diff --git a/akonadi/CMakeLists.txt b/akonadi/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/akonadi/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/akonadi/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
   changenotificationdependenciesfactory.cpp
   collection.cpp
   collectionattributessynchronizationjob.cpp
+  collectioncolorattribute.cpp
   collectioncombobox.cpp
   collectioncopyjob.cpp
   collectioncreatejob.cpp
@@ -340,6 +341,7 @@
   changerecorder.h
   collection.h
   collectionattributessynchronizationjob.h
+  collectioncolorattribute.h
   collectioncombobox.h
   collectioncopyjob.h
   collectioncreatejob.h
diff --git a/akonadi/collectioncolorattribute.h b/akonadi/collectioncolorattribute.h
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/akonadi/collectioncolorattribute.h
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/*
+ *  Copyright (C) 2015 Sandro Knauß <knauss@kolabsys.com>
+ *
+ *  This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ *  under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your
+ *  option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ *  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ *  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Library General Public
+ *  License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
+ *  along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to the
+ *  Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
+ *  02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef AKONADI_COLLECTIONCOLORATTRIBUTE_H
+#define AKONADI_COLLECTIONCOLORATTRIBUTE_H
+
+#include "akonadi_export.h"
+
+#include <akonadi/attribute.h>
+
+#include <QColor>
+
+namespace Akonadi {
+
+/**
+ * An attribute for storing colors for collection.
+ *
+ * @since KF5
+ */
+class AKONADI_EXPORT CollectionColorAttribute : public Akonadi::Attribute
+{
+public:
+    CollectionColorAttribute();
+    CollectionColorAttribute(const QColor &color);
+
+    void setColor(const QColor &color);
+    QColor color() const;
+
+    QByteArray type() const;
+    Attribute *clone() const;
+    QByteArray serialized() const;
+    void deserialize(const QByteArray &data);
+
+private:
+    QColor mColor;
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/akonadi/collectioncolorattribute.cpp b/akonadi/collectioncolorattribute.cpp
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/akonadi/collectioncolorattribute.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/*
+ *  Copyright (C) 2015 Sandro Knauß <knauss@kolabsys.com>
+ *
+ *  This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ *  under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your
+ *  option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ *  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ *  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Library General Public
+ *  License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
+ *  along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to the
+ *  Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
+ *  02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+#include "collectioncolorattribute.h"
+#include "attributefactory.h"
+
+#include <QByteArray>
+#include <QString>
+
+using namespace Akonadi;
+
+CollectionColorAttribute::CollectionColorAttribute()
+{
+}
+
+CollectionColorAttribute::CollectionColorAttribute(const QColor &color)
+    : mColor(color)
+{
+}
+
+void CollectionColorAttribute::setColor(const QColor &color)
+{
+    mColor = color;
+}
+
+QColor CollectionColorAttribute::color() const
+{
+    return mColor;
+}
+
+QByteArray CollectionColorAttribute::type() const
+{
+    return "collectioncolor";
+}
+
+Akonadi::Attribute *CollectionColorAttribute::clone() const
+{
+    return new CollectionColorAttribute(mColor);
+}
+
+QByteArray CollectionColorAttribute::serialized() const
+{
+    return mColor.name().toAscii();
+}
+
+void CollectionColorAttribute::deserialize(const QByteArray &data)
+{
+    mColor = QColor(QString::fromAscii(data));
+}
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