diff --git a/lib/bundler/templates/newgem/rspec.tt b/lib/bundler/templates/newgem/rspec.tt
index f7ec7998ae..34c5164d9b 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/templates/newgem/rspec.tt
+++ b/lib/bundler/templates/newgem/rspec.tt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 --format documentation
+--color
 --require spec_helper