diff --git a/lib/completion.zsh b/lib/completion.zsh
index 9c2dfecca..f985aa86c 100644
--- a/lib/completion.zsh
+++ b/lib/completion.zsh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ else
   zstyle ':completion:*' matcher-list 'm:{a-zA-Z}={A-Za-z}' 'r:|[._-]=* r:|=*' 'l:|=* r:|=*'
 fi
 
-zstyle ':completion:*' list-colors ''
+zstyle ':completion:*' list-colors ${(s.:.)LS_COLORS}
 
 # should this be in keybindings?
 bindkey -M menuselect '^o' accept-and-infer-next-history