diff --git a/src/base/preferences.cpp b/src/base/preferences.cpp
index de5845fe3..074c10efa 100644
--- a/src/base/preferences.cpp
+++ b/src/base/preferences.cpp
@@ -186,6 +186,19 @@ void Preferences::setAlternatingRowColors(const bool b)
     setValue(u"Preferences/General/AlternatingRowColors"_s, b);
 }
 
+bool Preferences::useColorCodedProgressBar() const
+{
+    return value(u"Preferences/General/ColorCodedProgressBar"_s, true);
+}
+
+void Preferences::setColorCodedProgressBar(const bool b)
+{
+    if (b == useColorCodedProgressBar())
+        return;
+
+    setValue(u"Preferences/General/ColorCodedProgressBar"_s, b);
+}
+
 bool Preferences::getHideZeroValues() const
 {
     return value(u"Preferences/General/HideZeroValues"_s, false);
diff --git a/src/base/preferences.h b/src/base/preferences.h
index bfe53d150..6133bf80d 100644
--- a/src/base/preferences.h
+++ b/src/base/preferences.h
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ public:
     void showSpeedInTitleBar(bool show);
     bool useAlternatingRowColors() const;
     void setAlternatingRowColors(bool b);
+    bool useColorCodedProgressBar() const;
+    void setColorCodedProgressBar(bool b);
     bool getHideZeroValues() const;
     void setHideZeroValues(bool b);
     int getHideZeroComboValues() const;
diff --git a/src/gui/optionsdialog.cpp b/src/gui/optionsdialog.cpp
index 2d184daea..7d85bc680 100644
--- a/src/gui/optionsdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/optionsdialog.cpp
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ void OptionsDialog::loadBehaviorTabOptions()
 
     m_ui->confirmDeletion->setChecked(pref->confirmTorrentDeletion());
     m_ui->checkAltRowColors->setChecked(pref->useAlternatingRowColors());
+    m_ui->colorCodedProgressBar->setChecked(pref->useColorCodedProgressBar());
     m_ui->checkHideZero->setChecked(pref->getHideZeroValues());
     m_ui->comboHideZero->setCurrentIndex(pref->getHideZeroComboValues());
     m_ui->comboHideZero->setEnabled(m_ui->checkHideZero->isChecked());
@@ -389,6 +390,7 @@ void OptionsDialog::loadBehaviorTabOptions()
 
     connect(m_ui->confirmDeletion, &QAbstractButton::toggled, this, &ThisType::enableApplyButton);
     connect(m_ui->checkAltRowColors, &QAbstractButton::toggled, this, &ThisType::enableApplyButton);
+    connect(m_ui->colorCodedProgressBar, &QAbstractButton::toggled, this, &ThisType::enableApplyButton);
     connect(m_ui->checkHideZero, &QAbstractButton::toggled, m_ui->comboHideZero, &QWidget::setEnabled);
     connect(m_ui->checkHideZero, &QAbstractButton::toggled, this, &ThisType::enableApplyButton);
     connect(m_ui->comboHideZero, qComboBoxCurrentIndexChanged, this, &ThisType::enableApplyButton);
@@ -483,6 +485,7 @@ void OptionsDialog::saveBehaviorTabOptions() const
 
     pref->setConfirmTorrentDeletion(m_ui->confirmDeletion->isChecked());
     pref->setAlternatingRowColors(m_ui->checkAltRowColors->isChecked());
+    pref->setColorCodedProgressBar(m_ui->colorCodedProgressBar->isChecked());
     pref->setHideZeroValues(m_ui->checkHideZero->isChecked());
     pref->setHideZeroComboValues(m_ui->comboHideZero->currentIndex());
 
diff --git a/src/gui/optionsdialog.ui b/src/gui/optionsdialog.ui
index 188a9c564..b66be9a2e 100644
--- a/src/gui/optionsdialog.ui
+++ b/src/gui/optionsdialog.ui
@@ -297,6 +297,16 @@
                  </property>
                 </widget>
                </item>
+               <item>
+                <widget class="QCheckBox" name="colorCodedProgressBar">
+                 <property name="text">
+                  <string extracomment="Progress bar color is based on torrent state.">Use color-coded progress bar</string>
+                 </property>
+                 <property name="checked">
+                  <bool>true</bool>
+                 </property>
+                </widget>
+               </item>
                <item>
                 <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout">
                  <item>
diff --git a/src/gui/transferlistdelegate.cpp b/src/gui/transferlistdelegate.cpp
index ba890599c..c8598ddbe 100644
--- a/src/gui/transferlistdelegate.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/transferlistdelegate.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <QModelIndex>
 
 #include "transferlistmodel.h"
+#include "base/preferences.h"
 
 TransferListDelegate::TransferListDelegate(QObject *parent)
     : QStyledItemDelegate {parent}
@@ -90,7 +91,12 @@ void TransferListDelegate::paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionViewItem &
             QStyleOptionViewItem customOption {option};
             customOption.state.setFlag(QStyle::State_Enabled, isEnableState(torrentState));
 
-            const QColor color = index.data(Qt::ForegroundRole).value<QColor>();
+            QColor color = {};
+
+            if (Preferences::instance()->useColorCodedProgressBar())
+            {
+                color = index.data(Qt::ForegroundRole).value<QColor>();
+            }
 
             m_progressBarPainter.paint(painter, customOption, index.data().toString(), progress, color);
         }