diff --git a/.shared_env b/.shared_env
index a6944cf..1f062ac 100644
--- a/.shared_env
+++ b/.shared_env
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ PATH=$newpaths:$PATH
 # {{{ grep
 
 # Why would you ever want grep to treat dirs like normal files?
-export GREP_OPTIONS='--directories=skip'
+export GREP_OPTIONS='--directories=skip --color=auto'
 
 # }}}
 # {{{ OSTYPE