diff --git a/shared-bindings/vectorio/Rectangle.c b/shared-bindings/vectorio/Rectangle.c
index 67367eb538..51cbad1cb8 100644
--- a/shared-bindings/vectorio/Rectangle.c
+++ b/shared-bindings/vectorio/Rectangle.c
@@ -17,16 +17,18 @@
 //|            :param int width: The number of pixels wide
 //|            :param int height: The number of pixels high
 //|            :param int x: Initial x position of the top left corner.
-//|            :param int y: Initial y position of the top left corner."""
+//|            :param int y: Initial y position of the top left corner.
+//|            :param int color_number: Initial color_number to use when selecting color from the palette."""
 //|
 static mp_obj_t vectorio_rectangle_make_new(const mp_obj_type_t *type, size_t n_args, size_t n_kw, const mp_obj_t *all_args) {
-    enum { ARG_pixel_shader, ARG_width, ARG_height, ARG_x, ARG_y };
+    enum { ARG_pixel_shader, ARG_width, ARG_height, ARG_x, ARG_y, ARG_color_number };
     static const mp_arg_t allowed_args[] = {
         { MP_QSTR_pixel_shader, MP_ARG_OBJ | MP_ARG_KW_ONLY | MP_ARG_REQUIRED },
         { MP_QSTR_width, MP_ARG_REQUIRED | MP_ARG_INT },
         { MP_QSTR_height, MP_ARG_REQUIRED | MP_ARG_INT },
         { MP_QSTR_x, MP_ARG_INT | MP_ARG_KW_ONLY, {.u_int = 0} },
         { MP_QSTR_y, MP_ARG_INT | MP_ARG_KW_ONLY, {.u_int = 0} },
+        { MP_QSTR_color_number, MP_ARG_INT | MP_ARG_KW_ONLY, {.u_int = 1} },
     };
     mp_arg_val_t args[MP_ARRAY_SIZE(allowed_args)];
     mp_arg_parse_all_kw_array(n_args, n_kw, all_args, MP_ARRAY_SIZE(allowed_args), allowed_args, args);
@@ -42,7 +44,8 @@ static mp_obj_t vectorio_rectangle_make_new(const mp_obj_type_t *type, size_t n_
 
     vectorio_rectangle_t *self = m_new_obj(vectorio_rectangle_t);
     self->base.type = &vectorio_rectangle_type;
-    common_hal_vectorio_rectangle_construct(self, width, height);
+    int32_t color_number = args[ARG_color_number].u_int;
+    common_hal_vectorio_rectangle_construct(self, width, height, color_number);
 
     // VectorShape parts
     mp_obj_t pixel_shader = args[ARG_pixel_shader].u_obj;
@@ -106,6 +109,29 @@ const mp_obj_property_t vectorio_rectangle_height_obj = {
               MP_ROM_NONE},
 };
 
+//|     color_number : int
+//|     """The color_number of the rectangle in 1 based index of the palette."""
+//|
+STATIC mp_obj_t vectorio_rectangle_obj_get_color_number(mp_obj_t self_in) {
+    vectorio_rectangle_t *self = MP_OBJ_TO_PTR(self_in);
+    return mp_obj_new_int(common_hal_vectorio_rectangle_get_color_number(self));
+}
+MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_1(vectorio_rectangle_get_color_number_obj, vectorio_rectangle_obj_get_color_number);
+
+STATIC mp_obj_t vectorio_rectangle_obj_set_color_number(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t color_number) {
+    vectorio_rectangle_t *self = MP_OBJ_TO_PTR(self_in);
+    common_hal_vectorio_rectangle_set_color_number(self, mp_obj_get_int(color_number));
+    return mp_const_none;
+}
+MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_2(vectorio_rectangle_set_color_number_obj, vectorio_rectangle_obj_set_color_number);
+
+const mp_obj_property_t vectorio_rectangle_color_number_obj = {
+    .base.type = &mp_type_property,
+    .proxy = {(mp_obj_t)&vectorio_rectangle_get_color_number_obj,
+              (mp_obj_t)&vectorio_rectangle_set_color_number_obj,
+              MP_ROM_NONE},
+};
+
 // Documentation for properties inherited from VectorShape.
 
