diff --git a/plugin/omero_iviewer/iviewer_settings.py b/plugin/omero_iviewer/iviewer_settings.py
index f3cbf84de..eb004f7de 100644
--- a/plugin/omero_iviewer/iviewer_settings.py
+++ b/plugin/omero_iviewer/iviewer_settings.py
@@ -40,6 +40,28 @@
          500,
          int,
          "Page size for ROI pagination."],
+    
+    "omero.web.iviewer.color_palette":
+        ["COLOR_PALETTE",
+         "[]",
+         json.loads,
+         ("Set of predefined color options for drawing rois"
+          "Accepts most ways to define a color"
+         "ex: ['rgb(0,0,0)'],['#000000'],['rgba(0,0,0,0)']...")],
+    
+    "omero.web.iviewer.palette_labels":
+        ["PALETTE_LABELS",
+         "[]",
+         json.loads,
+         ("Text to be displayed below each palette option"
+          "['Hypercellular'],['Necrotic']...")],
+    
+    "omero.web.iviewer.show_palette_only":
+        ["SHOW_PALETTE_ONLY",
+         False,
+         bool,
+         ("Disables spectrum color picker. Forces users to use preset options"
+          "Must define a color palette for this setting to work.")],
 }
 
 process_custom_settings(sys.modules[__name__], 'IVIEWER_SETTINGS_MAPPING')
diff --git a/plugin/omero_iviewer/views.py b/plugin/omero_iviewer/views.py
index cae13f7ed..ddadc432f 100644
--- a/plugin/omero_iviewer/views.py
+++ b/plugin/omero_iviewer/views.py
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@
 ROI_PAGE_SIZE = getattr(iviewer_settings, 'ROI_PAGE_SIZE')
 ROI_PAGE_SIZE = min(MAX_LIMIT, ROI_PAGE_SIZE)
 MAX_PROJECTION_BYTES = getattr(iviewer_settings, 'MAX_PROJECTION_BYTES')
+COLOR_PALETTE = getattr(iviewer_settings, 'COLOR_PALETTE')
+PALETTE_LABELS = getattr(iviewer_settings, 'PALETTE_LABELS')
+SHOW_PALETTE_ONLY = getattr(iviewer_settings, 'SHOW_PALETTE_ONLY')
 
 PROJECTIONS = {
     'normal': -1,
@@ -104,7 +107,11 @@ def index(request, iid=None, conn=None, **kwargs):
             max_bytes = MAX_PROJECTION_BYTES
 
     params['MAX_PROJECTION_BYTES'] = max_bytes
-
+    
+    params['COLOR_PALETTE'] = COLOR_PALETTE
+    params['PALETTE_LABELS'] = PALETTE_LABELS
+    params['SHOW_PALETTE_ONLY'] = SHOW_PALETTE_ONLY
+    
     return render(
         request, 'omero_iviewer/index.html',
         {'params': params, 'iviewer_url_suffix': u"?_iviewer-%s" % __version__}
diff --git a/src/app/context.js b/src/app/context.js
index 3679e6c99..6434eb02a 100644
--- a/src/app/context.js
+++ b/src/app/context.js
@@ -451,8 +451,10 @@ export default class Context {
         this.interpolate = (interpolate === 'true');
         this.version = this.getInitialRequestParam(REQUEST_PARAMS.VERSION);
         this.roi_page_size = this.initParams[REQUEST_PARAMS.ROI_PAGE_SIZE] || 500;
-        this.max_projection_bytes = parseInt(this.initParams[REQUEST_PARAMS.MAX_PROJECTION_BYTES], 10)
-                                    || (1024 * 1024 * 256);
+        this.max_projection_bytes = parseInt(this.initParams[REQUEST_PARAMS.MAX_PROJECTION_BYTES], 10) || (1024 * 1024 * 256);
+        this.color_palette = this.initParams[REQUEST_PARAMS.COLOR_PALETTE] || [];
+        this.palette_labels = this.initParams[REQUEST_PARAMS.PALETTE_LABELS] || [];
+        this.show_palette_only = this.initParams[REQUEST_PARAMS.SHOW_PALETTE_ONLY] || false
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/regions/regions-edit.js b/src/regions/regions-edit.js
index cde8582a0..2a634739f 100644
--- a/src/regions/regions-edit.js
+++ b/src/regions/regions-edit.js
@@ -889,6 +889,12 @@ export default class RegionsEdit extends EventSubscriber {
                 $(this.element).find('.shape-fill-color') :
                 $(this.element).find('.shape-stroke-color')
         };
+        if (this.context.color_palette != []) {
+            options.palette = this.context.color_palette;
+            options.showPaletteOnly = this.context.show_palette_only;
+            if (this.context.palette_label != [])
+                options.labels = this.context.palette_labels;
+        }
         if (shape)
             options.change =
                 (color) => this.onColorChange(color.toRgbString(), fill, shape);