diff --git a/engine/client/cl_gameui.c b/engine/client/cl_gameui.c
index ce5d43e2..c1af3398 100644
--- a/engine/client/cl_gameui.c
+++ b/engine/client/cl_gameui.c
@@ -1092,6 +1092,11 @@ static int pfnDelete( const char *path )
 	return FS_Delete( path );
 }
 
+static void GAME_EXPORT pfnCon_DefaultColor( int r, int g, int b )
+{
+	Con_DefaultColor( r, g, b, true );
+}
+
 // engine callbacks
 static ui_enginefuncs_t gEngfuncs =
 {
@@ -1131,7 +1136,7 @@ static ui_enginefuncs_t gEngfuncs =
 	UI_DrawConsoleString,
 	UI_DrawSetTextColor,
 	Con_DrawStringLen,
-	Con_DefaultColor,
+	pfnCon_DefaultColor,
 	pfnGetPlayerModel,
 	pfnSetPlayerModel,
 	pfnClearScene,
diff --git a/engine/client/client.h b/engine/client/client.h
index cbf16e46..40b58ff9 100644
--- a/engine/client/client.h
+++ b/engine/client/client.h
@@ -1072,7 +1072,7 @@ int Con_UtfProcessChar( int in );
 int Con_UtfProcessCharForce( int in );
 int Con_UtfMoveLeft( char *str, int pos );
 int Con_UtfMoveRight( char *str, int pos, int length );
-void Con_DefaultColor( int r, int g, int b );
+void Con_DefaultColor( int r, int g, int b, qboolean gameui );
 void Con_InvalidateFonts( void );
 cl_font_t *Con_GetCurFont( void );
 cl_font_t *Con_GetFont( int num );
diff --git a/engine/client/console.c b/engine/client/console.c
index 90cd78d6..e08c15bd 100644
--- a/engine/client/console.c
+++ b/engine/client/console.c
@@ -175,10 +175,10 @@ static void Con_SetColor( void )
 	switch( num )
 	{
 	case 1:
-		Con_DefaultColor( r, r, r );
+		Con_DefaultColor( r, r, r, false );
 		break;
 	case 3:
-		Con_DefaultColor( r, g, b );
+		Con_DefaultColor( r, g, b, false );
 		break;
 	default:
 		Cvar_DirectSet( &con_color, con_color.def_string );
@@ -2310,11 +2310,20 @@ Con_DefaultColor
 called from MainUI
 =========
 */
-void GAME_EXPORT Con_DefaultColor( int r, int g, int b )
+void Con_DefaultColor( int r, int g, int b, qboolean gameui )
 {
 	r = bound( 0, r, 255 );
 	g = bound( 0, g, 255 );
 	b = bound( 0, b, 255 );
+
+	// gameui wants to override console color... check if it's not default
+	if( gameui && ( g_color_table[7][0] != r || g_color_table[7][1] != g || g_color_table[7][2] != b ))
+	{
+		// yes, different from default orange, disable con_color
+		SetBits( con_color.flags, FCVAR_READ_ONLY );
+		ClearBits( con_color.flags, FCVAR_CHANGED );
+	}
+
 	MakeRGBA( g_color_table[7], r, g, b, 255 );
 }