diff --git a/core/field_colour.js b/core/field_colour.js
index 5f26899ad..559ed95ec 100644
--- a/core/field_colour.js
+++ b/core/field_colour.js
@@ -63,7 +63,14 @@ goog.inherits(Blockly.FieldColour, Blockly.Field);
  * @nocollapse
  */
 Blockly.FieldColour.fromJson = function(options) {
-  return new Blockly.FieldColour(options['colour']);
+  var field = new Blockly.FieldColour(options['colour']);
+  if (options['colourOptions']) {
+    field.setColours(options['colourOptions'], options['colourTitles']);
+  }
+  if (options['columns']) {
+    field.setColumns(options['columns']);
+  }
+  return field;
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/tests/blocks/test_blocks.js b/tests/blocks/test_blocks.js
index 19c9c5f26..611453bac 100644
--- a/tests/blocks/test_blocks.js
+++ b/tests/blocks/test_blocks.js
@@ -257,6 +257,26 @@ Blockly.defineBlocksWithJsonArray([  // BEGIN JSON EXTRACT
     "tooltip": "",
     "helpUrl": ""
   },
+  {
+    "type": "test_fields_colour_options",
+    "message0": "colour options %1",
+    "args0": [
+      {
+        "type": "field_colour",
+        "name": "COLOUR",
+        "colour": "#ff4040",
+        "colourOptions":
+          ['#ff4040', '#ff8080', '#ffc0c0',
+            '#4040ff', '#8080ff', '#c0c0ff'],
+        "colourTitles":
+          ['dark pink', 'pink', 'light pink',
+            'dark blue', 'blue', 'light blue'],
+        "columns": 3
+      }
+    ],
+    "style": "math_blocks",
+    "tooltip": "test tooltip"
+  },
   {
     "type": "test_fields_variable",
     "message0": "variable %1",
diff --git a/tests/playground.html b/tests/playground.html
index 780daf2d3..b49326a5e 100644
--- a/tests/playground.html
+++ b/tests/playground.html
@@ -1305,6 +1305,7 @@ h1 {
         <block type="test_fields_date"></block>
         <block type="test_fields_checkbox"></block>
         <block type="test_fields_colour"></block>
+        <block type="test_fields_colour_options"></block>
         <block type="test_fields_text_input"></block>
         <block type="test_fields_variable"></block>
         <button text="randomize label text" callbackKey="randomizeLabelText"></button>