diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/activities/charts/AbstractChartFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/activities/charts/AbstractChartFragment.java
index 411c74293..6a08744ec 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/activities/charts/AbstractChartFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/activities/charts/AbstractChartFragment.java
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.model.ActivityKind;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.model.ActivitySample;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.util.DateTimeUtils;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.util.DeviceHelper;
+import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.util.Prefs;
 
 /**
  * A base class fragment to be used with ChartsActivity. The fragment can supply
@@ -170,12 +171,18 @@ public abstract class AbstractChartFragment extends AbstractGBFragment {
     }
 
     protected void init() {
+        Prefs prefs = GBApplication.getPrefs();
         TypedValue runningColor = new TypedValue();
         BACKGROUND_COLOR = GBApplication.getBackgroundColor(getContext());
         LEGEND_TEXT_COLOR = DESCRIPTION_COLOR = GBApplication.getTextColor(getContext());
         CHART_TEXT_COLOR = ContextCompat.getColor(getContext(), R.color.secondarytext);
-        HEARTRATE_COLOR = ContextCompat.getColor(getContext(), R.color.chart_heartrate);
+        if (prefs.getBoolean("chart_heartrate_color", false)) {
+            HEARTRATE_COLOR = ContextCompat.getColor(getContext(), R.color.chart_heartrate_alternative);
+        }else{
+            HEARTRATE_COLOR = ContextCompat.getColor(getContext(), R.color.chart_heartrate);
+        }
         HEARTRATE_FILL_COLOR = ContextCompat.getColor(getContext(), R.color.chart_heartrate_fill);
+
         getContext().getTheme().resolveAttribute(R.attr.chart_activity, runningColor, true);
         AK_ACTIVITY_COLOR = runningColor.data;
         getContext().getTheme().resolveAttribute(R.attr.chart_deep_sleep, runningColor, true);
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
index cf32627f0..c73916a5f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     <color name="divider" type="color">#1f000000</color>
 
     <color name="chart_heartrate" type="color">#ffab40</color>
+    <color name="chart_heartrate_alternative" type="color">#8B0000</color>
     <color name="chart_heartrate_fill" type="color">#fadab1</color>
     <color name="chart_deep_sleep_light" type="color">#0071b7</color>
     <color name="chart_deep_sleep_dark" type="color">#4c5aff</color>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 4101e3e37..0103a073b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -527,6 +527,9 @@
     <string name="pref_title_charts_range">Charts Range</string>
     <string name="pref_charts_range_on">Charts range is set to a Month</string>
     <string name="pref_charts_range_off">Charts range is set to a Week</string>
+    <string name="pref_chart_heartrate_color_red">Red</string>
+    <string name="pref_chart_heartrate_color_orange">Orange</string>
+    <string name="pref_title_chart_heartrate_color">Heart rate color</string>
     <string name="weekstepschart_steps_a_month">Steps per month</string>
     <string name="weeksleepchart_sleep_a_month">Sleep per month</string>
     <string name="authenticating">Authenticating</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/charts_preferences.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/charts_preferences.xml
index 95d7453d0..c3cbd2971 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/charts_preferences.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/charts_preferences.xml
@@ -17,6 +17,15 @@
             android:maxLength="3"
             android:defaultValue="10"
             android:title="@string/activity_prefs_chart_min_heart_rate" />
+
+        <CheckBoxPreference
+            android:layout="@layout/preference_checkbox"
+            android:defaultValue="false"
+            android:key="chart_heartrate_color"
+            android:summaryOff="@string/pref_chart_heartrate_color_orange"
+            android:summaryOn="@string/pref_chart_heartrate_color_red"
+            android:title="@string/pref_title_chart_heartrate_color" />
+
         <CheckBoxPreference
             android:layout="@layout/preference_checkbox"
             android:defaultValue="true"