diff --git a/oox/source/vml/vmltextbox.cxx b/oox/source/vml/vmltextbox.cxx
index 3b81caf5908a..e3d07b8099ff 100644
--- a/oox/source/vml/vmltextbox.cxx
+++ b/oox/source/vml/vmltextbox.cxx
@@ -103,6 +103,12 @@ void TextBox::convert(uno::Reference<drawing::XShape> xShape) const
             aPropertyValue.Value = uno::makeAny(eAdjust);
             aPropVec.push_back(aPropertyValue);
         }
+        if (rFont.moColor.has())
+        {
+            aPropertyValue.Name = "CharColor";
+            aPropertyValue.Value = uno::makeAny(rFont.moColor.get().toUInt32(16));
+            aPropVec.push_back(aPropertyValue);
+        }
         uno::Sequence<beans::PropertyValue> aPropSeq(aPropVec.size());
         beans::PropertyValue* pValues = aPropSeq.getArray();
         for (std::vector<beans::PropertyValue>::iterator i = aPropVec.begin(); i != aPropVec.end(); ++i)
diff --git a/oox/source/vml/vmltextboxcontext.cxx b/oox/source/vml/vmltextboxcontext.cxx
index 9fbf26cfeffe..d91c66ade821 100644
--- a/oox/source/vml/vmltextboxcontext.cxx
+++ b/oox/source/vml/vmltextboxcontext.cxx
@@ -129,6 +129,9 @@ void TextPortionContext::onStartElement(const AttributeList& rAttribs)
         case OOX_TOKEN(doc, br):
             mrTextBox.appendPortion( maParagraph, maFont, "\n" );
         break;
+        case OOX_TOKEN(doc, color):
+            maFont.moColor = rAttribs.getString( OOX_TOKEN(doc, val) );
+        break;
     }
 }