diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/World/WarheadDebugOverlay.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/World/WarheadDebugOverlay.cs
index ab1204c021..e0c5d38b4e 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/World/WarheadDebugOverlay.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/World/WarheadDebugOverlay.cs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 		{
 			public readonly WPos CenterPosition;
 			public readonly WDist[] Range;
+			public readonly Color Color;
 			public int Time;
 
 			public WDist OuterRange
@@ -36,10 +37,11 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 				get { return Range[Range.Length - 1]; }
 			}
 
-			public WHImpact(WPos pos, WDist[] range, int time)
+			public WHImpact(WPos pos, WDist[] range, int time, Color color)
 			{
 				CenterPosition = pos;
 				Range = range;
+				Color = color;
 				Time = time;
 			}
 		}
@@ -52,9 +54,9 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 			this.info = info;
 		}
 
-		public void AddImpact(WPos pos, WDist[] range)
+		public void AddImpact(WPos pos, WDist[] range, Color color)
 		{
-			impacts.Add(new WHImpact(pos, range, info.DisplayDuration));
+			impacts.Add(new WHImpact(pos, range, info.DisplayDuration, color));
 		}
 
 		public void RenderAfterWorld(WorldRenderer wr, Actor self)
@@ -64,7 +66,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 				var alpha = 255.0f * i.Time / info.DisplayDuration;
 				var rangeStep = alpha / i.Range.Length;
 
-				wr.DrawRangeCircle(i.CenterPosition, i.OuterRange, Color.FromArgb((int)alpha, Color.Red));
+				wr.DrawRangeCircle(i.CenterPosition, i.OuterRange, Color.FromArgb((int)alpha, i.Color));
 
 				foreach (var r in i.Range)
 				{
@@ -72,7 +74,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 					var br = wr.ScreenPosition(i.CenterPosition + new WVec(r.Length, r.Length, 0));
 					var rect = RectangleF.FromLTRB(tl.X, tl.Y, br.X, br.Y);
 
-					Game.Renderer.WorldLineRenderer.FillEllipse(rect, Color.FromArgb((int)alpha, Color.Red));
+					Game.Renderer.WorldLineRenderer.FillEllipse(rect, Color.FromArgb((int)alpha, i.Color));
 
 					alpha -= rangeStep;
 				}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Warheads/HealthPercentageDamageWarhead.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Warheads/HealthPercentageDamageWarhead.cs
index 9086227f3e..91124a08c3 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Warheads/HealthPercentageDamageWarhead.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Warheads/HealthPercentageDamageWarhead.cs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Warheads
 			{
 				var devMode = world.LocalPlayer.PlayerActor.TraitOrDefault<DeveloperMode>();
 				if (devMode != null && devMode.ShowCombatGeometry)
-					world.WorldActor.Trait<WarheadDebugOverlay>().AddImpact(pos, Spread);
+					world.WorldActor.Trait<WarheadDebugOverlay>().AddImpact(pos, Spread, DebugOverlayColor);
 			}
 
 			var range = Spread[0];
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Warheads/SpreadDamageWarhead.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Warheads/SpreadDamageWarhead.cs
index 60d3f985d7..9330404895 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Warheads/SpreadDamageWarhead.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Warheads/SpreadDamageWarhead.cs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Warheads
 			{
 				var devMode = world.LocalPlayer.PlayerActor.TraitOrDefault<DeveloperMode>();
 				if (devMode != null && devMode.ShowCombatGeometry)
-					world.WorldActor.Trait<WarheadDebugOverlay>().AddImpact(pos, Range);
+					world.WorldActor.Trait<WarheadDebugOverlay>().AddImpact(pos, Range, DebugOverlayColor);
 			}
 
 			// This only finds actors where the center is within the search radius,
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Warheads/Warhead.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Warheads/Warhead.cs
index 8073a75a13..3856771a41 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Warheads/Warhead.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Warheads/Warhead.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #endregion
 
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Drawing;
 using System.Linq;
 using OpenRA.Traits;
 
@@ -33,6 +34,9 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Warheads
 		public readonly int Delay = 0;
 		int IWarhead.Delay { get { return Delay; } }
 
+		[Desc("The color used for this warhead's visualization in the world's `WarheadDebugOverlay` trait.")]
+		public readonly Color DebugOverlayColor = Color.Red;
+
 		public bool IsValidTarget(IEnumerable<string> targetTypes)
 		{
 			return ValidTargets.Overlaps(targetTypes) && !InvalidTargets.Overlaps(targetTypes);