diff --git a/include/spdlog/sinks/qt_sinks.h b/include/spdlog/sinks/qt_sinks.h
index 435e7d35..6e6f156b 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/sinks/qt_sinks.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/sinks/qt_sinks.h
@@ -18,9 +18,12 @@
 #include "spdlog/details/synchronous_factory.h"
 #include "spdlog/sinks/base_sink.h"
 
+#include <array>
+
 #include <QMetaMethod>
 #include <QTextEdit>
 #include <QPlainTextEdit>
+#include <QColor>
 
 //
 // qt_sink class
@@ -39,7 +42,8 @@ public:
         qt_object_ = qt_object;
         auto *metaobject = qt_object_->metaObject();
         auto methodIndex = metaobject->indexOfMethod(meta_method_name.c_str());
-        if (methodIndex == -1) {
+        if (methodIndex == -1)
+        {
             throw_spdlog_ex("qt_sink: qt_object does not have meta_method " + meta_method_name);
         }
         meta_method_ = metaobject->method(methodIndex);
@@ -67,15 +71,106 @@ private:
     QMetaMethod meta_method_;
 };
 
+
+// color sink to QTextEdit. Color location is determined by the sink log pattern
+// Note: Only ascii (latin1) is supported by this sink.
+template<typename Mutex>
+class qt_color_sink : public base_sink<Mutex>
+{
+public:
+        qt_color_sink(QTextEdit *qt_text_edit) : qt_text_edit_(qt_text_edit)
+        {
+            if(!qt_text_edit_)
+            {
+                throw_spdlog_ex("qt_color_text_sink: text_edit is null");
+            }
+            // set default colors
+            QTextCharFormat format;
+            // trace
+            format.setForeground(Qt::gray);
+            colors_.at(level::trace) = format;
+            // debug
+            format.setForeground(Qt::cyan);
+            colors_.at(level::debug) = format;
+            // info
+            format.setForeground(Qt::green);
+            colors_.at(level::info) = format;
+            // warn
+            format.setForeground(Qt::yellow);
+            colors_.at(level::warn) = format;
+            // err
+            format.setForeground(Qt::red);
+            colors_.at(level::err) = format;
+            // critical
+            format.setForeground(Qt::white);
+            format.setBackground(Qt::red);
+            colors_.at(level::critical) = format;
+        }
+
+        ~qt_color_sink()
+        {
+            flush_();
+        }
+
+        void set_level_format(level::level_enum color_level, QTextCharFormat format)
+        {
+            colors_.at(static_cast<size_t>(color_level)) = format;
+        }
+
+        QTextCharFormat& get_level_format(level::level_enum color_level)
+        {
+            return colors_.at(static_cast<size_t>(color_level));
+        }
+protected:
+        void sink_it_(const details::log_msg &msg) override
+        {
+            memory_buf_t formatted;
+            base_sink<Mutex>::formatter_->format(msg, formatted);
+            string_view_t str = string_view_t(formatted.data(), formatted.size());
+
+            // apply the color to the color range in the formatted message.
+            auto payload = QString::fromLatin1(str.data(), static_cast<int>(str.size()));
+            if(msg.color_range_end > msg.color_range_start)
+            {
+                QTextCursor cursor(qt_text_edit_->document());
+                cursor.movePosition(QTextCursor::End);
+
+                // insert the text before the color range
+                cursor.insertText(payload.left(msg.color_range_start));
+
+                // insert the colorized text
+                auto format = get_level_format(msg.level);
+                cursor.setCharFormat(format);
+                cursor.insertText(payload.mid(msg.color_range_start, msg.color_range_end - msg.color_range_start));
+
+                // insert the text after the color range with default format
+                cursor.setCharFormat(QTextCharFormat());
+                cursor.insertText(payload.mid(msg.color_range_end));
+            }
+            else // no color range
+            {
+                qt_text_edit_->append(payload.trimmed());
+            }
+        }
+
+        void flush_() override {}
+        QTextEdit *qt_text_edit_;
+        std::array<QTextCharFormat, level::n_levels> colors_;
+    };
+
 #include "spdlog/details/null_mutex.h"
 #include <mutex>
 using qt_sink_mt = qt_sink<std::mutex>;
 using qt_sink_st = qt_sink<spdlog::details::null_mutex>;
+using qt_color_sink_mt = qt_color_sink<std::mutex>;
+using qt_color_sink_st = qt_color_sink<spdlog::details::null_mutex>;
 } // namespace sinks
 
 //
 // Factory functions
 //
+
+// create logger using QTextEdit object
 template<typename Factory = spdlog::synchronous_factory>
 inline std::shared_ptr<logger> qt_logger_mt(const std::string &logger_name, QTextEdit *qt_object, const std::string &meta_method = "append(QString)")
 {
@@ -88,6 +183,7 @@ inline std::shared_ptr<logger> qt_logger_st(const std::string &logger_name, QTex
     return Factory::template create<sinks::qt_sink_st>(logger_name, qt_object, meta_method);
 }
 
+// create logger using QPlainTextEdit object
 template<typename Factory = spdlog::synchronous_factory>
 inline std::shared_ptr<logger> qt_logger_mt(
     const std::string &logger_name, QPlainTextEdit *qt_object, const std::string &meta_method = "appendPlainText(QString)")
@@ -102,6 +198,20 @@ inline std::shared_ptr<logger> qt_logger_st(
     return Factory::template create<sinks::qt_sink_st>(logger_name, qt_object, meta_method);
 }
 
+// create color qt logger using QTextEdit object
+template<typename Factory = spdlog::synchronous_factory>
+inline std::shared_ptr<logger> qt_color_logger_mt(const std::string &logger_name, QTextEdit *qt_object)
+{
+    return Factory::template create<sinks::qt_color_sink_mt>(logger_name, qt_object);
+}
+
+template<typename Factory = spdlog::synchronous_factory>
+inline std::shared_ptr<logger> qt_color_logger_st(const std::string &logger_name, QTextEdit *qt_object)
+{
+    return Factory::template create<sinks::qt_color_sink_st>(logger_name, qt_object);
+}
+
+// create logger with other QObject object
 template<typename Factory = spdlog::synchronous_factory>
 inline std::shared_ptr<logger> qt_logger_mt(const std::string &logger_name, QObject *qt_object, const std::string &meta_method)
 {