No project found for id {0}",projectId);
+
+			if (project == null) throw UmbrellaException.notFound("No project found for id {0}",projectId);
+
 			rs = select(ALL).from(TABLE_CUSTOM_STATES).where(PROJECT_ID,equal(projectId)).exec(db);
-			var states = result.allowedStates();
+			var states = project.allowedStates();
 			while (rs.next()) states.add(Status.of(rs));
 			rs.close();
-			return result;
+
+			rs = select(VALUE).from(TABLE_SETTINGS).where(KEY,equal(colorKey(projectId))).exec(db);
+			if (rs.next()) {
+				var map = project.tagColors();
+				new JSONObject(rs.getString(VALUE)).toMap().forEach((k, v) -> map.put(k, v.toString()));
+			}
+			rs.close();
+			return project;
 		} catch (SQLException e) {
 			throw new UmbrellaException("Failed to load project from database");
 		}
 	}
 
+	private String colorKey(long projectId) {
+		return "tag_colors:"+projectId;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public Map<Long, Project> ofCompany(long companyId, boolean includeClosed) throws UmbrellaException {
 		try {