diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/Bullet.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/Bullet.cs
index 81ce03572c..a0c00f5a80 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/Bullet.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/Bullet.cs
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Effects
 		public readonly float Angle = 0;
 		public readonly int TrailInterval = 2;
         public readonly int ContrailLength = 0;
+        public readonly Color ContrailColor = Color.White;
         public readonly bool ContrailUsePlayerColor = false;
         public readonly int ContrailDelay = 1;
 
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Effects
             if (Info.ContrailLength > 0)
             {
                 Trail = new ContrailHistory(Info.ContrailLength,
-                    Info.ContrailUsePlayerColor ? ContrailHistory.ChooseColor(args.firedBy) : Color.White,
+                    Info.ContrailUsePlayerColor ? ContrailHistory.ChooseColor(args.firedBy) : Info.ContrailColor,
                     Info.ContrailDelay);
             }
 		}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/Contrail.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/Contrail.cs
index 5e420ab7b5..93f0e01db6 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/Contrail.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/Contrail.cs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA
 		public readonly int[] ContrailOffset = {0, 0};
 
 		public readonly int TrailLength = 20;
+        public readonly Color Color = Color.White;
 		public readonly bool UsePlayerColor = true;
 
 		public object Create(ActorInitializer init) { return new Contrail(init.self, this); }
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA
 		{
 			Info = info;
 			ContrailTurret = new Turret(Info.ContrailOffset);
-            history = new ContrailHistory(Info.TrailLength, Info.UsePlayerColor ? ContrailHistory.ChooseColor(self) : Color.White);
+            history = new ContrailHistory(Info.TrailLength, Info.UsePlayerColor ? ContrailHistory.ChooseColor(self) : Info.Color);
 		}
 
 		public void Tick(Actor self)
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/Missile.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/Missile.cs
index 656c37bb1b..1e14ab5af4 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/Missile.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/Missile.cs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Effects
 		public readonly bool TurboBoost = false;
 		public readonly int TrailInterval = 2;
         public readonly int ContrailLength = 0;
+        public readonly Color ContrailColor = Color.White;
         public readonly bool ContrailUsePlayerColor = false;
         public readonly int ContrailDelay = 1;
 
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Effects
             if (Info.ContrailLength > 0)
             {
                 Trail = new ContrailHistory(Info.ContrailLength,
-                    Info.ContrailUsePlayerColor ? ContrailHistory.ChooseColor(args.firedBy) : Color.White,
+                    Info.ContrailUsePlayerColor ? ContrailHistory.ChooseColor(args.firedBy) : Info.ContrailColor,
                     Info.ContrailDelay);
             }
         }