diff --git a/DXMainClient/DXGUI/Multiplayer/GameLobby/GameLobbyBase.cs b/DXMainClient/DXGUI/Multiplayer/GameLobby/GameLobbyBase.cs
index b47a68617..28a2c716c 100644
--- a/DXMainClient/DXGUI/Multiplayer/GameLobby/GameLobbyBase.cs
+++ b/DXMainClient/DXGUI/Multiplayer/GameLobby/GameLobbyBase.cs
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ public override void Initialize()
                 ddGameModeMapFilter.AddItem(CreateGameFilterItem(gm.UIName, new GameModeMapFilter(GetGameModeMaps(gm))));
 
             lblGameModeSelect = FindChild<XNALabel>(nameof(lblGameModeSelect));
-            
+
             InitBtnMapSort();
 
             tbMapSearch = FindChild<XNASuggestionTextBox>(nameof(tbMapSearch));
@@ -784,9 +784,14 @@ protected void InitPlayerOptionDropdowns()
                 ddPlayerColor.ClientRectangle = new Rectangle(
                     ddPlayerSide.Right + playerOptionHorizontalMargin,
                     ddPlayerName.Y, colorWidth, DROP_DOWN_HEIGHT);
-                ddPlayerColor.AddItem("Random".L10N("UI:Main:RandomColor"), AssetLoader.GetColorFromString(randomColor));
+                ddPlayerColor.AddItem(MultiplayerColor.GetRandomColorLabel(), AssetLoader.GetColorFromString(randomColor));
                 foreach (MultiplayerColor mpColor in MPColors)
-                    ddPlayerColor.AddItem(mpColor.Name, mpColor.XnaColor);
+                {
+                    if(mpColor.Name.StartsWith("$"))
+                        ddPlayerColor.AddItem(string.Empty, AssetLoader.CreateTexture(mpColor.XnaColor, ddPlayerColor.Width - 2, ddPlayerColor.ItemHeight));
+                    else
+                        ddPlayerColor.AddItem(mpColor.Name, mpColor.XnaColor);
+                }
                 ddPlayerColor.AllowDropDown = false;
                 ddPlayerColor.SelectedIndexChanged += CopyPlayerDataFromUI;
                 ddPlayerColor.Tag = false;
diff --git a/DXMainClient/Domain/Multiplayer/MultiplayerColor.cs b/DXMainClient/Domain/Multiplayer/MultiplayerColor.cs
index 14224bbd7..fe2dc9ad1 100644
--- a/DXMainClient/Domain/Multiplayer/MultiplayerColor.cs
+++ b/DXMainClient/Domain/Multiplayer/MultiplayerColor.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 using Rampastring.Tools;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using Localization;
 
 namespace DTAClient.Domain.Multiplayer
 {
@@ -17,6 +18,10 @@ public class MultiplayerColor
 
         private static List<MultiplayerColor> colorList;
 
+        private static string randomColorLabel;
+
+        private static readonly string RandomColorDefaultLabel = "Random".L10N("UI:Main:RandomSide");
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates a new multiplayer color from data in a string array.
         /// </summary>
@@ -68,8 +73,15 @@ public static List<MultiplayerColor> LoadColors()
                 }
             }
 
+            var randomColorSection = gameOptionsIni.GetSection("MPColorsRandomLabel");
+            if (randomColorSection != null)
+                randomColorLabel = randomColorSection.GetStringValue("Text", null);
+
             colorList = mpColors;
             return new List<MultiplayerColor>(colorList);
         }
+
+        public static string GetRandomColorLabel()
+            => string.IsNullOrEmpty(randomColorLabel) ? RandomColorDefaultLabel : randomColorLabel;
     }
 }
diff --git a/DXMainClient/Resources/DTA/GameOptions.ini b/DXMainClient/Resources/DTA/GameOptions.ini
index 69ed39467..72176c04b 100644
--- a/DXMainClient/Resources/DTA/GameOptions.ini
+++ b/DXMainClient/Resources/DTA/GameOptions.ini
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ ReservedStartingLocationAngularVelocity=0.01
 RandomColor=136,121,114	;189,166,111 matches civilian color
 
 ; The multiplayer colors. Syntax: <Name>=R,G,B,<in-game color ID>
+; To show actual colors instead of color names/labels, prefix each key with "$"
+
 [MPColors]
 Gold=255,227,140,0
 Red=222,77,49,1
@@ -24,6 +26,10 @@ White=255,255,255,15
 Pink=255,20,169,35
 Cyan=132,239,255,59	;,53
 
+[MPColorsRandomLabel]
+; This is the text that will appear for the "Random" option in the color drop down
+Text=Random
+
 [MultiplayerGameLobby]
 ; Defines if a side or multiple sides need specific DropDown values to be usable.
 ; Each side needs 3 entries: side name, DropDown name, and DropDown value index.