diff --git a/app/scripts/models/app-settings-model.js b/app/scripts/models/app-settings-model.js
index 22309946..9e3ff2c4 100644
--- a/app/scripts/models/app-settings-model.js
+++ b/app/scripts/models/app-settings-model.js
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ var AppSettingsModel = Backbone.Model.extend({
         autoSave: true,
         idleMinutes: 15,
         minimizeOnClose: false,
-        tableView: false
+        tableView: false,
+        colorfulIcons: false
     },
 
     initialize: function() {
diff --git a/app/scripts/presenters/entry-presenter.js b/app/scripts/presenters/entry-presenter.js
index 1af2bc8e..6f272d87 100644
--- a/app/scripts/presenters/entry-presenter.js
+++ b/app/scripts/presenters/entry-presenter.js
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 
 var Format = require('../util/format');
 
-var EntryPresenter = function(descField) {
+var EntryPresenter = function(descField, noColor) {
     this.entry = null;
     this.descField = descField;
+    this.noColor = noColor || '';
 };
 
 EntryPresenter.prototype = {
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ EntryPresenter.prototype = {
     get id() { return this.entry ? this.entry.id : this.group.get('id'); },
     get icon() { return this.entry ? this.entry.icon : (this.group.get('icon') || 'folder'); },
     get customIcon() { return this.entry ? this.entry.customIcon : undefined; },
-    get color() { return this.entry ? this.entry.color : undefined; },
+    get color() { return this.entry ? (this.entry.color || (this.entry.customIcon ? this.noColor : undefined)) : undefined; },
     get title() { return this.entry ? this.entry.title : this.group.get('title'); },
     get notes() { return this.entry ? this.entry.notes : undefined; },
     get url() { return this.entry ? this.entry.url : undefined; },
diff --git a/app/scripts/views/list-view.js b/app/scripts/views/list-view.js
index 6c906380..0f4e297b 100644
--- a/app/scripts/views/list-view.js
+++ b/app/scripts/views/list-view.js
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ var ListView = Backbone.View.extend({
         if (this.items.length) {
             var itemTemplate = this.getItemTemplate();
             var itemsTemplate = this.getItemsTemplate();
-            var presenter = new EntryPresenter(this.getDescField());
+            var noColor = AppSettingsModel.instance.get('colorfulIcons') ? '' : 'grayscale';
+            var presenter = new EntryPresenter(this.getDescField(), noColor);
             var itemsHtml = '';
             this.items.forEach(function (item) {
                 presenter.present(item);
diff --git a/app/scripts/views/settings/settings-general-view.js b/app/scripts/views/settings/settings-general-view.js
index 60b07fb7..6e170d8d 100644
--- a/app/scripts/views/settings/settings-general-view.js
+++ b/app/scripts/views/settings/settings-general-view.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ var SettingsGeneralView = Backbone.View.extend({
         'change .settings__general-auto-save': 'changeAutoSave',
         'change .settings__general-minimize': 'changeMinimize',
         'change .settings__general-table-view': 'changeTableView',
+        'change .settings__general-colorful-icons': 'changeColorfulIcons',
         'click .settings__general-update-btn': 'checkUpdate',
         'click .settings__general-restart-btn': 'restartApp',
         'click .settings__general-download-update-btn': 'downloadUpdate',
@@ -61,7 +62,8 @@ var SettingsGeneralView = Backbone.View.extend({
             updateReady: UpdateModel.instance.get('updateStatus') === 'ready',
             updateFound: UpdateModel.instance.get('updateStatus') === 'found',
             updateManual: UpdateModel.instance.get('updateManual'),
-            releaseNotesLink: Links.ReleaseNotes
+            releaseNotesLink: Links.ReleaseNotes,
+            colorfulIcons: AppSettingsModel.instance.get('colorfulIcons')
         });
     },
 
@@ -144,6 +146,12 @@ var SettingsGeneralView = Backbone.View.extend({
         Backbone.trigger('refresh');
     },
 
+    changeColorfulIcons: function(e) {
+        var colorfulIcons = e.target.checked || false;
+        AppSettingsModel.instance.set('colorfulIcons', colorfulIcons);
+        Backbone.trigger('refresh');
+    },
+
     restartApp: function() {
         if (Launcher) {
             Launcher.requestRestart();
diff --git a/app/styles/areas/_list.scss b/app/styles/areas/_list.scss
index 1a3b66bc..e13c73af 100644
--- a/app/styles/areas/_list.scss
+++ b/app/styles/areas/_list.scss
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@
       height: 14px;
       &--custom {
         vertical-align: text-bottom;
-        @include filter(grayscale(1));
         &.yellow { @include filter(grayscale(1) sepia(1) hue-rotate(20deg) brightness(1.17) saturate(5.7)); }
         &.green { @include filter(grayscale(1) sepia(1) hue-rotate(55deg) brightness(1.01) saturate(4.9)); }
         &.red { @include filter(grayscale(1) sepia(1) hue-rotate(316deg) brightness(1.1) saturate(6)); }
diff --git a/app/templates/settings/settings-general.html b/app/templates/settings/settings-general.html
index e0c875f3..ef977c67 100644
--- a/app/templates/settings/settings-general.html
+++ b/app/templates/settings/settings-general.html
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@
         <label for="settings__general-table-view">Entries list table view</label>
     </div>
     <% } %>
+    <div>
+        <input type="checkbox" class="settings__input input-base settings__general-colorful-icons" id="settings__general-colorful-icons" <%- colorfulIcons ? 'checked' : '' %> />
+        <label for="settings__general-colorful-icons">Colorful custom icons in list</label>
+    </div>
 
     <h2>Function</h2>
     <div>
diff --git a/release-notes.md b/release-notes.md
index d8f445a4..0a9fc5db 100644
--- a/release-notes.md
+++ b/release-notes.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 Release notes
 -------------
+##### v0.5 (not released yet)
+2-way sync  
+`*` disallow opening same files twice   
+`+` #46: option to show colorful icons  
+
 ##### v0.4.6 (2015-11-25)
 `-` #32: visual glitches on Windows 10