diff --git a/Source/TeamMate/Controls/TileCollectionView.xaml b/Source/TeamMate/Controls/TileCollectionView.xaml
index 0126f1a..746085a 100644
--- a/Source/TeamMate/Controls/TileCollectionView.xaml
+++ b/Source/TeamMate/Controls/TileCollectionView.xaml
@@ -37,6 +37,16 @@
                                       CommandTarget="{Binding Path=PlacementTarget, RelativeSource={RelativeSource FindAncestor, AncestorType={x:Type ContextMenu}}}"
                                       Visibility="{Binding IsDefaultBackgroundColor, Converter={x:Static fw:Converters.InverseVisibility}}"
                                       CommandParameter="{Binding}" />                            
+                            <Separator />
+                            <MenuItem Header="Select _Font Color"
+                                      Command="{x:Static tmr:TeamMateCommands.SelectTileFontColor}"
+                                      CommandTarget="{Binding Path=PlacementTarget, RelativeSource={RelativeSource FindAncestor, AncestorType={x:Type ContextMenu}}}"
+                                      CommandParameter="{Binding}" />
+                            <MenuItem Header="Re_set Font Color"
+                                      Command="{x:Static tmr:TeamMateCommands.ResetTileFontColor}"
+                                      CommandTarget="{Binding Path=PlacementTarget, RelativeSource={RelativeSource FindAncestor, AncestorType={x:Type ContextMenu}}}"
+                                      Visibility="{Binding IsDefaultFontColor, Converter={x:Static fw:Converters.InverseVisibility}}"
+                                      CommandParameter="{Binding}" />                            
                         </ContextMenu>
                     </local:TileView.ContextMenu>
                 </local:TileView>
@@ -69,7 +79,17 @@
                                       Command="{x:Static tmr:TeamMateCommands.ResetTileBackgroundColor}"
                                       CommandTarget="{Binding Path=PlacementTarget, RelativeSource={RelativeSource FindAncestor, AncestorType={x:Type ContextMenu}}}"
                                       Visibility="{Binding IsDefaultBackgroundColor, Converter={x:Static fw:Converters.InverseVisibility}}"
-                                      CommandParameter="{Binding}" />                            
+                                      CommandParameter="{Binding}" />
+                            <Separator />
+                            <MenuItem Header="Select _Font Color"
+                                      Command="{x:Static tmr:TeamMateCommands.SelectTileFontColor}"
+                                      CommandTarget="{Binding Path=PlacementTarget, RelativeSource={RelativeSource FindAncestor, AncestorType={x:Type ContextMenu}}}"
+                                      CommandParameter="{Binding}" />
+                            <MenuItem Header="Re_set Font Color"
+                                      Command="{x:Static tmr:TeamMateCommands.ResetTileFontColor}"
+                                      CommandTarget="{Binding Path=PlacementTarget, RelativeSource={RelativeSource FindAncestor, AncestorType={x:Type ContextMenu}}}"
+                                      Visibility="{Binding IsDefaultFontColor, Converter={x:Static fw:Converters.InverseVisibility}}"
+                                      CommandParameter="{Binding}" />
                         </ContextMenu>
                     </local:TileView.ContextMenu>
                 </local:TileView>
diff --git a/Source/TeamMate/Controls/TileView.xaml b/Source/TeamMate/Controls/TileView.xaml
index 2c3efa6..75aa86b 100644
--- a/Source/TeamMate/Controls/TileView.xaml
+++ b/Source/TeamMate/Controls/TileView.xaml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
                    Margin="6"
                    VerticalAlignment="Top"
                    FontSize="18"
-                   Foreground="White"
+                   Foreground="{Binding TileInfo.FontColor}"
                    Text="{Binding TileInfo.Name}"
                    TextTrimming="CharacterEllipsis"
                    TextWrapping="Wrap" />
diff --git a/Source/TeamMate/Model/ProjectContextSerializer.cs b/Source/TeamMate/Model/ProjectContextSerializer.cs
index fc7c53d..7f82b6f 100644
--- a/Source/TeamMate/Model/ProjectContextSerializer.cs
+++ b/Source/TeamMate/Model/ProjectContextSerializer.cs
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ private TileInfo ReadTile(XElement e)
                     throw new NotSupportedException(String.Format("Tile type {0} is not supported", tileInfo.Type));
             }
 
