diff --git a/Modules/QtPython/QmitkCtkPythonShell.cpp b/Modules/QtPython/QmitkCtkPythonShell.cpp
index 576b8179e1..9ea407669c 100644
--- a/Modules/QtPython/QmitkCtkPythonShell.cpp
+++ b/Modules/QtPython/QmitkCtkPythonShell.cpp
@@ -1,92 +1,98 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 The Medical Imaging Interaction Toolkit (MITK)
 
 Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center,
 Division of Medical and Biological Informatics.
 All rights reserved.
 
 This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without
 even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
 A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
 
 See LICENSE.txt or http://www.mitk.org for details.
 
 ===================================================================*/
 
 #include "QmitkCtkPythonShell.h"
 
 #include <ctkAbstractPythonManager.h>
 #include <QDragEnterEvent>
 #include <QDropEvent>
 #include <QMimeData>
 #include <QUrl>
 #include "mitkIPythonService.h"
 #include <usModuleContext.h>
 #include <usServiceReference.h>
 #include <usGetModuleContext.h>
 
 struct QmitkCtkPythonShellData
 {
     mitk::IPythonService* m_PythonService;
     us::ServiceReference<mitk::IPythonService> m_PythonServiceRef;
 };
 
 QmitkCtkPythonShell::QmitkCtkPythonShell(QWidget* parent)
     : ctkPythonConsole(parent), d( new QmitkCtkPythonShellData )
 {
+  this->setWelcomeTextColor(Qt::green);
+  this->setPromptColor(Qt::gray);
+  this->setStdinTextColor(Qt::white);
+  this->setCommandTextColor(Qt::white);
+  this->setOutputTextColor(Qt::white);
+
   MITK_DEBUG("QmitkCtkPythonShell") << "retrieving  IPythonService";
   us::ModuleContext* context = us::GetModuleContext();
   d->m_PythonServiceRef = context->GetServiceReference<mitk::IPythonService>();
   d->m_PythonService = dynamic_cast<mitk::IPythonService*> ( context->GetService<mitk::IPythonService>(d->m_PythonServiceRef) );
 
   MITK_DEBUG("QmitkCtkPythonShell") << "checking  IPythonService";
   Q_ASSERT( d->m_PythonService );
 
   MITK_DEBUG("QmitkCtkPythonShell") << "initialize  m_PythonService";
   this->initialize( d->m_PythonService->GetPythonManager() );
 
   MITK_DEBUG("QmitkCtkPythonShell") << "m_PythonService initialized";
   mitk::IPythonService::ForceLoadModule();
 }
 
 QmitkCtkPythonShell::~QmitkCtkPythonShell()
 {
   us::ModuleContext* context = us::GetModuleContext();
   context->UngetService( d->m_PythonServiceRef );
   delete d;
 }
 
 void QmitkCtkPythonShell::dragEnterEvent(QDragEnterEvent *event)
 {
   event->accept();
 }
 void QmitkCtkPythonShell::dropEvent(QDropEvent *event)
 {
   QList<QUrl> urls = event->mimeData()->urls();
   for(int i = 0; i < urls.size(); i++)
   {
     d->m_PythonService->Execute( urls[i].toString().toStdString(), mitk::IPythonService::SINGLE_LINE_COMMAND );
   }
 }
 
 bool QmitkCtkPythonShell::canInsertFromMimeData(const QMimeData *) const
 {
   return true;
 }
 
 void QmitkCtkPythonShell::executeCommand(const QString& command)
 {
   MITK_DEBUG("QmitkCtkPythonShell") << "executing command " << command.toStdString();
   d->m_PythonService->Execute(command.toStdString(),mitk::IPythonService::MULTI_LINE_COMMAND);
   d->m_PythonService->NotifyObserver(command.toStdString());
 }
 
 void QmitkCtkPythonShell::Paste(const QString &command)
 {
   if( this->isVisible() )
   {
     this->exec( command );
     //this->executeCommand( command );
   }
 }