diff --git a/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/Tools/TextTool.cpp b/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/Tools/TextTool.cpp
index 115cc6b66d..362553ebbf 100644
--- a/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/Tools/TextTool.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/Tools/TextTool.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,13 @@ TextTool::TextTool()
     }).release_value_but_fixme_should_propagate_errors();
 }
 
+void TextTool::on_tool_activation()
+{
+    m_editor->on_primary_color_change = [this](auto color) {
+        m_text_color = color;
+    };
+}
+
 void TextTool::on_tool_deactivation()
 {
     reset_tool();
diff --git a/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/Tools/TextTool.h b/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/Tools/TextTool.h
index 5127db494c..3d9f777ee9 100644
--- a/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/Tools/TextTool.h
+++ b/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/Tools/TextTool.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ public:
     virtual void on_mousedown(Layer*, MouseEvent&) override;
     virtual bool on_keydown(GUI::KeyEvent&) override;
     virtual void on_second_paint(Layer const*, GUI::PaintEvent&) override;
+    virtual void on_tool_activation() override;
     virtual void on_tool_deactivation() override;
     virtual Variant<Gfx::StandardCursor, NonnullRefPtr<Gfx::Bitmap>> cursor() override;
     virtual GUI::Widget* get_properties_widget() override;