diff --git a/engine/client/cl_tent.c b/engine/client/cl_tent.c
index a1791624a..3e4dfc6c5 100644
--- a/engine/client/cl_tent.c
+++ b/engine/client/cl_tent.c
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ typedef struct
 	int		type;
 	vec3_t	angles;
 	vec3_t	avel;
+	vec3_t	rgb;
 	int		flags;
 	float	gravity;
 	float	startalpha;
@@ -672,6 +673,9 @@ static void CL_ClearExplosion(explosion_t *exp, vec3_t org)
 {
 	exp->endalpha = 0;
 	exp->startalpha = 1;
+	exp->rgb[0] = 1.0f;
+	exp->rgb[1] = 1.0f;
+	exp->rgb[2] = 1.0f;
 	exp->scale = 1;
 	exp->gravity = 0;
 	exp->flags = 0;
@@ -2473,7 +2477,7 @@ void CL_ParseParticleEffect4 (void)
 	P_RunParticleEffect4 (org, radius, color, effect, msgcount);
 }
 
-void CL_SpawnSpriteEffect(vec3_t org, vec3_t dir, vec3_t orientationup, model_t *model, int startframe, int framecount, float framerate, float alpha, float scale, float randspin, float gravity, int traileffect, unsigned int renderflags, int skinnum)
+void CL_SpawnSpriteEffect(vec3_t org, vec3_t dir, vec3_t orientationup, model_t *model, int startframe, int framecount, float framerate, float alpha, float scale, float randspin, float gravity, int traileffect, unsigned int renderflags, int skinnum, float red, float green, float blue)
 {
 	explosion_t	*ex;
 
@@ -2486,6 +2490,9 @@ void CL_SpawnSpriteEffect(vec3_t org, vec3_t dir, vec3_t orientationup, model_t
 	ex->skinnum = skinnum;
 	ex->traileffect = traileffect;
 	ex->scale = scale;
+	ex->rgb[0] = red;
+	ex->rgb[1] = green;
+	ex->rgb[2] = blue;
 
 	ex->flags |= renderflags;
 
@@ -2568,7 +2575,7 @@ void CL_ParseEffect (qboolean effect2)
 	framerate = MSG_ReadByte();
 
 	mod = cl.model_precache[modelindex];
-	CL_SpawnSpriteEffect(org, NULL, NULL, mod, startframe, framecount, framerate, mod->type==mod_sprite?-1:1, 1, 0, 0, P_INVALID, 0, 0);
+	CL_SpawnSpriteEffect(org, NULL, NULL, mod, startframe, framecount, framerate, mod->type==mod_sprite?-1:1, 1, 0, 0, P_INVALID, 0, 0, 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f);
 }
 
 #ifdef Q2CLIENT
@@ -3302,6 +3309,9 @@ void CL_UpdateExplosions (float frametime)
 		ent->framestate.g[FS_REG].frame[0] = of+firstframe;
 		ent->framestate.g[FS_REG].lerpweight[1] = (f - (int)f);
 		ent->framestate.g[FS_REG].lerpweight[0] = 1-ent->framestate.g[FS_REG].lerpweight[1];
+		ent->shaderRGBAf[0] = ex->rgb[0];
+		ent->shaderRGBAf[1] = ex->rgb[1];
+		ent->shaderRGBAf[2] = ex->rgb[2];
 		ent->shaderRGBAf[3] = (1.0 - f/(numframes))*(ex->startalpha-ex->endalpha) + ex->endalpha;
 		ent->flags = ex->flags;
 		ent->scale = scale*ex->scale;
diff --git a/engine/client/client.h b/engine/client/client.h
index ad84b15ae..3dd6aa7f9 100644
--- a/engine/client/client.h
+++ b/engine/client/client.h
@@ -1449,7 +1449,7 @@ void CL_ParseParticleEffect4 (void);
 int CL_TranslateParticleFromServer(int sveffect);
 void CL_ParseTrailParticles(void);
 void CL_ParsePointParticles(qboolean compact);
-void CL_SpawnSpriteEffect(vec3_t org, vec3_t dir, vec3_t orientationup, struct model_s *model, int startframe, int framecount, float framerate, float alpha, float scale, float randspin, float gravity, int traileffect, unsigned int renderflags, int skinnum);	/*called from the particlesystem*/
+void CL_SpawnSpriteEffect(vec3_t org, vec3_t dir, vec3_t orientationup, struct model_s *model, int startframe, int framecount, float framerate, float alpha, float scale, float randspin, float gravity, int traileffect, unsigned int renderflags, int skinnum, float red, float green, float blue);	/*called from the particlesystem*/
 
