diff --git a/meshroom/core/desc.py b/meshroom/core/desc.py
index 092471d6..a3986ce8 100644
--- a/meshroom/core/desc.py
+++ b/meshroom/core/desc.py
@@ -343,6 +343,19 @@ class StringParam(Param):
         return ""
 
 
+class ColorParam(Param):
+    """
+    """
+    def __init__(self, name, label, description, value, uid, group='allParams', advanced=False, semantic='', enabled=True):
+        super(ColorParam, self).__init__(name=name, label=label, description=description, value=value, uid=uid, group=group, advanced=advanced, semantic=semantic, enabled=enabled)
+
+    def validateValue(self, value):
+        if not isinstance(value, pyCompatibility.basestring) or len(value.split(" ")) > 1:
+            raise ValueError('ColorParam value should be a string containing either an SVG name or an hexadecimal '
+                             'color code (param: {}, value: {}, type: {})'.format(self.name, value, type(value)))
+        return value
+
+
 class Level(Enum):
     NONE = 0
     NORMAL = 1
@@ -508,6 +521,13 @@ class Node(object):
             description="Custom label to replace the node's default label.",
             value="",
             uid=[],
+        ),
+        ColorParam(
+            name="color",
+            label="Color",
+            description="Custom color for the node (SVG name or hexadecimal code).",
+            value="",
+            uid=[],
         )
     ]
     inputs = []
diff --git a/meshroom/core/node.py b/meshroom/core/node.py
index d2ed68e8..210ab33a 100644
--- a/meshroom/core/node.py
+++ b/meshroom/core/node.py
@@ -532,6 +532,15 @@ class BaseNode(BaseObject):
                 return label
         return self.nameToLabel(self._name)
 
+    def getColor(self):
+        """
+        Returns:
+            str: the user-provided custom color of the node if it exists, empty string otherwise
+        """
+        if self.hasInternalAttribute("color"):
+            return self.internalAttribute("color").value.strip()
+        return ""
+
     @Slot(str, result=str)
     def nameToLabel(self, name):
         """
@@ -1088,6 +1097,7 @@ class BaseNode(BaseObject):
 
     name = Property(str, getName, constant=True)
     label = Property(str, getLabel, constant=True)
+    color = Property(str, getColor, constant=True)
     nodeType = Property(str, nodeType.fget, constant=True)
     documentation = Property(str, getDocumentation, constant=True)
     positionChanged = Signal()
diff --git a/meshroom/ui/qml/GraphEditor/AttributeItemDelegate.qml b/meshroom/ui/qml/GraphEditor/AttributeItemDelegate.qml
index dcb6f6d6..2d3ad5f9 100644
--- a/meshroom/ui/qml/GraphEditor/AttributeItemDelegate.qml
+++ b/meshroom/ui/qml/GraphEditor/AttributeItemDelegate.qml
@@ -157,6 +157,8 @@ RowLayout {
                 if (attribute.desc.semantic === 'multiline')
                     return textArea_component
                 return textField_component
+            case "ColorParam":
+                return color_component
             default: return textField_component
             }
         }
@@ -240,6 +242,70 @@ RowLayout {
             }
         }
 
+        Component {
+            id: color_component
+            RowLayout {
+                CheckBox {
+                    id: color_checkbox
+                    Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignLeft
+                    checked: node.color === "" ? false : true
+                    text: "Custom Color"
+                    onClicked: {
+                        if(checked) {
+                            _reconstruction.setAttribute(attribute, "#0000FF")
+                        } else {
+                            _reconstruction.setAttribute(attribute, "")
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                TextField {
+                    id: colorText
+                    Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignLeft
+                    implicitWidth: 100
+                    enabled: color_checkbox.checked
+                    visible: enabled
+                    text: enabled ? attribute.value : ""
+                    selectByMouse: true
+                    onEditingFinished: setTextFieldAttribute(text)
+                    onAccepted: setTextFieldAttribute(text)
+                    Component.onDestruction: {
+                        if(activeFocus)
+                            setTextFieldAttribute(text)
+                    }
+                }
+
+                Rectangle {
+                    height: colorText.height
+                    width: colorText.width / 2
+                    Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignLeft
+                    visible: color_checkbox.checked
+                    color: color_checkbox.checked ? attribute.value : ""
+
+                    MouseArea {
+                        anchors.fill: parent
+                        onClicked: colorDialog.open()
+                    }
+                }
+
+                ColorDialog {
+                    id: colorDialog
+                    title: "Please choose a color"
+                    color: attribute.value
+                    onAccepted: {
+                        colorText.text = color
+                        // Artificially trigger change of attribute value
+                        colorText.editingFinished()
+                        close()
+                    }
+                    onRejected: close()
+                }
+                Item {
+                    // Dummy item to fill out the space if needed
+                    Layout.fillWidth: true
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         Component {
             id: comboBox_component
             ComboBox {
diff --git a/meshroom/ui/qml/GraphEditor/Node.qml b/meshroom/ui/qml/GraphEditor/Node.qml
index 5ddff3f4..6ddd30d1 100755
--- a/meshroom/ui/qml/GraphEditor/Node.qml
+++ b/meshroom/ui/qml/GraphEditor/Node.qml
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ Item {
 
         onInternalAttributesChanged: {
             nodeLabel.text = node ? node.label : ""
+            background.color = (node.color === "" ? Qt.lighter(activePalette.base, 1.4) : node.color)
         }
     }
 
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@ Item {
         Rectangle {
             id: background
             anchors.fill: nodeContent
-            color: Qt.lighter(activePalette.base, 1.4)
+            color: node.color === "" ? Qt.lighter(activePalette.base, 1.4) : node.color
             layer.enabled: true
             layer.effect: DropShadow { radius: 3; color: shadowColor }
             radius: 3