--- a/libgui/qterminal/libqterminal/unix/QUnixTerminalImpl.cpp
+++ b/libgui/qterminal/libqterminal/unix/QUnixTerminalImpl.cpp
@@ -137,8 +137,37 @@
 
 // FIXME -- not sure how to make these work properly given the way the
 // Unix terminal handles colors.
-void QUnixTerminalImpl::setBackgroundColor (const QColor& color) { }
-void QUnixTerminalImpl::setForegroundColor (const QColor& color) { }
+void QUnixTerminalImpl::setBackgroundColor (const QColor& color) 
+  { 
+    ColorEntry cols[TABLE_COLORS];
+
+    const ColorEntry * curr_cols = m_terminalView->colorTable();
+    for(int i=0;i<TABLE_COLORS;i++)
+    {
+     cols[i] = curr_cols[i];
+    }
+
+    cols[DEFAULT_BACK_COLOR].color = color;
+
+    m_terminalView->setColorTable(cols);
+
+  }
+void QUnixTerminalImpl::setForegroundColor (const QColor& color)
+{
+    ColorEntry cols[TABLE_COLORS];
+
+    const ColorEntry * curr_cols = m_terminalView->colorTable();
+    for(int i=0;i<TABLE_COLORS;i++)
+    {
+     cols[i] = curr_cols[i];
+    }
+
+    cols[DEFAULT_FORE_COLOR].color = color;
+
+    m_terminalView->setColorTable(cols);
+
+
+}
 void QUnixTerminalImpl::setSelectionColor (const QColor& color) { }
 
 void QUnixTerminalImpl::setCursorColor (bool useForegroundColor,