diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 427ac599c..bc1c0792d 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
  + Added feature #307 that provides vim with syntax highlighting for .taskrc.
  + Task now support .taskrc command line overrides using rc.name:value and
    the new rc.name=value to accommodate a frequent mistake.
+ + The color rules for projects (color.project.foo) now matches on partial
+   project names, the same way as filters.
  + Fixed bug that showed a calendar for the year 2037 when 'task calendar due'
    was run, and there are no tasks with due dates.
  + Fixed bug #316 which caused the timesheet report to display an oddly sorted
diff --git a/src/rules.cpp b/src/rules.cpp
index c9897ce77..a000e00d7 100644
--- a/src/rules.cpp
+++ b/src/rules.cpp
@@ -109,8 +109,9 @@ void autoColorize (Task& task, Color& c)
   {
     if (it->first.substr (0, 14) == "color.project.")
     {
-      std::string value = it->first.substr (14);
-      if (task.get ("project") == value)
+      std::string value = lowerCase (it->first.substr (14));
+      std::string project  = lowerCase (task.get ("project"));
+      if (project.find (value) == 0)
         c.blend (it->second);
     }
   }