diff --git a/lib/stream/xlsx/workbook-writer.js b/lib/stream/xlsx/workbook-writer.js
index 1b08af612..9f41de6f6 100644
--- a/lib/stream/xlsx/workbook-writer.js
+++ b/lib/stream/xlsx/workbook-writer.js
@@ -155,6 +155,9 @@ WorkbookWriter.prototype = {
     var useSharedStrings = options.useSharedStrings !== undefined ?
       options.useSharedStrings :
       this.useSharedStrings;
+    var tabColor = options.tabColor !== undefined ?
+      options.tabColor :
+      null;
 
     var id = this.nextId;
     name = name || 'sheet' + id;
@@ -163,7 +166,8 @@ WorkbookWriter.prototype = {
       id: id,
       name: name,
       workbook: this,
-      useSharedStrings: useSharedStrings
+      useSharedStrings: useSharedStrings,
+      tabColor: tabColor
     });
 
     this._worksheets[id] = worksheet;
diff --git a/lib/stream/xlsx/worksheet-writer.js b/lib/stream/xlsx/worksheet-writer.js
index dd10cb0d3..0547e0233 100644
--- a/lib/stream/xlsx/worksheet-writer.js
+++ b/lib/stream/xlsx/worksheet-writer.js
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ var WorksheetWriter = module.exports = function(options) {
 
   this._workbook = options.workbook;
 
+  this.tabColor = options.tabColor;
+
   // start writing to stream now
   this._writeOpenWorksheet();
 
@@ -337,6 +339,9 @@ WorksheetWriter.prototype = {
     xml.addText('<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>');
     xml.addText('<worksheet xmlns="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/spreadsheetml/2006/main" xmlns:r="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships" xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006" mc:Ignorable="x14ac" xmlns:x14ac="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/spreadsheetml/2009/9/ac">');
 
+    if (this.tabColor)
+      xml.addText('<sheetPr><tabColor rgb="' + this.tabColor + '"/></sheetPr>');
+
     xml.addText('<sheetViews><sheetView workbookViewId="0"/></sheetViews>');
     xml.addText('<sheetFormatPr defaultRowHeight="15" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25"/>');