diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Starboard/StarboardPlugin.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Starboard/StarboardPlugin.ts
index c3374e56..8767d7e9 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Starboard/StarboardPlugin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Starboard/StarboardPlugin.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,19 @@ export const StarboardPlugin = zeppelinGuildPlugin<StarboardPluginType>()("starb
               stars_required: 5
       ~~~
       
+      ### Basic starboard with custom color
+      Any message on the server that gets 5 star reactions will be posted into the starboard channel (604342689038729226), with the given color (0x87CEEB).
+      
+      ~~~yml
+      starboard:
+        config:
+          boards:
+            basic:
+              channel_id: "604342689038729226"
+              stars_required: 5
+              color: 0x87CEEB
+      ~~~
+      
       ### Custom star emoji
       This is identical to the basic starboard above, but accepts two emoji: the regular star and a custom :mrvnSmile: emoji
       
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Starboard/types.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Starboard/types.ts
index 8c94f415..b2118f55 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Starboard/types.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Starboard/types.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ const StarboardOpts = t.type({
   copy_full_embed: tNullable(t.boolean),
   enabled: tNullable(t.boolean),
   show_star_count: t.boolean,
+  color: t.number,
 });
 export type TStarboardOpts = t.TypeOf<typeof StarboardOpts>;
 
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ export const defaultStarboardOpts: Partial<TStarboardOpts> = {
   star_emoji: ["⭐"],
   enabled: true,
   show_star_count: true,
+  color: 0,
 };
 
 export interface StarboardPluginType extends BasePluginType {
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Starboard/util/createStarboardEmbedFromMessage.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Starboard/util/createStarboardEmbedFromMessage.ts
index d63b519c..8ea900e2 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Starboard/util/createStarboardEmbedFromMessage.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Starboard/util/createStarboardEmbedFromMessage.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const videoAttachmentExtensions = ["mp4", "mkv", "mov"];
 
 type StarboardEmbed = EmbedWith<"footer" | "author" | "fields" | "timestamp">;
 
-export function createStarboardEmbedFromMessage(msg: Message, copyFullEmbed: boolean): StarboardEmbed {
+export function createStarboardEmbedFromMessage(msg: Message, copyFullEmbed: boolean, color: number): StarboardEmbed {
   const embed: StarboardEmbed = {
     footer: {
       text: `#${(msg.channel as GuildChannel).name}`,
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export function createStarboardEmbedFromMessage(msg: Message, copyFullEmbed: boo
     },
     fields: [],
     timestamp: new Date(msg.timestamp).toISOString(),
+    color,
   };
 
   if (msg.author.avatarURL) {
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Starboard/util/saveMessageToStarboard.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Starboard/util/saveMessageToStarboard.ts
index f30beffc..e7587abd 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Starboard/util/saveMessageToStarboard.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Starboard/util/saveMessageToStarboard.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export async function saveMessageToStarboard(
   if (!channel) return;
 
   const starCount = (await pluginData.state.starboardReactions.getAllReactionsForMessageId(msg.id)).length;
-  const embed = createStarboardEmbedFromMessage(msg, Boolean(starboard.copy_full_embed));
+  const embed = createStarboardEmbedFromMessage(msg, Boolean(starboard.copy_full_embed), starboard.color);
   embed.fields!.push(createStarboardPseudoFooterForMessage(starboard, msg, starboard.star_emoji![0], starCount));
 
   const starboardMessage = await (channel as TextChannel).createMessage({ embed });