diff --git a/src/karma-webpack.js b/src/karma-webpack.js
index a46148e7..e01bd442 100644
--- a/src/karma-webpack.js
+++ b/src/karma-webpack.js
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ function Plugin(
   /* config.files */ files,
   /* config.frameworks */ frameworks,
   /* config.singleRun */ singleRun,
+  /* config.colors */ colors,
   customFileHandlers,
   emitter
 ) {
@@ -226,6 +227,11 @@ function Plugin(
   compiler.hooks.invalid.tap(this.plugin, invalid.bind(this));
 
   webpackMiddlewareOptions.publicPath = '/_karma_webpack_/';
+
+  // Set webpack's color config to value specified in Karma's config for consistency
+  webpackMiddlewareOptions.stats = webpackMiddlewareOptions.stats || {};
+  webpackMiddlewareOptions.stats.colors = colors;
+
   const middleware = new WebpackDevMiddleware(
     compiler,
     webpackMiddlewareOptions
diff --git a/test/plugin.test.js b/test/plugin.test.js
index 156e51e0..b8bc86b0 100644
--- a/test/plugin.test.js
+++ b/test/plugin.test.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ describe('Plugin', () => {
         [],
         [],
         true,
+        true,
         [],
         emitterMock
       );