diff --git a/example.pl b/example.pl
index 4b6bd64..cc0da77 100644
--- a/example.pl
+++ b/example.pl
@@ -1,10 +1,35 @@
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+
 use lib 'lib';
+
+use Term::ANSIColor;
 use Text::FormatTable;
-my $table = Text::FormatTable->new('r|l');
-$table->head('a', 'b');
-$table->rule('=');
-$table->row('this a test, a nice test', 'a test!');
-$table->rule;
-$table->row('you mean it\'s really a test?', 'yep');
-$table->rule('=');
-print $table->render(20);
+
+{
+  my $table = Text::FormatTable->new('r|l');
+  $table->head('a', 'b');
+  $table->rule('=');
+  $table->row('this a test, a nice test', 'a test!');
+  $table->rule;
+  $table->row('you mean it\'s really a test?', 'yep');
+  $table->rule('=');
+  print $table->render(20);
+}
+
+print "\n", "-" x 78, "\n\n";
+
+
+{
+  my $table = Text::FormatTable->new('r|l');
+  $table->head('a', 'b');
+  $table->rule('=');
+  $table->row(
+    'this a ' . colored(['bright_blue'], 'test, a nice') . ' test',
+    'a test you can count on!',
+  );
+  $table->rule;
+  $table->row('you mean it\'s really a test?', 'yep');
+  $table->rule('=');
+  print $table->render(20);
+}
diff --git a/lib/Text/FormatTable.pm b/lib/Text/FormatTable.pm
index 5c2a7af..d04a945 100644
--- a/lib/Text/FormatTable.pm
+++ b/lib/Text/FormatTable.pm
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ use strict;
 use warnings;
 use vars qw($VERSION);
 
+use Term::ANSIColor ();
+
 $VERSION = '1.03';
 
 =head1 NAME
@@ -84,13 +86,14 @@ sub _wrap_line($$)
     my ($width, $text) = @_;
     my $width_m1 = $width-1;
     my @t = ($text);
-    while(1) {
+
+    QUEUE: while(1) {
         my $t = pop @t;
         my $l = _uncolorized_length $t;
         if($l <= $width){
             # last line is ok => done
             push @t, $t;
-            return \@t;
+            last QUEUE;
         }
         elsif($t =~ /^(.{0,$width_m1}\S)\s+(\S.*?)$/) {
             # farest space < width
@@ -122,9 +125,23 @@ sub _wrap_line($$)
 
             push @t, $left;
             push @t, $right;
-            return \@t;
+            last QUEUE;
         }
     }
+
+    my $prefix = q{};
+
+    for (@t) {
+          my @codes = m{ (\e\[ [\d;]* m) }xg;
+
+          next unless @codes || $prefix;
+
+          my $new_prefix = join q{}, @codes;
+
+          $_ = "$prefix$_" . Term::ANSIColor::color('reset');
+          $prefix = $new_prefix if length $new_prefix;
+    }
+
     return \@t;
 }