Index: GUIControlFactory.cpp
===================================================================
--- GUIControlFactory.cpp	(revision 33032)
+++ GUIControlFactory.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@
   const char *flipY = pNode->Attribute("flipy");
   if (flipY && strcmpi(flipY, "true") == 0) image.orientation = 3 - image.orientation;  // either 3 or 2
   image.diffuse = pNode->Attribute("diffuse");
+  image.diffuseColor.Parse(pNode->Attribute("colordiffuse"), 0);
   const char *background = pNode->Attribute("background");
   if (background && strnicmp(background, "true", 4) == 0)
     image.useLarge = true;
Index: GUITexture.cpp
===================================================================
--- GUITexture.cpp	(revision 33032)
+++ GUITexture.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 using namespace std;
 
 CGUITextureBase::CGUITextureBase(float posX, float posY, float width, float height, const CTextureInfo& texture)
 {
   m_posX = posX;
@@ -247,9 +248,11 @@
 
 #define MIX_ALPHA(a,c) (((a * (c >> 24)) / 255) << 24) | (c & 0x00ffffff)
 
-  color_t color = m_diffuseColor;
-  if (m_alpha != 0xFF) color = MIX_ALPHA(m_alpha, m_diffuseColor);
+  // diffuse color
+  color_t color = (m_info.diffuseColor) ? m_info.diffuseColor : m_diffuseColor;
   color = g_graphicsContext.MergeAlpha(color);
+  if (m_alpha != 0xFF)
+	    color = MIX_ALPHA(m_alpha, color);
 
   Draw(x, y, z, texture, diffuse, color, orientation);
 }
@@ -496,8 +499,9 @@
 }
 
 void CGUITextureBase::SetDiffuseColor(color_t color)
-{
-  m_diffuseColor = color;
+{
+  m_diffuseColor = color;
+  changed |= m_info.diffuseColor.Update();
 }
 
 bool CGUITextureBase::ReadyToRender() const
Index: GUITexture.h
===================================================================
--- GUITexture.h	(revision 33032)
+++ GUITexture.h	(working copy)
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 
 #include "TextureManager.h"
 #include "Geometry.h"
+#include "GUIInfoTypes.h"
 
 typedef uint32_t color_t;
 
@@ -99,12 +100,14 @@
     diffuse = right.diffuse;
     filename = right.filename;
     useLarge = right.useLarge;
+	diffuseColor = right.diffuseColor;
   };
   bool       useLarge;
   FRECT      border;      // scaled  - unneeded if we get rid of scale on load
-  int        orientation; // orientation of the texture (0 - 7 == EXIForientation - 1)
-  CStdString diffuse;     // diffuse overlay texture
-  CStdString filename;    // main texture file
+  int        orientation;     // orientation of the texture (0 - 7 == EXIForientation - 1)
+  CStdString diffuse;         // diffuse overlay texture
+  CGUIInfoColor diffuseColor; // diffuse color
+  CStdString filename;        // main texture file
 };
 
 class CGUITextureBase