diff --git a/examples/simple.php b/examples/simple.php
index 85bc09d..78b34ab 100644
--- a/examples/simple.php
+++ b/examples/simple.php
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ class MyShell extends Shell
             $lt = $t + 5;
             echo date("Y-m-d h:i:s")."\n";
         }
+        $fg = ($this->seq % 7) + 1;
+        $this->setPromptStyle("3{$fg}");
     }
     
     protected function onCommand($buffer)
diff --git a/lib/LineRead.php b/lib/LineRead.php
index a17d392..674933a 100644
--- a/lib/LineRead.php
+++ b/lib/LineRead.php
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ class LineRead
     
     protected $sttyOld;
 
+    protected $commandStyle;
+    
+    protected $promptStyle;
+
     public function __construct()
     {
         stream_set_blocking(STDIN, false);
@@ -58,7 +62,20 @@ class LineRead
         $prompt = $this->prompt;
         $buffer = $this->buffer;
         $cursor = strlen($this->prompt) + 1 + $this->posCursor - $this->posScroll;
-        fprintf(STDOUT, "\r\e[2K\e[32;1m%s\e[37m%s\e[%dG\e[0m", $prompt, $buffer, $cursor);
+        
+        $promptStyle = $this->styleToAnsi($this->promptStyle);
+        $commandStyle = $this->styleToAnsi($this->commandStyle);
+        $endStyle = "\e[0m";
+        
+        fprintf(STDOUT, "\r\e[2K{$promptStyle}%s{$commandStyle}%s\e[%dG{$endStyle}", $prompt, $buffer, $cursor);
+    }
+    
+    protected function styleToAnsi($style)
+    {
+        if (!$style) {
+            return;
+        }
+        return "\e[0;".$style."m";
     }
     
     protected function handleInput()
@@ -137,10 +154,18 @@ class LineRead
                 fprintf(STDERR, "\n%s\n", substr($code,1));
         }
     }
+    
+    public function setCommandStyle($style)
+    {
+        $this->commandStyle = $style;
+    }
 
-    public function setPrompt($prompt)
+    public function setPrompt($prompt, $style=null)
     {
         $this->prompt = $prompt;
+        if ($style) {
+            $this->promptStyle = $style;
+        }
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/lib/Shell.php b/lib/Shell.php
index 778f6d9..89d35de 100644
--- a/lib/Shell.php
+++ b/lib/Shell.php
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ use NoccyLabs\Shell\LineRead;
 
 abstract class Shell
 {
+
+    protected $promptStyle;
+    
+    protected $commandStyle;
+
     public function __construct(array $config=[])
     {
         $this->configure($config);
@@ -71,14 +76,26 @@ abstract class Shell
     {
     }
 
+    public function setPromptStyle($style)
+    {
+        $this->promptStyle = $style;
+    }
+    
+    public function setCommandStyle($style)
+    {
+        $this->commandStyle = $style;
+    }
+
     public function run()
     {
         $lineRead = new LineRead();
+        
+        $lineRead->setCommandStyle($this->commandStyle);
 
         $this->running = true;
 
         do {
-            $lineRead->setPrompt($this->getPrompt());
+            $lineRead->setPrompt($this->getPrompt(), $this->promptStyle);
             $buffer = $lineRead->update();
             if ($buffer == "\x03") {
                 $this->stop();