diff --git a/plugins/feature/freqdisplay/freqdisplaygui.cpp b/plugins/feature/freqdisplay/freqdisplaygui.cpp
index 741b0bdad..444999474 100644
--- a/plugins/feature/freqdisplay/freqdisplaygui.cpp
+++ b/plugins/feature/freqdisplay/freqdisplaygui.cpp
@@ -16,11 +16,14 @@
 // along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.          //
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
+#include <QColorDialog>
 #include <QContextMenuEvent>
 #include <QFont>
 #include <QLabel>
 #include <QLocale>
 #include <QMenu>
+#include <QPixmap>
+#include <QPushButton>
 #include <QResizeEvent>
 #include <QSpinBox>
 #include <QTimer>
@@ -76,7 +79,6 @@ FreqDisplayOverlay::FreqDisplayOverlay(QWidget* parent)
     m_label = new QLabel(this);
     m_label->setAlignment(Qt::AlignCenter);
     m_label->setWordWrap(true);
-    m_label->setStyleSheet("color: white;");
 
     QVBoxLayout* layout = new QVBoxLayout(this);
     layout->setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0);
@@ -269,7 +271,9 @@ void FreqDisplayGUI::displaySettings()
     // Must come after frequencyUnits is set so the range/enabled state is correct
     updateFreqDecimalSpinbox();
 
+    updateTextColorButton();
     applyTransparency();
+    applyTextColor();
     applySpeech();
     updateChannelList();
 }
@@ -293,6 +297,7 @@ void FreqDisplayGUI::applySettings(bool force)
     settingsKeys.append("showUnits");
     settingsKeys.append("freqDecimalPlaces");
     settingsKeys.append("powerDecimalPlaces");
+    settingsKeys.append("textColor");
     m_freqDisplay->applySettings(m_settings, settingsKeys, force);
 }
 
@@ -561,6 +566,7 @@ void FreqDisplayGUI::applyTransparency()
             // Position the overlay at the current screen position of FreqDisplayGUI.
             m_overlay->move(mapToGlobal(QPoint(0, 0)));
             m_overlay->resize(size());
+            applyTextColor();
             m_overlay->show();
         }
         hide();
@@ -579,6 +585,7 @@ void FreqDisplayGUI::applyTransparency()
             m_overlay = nullptr;
         }
         show();
+        applyTextColor();
         updateFrequencyFont();
     }
 }
@@ -594,6 +601,36 @@ void FreqDisplayGUI::applySpeech()
 #endif
 }
 
+void FreqDisplayGUI::applyTextColor()
+{
+    const QString styleSheet = QString("color: %1;").arg(m_settings.m_textColor.name());
+    if (m_overlay) {
+        m_overlay->label()->setStyleSheet(styleSheet);
+    } else {
+        ui->frequencyValue->setStyleSheet(styleSheet);
+    }
+}
+
+void FreqDisplayGUI::updateTextColorButton()
+{
+    QPixmap pm(16, 16);
+    pm.fill(m_settings.m_textColor);
+    ui->textColor->setIcon(pm);
+}
+
+void FreqDisplayGUI::on_textColor_clicked()
+{
+    const QColor color = QColorDialog::getColor(
+        m_settings.m_textColor, this, tr("Select text color"), QColorDialog::DontUseNativeDialog);
+    if (color.isValid())
+    {
+        m_settings.m_textColor = color;
+        updateTextColorButton();
+        applyTextColor();
+        applySettings();
+    }
+}
+
 void FreqDisplayGUI::on_displayMode_currentIndexChanged(int index)
 {
     m_settings.m_displayMode = static_cast<FreqDisplaySettings::DisplayMode>(index);
diff --git a/plugins/feature/freqdisplay/freqdisplaygui.h b/plugins/feature/freqdisplay/freqdisplaygui.h
index 0ec98f7cc..b0a45e699 100644
--- a/plugins/feature/freqdisplay/freqdisplaygui.h
+++ b/plugins/feature/freqdisplay/freqdisplaygui.h
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@ private:
     void updateFreqDecimalSpinbox();
     void applyTransparency();
     void applySpeech();
+    void applyTextColor();
+    void updateTextColorButton();
     QString formatFrequency(qint64 frequencyHz) const;
 
