1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 3cbf3152..a7f50b51 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -525,6 +525,9 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
   if (options & COLOR_OUTPUT) dumpopts |= JV_PRINT_COLOR;
   if (options & NO_COLOR_OUTPUT) dumpopts &= ~JV_PRINT_COLOR;
 
+  if (getenv("JQ_COLORS") != NULL && !jq_set_colors(getenv("JQ_COLORS")))
+      fprintf(stderr, "Failed to set $JQ_COLORS\n");
+
   if (jv_get_kind(lib_search_paths) == JV_KIND_NULL) {
     // Default search path list
     lib_search_paths = JV_ARRAY(jv_string("~/.jq"),