diff --git a/autoload/airline/themes/solarized.vim b/autoload/airline/themes/solarized.vim
index caf1196..4f47265 100644
--- a/autoload/airline/themes/solarized.vim
+++ b/autoload/airline/themes/solarized.vim
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ function! airline#themes#solarized#refresh()
   let s:dark_inactive_tab    = get(g:, 'airline_solarized_dark_inactive_background', 0)
   let s:dark_text            = get(g:, 'airline_solarized_dark_text', 0)
   let s:dark_inactive_border = get(g:, 'airline_solarized_dark_inactive_border', 0)
+  let s:enable_command_color = get(g:, 'airline_solarized_enable_command_color', 0)
   let s:tty                  = &t_Co == 8
 
   """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
@@ -101,6 +102,13 @@ function! airline#themes#solarized#refresh()
   let s:RM = s:NM
   let s:RF = s:NF
 
+  " Command mode
+  let s:C1 = [s:N1[0], s:violet, '']
+  let s:C2 = s:N2
+  let s:C3 = s:N3
+  let s:CF = s:NF
+  let s:CM = s:NM
+
   " Inactive, according to VertSplit in solarized
   " (bg dark: base00; bg light: base0)
   if s:background == 'dark'
@@ -196,6 +204,23 @@ function! airline#themes#solarized#refresh()
   let g:airline#themes#solarized#palette.replace_modified.airline_warning =
         \ g:airline#themes#solarized#palette.normal.airline_warning
 
+  let g:airline#themes#solarized#palette.replace_modified.airline_warning =
+        \ g:airline#themes#solarized#palette.normal.airline_warning
+
+  if s:enable_command_color
+    let g:airline#themes#solarized#palette.commandline = airline#themes#generate_color_map(
+          \ [s:C1[0].g, s:C1[1].g, s:C1[0].t, s:C1[1].t, s:C1[2]],
+          \ [s:C2[0].g, s:C2[1].g, s:C2[0].t, s:C2[1].t, s:C2[2]],
+          \ [s:C3[0].g, s:C3[1].g, s:C3[0].t, s:C3[1].t, s:C3[2]])
+
+    let g:airline#themes#solarized#palette.commandline.airline_warning =
+          \ g:airline#themes#solarized#palette.normal.airline_warning
+
+    let g:airline#themes#solarized#palette.commandline_modified = {
+          \ 'airline_c': [s:RM[0].g, s:RM[1].g,
+          \ s:RM[0].t, s:RM[1].t, s:RM[2]]}
+  endif
+
   let g:airline#themes#solarized#palette.tabline = {}
 
   let g:airline#themes#solarized#palette.tabline.airline_tab = [
diff --git a/doc/airline-themes.txt b/doc/airline-themes.txt
index ccd1bb3..acd3059 100644
--- a/doc/airline-themes.txt
+++ b/doc/airline-themes.txt
@@ -262,6 +262,11 @@ To enable it: >
 Changes inactive window panes to have a dark bottom border instead
 of light by default. To enable it: >
     let g:airline_solarized_dark_inactive_border = 1
+<
+                                        *g:airline_solarized_enable_command_color*
+
+In command mode, set the status line to its own color (violet). To enable it: >
+    let airline_solarized_enable_command_color = 1
 <
                                                         *g:solarized_base16*