 private slots:
@@ -133,6 +135,7 @@ private slots:
     void on_showUnits_toggled(bool checked);
     void on_freqDecimalPlaces_valueChanged(int value);
     void on_powerDecimalPlaces_valueChanged(int value);
+    void on_textColor_clicked();
     void pollSelectedChannel();
     void onExitTransparentMode();
 #ifdef QT_TEXTTOSPEECH_FOUND
diff --git a/plugins/feature/freqdisplay/freqdisplaygui.ui b/plugins/feature/freqdisplay/freqdisplaygui.ui
index 5dee0f78b..335d4444b 100644
--- a/plugins/feature/freqdisplay/freqdisplaygui.ui
+++ b/plugins/feature/freqdisplay/freqdisplaygui.ui
@@ -270,6 +270,22 @@ When in transparent mode:
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
+      <item>
+       <widget class="QPushButton" name="textColor">
+        <property name="maximumSize">
+         <size>
+          <width>24</width>
+          <height>24</height>
+         </size>
+        </property>
+        <property name="toolTip">
+         <string>Select color for the frequency / power text</string>
+        </property>
+        <property name="text">
+         <string/>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
      </layout>
     </item>
    </layout>
diff --git a/plugins/feature/freqdisplay/freqdisplaysettings.cpp b/plugins/feature/freqdisplay/freqdisplaysettings.cpp
index 6cc747445..c73696a20 100644
--- a/plugins/feature/freqdisplay/freqdisplaysettings.cpp
+++ b/plugins/feature/freqdisplay/freqdisplaysettings.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 // along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.          //
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
+#include <QColor>
+
 #include "util/simpleserializer.h"
 
 #include "freqdisplaysettings.h"
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@ void FreqDisplaySettings::resetToDefaults()
     m_showUnits = true;
     m_freqDecimalPlaces = 3;
     m_powerDecimalPlaces = 1;
+    m_textColor = Qt::white;
 }
 
 QByteArray FreqDisplaySettings::serialize() const
@@ -57,6 +60,7 @@ QByteArray FreqDisplaySettings::serialize() const
     s.writeBool(10, m_showUnits);
     s.writeS32(11, m_freqDecimalPlaces);
     s.writeS32(12, m_powerDecimalPlaces);
+    s.writeU32(13, m_textColor.rgba());
 
     return s.final();
 }
@@ -93,6 +97,9 @@ bool FreqDisplaySettings::deserialize(const QByteArray& data)
     d.readBool(10, &m_showUnits, true);
     d.readS32(11, &m_freqDecimalPlaces, 3);
     d.readS32(12, &m_powerDecimalPlaces, 1);
+    quint32 rgba = QColor(Qt::white).rgba();
+    d.readU32(13, &rgba, QColor(Qt::white).rgba());
+    m_textColor = QColor::fromRgba(rgba);
 
     return true;
 }
@@ -135,4 +142,7 @@ void FreqDisplaySettings::applySettings(const QStringList& settingsKeys, const F
     if (settingsKeys.contains("powerDecimalPlaces")) {
         m_powerDecimalPlaces = settings.m_powerDecimalPlaces;
     }
+    if (settingsKeys.contains("textColor")) {
+        m_textColor = settings.m_textColor;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/plugins/feature/freqdisplay/freqdisplaysettings.h b/plugins/feature/freqdisplay/freqdisplaysettings.h
index fa5d5622f..fceb2d825 100644
--- a/plugins/feature/freqdisplay/freqdisplaysettings.h
+++ b/plugins/feature/freqdisplay/freqdisplaysettings.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #define INCLUDE_FEATURE_FREQDISPLAYSETTINGS_H_
 
 #include <QByteArray>
+#include <QColor>
 #include <QString>
 #include <QStringList>
 
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ struct FreqDisplaySettings
     bool m_showUnits;                //!< Whether to append unit labels to displayed values
     int m_freqDecimalPlaces;         //!< Decimal places for frequency value (max depends on units: kHz→3, MHz→6, GHz→9)
     int m_powerDecimalPlaces;        //!< Decimal places for power value (0–3)
+    QColor m_textColor;              //!< Color of the frequency / power text
 
     FreqDisplaySettings();
     ~FreqDisplaySettings() = default;