diff --git a/sw/inc/doc.hxx b/sw/inc/doc.hxx
index 174c20c797e8..2471d7c9a578 100644
--- a/sw/inc/doc.hxx
+++ b/sw/inc/doc.hxx
@@ -1443,6 +1443,9 @@ public:
     /// Iterate over all RES_CHRATR_BOX SvxBoxItem, if the function returns false, iteration is stopped
     SW_DLLPUBLIC void ForEachCharacterBoxItem(const std::function<bool(const SvxBoxItem&)>&  ) const;
 
+    /// Iterate over all RES_CHRATR_COLOR SvxColorItem, if the function returns false, iteration is stopped
+    SW_DLLPUBLIC void ForEachCharacterColorItem(const std::function<bool(const SvxColorItem&)>&  ) const;
+
     // Call into intransparent Basic; expect possible Return String.
     void ExecMacro( const SvxMacro& rMacro, OUString* pRet, SbxArray* pArgs );
 
diff --git a/sw/source/core/bastyp/init.cxx b/sw/source/core/bastyp/init.cxx
index 99b8a8a45da9..796b4ae68780 100644
--- a/sw/source/core/bastyp/init.cxx
+++ b/sw/source/core/bastyp/init.cxx
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ ItemInfoPackage& getItemInfoPackageSwAttributes()
             // m_nWhich, m_pItem, m_nSlotID, m_nItemInfoFlags
             { RES_CHRATR_CASEMAP, new SvxCaseMapItem( SvxCaseMap::NotMapped, RES_CHRATR_CASEMAP), SID_ATTR_CHAR_CASEMAP, SFX_ITEMINFOFLAG_NONE },
             { RES_CHRATR_CHARSETCOLOR, new SvxColorItem(RES_CHRATR_CHARSETCOLOR), SID_ATTR_CHAR_CHARSETCOLOR, SFX_ITEMINFOFLAG_NONE },
-            { RES_CHRATR_COLOR, new SvxColorItem(RES_CHRATR_COLOR), SID_ATTR_CHAR_COLOR, SFX_ITEMINFOFLAG_SUPPORT_SURROGATE },
+            { RES_CHRATR_COLOR, new SvxColorItem(RES_CHRATR_COLOR), SID_ATTR_CHAR_COLOR, SFX_ITEMINFOFLAG_NONE },
             { RES_CHRATR_CONTOUR, new SvxContourItem( false, RES_CHRATR_CONTOUR ), SID_ATTR_CHAR_CONTOUR, SFX_ITEMINFOFLAG_NONE },
             { RES_CHRATR_CROSSEDOUT, new SvxCrossedOutItem( STRIKEOUT_NONE, RES_CHRATR_CROSSEDOUT ), SID_ATTR_CHAR_STRIKEOUT, SFX_ITEMINFOFLAG_NONE },
             { RES_CHRATR_ESCAPEMENT, new SvxEscapementItem( RES_CHRATR_ESCAPEMENT ), SID_ATTR_CHAR_ESCAPEMENT, SFX_ITEMINFOFLAG_NONE },
diff --git a/sw/source/core/doc/doc.cxx b/sw/source/core/doc/doc.cxx
index eb43f3c30ab2..102eee83a852 100644
--- a/sw/source/core/doc/doc.cxx
+++ b/sw/source/core/doc/doc.cxx
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 #include <editeng/formatbreakitem.hxx>
 #include <editeng/pbinitem.hxx>
 #include <editeng/udlnitem.hxx>
+#include <editeng/colritem.hxx>
 #include <unotools/localedatawrapper.hxx>
 
 #include <officecfg/Office/Writer.hxx>
@@ -1430,6 +1431,28 @@ void SwDoc::ForEachCharacterBoxItem( const std::function<bool(const SvxBoxItem&)
     }
 }
 
+/// Iterate over all SvxColorItem, if the function returns false, iteration is stopped
+void SwDoc::ForEachCharacterColorItem( const std::function<bool(const SvxColorItem&)>& rFunc ) const
+{
+    for(SwCharFormat* pFormat : *GetCharFormats())
+    {
+        const SwAttrSet& rAttrSet = pFormat->GetAttrSet();
+        if (const SvxColorItem* pColorItem = rAttrSet.GetItemIfSet(RES_CHRATR_COLOR))
+            if (!rFunc(*pColorItem))
+                return;
+    }
+    std::vector<std::shared_ptr<SfxItemSet>> aStyles;
+    for (auto eFamily : { IStyleAccess::AUTO_STYLE_CHAR, IStyleAccess::AUTO_STYLE_RUBY, IStyleAccess::AUTO_STYLE_PARA, IStyleAccess::AUTO_STYLE_NOTXT })
+    {
+        const_cast<SwDoc*>(this)->GetIStyleAccess().getAllStyles(aStyles, eFamily);
+        for (const auto & rxItemSet : aStyles)
+            if (const SvxColorItem* pColorItem = rxItemSet->GetItemIfSet(RES_CHRATR_COLOR))
+                if (!rFunc(*pColorItem))
+                    return;
+    }
+}
+
+
 void SwDoc::Summary(SwDoc& rExtDoc, sal_uInt8 nLevel, sal_uInt8 nPara, bool bImpress)
 {
     const SwOutlineNodes& rOutNds = GetNodes().GetOutLineNds();
diff --git a/sw/source/filter/ww8/rtfexport.cxx b/sw/source/filter/ww8/rtfexport.cxx
index 51870977c879..8191b36665e7 100644
--- a/sw/source/filter/ww8/rtfexport.cxx
+++ b/sw/source/filter/ww8/rtfexport.cxx
@@ -1325,12 +1325,10 @@ void RtfExport::OutColorTable()
         pCol = rPool.GetUserDefaultItem(RES_CHRATR_COLOR);
         if (pCol)
             InsColor(pCol->GetValue());
-        rPool.GetItemSurrogates(aSurrogates, RES_CHRATR_COLOR);
-        for (const SfxPoolItem* pItem : aSurrogates)
-        {
-            pCol = &static_cast<const SvxColorItem&>(*pItem);
-            InsColor(pCol->GetValue());
-        }
+        m_rDoc.ForEachCharacterColorItem([this](const SvxColorItem& rColorItem) -> bool {
+            InsColor(rColorItem.GetValue());
+            return true;
+        });
 
         auto pUnder = GetDfltAttr(RES_CHRATR_UNDERLINE);
         InsColor(pUnder->GetColor());