+            tileInfo.FontColor = e.GetAttribute<string>(Schema.FontColor);
+
             return tileInfo;
         }
 
@@ -120,6 +122,8 @@ private XElement WriteTile(TileInfo tile)
                     throw new NotSupportedException(String.Format("Tile type {0} is not supported", tile.Type));
             }
 
+            e.SetAttribute<string>(Schema.FontColor, tile.FontColor);
+
             return e;
         }
 
@@ -385,6 +389,7 @@ private static class Schema
             public const string LastUpdated = "LastUpdated";
             public const string OrderByFieldName = "OrderByFieldName";
             public const string FilterByFieldName = "FilterByFieldName";
+            public const string FontColor = "FontColor";
 
             // Work Item Stuff
             public static readonly XName WorkItemQueryInfo = "WorkItemQueryInfo";
diff --git a/Source/TeamMate/Model/TileInfo.cs b/Source/TeamMate/Model/TileInfo.cs
index f9671e3..43a4eba 100644
--- a/Source/TeamMate/Model/TileInfo.cs
+++ b/Source/TeamMate/Model/TileInfo.cs
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ public BuiltInTileType BuiltInTileType
             set { SetProperty(ref this.builtInTileType, value); }
         }
 
-
         private bool includeInItemCountSummary;
 
         public bool IncludeInItemCountSummary
@@ -98,6 +97,13 @@ public string BackgroundColor
             set { SetProperty(ref this.backgroundColor, value); }
         }
 
+        private string fontColor;
+        public string FontColor
+        {
+            get { return this.fontColor; }
+            set { SetProperty(ref this.fontColor, value); }
+        }
+
         // TODO: KLUDGE, don't make this public, refactor or cleanup
         public void FireChanged()
         {
diff --git a/Source/TeamMate/Resources/TeamMateCommands.cs b/Source/TeamMate/Resources/TeamMateCommands.cs
index 8a02f65..cc2c9a3 100644
--- a/Source/TeamMate/Resources/TeamMateCommands.cs
+++ b/Source/TeamMate/Resources/TeamMateCommands.cs
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ public static class TeamMateCommands
         public static ICommand ModifyTile { get { return commands.Create(); } }
         public static ICommand SelectTileBackgroundColor { get { return commands.Create(); } }
         public static ICommand ResetTileBackgroundColor { get { return commands.Create(); } }
+        public static ICommand SelectTileFontColor { get { return commands.Create(); } }
+        public static ICommand ResetTileFontColor { get { return commands.Create(); } }
         public static ICommand RetryConnectToVsts { get { return commands.Create(); } }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Source/TeamMate/Services/WindowService.cs b/Source/TeamMate/Services/WindowService.cs
index 8df213b..d18ae81 100644
--- a/Source/TeamMate/Services/WindowService.cs
+++ b/Source/TeamMate/Services/WindowService.cs
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ public PullRequestQueryInfo ShowPullRequestQueryEditorDialog(ViewModelBase owner
         public string ShowColorPickerDialog(ViewModelBase ownerViewModel, string initialColor)
         {
             WindowsForms.ColorDialog colorPicker = new WindowsForms.ColorDialog();
-            // Sets the initial color select to the current tile background color.
+
             colorPicker.Color = ColorTranslator.FromHtml(initialColor);
 
             // If the user clicks OK, return that color, otherwise return initial color
diff --git a/Source/TeamMate/ViewModels/HomePageViewModel.cs b/Source/TeamMate/ViewModels/HomePageViewModel.cs
index 181edb4..651c7da 100644
--- a/Source/TeamMate/ViewModels/HomePageViewModel.cs
+++ b/Source/TeamMate/ViewModels/HomePageViewModel.cs
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ public void RegisterBindings(CommandBindingCollection commands)
             commands.Add<TileViewModel>(TeamMateCommands.ModifyTile, ModifyTile);
             commands.Add<TileViewModel>(TeamMateCommands.SelectTileBackgroundColor, SelectBackgroundColor);
             commands.Add<TileViewModel>(TeamMateCommands.ResetTileBackgroundColor, ResetBackgroundColor);
+            commands.Add<TileViewModel>(TeamMateCommands.SelectTileFontColor, SelectFontColor);
+            commands.Add<TileViewModel>(TeamMateCommands.ResetTileFontColor, ResetFontColor);
         }
 
         public Session Session
@@ -145,6 +147,19 @@ public void SelectBackgroundColor(TileViewModel tile)
             }
         }
 