 //
 // cl_ents.c
diff --git a/engine/client/p_script.c b/engine/client/p_script.c
index 406e9846b..a528ce04e 100644
--- a/engine/client/p_script.c
+++ b/engine/client/p_script.c
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	float framecount;
 	float framerate;
 	float alpha;
+	vec3_t rgb;
 	float scalemin, scalemax;
 	int skin;
 	int traileffect;
@@ -1626,6 +1627,9 @@ parsefluid:
 			mod->traileffect = P_INVALID;
 			mod->rflags = RF_NOSHADOW;
 			mod->scalemin = mod->scalemax = 1;
+			mod->rgb[0] = 1.0f;
+			mod->rgb[1] = 1.0f;
+			mod->rgb[2] = 1.0f;
 
 			strtoul(Cmd_Argv(2), &e, 0);
 			while(*e == ' ' || *e == '\t')
@@ -1660,6 +1664,12 @@ parsefluid:
 						mod->scalemin = atof(e+9);
 					else if (!Q_strncasecmp(e, "scalemax=", 9))
 						mod->scalemax = atof(e+9);
+					else if (!Q_strncasecmp(e, "r=", 2))
+						mod->rgb[0] = atof(e+2);
+					else if (!Q_strncasecmp(e, "g=", 2))
+						mod->rgb[1] = atof(e+2);
+					else if (!Q_strncasecmp(e, "b=", 2))
+						mod->rgb[2] = atof(e+2);
 					else if (!Q_strncasecmp(e, "trail=", 6))
 					{
 						mod->traileffect = P_AllocateParticleType(config, e+6);//careful - this can realloc all the particle types
@@ -4942,7 +4952,7 @@ static int PScript_RunParticleEffectState (vec3_t org, vec3_t dir, float count,
 					vec3_t morg, mdir;
 					float scale = frandom() * (mod->scalemax-mod->scalemin) + mod->scalemin;
 					PScript_ApplyOrgVel(morg, mdir, org, axis, i, count, ptype);
-					CL_SpawnSpriteEffect(morg, mdir, (mod->rflags&RF_USEORIENTATION)?axis[2]:NULL, mod->model, mod->framestart, mod->framecount, mod->framerate?mod->framerate:10, mod->alpha?mod->alpha:1, scale, ptype->rotationmin*180/M_PI, ptype->gravity, mod->traileffect, mod->rflags & ~RF_USEORIENTATION, mod->skin);
+					CL_SpawnSpriteEffect(morg, mdir, (mod->rflags&RF_USEORIENTATION)?axis[2]:NULL, mod->model, mod->framestart, mod->framecount, mod->framerate?mod->framerate:10, mod->alpha?mod->alpha:1, scale, ptype->rotationmin*180/M_PI, ptype->gravity, mod->traileffect, (mod->rflags & ~RF_USEORIENTATION) | RF_FORCECOLOURMOD, mod->skin, mod->rgb[0], mod->rgb[1], mod->rgb[2]);
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -5763,7 +5773,7 @@ static void P_ParticleTrailSpawn (vec3_t startpos, vec3_t end, part_type_t *ptyp
 				vec3_t morg, mdir;
 				float scale = frandom() * (mod->scalemax-mod->scalemin) + mod->scalemin;
 				PScript_ApplyOrgVel(morg, mdir, start, dlaxis, i, count, ptype);
-				CL_SpawnSpriteEffect(morg, mdir, (mod->rflags&RF_USEORIENTATION)?dlaxis[2]:NULL, mod->model, mod->framestart, mod->framecount, mod->framerate?mod->framerate:10, mod->alpha?mod->alpha:1, scale, ptype->rotationmin*180/M_PI, ptype->gravity, mod->traileffect, mod->rflags & ~RF_USEORIENTATION, mod->skin);
+				CL_SpawnSpriteEffect(morg, mdir, (mod->rflags&RF_USEORIENTATION)?dlaxis[2]:NULL, mod->model, mod->framestart, mod->framecount, mod->framerate?mod->framerate:10, mod->alpha?mod->alpha:1, scale, ptype->rotationmin*180/M_PI, ptype->gravity, mod->traileffect, (mod->rflags & ~RF_USEORIENTATION) | RF_FORCECOLOURMOD, mod->skin, mod->rgb[0], mod->rgb[1], mod->rgb[2]);
 			}
 			VectorAdd (start, vstep, start);
 		}
diff --git a/engine/client/pr_csqc.c b/engine/client/pr_csqc.c
index a19fddf37..f53619a8c 100644
--- a/engine/client/pr_csqc.c
+++ b/engine/client/pr_csqc.c
@@ -4780,7 +4780,7 @@ void QCBUILTIN PF_cl_effect(pubprogfuncs_t *prinst, struct globalvars_s *pr_glob
 
 	mdl = Mod_ForName(name, MLV_WARN);
 	if (mdl)
-		CL_SpawnSpriteEffect(org, NULL, NULL, mdl, startframe, endframe, framerate, mdl->type==mod_sprite?-1:1, 1, 0, 0, P_INVALID, 0, 0);
+		CL_SpawnSpriteEffect(org, NULL, NULL, mdl, startframe, endframe, framerate, mdl->type==mod_sprite?-1:1, 1, 0, 0, P_INVALID, 0, 0, 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f);
 	else
 		Con_Printf("PF_cl_effect: Couldn't load model %s\n", name);
 }