diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 8deead819..d9c6f8212 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ New Features in task 1.9
   - New columns that include the time as well as date
   - New attribute modifiers
   - Improved .taskrc validation
+  - Improved calendar report with custom coloring and optional task details output
 
   Please refer to the ChangeLog file for full details.  There are too many to
   list here.
diff --git a/src/Config.cpp b/src/Config.cpp
index 2ce5a5d02..d40f269c7 100644
--- a/src/Config.cpp
+++ b/src/Config.cpp
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ void Config::createDefaultRC (const std::string& rc, const std::string& data)
            << "#color.recurring=on_red                # Color of recur.any: tasks\n"
            << "#color.header=bold_green               # Color of header messages\n"
            << "#color.footnote=bold_green             # Color of footnote messages\n"
+           << "#color.alternate=on_rgb253             # Alternate color for line coloring\n"
            << "color.calendar.today=black on cyan     # Color of today in calendar\n"
            << "color.calendar.due=black on green      # Color of days with due tasks in calendar\n"
            << "color.calendar.overdue=black on red    # Color of days with overdue tasks in calendar\n"
diff --git a/src/report.cpp b/src/report.cpp
index 12d938044..9a0b860ae 100644
--- a/src/report.cpp
+++ b/src/report.cpp
@@ -416,15 +416,16 @@ int handleInfo (std::string &outs)
       table.addCell (row, 1, due);
 
       overdue = (dt < now) ? true : false;
-      Date nextweek = now + 7 * 86400;
-      imminent = dt < nextweek ? true : false;
+      int imminentperiod = context.config.get ("due", 7);
+      Date imminentDay = now + imminentperiod * 86400;
+      imminent = dt < imminentDay ? true : false;
 
       if (context.config.get ("color", true) || context.config.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false))
       {
         if (overdue)
           table.setCellColor (row, 1, Color (context.config.get ("color.overdue", "red")));
         else if (imminent)
-          table.setCellColor (row, 1, Color (context.config.get ("color.due", "yellow")));
+          table.setCellColor (row, 1, Color (context.config.get ("color.due", "green")));
       }
     }