diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/setup.c b/tools/perf/ui/setup.c
index ba51fa8a1176..1f6b0994f4f4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/setup.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/setup.c
@@ -60,6 +60,13 @@ static inline int setup_gtk_browser(void) { return -1; }
 static inline void exit_gtk_browser(bool wait_for_ok __maybe_unused) {}
 #endif
 
+int stdio__config_color(const struct option *opt __maybe_unused,
+			const char *mode, int unset __maybe_unused)
+{
+	perf_use_color_default = perf_config_colorbool("color.ui", mode, -1);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 void setup_browser(bool fallback_to_pager)
 {
 	if (use_browser < 2 && (!isatty(1) || dump_trace))
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/ui.h b/tools/perf/ui/ui.h
index ab88383f8be8..4b6fb6c7a542 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/ui.h
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/ui.h
@@ -26,4 +26,8 @@ static inline void ui__exit(bool wait_for_ok __maybe_unused) {}
 
 void ui__refresh_dimensions(bool force);
 
+struct option;
+
+int stdio__config_color(const struct option *opt, const char *mode, int unset);
+
 #endif /* _PERF_UI_H_ */