diff --git a/docs/changes/1.x/1.4.0.md b/docs/changes/1.x/1.4.0.md
index 8db845337d..cfff0810b1 100644
--- a/docs/changes/1.x/1.4.0.md
+++ b/docs/changes/1.x/1.4.0.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 - Writer ODText: Support for ListItemRun by [@Progi1984](https://github.com/Progi1984) fixing [#2159](https://github.com/PHPOffice/PHPWord/issues/2159), [#2620](https://github.com/PHPOffice/PHPWord/issues/2620) in [#2669](https://github.com/PHPOffice/PHPWord/pull/2669)
 - Writer HTML: Support for vAlign in Tables by [@SpraxDev](https://github.com/SpraxDev) in [#2675](https://github.com/PHPOffice/PHPWord/pull/2675)
+- Add Default font color for Word by [@Collie-IT](https://github.com/Collie-IT) in [#2700](https://github.com/PHPOffice/PHPWord/pull/2700)
 
 ### Bug fixes
 
diff --git a/docs/usage/introduction.md b/docs/usage/introduction.md
index b3a101ab0d..8a7e428c56 100644
--- a/docs/usage/introduction.md
+++ b/docs/usage/introduction.md
@@ -128,13 +128,14 @@ You can alter the default paper by using the following function:
 
 ### Default font
 
-By default, every text appears in Arial 10 point. You can alter the
+By default, every text appears in Arial 10 point in the color black (000000). You can alter the
 default font by using the following two functions:
 
 ``` php
 <?php
 
 $phpWord->setDefaultFontName('Times New Roman');
+$phpWord->setDefaultFontColor('FF0000');
 $phpWord->setDefaultFontSize(12);
 ```
 
@@ -381,4 +382,4 @@ To control whether or not words in all capital letters shall be hyphenated use t
 <?php
 
 $phpWord->getSettings()->setDoNotHyphenateCaps(true);
-```
\ No newline at end of file
+```
diff --git a/phpword.ini.dist b/phpword.ini.dist
index f3f66dbe2e..21d3b50609 100644
--- a/phpword.ini.dist
+++ b/phpword.ini.dist
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ outputEscapingEnabled = false
 
 defaultFontName = Arial
 defaultFontSize = 10
+defaultFontColor = 000000
 
 [Paper]
 
diff --git a/src/PhpWord/PhpWord.php b/src/PhpWord/PhpWord.php
index cf6f16ae02..c0b88f7cbc 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/PhpWord.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/PhpWord.php
@@ -256,6 +256,26 @@ public function setDefaultFontName($fontName): void
         Settings::setDefaultFontName($fontName);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Set default font color.
+     *
+     * @param string $fontColor
+     */
+    public function setDefaultFontColor($fontColor): void
+    {
+        Settings::setDefaultFontColor($fontColor);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get default font color.
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getDefaultFontColor()
+    {
+        return Settings::getDefaultFontColor();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get default font size.
      *
diff --git a/src/PhpWord/Reader/Word2007/Styles.php b/src/PhpWord/Reader/Word2007/Styles.php
index 760adf9493..f43199ab33 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/Reader/Word2007/Styles.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/Reader/Word2007/Styles.php
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ public function read(PhpWord $phpWord): void
                 if (array_key_exists('size', $fontDefaultStyle)) {
                     $phpWord->setDefaultFontSize($fontDefaultStyle['size']);
                 }
+                if (array_key_exists('color', $fontDefaultStyle)) {
+                    $phpWord->setDefaultFontColor($fontDefaultStyle['color']);
+                }
                 if (array_key_exists('lang', $fontDefaultStyle)) {
                     $phpWord->getSettings()->setThemeFontLang(new Language($fontDefaultStyle['lang']));
                 }
diff --git a/src/PhpWord/Settings.php b/src/PhpWord/Settings.php
index 984486ccfe..d50a08e5b6 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/Settings.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/Settings.php
@@ -117,6 +117,13 @@ class Settings
      */
     private static $defaultFontName = self::DEFAULT_FONT_NAME;
 
+    /**
+     * Default font color.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    private static $defaultFontColor = self::DEFAULT_FONT_COLOR;
+
     /**
      * Default font size.
      *
@@ -368,6 +375,28 @@ public static function setDefaultFontName(string $value): bool
         return false;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get default font color.
+     */
+    public static function getDefaultFontColor(): string
+    {
+        return self::$defaultFontColor;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set default font color.
+     */
+    public static function setDefaultFontColor(string $value): bool
+    {
+        if (trim($value) !== '') {
+            self::$defaultFontColor = $value;
+
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get default font size.
      *
diff --git a/src/PhpWord/Writer/Word2007/Part/Styles.php b/src/PhpWord/Writer/Word2007/Part/Styles.php
index 2112fd3ce6..1d75b34c45 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/Writer/Word2007/Part/Styles.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/Writer/Word2007/Part/Styles.php
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ private function writeDefaultStyles(XMLWriter $xmlWriter, $styles): void
         $phpWord = $this->getParentWriter()->getPhpWord();
         $fontName = $phpWord->getDefaultFontName();
         $fontSize = $phpWord->getDefaultFontSize();
+        $fontColor = $phpWord->getDefaultFontColor();
         $language = $phpWord->getSettings()->getThemeFontLang();
         $latinLanguage = ($language == null || $language->getLatin() === null) ? 'en-US' : $language->getLatin();
 
