diff --git a/.vscode/cspell.dictionaries/jargon.wordlist.txt b/.vscode/cspell.dictionaries/jargon.wordlist.txt
index 6dd5483c6c1..4109630e553 100644
--- a/.vscode/cspell.dictionaries/jargon.wordlist.txt
+++ b/.vscode/cspell.dictionaries/jargon.wordlist.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ bytewise
 canonicalization
 canonicalize
 canonicalizing
+capget
 codepoint
 codepoints
 codegen
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ kibi
 kibibytes
 libacl
 lcase
+llistxattr
 lossily
 lstat
 mebi
@@ -108,6 +110,7 @@ seedable
 semver
 semiprime
 semiprimes
+setcap
 setfacl
 shortcode
 shortcodes
diff --git a/src/uu/ls/src/colors.rs b/src/uu/ls/src/colors.rs
index 6c580d18a7a..4f97e42e27d 100644
--- a/src/uu/ls/src/colors.rs
+++ b/src/uu/ls/src/colors.rs
@@ -156,6 +156,26 @@ pub(crate) fn color_name(
     target_symlink: Option<&PathData>,
     wrap: bool,
 ) -> String {
+    // Check if the file has capabilities
+    #[cfg(all(unix, not(any(target_os = "android", target_os = "macos"))))]
+    {
+        // Skip checking capabilities if LS_COLORS=ca=:
+        let capabilities = style_manager
+            .colors
+            .style_for_indicator(Indicator::Capabilities);
+
+        let has_capabilities = if capabilities.is_none() {
+            false
+        } else {
+            uucore::fsxattr::has_acl(path.p_buf.as_path())
+        };
+
+        // If the file has capabilities, use a specific style for `ca` (capabilities)
+        if has_capabilities {
+            return style_manager.apply_style(capabilities, name, wrap);
+        }
+    }
+
     if !path.must_dereference {
         // If we need to dereference (follow) a symlink, we will need to get the metadata
         if let Some(de) = &path.de {
diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_ls.rs b/tests/by-util/test_ls.rs
index 3b2d46b39c2..f65078a0d5a 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_ls.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_ls.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 // For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
 // file that was distributed with this source code.
 // spell-checker:ignore (words) READMECAREFULLY birthtime doesntexist oneline somebackup lrwx somefile somegroup somehiddenbackup somehiddenfile tabsize aaaaaaaa bbbb cccc dddddddd ncccc neee naaaaa nbcdef nfffff dired subdired tmpfs mdir COLORTERM mexe bcdef mfoo
+// spell-checker:ignore (words) fakeroot setcap
 #![allow(
     clippy::similar_names,
     clippy::too_many_lines,
@@ -5516,3 +5517,49 @@ fn test_suffix_case_sensitivity() {
         /* cSpell:enable */
     );
 }
+
+#[cfg(all(unix, target_os = "linux"))]
+#[test]
+fn test_ls_capabilities() {
+    let scene = TestScenario::new(util_name!());
+    let at = &scene.fixtures;
+
+    // Test must be run as root (or with `sudo -E`)
+    // fakeroot setcap cap_net_bind_service=ep /tmp/file_name
+    // doesn't trigger an error and fails silently
+    if scene.cmd("whoami").run().stdout_str() != "root\n" {
+        return;
+    }
+    at.mkdir("test");
+    at.mkdir("test/dir");
+    at.touch("test/cap_pos");
+    at.touch("test/dir/cap_neg");
+    at.touch("test/dir/cap_pos");
+
+    let files = ["test/cap_pos", "test/dir/cap_pos"];
+    for file in &files {
+        scene
+            .cmd("sudo")
+            .args(&[
+                "-E",
+                "--non-interactive",
+                "setcap",
+                "cap_net_bind_service=ep",
+                at.plus(file).to_str().unwrap(),
+            ])
+            .succeeds();
+    }
+
+    let ls_colors = "di=:ca=30;41";
+
+    scene
+        .ucmd()
+        .env("LS_COLORS", ls_colors)
+        .arg("--color=always")
+        .arg("test/cap_pos")
+        .arg("test/dir")
+        .succeeds()
+        .stdout_contains("\x1b[30;41mtest/cap_pos") // spell-checker:disable-line
+        .stdout_contains("\x1b[30;41mcap_pos") // spell-checker:disable-line
+        .stdout_does_not_contain("0;41mtest/dir/cap_neg"); // spell-checker:disable-line
+}
diff --git a/util/gnu-patches/tests_ls_no_cap.patch b/util/gnu-patches/tests_ls_no_cap.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5944e3f5661
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/gnu-patches/tests_ls_no_cap.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+diff --git a/tests/ls/no-cap.sh b/tests/ls/no-cap.sh
+index 3d84c74ff..d1f60e70a 100755
+--- a/tests/ls/no-cap.sh
++++ b/tests/ls/no-cap.sh
+@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ print_ver_ ls
+ require_strace_ capget
+ 
+ LS_COLORS=ca=1; export LS_COLORS
+-strace -e capget ls --color=always > /dev/null 2> out || fail=1
+-$EGREP 'capget\(' out || skip_ "your ls doesn't call capget"
++strace -e llistxattr ls --color=always > /dev/null 2> out || fail=1
++$EGREP 'llistxattr\(' out || skip_ "your ls doesn't call llistxattr"
+ 
+ rm -f out
+ 
+ LS_COLORS=ca=:; export LS_COLORS
+-strace -e capget ls --color=always > /dev/null 2> out || fail=1
+-$EGREP 'capget\(' out && fail=1
++strace -e llistxattr ls --color=always > /dev/null 2> out || fail=1
++$EGREP 'llistxattr\(' out && fail=1
+ 
+ Exit $fail