diff --git a/log-tree.c b/log-tree.c
index bec609676e..61680f4664 100644
--- a/log-tree.c
+++ b/log-tree.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "reflog-walk.h"
 #include "refs.h"
 #include "string-list.h"
+#include "color.h"
 
 struct decoration name_decoration = { "object names" };
 
@@ -19,6 +20,29 @@ enum decoration_type {
 	DECORATION_REF_HEAD,
 };
 
+static char decoration_colors[][COLOR_MAXLEN] = {
+	GIT_COLOR_RESET,
+	GIT_COLOR_BOLD_GREEN,	/* REF_LOCAL */
+	GIT_COLOR_BOLD_RED,	/* REF_REMOTE */
+	GIT_COLOR_BOLD_YELLOW,	/* REF_TAG */
+	GIT_COLOR_BOLD_MAGENTA,	/* REF_STASH */
+	GIT_COLOR_BOLD_CYAN,	/* REF_HEAD */
+};
+
+static const char *decorate_get_color(int decorate_use_color, enum decoration_type ix)
+{
+	if (decorate_use_color)
+		return decoration_colors[ix];
+	return "";
+}
+
+/*
+ * log-tree.c uses DIFF_OPT_TST for determining whether to use color
+ * for showing the commit sha1, use the same check for --decorate
+ */
+#define decorate_get_color_opt(o, ix) \
+	decorate_get_color(DIFF_OPT_TST((o), COLOR_DIFF), ix)
+
 static void add_name_decoration(enum decoration_type type, const char *name, struct object *obj)
 {
 	int nlen = strlen(name);
@@ -81,6 +105,10 @@ void show_decorations(struct rev_info *opt, struct commit *commit)
 {
 	const char *prefix;
 	struct name_decoration *decoration;
+	const char *color_commit =
+		diff_get_color_opt(&opt->diffopt, DIFF_COMMIT);
+	const char *color_reset =
+		decorate_get_color_opt(&opt->diffopt, DECORATION_NONE);
 
 	if (opt->show_source && commit->util)
 		printf("\t%s", (char *) commit->util);
@@ -92,9 +120,13 @@ void show_decorations(struct rev_info *opt, struct commit *commit)
 	prefix = " (";
 	while (decoration) {
 		printf("%s", prefix);
+		fputs(decorate_get_color_opt(&opt->diffopt, decoration->type),
+		      stdout);
 		if (decoration->type == DECORATION_REF_TAG)
-			printf("tag: ");
+			fputs("tag: ", stdout);
 		printf("%s", decoration->name);
+		fputs(color_reset, stdout);
+		fputs(color_commit, stdout);
 		prefix = ", ";
 		decoration = decoration->next;
 	}