diff --git a/src/tex2lyx/preamble.cpp b/src/tex2lyx/preamble.cpp
index fb31e65a3a..dafceb42e0 100644
--- a/src/tex2lyx/preamble.cpp
+++ b/src/tex2lyx/preamble.cpp
@@ -915,6 +915,24 @@ void parse_preamble(Parser & p, ostream & os,
 				h_suppress_date = "true";
 		}
 
+		else if (t.cs() == "color") {
+			string argument = p.getArg('{', '}');
+			// check the case that not a color defined by LyX is used
+			if (argument != "document_fontcolor") {
+				h_preamble << t.asInput() << '{' << argument << '}';
+				h_fontcolor = "";
+			}
+		}
+
+		else if (t.cs() == "pagecolor") {
+			string argument = p.getArg('{', '}');
+			// check the case that not a color defined by LyX is used
+			if (argument != "page_backgroundcolor") {
+				h_preamble << t.asInput() << '{' << argument << '}';
+				h_backgroundcolor = "";
+			}
+		}
+
 		else if (t.cs() == "makeatletter") {
 			// LyX takes care of this
 			p.setCatCode('@', catLetter);
diff --git a/src/tex2lyx/test/box-color-size-space-align.tex b/src/tex2lyx/test/box-color-size-space-align.tex
index 33d76cd008..dcbfb70d3b 100644
--- a/src/tex2lyx/test/box-color-size-space-align.tex
+++ b/src/tex2lyx/test/box-color-size-space-align.tex
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 \definecolor{document_fontcolor}{rgb}{0.66796875, 1, 0}
 \color{document_fontcolor}
 \definecolor{note_fontcolor}{rgb}{0, 0, 1}
-\definecolor{shadecolor}{rgb}{1, 0, 0}
+\definecolor{shadecolor}{rgb}{1, 1, 0}
 \usepackage{framed}
 \usepackage{calc}
 \usepackage{fancybox}