diff --git a/docs/source/configuration.rst b/docs/source/configuration.rst
index b77640933..719ac71de 100644
--- a/docs/source/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/source/configuration.rst
@@ -146,3 +146,8 @@ campfire-regen
 * boost-require-line-of-sight
     - **default**: false
     - **description**: Only players within line of sight of the campfire will receive the regen buff when the campfire is in smoke signal mode
+
+allow-sign-colors
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+* **default**: true
+* **description**: Allow players to use color codes on signs
diff --git a/patches/server/0029-Allow-color-codes-on-signs.patch b/patches/server/0029-Allow-color-codes-on-signs.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..db0dd6b81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/server/0029-Allow-color-codes-on-signs.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+From 451f33404de41811024e4c4bfb235a75051f4f8b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: William Blake Galbreath <blake.galbreath@gmail.com>
+Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2019 17:40:30 -0500
+Subject: [PATCH] Allow color codes on signs
+
+---
+ .../java/net/minecraft/server/EntityPlayer.java    |  1 +
+ .../net/minecraft/server/PlayerConnection.java     |  1 +
+ .../java/net/minecraft/server/TileEntitySign.java  | 14 ++++++++++++++
+ .../java/net/pl3x/purpur/PurpurWorldConfig.java    |  5 +++++
+ 4 files changed, 21 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/EntityPlayer.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/EntityPlayer.java
+index 691a2d094..c0a45bae5 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/EntityPlayer.java
++++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/EntityPlayer.java
+@@ -1109,6 +1109,7 @@ public class EntityPlayer extends EntityHuman implements ICrafting {
+     @Override
+     public void openSign(TileEntitySign tileentitysign) {
+         tileentitysign.a((EntityHuman) this);
++        this.playerConnection.sendPacket(tileentitysign.getTranslatedUpdatePacket()); // Purpur
+         this.playerConnection.sendPacket(new PacketPlayOutOpenSignEditor(tileentitysign.getPosition()));
+     }
+ 
+diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/PlayerConnection.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/PlayerConnection.java
+index 01c268a58..c2766940c 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/PlayerConnection.java
++++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/PlayerConnection.java
+@@ -2591,6 +2591,7 @@ public class PlayerConnection implements PacketListenerPlayIn {
+                     }
+                 }
+                 // Paper end
++                if (worldserver.purpurConfig.allowSignColors) lines[i] = org.bukkit.ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', astring[i]); else // Purpur - allow sign colors
+                 lines[i] = SharedConstants.a(astring[i]); //Paper - Replaced with anvil color stripping method to stop exploits that allow colored signs to be created.
+             }
+             SignChangeEvent event = new SignChangeEvent((org.bukkit.craftbukkit.block.CraftBlock) player.getWorld().getBlockAt(x, y, z), this.server.getPlayer(this.player), lines);
+diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/TileEntitySign.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/TileEntitySign.java
+index dd7889a4f..2f9db45a1 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/TileEntitySign.java
++++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/TileEntitySign.java
+@@ -122,6 +122,20 @@ public class TileEntitySign extends TileEntity implements ICommandListener { //
+         this.k[i] = null;
+     }
+ 
++    // Purpur start
++    public PacketPlayOutTileEntityData getTranslatedUpdatePacket() {
++        NBTTagCompound nbt = this.b();
++        for (int i = 0; i < 4; ++i) {
++            String line = lines[i].e().replace("\u00a7", "&");
++            if (line.endsWith("&r")) {
++                line = line.substring(0, line.length() - 2);
++            }
++            nbt.setString("Text" + (i + 1), IChatBaseComponent.ChatSerializer.a(new ChatMessage(line)));
++        }
++        return new PacketPlayOutTileEntityData(position, 9, nbt);
++    }
++    // Purpur end
++
+     @Nullable
+     @Override
+     public PacketPlayOutTileEntityData getUpdatePacket() {
+diff --git a/src/main/java/net/pl3x/purpur/PurpurWorldConfig.java b/src/main/java/net/pl3x/purpur/PurpurWorldConfig.java
+index 7f996591f..490c2ede6 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/net/pl3x/purpur/PurpurWorldConfig.java
++++ b/src/main/java/net/pl3x/purpur/PurpurWorldConfig.java
+@@ -91,4 +91,9 @@ public class PurpurWorldConfig {
+         campfireRegenBoostAmp = getInt("campfire-regen.boost-amplifier", campfireRegenBoostAmp);
+         campfireRegenBoostRequireLineOfSight = getBoolean("campfire-regen.boost-require-line-of-sight", campfireRegenBoostRequireLineOfSight);
+     }
++
++    public boolean allowSignColors = true;
++    private void allowSignColors() {
++        allowSignColors = getBoolean("allow-sign-colors", allowSignColors);
++    }
+ }
+-- 
+2.20.1
+