diff --git a/cmd/config.go b/cmd/config.go
index 51771158..47a62397 100644
--- a/cmd/config.go
+++ b/cmd/config.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func addConfigFlags(flags *pflag.FlagSet) {
 	flags.String("recaptcha.secret", "", "ReCaptcha secret")
 
 	flags.String("branding.name", "", "replace 'File Browser' by this name")
-	flags.String("branding.color", "", "set theme_color of Manifest")
+	flags.String("branding.color", "", "set the theme color")
 	flags.String("branding.files", "", "path to directory with images and custom styles")
 	flags.Bool("branding.disableExternal", false, "disable external links such as GitHub links")
 }
diff --git a/frontend/public/index.html b/frontend/public/index.html
index fc5a6609..d6986bf1 100644
--- a/frontend/public/index.html
+++ b/frontend/public/index.html
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
   <!-- Add to home screen for Android and modern mobile browsers -->
   <link rel="manifest" id="manifestPlaceholder" crossorigin="use-credentials">
-  <meta name="theme-color" content="#2979ff">
+  <meta name="theme-color" content="[{[ if .Color -]}][{[ .Color ]}][{[ else ]}]#2979ff[{[ end ]}]">
 
   <!-- Add to home screen for Safari on iOS/iPadOS -->
   <meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-capable" content="yes">
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
   <!-- Add to home screen for Windows -->
   <meta name="msapplication-TileImage" content="[{[ .StaticURL ]}]/img/icons/mstile-144x144.png">
-  <meta name="msapplication-TileColor" content="#2979ff">
+  <meta name="msapplication-TileColor" content="[{[ if .Color -]}][{[ .Color ]}][{[ else ]}]#2979ff[{[ end ]}]">
 
   <!-- Inject Some Variables and generate the manifest json -->
   <script>