diff --git a/code/datums/quirks/positive_quirks.dm b/code/datums/quirks/positive_quirks.dm
index 4c4beb01a6b..30854202ea4 100644
--- a/code/datums/quirks/positive_quirks.dm
+++ b/code/datums/quirks/positive_quirks.dm
@@ -295,7 +295,9 @@
 	)
 
 /datum/quirk/item_quirk/tagger/add_unique(client/client_source)
-	give_item_to_holder(/obj/item/toy/crayon/spraycan, list(LOCATION_BACKPACK = ITEM_SLOT_BACKPACK, LOCATION_HANDS = ITEM_SLOT_HANDS))
+	var/obj/item/toy/crayon/spraycan/can = new
+	can.set_painting_tool_color(client_source?.prefs.read_preference(/datum/preference/color/paint_color))
+	give_item_to_holder(can, list(LOCATION_BACKPACK = ITEM_SLOT_BACKPACK, LOCATION_HANDS = ITEM_SLOT_HANDS))
 
 /datum/quirk/throwingarm
 	name = "Throwing Arm"
diff --git a/code/modules/client/preferences/paint_color.dm b/code/modules/client/preferences/paint_color.dm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a44208b8325
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/modules/client/preferences/paint_color.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/// Preference for the roundstart color of the spraycan given by the Tagger quirk.
+/datum/preference/color/paint_color
+	savefile_key = "paint_color"
+	savefile_identifier = PREFERENCE_CHARACTER
+	category = PREFERENCE_CATEGORY_SECONDARY_FEATURES
+
+/datum/preference/color/paint_color/is_accessible(datum/preferences/preferences)
+	if (!..(preferences))
+		return FALSE
+
+	return "Tagger" in preferences.all_quirks
+
+/datum/preference/color/paint_color/apply_to_human(mob/living/carbon/human/target, value)
+	return
diff --git a/tgstation.dme b/tgstation.dme
index 488addc69a0..5531cc418f6 100644
--- a/tgstation.dme
+++ b/tgstation.dme
@@ -3047,6 +3047,7 @@
 #include "code\modules\client\preferences\multiz_performance.dm"
 #include "code\modules\client\preferences\names.dm"
 #include "code\modules\client\preferences\ooc.dm"
+#include "code\modules\client\preferences\paint_color.dm"
 #include "code\modules\client\preferences\parallax.dm"
 #include "code\modules\client\preferences\pda.dm"
 #include "code\modules\client\preferences\persistent_scars.dm"
diff --git a/tgui/packages/tgui/interfaces/PreferencesMenu/preferences/features/character_preferences/paint_color.tsx b/tgui/packages/tgui/interfaces/PreferencesMenu/preferences/features/character_preferences/paint_color.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e2b9ef00993
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tgui/packages/tgui/interfaces/PreferencesMenu/preferences/features/character_preferences/paint_color.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import { Feature, FeatureColorInput } from '../base';
+
+export const paint_color: Feature<string> = {
+  name: 'Spray paint color',
+  component: FeatureColorInput,
+};