diff --git a/plugins/gnu-colors/gnu-colors.plugin.zsh b/plugins/gnu-colors/gnu-colors.plugin.zsh
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+if type dircolors &> /dev/null; then
+    eval `dircolors ~/.dir_colors`
+fi
+
+# Temporary workaround for tab completion LS_COLORS; Issue #1563
+zstyle ':completion:*:default' list-colors ${(s.:.)LS_COLORS}