diff --git a/src/QGCPalette.cc b/src/QGCPalette.cc
index 16379b79ea26dcb143660b8925cd6c5458024c5c..6abd89938b517fec3e805f05150d8755954cd952 100644
--- a/src/QGCPalette.cc
+++ b/src/QGCPalette.cc
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ void QGCPalette::_buildMap()
     DECLARE_QGC_COLOR(alertText,            "#000000", "#000000", "#000000", "#000000")
     DECLARE_QGC_COLOR(missionItemEditor,    "#585858", "#dbfef8", "#585858", "#585d83")
     DECLARE_QGC_COLOR(hoverColor,           "#585858", "#dbfef8", "#585858", "#585d83")
+    DECLARE_QGC_COLOR(statusFailedText,     "#9d9d9d", "#000000", "#707070", "#ffffff")
+    DECLARE_QGC_COLOR(statusPassedText,     "#9d9d9d", "#000000", "#707070", "#ffffff")
+    DECLARE_QGC_COLOR(statusPendingText,    "#9d9d9d", "#000000", "#707070", "#ffffff")
 
     // Colors are not affecting by theming
     DECLARE_QGC_COLOR(mapWidgetBorderLight, "#ffffff", "#ffffff", "#ffffff", "#ffffff")
diff --git a/src/QGCPalette.h b/src/QGCPalette.h
index 7c96a3543851b510bc1a193c0e682a5dffeda80c..91f597ef9a2ec6c58662913689611a3cc5ec31b4 100644
--- a/src/QGCPalette.h
+++ b/src/QGCPalette.h
@@ -115,6 +115,9 @@ public:
     DEFINE_QGC_COLOR(alertText,             setAlertText)
     DEFINE_QGC_COLOR(missionItemEditor,     setMissionItemEditor)
     DEFINE_QGC_COLOR(hoverColor,            setHoverColor)
+    DEFINE_QGC_COLOR(statusFailedText,      setstatusFailedText)
+    DEFINE_QGC_COLOR(statusPassedText,      setstatusPassedText)
+    DEFINE_QGC_COLOR(statusPendingText,     setstatusPendingText)
 
      QGCPalette(QObject* parent = nullptr);
     ~QGCPalette();
diff --git a/src/QmlControls/PreFlightCheckButton.qml b/src/QmlControls/PreFlightCheckButton.qml
index 7f87bebbdb55408516f87e5262f52ba61b2f4e43..6692a0f3ab8326c3617773020e5be5181403852c 100644
--- a/src/QmlControls/PreFlightCheckButton.qml
+++ b/src/QmlControls/PreFlightCheckButton.qml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ QGCButton {
     property bool   telemetryFailure:               false   ///< true: telemetry check failing, false: telemetry check passing
     property bool   allowTelemetryFailureOverride:  false   ///< true: user can click past telemetry failure
     property bool   passed:                         _manualState === _statePassed && _telemetryState === _statePassed
+    property bool   failed:                         _manualState === _stateFailed || _telemetryState === _stateFailed
 
     property int _manualState:          manualText === "" ? _statePassed : _statePending
     property int _telemetryState:       _statePassed
diff --git a/src/QmlControls/PreFlightCheckGroup.qml b/src/QmlControls/PreFlightCheckGroup.qml
index 97a40a40033f7245cd7a0f842325c12dd8b206cf..0e071321853657c2b2fff35c2c0aace0a1707091 100644
--- a/src/QmlControls/PreFlightCheckGroup.qml
+++ b/src/QmlControls/PreFlightCheckGroup.qml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import QGroundControl.ScreenTools   1.0
 Column  {
     property string name
     property bool   passed: false
+    property bool   failed: false
 
     spacing: ScreenTools.defaultFontPixelHeight / 2
 
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ Column  {
         anchors.left:   parent.left
         anchors.right:  parent.right
         text:           name + (passed ? qsTr(" (passed)") : "")
+        color:          failed ? qgcPal.statusFailedText : (passed ? qgcPal.statusPassedText : qgcPal.statusPendingText)
     }
 
     Column {
@@ -58,9 +60,11 @@ Column  {
             for (var i=0; i<children.length; i++) {
                 if (!children[i].passed) {
                     passed = false
+                    failed = children[i].failed
                     return
                 }
             }
+            failed = false
             passed = true
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/QmlControls/SectionHeader.qml b/src/QmlControls/SectionHeader.qml
index dc763f2e3da17c4fe55391980e5bd5fca492156e..89e94d5352013705548a5b12b7e38dedcb67a94a 100644
--- a/src/QmlControls/SectionHeader.qml
+++ b/src/QmlControls/SectionHeader.qml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ FocusScope {
     id:     _root
     height: column.height
 
+    property alias          color:          label.color
     property alias          text:           label.text
     property bool           checked:        true
     property bool           showSpacer:     true