diff --git a/code/_onclick/hud/alert.dm b/code/_onclick/hud/alert.dm
index 4689863245..988c11df10 100644
--- a/code/_onclick/hud/alert.dm
+++ b/code/_onclick/hud/alert.dm
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 		alert.icon_state = "itembased"
 		var/image/I = image(icon = new_master.icon, icon_state = new_master.icon_state, dir = SOUTH)
 		I.plane = PLANE_PLAYER_HUD_ABOVE
+		I.color = new_master.color
 		alert.add_overlay(I)
 		alert.master = new_master
 	else