+        public void SelectFontColor(TileViewModel tile)
+        {
+            Assert.ParamIsNotNull(tile, nameof(tile));
+
+            string selectedColor = this.WindowService.ShowColorPickerDialog(this, tile.TileInfo.FontColor);
+
+            // Update the text box color if the user selected a different color
+            if (!string.Equals(selectedColor, tile.TileInfo.FontColor, System.StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            {
+                tile.FontColor = selectedColor;
+            }
+        }
+
         public void ResetBackgroundColor(TileViewModel tile)
         {
             Assert.ParamIsNotNull(tile, nameof(tile));
@@ -152,5 +167,11 @@ public void ResetBackgroundColor(TileViewModel tile)
             // Assigning null will clear out any overridden background color, returning to default
             tile.BackgroundColor = null;
         }
+        public void ResetFontColor(TileViewModel tile)
+        {
+            Assert.ParamIsNotNull(tile, nameof(tile));
+
+            tile.ResetFontColor();
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Source/TeamMate/ViewModels/TileViewModel.cs b/Source/TeamMate/ViewModels/TileViewModel.cs
index cbb7940..430da5c 100644
--- a/Source/TeamMate/ViewModels/TileViewModel.cs
+++ b/Source/TeamMate/ViewModels/TileViewModel.cs
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ public TileInfo TileInfo
                     this.includeInItemCountSummary = (this.TileInfo != null) ? this.tileInfo.IncludeInItemCountSummary : false;
                     this.backgroundColor = this.GetBackgroundColor();
                     this.isDefaultBackgroundColor = this.IsDefaultBackColor();
+                    this.fontColor = this.GetFontColor();
+                    this.tileInfo.FontColor = this.fontColor;
+                    this.isDefaultFontColor = this.IsDefaultTextFontColor();
 
                     this.Query = (this.TileInfo != null) ? CreateQueryViewModel(this.TileInfo) : null;
 
@@ -103,6 +106,19 @@ public bool IsDefaultBackgroundColor
             }
         }
 
+        private bool isDefaultFontColor;
+        public bool IsDefaultFontColor
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return this.isDefaultFontColor;
+            }
+            set
+            {
+                SetProperty(ref this.isDefaultFontColor, value);
+            }
+        }
+
         private string backgroundColor;
         /// <summary>
         /// Holds the hex code for the background color of the tile.
@@ -157,6 +173,53 @@ public string GetDefaultBackgroundColor()
             return DefaultBackgroundColor;
         }
 
+        protected const string DefaultFontColor = "White";
+
+        private string fontColor = DefaultFontColor;
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Holds the hex code for the background color of the tile.
+        /// Defaults to a predefined color based on the type of the tile, if no color is explicitly selected for it.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string FontColor
+        {
+            get { return this.fontColor; }
+            set
+            {
+                this.TileInfo.FontColor = value;
+                this.TileInfo.FireChanged();
+
+                SetProperty(ref this.fontColor, this.GetFontColor());
+                this.IsDefaultFontColor = this.IsDefaultTextFontColor();
+            }
+        }
+
+        private string GetFontColor()
+        {
+            if (this.TileInfo != null && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(this.TileInfo.FontColor))
+            {
+                return this.TileInfo.FontColor;
+            }
+            return this.GetDefaultFontColor();
+        }
+        public void ResetFontColor()
+        {
+            this.FontColor = DefaultFontColor;
+        }
+
+        private bool IsDefaultTextFontColor()
+        {
+            return string.Equals(this.FontColor, this.GetDefaultFontColor(), StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Get the default foreground color for the tile based on its type
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>Hex value of the default color for the tile</returns>
+        public string GetDefaultFontColor()
+        {
+            return DefaultFontColor;
+        }
+
         public QueryViewModelBase Query
         {
             get { return this.query; }