diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/activities/EventActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/activities/EventActivity.kt
index ae02f6e89..47e768def 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/activities/EventActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/activities/EventActivity.kt
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class EventActivity : SimpleActivity(), DBHelper.EventUpdateListener {
     private var mReminder3Minutes = 0
     private var mRepeatInterval = 0
     private var mRepeatLimit = 0
-    private var mEventType = DBHelper.REGULAR_EVENT_ID
+    private var mEventTypeId = DBHelper.REGULAR_EVENT_ID
     private var mDialogTheme = 0
 
     lateinit var mEventStartDateTime: DateTime
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class EventActivity : SimpleActivity(), DBHelper.EventUpdateListener {
         updateStartTime()
         updateEndDate()
         updateEndTime()
-        updateEventTypeText()
+        updateEventType()
 
         mWasEndDateSet = event != null
         mWasEndTimeSet = event != null
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class EventActivity : SimpleActivity(), DBHelper.EventUpdateListener {
         event_reminder_2.setOnClickListener { showReminder2Dialog() }
         event_reminder_3.setOnClickListener { showReminder3Dialog() }
 
-        event_type.setOnClickListener { showEventTypeDialog() }
+        event_type_holder.setOnClickListener { showEventTypeDialog() }
 
         if (mEvent.flags and FLAG_ALL_DAY != 0)
             event_all_day.toggle()
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class EventActivity : SimpleActivity(), DBHelper.EventUpdateListener {
         mReminder3Minutes = mEvent.reminder3Minutes
         mRepeatInterval = mEvent.repeatInterval
         mRepeatLimit = mEvent.repeatLimit
-        mEventType = mEvent.eventType
+        mEventTypeId = mEvent.eventType
         checkRepeatLimit(mRepeatInterval)
     }
 
@@ -181,9 +181,9 @@ class EventActivity : SimpleActivity(), DBHelper.EventUpdateListener {
     }
 
     private fun showEventTypeDialog() {
-        SelectEventTypeDialog(this, mEventType) {
-            mEventType = it
-            updateEventTypeText()
+        SelectEventTypeDialog(this, mEventTypeId) {
+            mEventTypeId = it
+            updateEventType()
         }
     }
 
@@ -232,8 +232,12 @@ class EventActivity : SimpleActivity(), DBHelper.EventUpdateListener {
         event_repetition.text = getRepetitionToString(mRepeatInterval)
     }
 
-    private fun updateEventTypeText() {
-        event_type.text = DBHelper.newInstance(applicationContext).getEventTypeTitle(mEventType)
+    private fun updateEventType() {
+        val eventType = DBHelper.newInstance(applicationContext).getEventType(mEventTypeId)
+        if (eventType != null) {
+            event_type.text = eventType.title
+            event_type_color.setBackgroundWithStroke(eventType.color, config.backgroundColor)
+        }
     }
 
     private fun getRepetitionToString(seconds: Int) = getString(when (seconds) {
@@ -252,10 +256,7 @@ class EventActivity : SimpleActivity(), DBHelper.EventUpdateListener {
 
     override fun onCreateOptionsMenu(menu: Menu): Boolean {
         menuInflater.inflate(R.menu.menu_event, menu)
-        val item = menu.findItem(R.id.cab_delete)
-        if (mEvent.id == 0) {
-            item.isVisible = false
-        }
+        menu.findItem(R.id.cab_delete).isVisible = mEvent.id != 0
         return true
     }
 
@@ -305,7 +306,7 @@ class EventActivity : SimpleActivity(), DBHelper.EventUpdateListener {
             repeatInterval = mRepeatInterval
             flags = if (event_all_day.isChecked) (mEvent.flags or FLAG_ALL_DAY) else (mEvent.flags.removeFlag(FLAG_ALL_DAY))
             repeatLimit = if (repeatInterval == 0) 0 else mRepeatLimit
-            eventType = mEventType
+            eventType = mEventTypeId
         }
 
         if (mEvent.id == 0) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/helpers/DBHelper.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/helpers/DBHelper.kt
index 607fbb5de..605f5019d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/helpers/DBHelper.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/helpers/DBHelper.kt
@@ -227,20 +227,22 @@ class DBHelper private constructor(val context: Context) : SQLiteOpenHelper(cont
         return -1
     }
 
-    fun getEventTypeTitle(id: Int): String {
-        val cols = arrayOf(COL_TYPE_TITLE)
+    fun getEventType(id: Int): EventType? {
+        val cols = arrayOf(COL_TYPE_TITLE, COL_TYPE_COLOR)
         val selection = "$COL_TYPE_ID = ?"
         val selectionArgs = arrayOf(id.toString())
         var cursor: Cursor? = null
         try {
             cursor = mDb.query(TYPES_TABLE_NAME, cols, selection, selectionArgs, null, null, null)
             if (cursor?.moveToFirst() == true) {
-                return cursor.getStringValue(COL_TYPE_TITLE)
+                val title = cursor.getStringValue(COL_TYPE_TITLE)
+                val color = cursor.getIntValue(COL_TYPE_COLOR)
+                return EventType(id, title, color)
             }
         } finally {
             cursor?.close()
         }
-        return context.resources.getString(R.string.regular_event)
+        return null
     }
 
     fun deleteEvents(ids: Array<String>) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_event.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_event.xml
index 036f590c9..4b6dc1657 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_event.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_event.xml
@@ -280,8 +280,8 @@
             android:id="@+id/event_type_image"
             android:layout_width="wrap_content"
             android:layout_height="match_parent"
-            android:layout_alignBottom="@+id/event_type"
-            android:layout_alignTop="@+id/event_type"
+            android:layout_alignBottom="@+id/event_type_holder"
+            android:layout_alignTop="@+id/event_type_holder"
             android:layout_below="@+id/event_date_time_divider"
             android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/normal_margin"
             android:layout_marginStart="@dimen/normal_margin"
@@ -289,19 +289,36 @@
             android:padding="@dimen/medium_margin"
             android:src="@drawable/ic_color"/>
 
-        <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyTextView
-            android:id="@+id/event_type"
+        <RelativeLayout
+            android:id="@+id/event_type_holder"
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:layout_below="@+id/event_repetition_divider"
-            android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/small_margin"
-            android:layout_marginStart="@dimen/small_margin"
             android:layout_toEndOf="@+id/event_type_image"
             android:layout_toRightOf="@+id/event_type_image"
-            android:background="?attr/selectableItemBackground"
-            android:paddingBottom="@dimen/normal_margin"
-            android:paddingTop="@dimen/normal_margin"
-            android:textSize="@dimen/day_text_size"/>
+            android:background="?attr/selectableItemBackground">
 
+            <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyTextView
+                android:id="@+id/event_type"
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/small_margin"
+                android:layout_marginStart="@dimen/small_margin"
+                android:paddingBottom="@dimen/normal_margin"
+                android:paddingTop="@dimen/normal_margin"
+                android:textSize="@dimen/day_text_size"/>
+
+            <ImageView
+                android:id="@+id/event_type_color"
+                android:layout_width="@dimen/color_sample_size"
+                android:layout_height="@dimen/color_sample_size"
+                android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"
+                android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
+                android:layout_centerVertical="true"
+                android:layout_marginEnd="@dimen/normal_margin"
+                android:layout_marginRight="@dimen/normal_margin"
+                android:clickable="false"/>
+
+        </RelativeLayout>
     </RelativeLayout>
 </ScrollView>