diff --git a/modules/chat.lua b/modules/chat.lua
index 8a9584da..15a14ccb 100644
--- a/modules/chat.lua
+++ b/modules/chat.lua
@@ -514,7 +514,12 @@ pfUI:RegisterModule("chat", function ()
   CHAT_BATTLEGROUND_GET = '[BG]' .. default
   CHAT_BATTLEGROUND_LEADER_GET = '[BL]' .. default
   CHAT_SAY_GET = '[S]' .. default
-  CHAT_WHISPER_GET = '|cffffaaff[W]' .. default
+
+  local cr, cg, cb, ca = pfUI.api.strsplit(",", pfUI_config.chat.global.whisper)
+  cr, cg, cb = tonumber(cr), tonumber(cg), tonumber(cb)
+  local wcol = string.format("%02x%02x%02x",cr * 255,cg * 255, cb * 255)
+  CHAT_WHISPER_GET = '|cff' .. wcol .. '[W]' .. default
+
   CHAT_WHISPER_INFORM_GET = '[W]' .. default
   CHAT_YELL_GET = '[Y]' .. default
 
@@ -538,8 +543,8 @@ pfUI:RegisterModule("chat", function ()
         text = string.gsub(text, "|Hplayer:(.-)|h%[.-%]|h(.-:-)", "[|Hplayer:%1|h" .. Name .. "|h]" .. "%2")
 
         -- make incoming whispers lighter than outgoing
-        if string.find(text, '|cffffaaff') == 1 then
-          text = string.gsub(text, "|r", "|cffffaaff")
+        if string.find(text, '|cff'..wcol) == 1 then
+          text = string.gsub(text, "|r", "|cff" .. wcol)
         end
 
         local pattern = "%]%s+(.*|Hplayer)"
diff --git a/modules/config.lua b/modules/config.lua
index efd4a6da..bc8111f8 100644
--- a/modules/config.lua
+++ b/modules/config.lua
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ function pfUI:LoadConfig()
   pfUI:UpdateConfig("chat",       "right",   "height",           "180")
   pfUI:UpdateConfig("chat",       "global",  "custombg",         "0")
   pfUI:UpdateConfig("chat",       "global",  "background",       ".2,.2,.2,.5")
+  pfUI:UpdateConfig("chat",       "global",  "whisper",          "1,.6,1,1")
   pfUI:UpdateConfig("nameplates", nil,       "showcastbar",      "1")
   pfUI:UpdateConfig("nameplates", nil,       "spellname",        "0")
   pfUI:UpdateConfig("nameplates", nil,       "showdebuffs",      "0")
diff --git a/modules/gui.lua b/modules/gui.lua
index 5b3f2dbf..7f8faf16 100644
--- a/modules/gui.lua
+++ b/modules/gui.lua
@@ -934,6 +934,7 @@ pfUI:RegisterModule("gui", function ()
   pfUI.gui:CreateConfig(pfUI.gui.chat, "Right chat height:", pfUI_config.chat.right, "height")
   pfUI.gui:CreateConfig(pfUI.gui.chat, "Use custom background:", pfUI_config.chat.global, "custombg", "checkbox")
   pfUI.gui:CreateConfig(pfUI.gui.chat, "Background color:", pfUI_config.chat.global, "background", "color")
+  pfUI.gui:CreateConfig(pfUI.gui.chat, "Color of incoming whispers:", pfUI_config.chat.global, "whisper", "color")
 
   -- nameplates
   pfUI.gui.nameplates = pfUI.gui:CreateConfigTab("Nameplates")