diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 321f41d89..e35bcc68c 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2058,6 +2058,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "term_grid",
  "termsize",
  "time",
+ "unicode-width",
  "uucore",
  "uucore_procs",
 ]
diff --git a/src/uu/ls/Cargo.toml b/src/uu/ls/Cargo.toml
index 3787d3562..d479a57f4 100644
--- a/src/uu/ls/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/uu/ls/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ path = "src/ls.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
 clap = "2.33"
+unicode-width = "0.1.8"
 number_prefix = "0.4"
 term_grid = "0.1.5"
 termsize = "0.1.6"
diff --git a/src/uu/ls/src/ls.rs b/src/uu/ls/src/ls.rs
index 1cebeb38a..3245e2a56 100644
--- a/src/uu/ls/src/ls.rs
+++ b/src/uu/ls/src/ls.rs
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ use std::{
 };
 use term_grid::{Cell, Direction, Filling, Grid, GridOptions};
 use time::{strftime, Timespec};
+use unicode_width::UnicodeWidthStr;
 #[cfg(unix)]
 use uucore::libc::{S_IXGRP, S_IXOTH, S_IXUSR};
 
@@ -1597,6 +1598,10 @@ fn display_file_name(path: &PathData, config: &Config) -> Option<Cell> {
         }
     }
 
+    // We need to keep track of the width ourselves instead of letting term_grid
+    // infer it because the color codes mess up term_grid's width calculation.
+    let mut width = name.width();
+
     if let Some(ls_colors) = &config.color {
         name = color_name(&ls_colors, &path.p_buf, name, path.md()?);
     }
@@ -1625,6 +1630,7 @@ fn display_file_name(path: &PathData, config: &Config) -> Option<Cell> {
 
         if let Some(c) = char_opt {
             name.push(c);
+            width += 1;
         }
     }
 
@@ -1635,7 +1641,10 @@ fn display_file_name(path: &PathData, config: &Config) -> Option<Cell> {
         }
     }
 
-    Some(name.into())
+    Some(Cell {
+        contents: name,
+        width,
+    })
 }
 
 fn color_name(ls_colors: &LsColors, path: &Path, name: String, md: &Metadata) -> String {
diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_ls.rs b/tests/by-util/test_ls.rs
index 6a1c7764b..1a3bdf78a 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_ls.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_ls.rs
@@ -775,6 +775,18 @@ fn test_ls_color() {
         .arg("z")
         .succeeds()
         .stdout_only("");
+
+    // The colors must not mess up the grid layout
+    at.touch("b");
+    scene
+        .ucmd()
+        .arg("--color")
+        .arg("-w=15")
+        .succeeds()
+        .stdout_only(format!(
+            "{}  test-color\nb  {}\n",
+            a_with_colors, z_with_colors
+        ));
 }
 
 #[cfg(unix)]
@@ -1723,7 +1735,7 @@ fn test_ls_sort_extension() {
     let expected = vec![
         ".",
         "..",
-        ".hidden",    
+        ".hidden",
         "anotherFile",
         "file1",
         "file2",
@@ -1741,8 +1753,14 @@ fn test_ls_sort_extension() {
     ];
 
     let result = scene.ucmd().arg("-1aX").run();
-    assert_eq!(result.stdout_str().split('\n').collect::<Vec<_>>(), expected,);
+    assert_eq!(
+        result.stdout_str().split('\n').collect::<Vec<_>>(),
+        expected,
+    );
 
     let result = scene.ucmd().arg("-1a").arg("--sort=extension").run();
-    assert_eq!(result.stdout_str().split('\n').collect::<Vec<_>>(), expected,);
+    assert_eq!(
+        result.stdout_str().split('\n').collect::<Vec<_>>(),
+        expected,
+    );
 }