@@ -97,6 +98,9 @@ private function writeDefaultStyles(XMLWriter $xmlWriter, $styles): void
         $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('w:eastAsia', $fontName);
         $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('w:cs', $fontName);
         $xmlWriter->endElement(); // w:rFonts
+        $xmlWriter->startElement('w:color');
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('w:val', $fontColor);
+        $xmlWriter->endElement();
         $xmlWriter->startElement('w:sz');
         $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('w:val', $fontSize * 2);
         $xmlWriter->endElement(); // w:sz
diff --git a/tests/PhpWordTests/PhpWordTest.php b/tests/PhpWordTests/PhpWordTest.php
index 33118a11e8..a3c74993b1 100644
--- a/tests/PhpWordTests/PhpWordTest.php
+++ b/tests/PhpWordTests/PhpWordTest.php
@@ -82,6 +82,18 @@ public function testSetGetDefaultFontSize(): void
         self::assertEquals($fontSize, $phpWord->getDefaultFontSize());
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Test set/get default font color.
+     */
+    public function testSetGetDefaultFontColor(): void
+    {
+        $phpWord = new PhpWord();
+        $fontColor = 'FF0000';
+        self::assertEquals(Settings::DEFAULT_FONT_COLOR, $phpWord->getDefaultFontColor());
+        $phpWord->setDefaultFontColor($fontColor);
+        self::assertEquals($fontColor, $phpWord->getDefaultFontColor());
+    }
+
     /**
      * Test set default paragraph style.
      */
diff --git a/tests/PhpWordTests/SettingsTest.php b/tests/PhpWordTests/SettingsTest.php
index 46c72eab28..843ade7159 100644
--- a/tests/PhpWordTests/SettingsTest.php
+++ b/tests/PhpWordTests/SettingsTest.php
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ class SettingsTest extends TestCase
 {
     private $compatibility;
 
+    /** @var string */
+    private $defaultFontColor;
+
     private $defaultFontSize;
 
     private $defaultFontName;
@@ -59,6 +62,7 @@ class SettingsTest extends TestCase
     protected function setUp(): void
     {
         $this->compatibility = Settings::hasCompatibility();
+        $this->defaultFontColor = Settings::getDefaultFontColor();
         $this->defaultFontSize = Settings::getDefaultFontSize();
         $this->defaultFontName = Settings::getDefaultFontName();
         $this->defaultPaper = Settings::getDefaultPaper();
@@ -75,6 +79,7 @@ protected function setUp(): void
     protected function tearDown(): void
     {
         Settings::setCompatibility($this->compatibility);
+        Settings::setDefaultFontColor($this->defaultFontColor);
         Settings::setDefaultFontSize($this->defaultFontSize);
         Settings::setDefaultFontName($this->defaultFontName);
         Settings::setDefaultPaper($this->defaultPaper);
@@ -236,6 +241,20 @@ public function testSetGetDefaultFontSize(): void
         self::assertEquals(12.5, Settings::getDefaultFontSize());
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Test set/get default font color.
+     */
+    public function testSetGetDefaultFontColor(): void
+    {
+        self::assertEquals(Settings::DEFAULT_FONT_COLOR, Settings::getDefaultFontColor());
+        self::assertFalse(Settings::setDefaultFontColor(' '));
+        self::assertEquals(Settings::DEFAULT_FONT_COLOR, Settings::getDefaultFontColor());
+        self::assertTrue(Settings::setDefaultFontColor('FF0000'));
+        self::assertEquals('FF0000', Settings::getDefaultFontColor());
+        self::assertFalse(Settings::setDefaultFontColor(' '));
+        self::assertEquals('FF0000', Settings::getDefaultFontColor());
+    }
+
     /**
      * Test set/get default paper.
      */
@@ -271,6 +290,7 @@ public function testLoadConfig(): void
             'pdfRendererPath' => '',
             'defaultFontName' => 'Arial',
             'defaultFontSize' => 10,
+            'defaultFontColor' => '000000',
             'outputEscapingEnabled' => false,
             'defaultPaper' => 'A4',
         ];
diff --git a/tests/PhpWordTests/Writer/HTML/FontTest.php b/tests/PhpWordTests/Writer/HTML/FontTest.php
index 442c2639c9..87b58a516b 100644
--- a/tests/PhpWordTests/Writer/HTML/FontTest.php
+++ b/tests/PhpWordTests/Writer/HTML/FontTest.php
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ class FontTest extends \PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase
     /** @var float|int */
     private $defaultFontSize;
 
+    /** @var string */
+    private $defaultFontColor;
+
     /**
      * Executed before each method of the class.
      */
@@ -40,6 +43,7 @@ protected function setUp(): void
     {
         $this->defaultFontName = Settings::getDefaultFontName();
         $this->defaultFontSize = Settings::getDefaultFontSize();
+        $this->defaultFontColor = Settings::getDefaultFontColor();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -49,6 +53,7 @@ protected function tearDown(): void
     {
         Settings::setDefaultFontName($this->defaultFontName);
         Settings::setDefaultFontSize($this->defaultFontSize);
+        Settings::setDefaultFontColor($this->defaultFontColor);
     }
 
     /**