diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm
index f2bc8b5686..a058ab303d 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(PDAs)
 /obj/item/device/pda/equipped(mob/user, slot)
 	if(!equipped)
 		if(user.client)
+			background_color = user.client.prefs.pda_color
 			switch(user.client.prefs.pda_style)
 				if(MONO)
 					font_index = MODE_MONO
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(PDAs)
 				else
 					font_index = MODE_MONO
 					font_mode = FONT_MONO
-		equipped = TRUE
+			equipped = TRUE
 
 /obj/item/device/pda/proc/update_label()
 	name = "PDA-[owner] ([ownjob])" //Name generalisation
diff --git a/code/modules/client/preferences.dm b/code/modules/client/preferences.dm
index 0469f31aba..8d8ca74b43 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/preferences.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/preferences.dm
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(preferences_datums)
 	var/allow_midround_antag = 1
 	var/preferred_map = null
 	var/pda_style = MONO
+	var/pda_color = "#808000"
 
 	var/uses_glasses_colour = 0
 
@@ -294,7 +295,8 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(preferences_datums)
 			dat += "<b>Keybindings:</b> <a href='?_src_=prefs;preference=hotkeys'>[(hotkeys) ? "Hotkeys" : "Default"]</a><br>"
 			dat += "<b>Action Buttons:</b> <a href='?_src_=prefs;preference=action_buttons'>[(buttons_locked) ? "Locked In Place" : "Unlocked"]</a><br>"
 			dat += "<b>tgui Style:</b> <a href='?_src_=prefs;preference=tgui_fancy'>[(tgui_fancy) ? "Fancy" : "No Frills"]</a><br>"
-			dat += "<b>PDA Style:</b> <a href='?_src_=prefs;task=input;preference=PDA'>[pda_style]</a><br>"
+			dat += "<b>PDA Style:</b> <a href='?_src_=prefs;task=input;preference=pda_style'>[pda_style]</a><br>"
+			dat += "<b>PDA Color:</b> <span style='border:1px solid #161616; background-color: [pda_color];'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span> <a href='?_src_=prefs;preference=pda_color;task=input'>Change</a><BR>"
 			dat += "<b>tgui Monitors:</b> <a href='?_src_=prefs;preference=tgui_lock'>[(tgui_lock) ? "Primary" : "All"]</a><br>"
 			dat += "<b>Window Flashing:</b> <a href='?_src_=prefs;preference=winflash'>[(windowflashing) ? "Yes" : "No"]</a><br>"
 			dat += "<b>Play admin midis:</b> <a href='?_src_=prefs;preference=hear_midis'>[(toggles & SOUND_MIDI) ? "Yes" : "No"]</a><br>"
@@ -1296,10 +1298,14 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(preferences_datums)
 					var/pickedui = input(user, "Choose your UI style.", "Character Preference")  as null|anything in list("Midnight", "Plasmafire", "Retro", "Slimecore", "Operative", "Clockwork")
 					if(pickedui)
 						UI_style = pickedui
-				if("PDA")
-					var/pickedPDA = input(user, "Choose your PDA style.", "Character Preference")  as null|anything in list(MONO, SHARE, ORBITRON, VT)
-					if(pickedPDA)
-						pda_style = pickedPDA
+				if("pda_style")
+					var/pickedPDAStyle = input(user, "Choose your PDA style.", "Character Preference")  as null|anything in list(MONO, SHARE, ORBITRON, VT)
+					if(pickedPDAStyle)
+						pda_style = pickedPDAStyle
+				if("pda_color")
+					var/pickedPDAColor = input(user, "Choose your PDA Interface color.", "Character Preference") as null|color
+					if(pickedPDAColor)
+						pda_color = pickedPDAColor
 
 				//citadel code
 				if("cock_color")
diff --git a/code/modules/client/preferences_savefile.dm b/code/modules/client/preferences_savefile.dm
index 48dab29cf6..f83a1c06d8 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/preferences_savefile.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/preferences_savefile.dm
@@ -141,6 +141,8 @@ SAVEFILE UPDATING/VERSIONING - 'Simplified', or rather, more coder-friendly ~Car
 		features["has_womb"]			= sanitize_integer(features["has_womb"], 0, 1, 0)
 	if(current_version < 19)
 		pda_style = "mono"
+	if(current_version < 20)
+		pda_color = "#808000"
 
 /datum/preferences/proc/load_path(ckey,filename="preferences.sav")
 	if(!ckey)
@@ -196,6 +198,7 @@ SAVEFILE UPDATING/VERSIONING - 'Simplified', or rather, more coder-friendly ~Car
 	S["screenshake"]		>> screenshake
 	S["damagescreenshake"]		>> damagescreenshake
 	S["pda_style"]			>> pda_style
+	S["pda_color"]			>> pda_color 
 
 	//try to fix any outdated data if necessary
 	if(needs_update >= 0)
@@ -223,6 +226,7 @@ SAVEFILE UPDATING/VERSIONING - 'Simplified', or rather, more coder-friendly ~Car
 	screenshake			= sanitize_integer(screenshake, 0, 200, initial(screenshake))
 	damagescreenshake	= sanitize_integer(damagescreenshake, 0, 2, initial(damagescreenshake))
 	pda_style		= sanitize_inlist(MONO, VT, SHARE, ORBITRON)
+	pda_color		= sanitize_hexcolor(pda_color, 6, 1, initial(pda_color))
 
 	return 1
 
@@ -267,6 +271,7 @@ SAVEFILE UPDATING/VERSIONING - 'Simplified', or rather, more coder-friendly ~Car
 	WRITE_FILE(S["damagescreenshake"], damagescreenshake)
 	WRITE_FILE(S["arousable"], arousable)
 	WRITE_FILE(S["pda_style"], pda_style)
+	WRITE_FILE(S["pda_color"], pda_color)
 
 	return 1