diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Formatter/OutputFormatterStyle.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Formatter/OutputFormatterStyle.php
index 48e9850725f0..0438d4bc0393 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Formatter/OutputFormatterStyle.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Formatter/OutputFormatterStyle.php
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class OutputFormatterStyle implements OutputFormatterStyleInterface
         'magenta' => 35,
         'cyan' => 36,
         'white' => 37,
+        'default' => 39,
     );
     private static $availableBackgroundColors = array(
         'black' => 40,
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ class OutputFormatterStyle implements OutputFormatterStyleInterface
         'magenta' => 45,
         'cyan' => 46,
         'white' => 47,
+        'default' => 49,
     );
     private static $availableOptions = array(
         'bold' => 1,
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Formatter/OutputFormatterStyleTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Formatter/OutputFormatterStyleTest.php
index 6890a9b839e8..d0ebb2751231 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Formatter/OutputFormatterStyleTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Formatter/OutputFormatterStyleTest.php
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ public function testForeground()
         $style->setForeground('blue');
         $this->assertEquals("\033[34mfoo\033[0m", $style->apply('foo'));
 
+        $style->setForeground('default');
+        $this->assertEquals("\033[39mfoo\033[39m", $style->apply('foo'));
+
         $this->setExpectedException('InvalidArgumentException');
         $style->setForeground('undefined-color');
     }
@@ -51,6 +54,9 @@ public function testBackground()
         $style->setBackground('yellow');
         $this->assertEquals("\033[43mfoo\033[0m", $style->apply('foo'));
 
+        $style->setBackground('default');
+        $this->assertEquals("\033[49mfoo\033[49m", $style->apply('foo'));
+
         $this->setExpectedException('InvalidArgumentException');
         $style->setBackground('undefined-color');
     }