 //|     x : int
@@ -127,6 +153,7 @@ STATIC const mp_rom_map_elem_t vectorio_rectangle_locals_dict_table[] = {
     // Properties
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_x), MP_ROM_PTR(&vectorio_vector_shape_x_obj) },
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_y), MP_ROM_PTR(&vectorio_vector_shape_y_obj) },
+    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_color_number), MP_ROM_PTR(&vectorio_rectangle_color_number_obj) },
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_width), MP_ROM_PTR(&vectorio_rectangle_width_obj) },
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_height), MP_ROM_PTR(&vectorio_rectangle_height_obj) },
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_location), MP_ROM_PTR(&vectorio_vector_shape_location_obj) },
diff --git a/shared-bindings/vectorio/Rectangle.h b/shared-bindings/vectorio/Rectangle.h
index d50b811624..b9436d3930 100644
--- a/shared-bindings/vectorio/Rectangle.h
+++ b/shared-bindings/vectorio/Rectangle.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 extern const mp_obj_type_t vectorio_rectangle_type;
 
-void common_hal_vectorio_rectangle_construct(vectorio_rectangle_t *self, uint32_t width, uint32_t height);
+void common_hal_vectorio_rectangle_construct(vectorio_rectangle_t *self, uint32_t width, uint32_t height, uint32_t color_index);
 void common_hal_vectorio_rectangle_set_on_dirty(vectorio_rectangle_t *self, vectorio_event_t on_dirty);
 
 uint32_t common_hal_vectorio_rectangle_get_pixel(void *rectangle, int16_t x, int16_t y);
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ mp_obj_t common_hal_vectorio_rectangle_get_draw_protocol(void *rectangle);
 
 int16_t common_hal_vectorio_rectangle_get_width(void *obj);
 void common_hal_vectorio_rectangle_set_width(void *obj, int16_t width);
+int16_t common_hal_vectorio_rectangle_get_color_number(void *obj);
+void common_hal_vectorio_rectangle_set_color_number(void *obj, int16_t color_number);
 
 int16_t common_hal_vectorio_rectangle_get_height(void *obj);
 void common_hal_vectorio_rectangle_set_height(void *obj, int16_t height);
diff --git a/shared-module/vectorio/Rectangle.c b/shared-module/vectorio/Rectangle.c
index 9092a2e078..040ec12334 100644
--- a/shared-module/vectorio/Rectangle.c
+++ b/shared-module/vectorio/Rectangle.c
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@
 #include "stdlib.h"
 
 
-void common_hal_vectorio_rectangle_construct(vectorio_rectangle_t *self, uint32_t width, uint32_t height) {
+void common_hal_vectorio_rectangle_construct(vectorio_rectangle_t *self, uint32_t width, uint32_t height, uint32_t color_number) {
     self->width = width;
     self->height = height;
+    self->color_number = color_number;
 }
 
 void common_hal_vectorio_rectangle_set_on_dirty(vectorio_rectangle_t *self, vectorio_event_t on_dirty) {
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ void common_hal_vectorio_rectangle_set_on_dirty(vectorio_rectangle_t *self, vect
 uint32_t common_hal_vectorio_rectangle_get_pixel(void *obj, int16_t x, int16_t y) {
     vectorio_rectangle_t *self = obj;
     if (x >= 0 && y >= 0 && x < self->width && y < self->height) {
-        return 1;
+        return self->color_number;
     }
     return 0;
 }
@@ -66,3 +67,16 @@ void common_hal_vectorio_rectangle_set_height(void *obj, int16_t height) {
         self->on_dirty.event(self->on_dirty.obj);
     }
 }
+
+int16_t common_hal_vectorio_rectangle_get_color_number(void *obj) {
+    vectorio_rectangle_t *self = obj;
+    return self->color_number;
+}
+
+void common_hal_vectorio_rectangle_set_color_number(void *obj, int16_t color_number) {
+    vectorio_rectangle_t *self = obj;
+    self->color_number = abs(color_number);
+    if (self->on_dirty.obj != NULL) {
+        self->on_dirty.event(self->on_dirty.obj);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/shared-module/vectorio/Rectangle.h b/shared-module/vectorio/Rectangle.h
index ec6d2107be..464dbabda7 100644
--- a/shared-module/vectorio/Rectangle.h
+++ b/shared-module/vectorio/Rectangle.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ typedef struct {
     mp_obj_base_t base;
     uint16_t width;
     uint16_t height;
+    uint16_t color_number;
     vectorio_event_t on_dirty;
     mp_obj_t draw_protocol_instance;
 } vectorio_rectangle_t;