diff --git a/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks.md b/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks.md
index 9993087ba7d993..faef91da28ba36 100644
--- a/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks.md
+++ b/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks.md
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ Display multiple images in a rich gallery. ([Source](https://github.com/WordPres
 
 -	**Name:** core/gallery
 -	**Category:** media
--	**Supports:** align, anchor, spacing (blockGap), units (em, px, rem, vh, vw), ~~html~~
+-	**Supports:** align, anchor, color (background, gradients, ~~text~~), spacing (blockGap), units (em, px, rem, vh, vw), ~~html~~
 -	**Attributes:** allowResize, caption, columns, fixedHeight, ids, imageCrop, images, linkTarget, linkTo, shortCodeTransforms, sizeSlug
 
 ## Group
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/gallery/block.json b/packages/block-library/src/gallery/block.json
index 8ee59adcda9941..e0eec816b89f22 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/gallery/block.json
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/gallery/block.json
@@ -116,6 +116,11 @@
 				"blockGap": true
 			}
 		},
+		"color": {
+			"text": false,
+			"background": true,
+			"gradients": true
+		},
 		"__experimentalLayout": {
 			"allowSwitching": false,
 			"allowInheriting": false,