diff --git a/video/out/vo_gpu_next.c b/video/out/vo_gpu_next.c
index bbfa4bb7b7282..0e42e190858b4 100644
--- a/video/out/vo_gpu_next.c
+++ b/video/out/vo_gpu_next.c
@@ -379,6 +379,8 @@ static void update_overlays(struct vo *vo, struct mp_osd_res res,
             }
             break;
         case SUBBITMAP_LIBASS:
+            if (src && item->video_color_space)
+                ol->color = src->params.color;
             ol->mode = PL_OVERLAY_MONOCHROME;
             ol->repr.alpha = PL_ALPHA_INDEPENDENT;
             break;