diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 237c9402f..55ee0fa9a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 `Unreleased <https://github.com/pace-neutrons/Euphonic/compare/v1.2.0...HEAD>`_
 ----------
 
+- Bug Fixes:
+
+  - Allow ``color`` to be passed as an extra kwarg to ``plot_1d`` and
+    ``plot_1d_to_axis``. Previously this caused a ``TypeError``.
+
 `v1.2.0 <https://github.com/pace-neutrons/Euphonic/compare/v1.1.0...v1.2.0>`_
 ------
 
diff --git a/euphonic/plot.py b/euphonic/plot.py
index 0cd4173b5..25a3a0705 100644
--- a/euphonic/plot.py
+++ b/euphonic/plot.py
@@ -79,10 +79,11 @@ def plot_1d_to_axis(spectra: Union[Spectrum1D, Spectrum1DCollection],
                 # Only add legend label to the first segment
                 label = None
                 color = p[-1].get_color()
-
+            # Allow user kwargs to take priority
+            plot_kwargs = {**{'color': color, 'label': label}, **mplargs}
             p = ax.plot(spectrum.get_bin_centres().magnitude[x0:x1],
                         spectrum.y_data.magnitude[x0:x1],
-                        color=color, label=label, **mplargs)
+                        **plot_kwargs)
 
     # Update legend if it exists, in case new labels have been added
     legend = ax.get_legend()
diff --git a/tests_and_analysis/test/euphonic_test/test_plot.py b/tests_and_analysis/test/euphonic_test/test_plot.py
index a36795ddd..c9872b4a4 100644
--- a/tests_and_analysis/test/euphonic_test/test_plot.py
+++ b/tests_and_analysis/test/euphonic_test/test_plot.py
@@ -186,6 +186,20 @@ def test_incorrect_length_labels_raises_value_error(
         with pytest.raises(ValueError):
             plot_1d_to_axis(spec, axes, labels=labels)
 
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize('kwargs', [
+        ({'ls': '--'}),
+        ({'color': 'r', 'ms': '+'})
+    ])
+    def test_extra_plot_kwargs(self, mocker, axes, kwargs):
+        mock = mocker.patch('matplotlib.axes.Axes.plot',
+                            return_value=None)
+        spec = Spectrum1D(np.array([0., 1., 2.])*ureg('meV'),
+                          np.array([2., 3., 2.])*ureg('angstrom^-2'))
+        plot_1d_to_axis(spec, axes, **kwargs)
+
+        expected_kwargs = {**{'color': None, 'label': None}, **kwargs}
+        assert mock.call_args[1] == expected_kwargs
+
 class TestPlot1D:
 
     def teardown_method(self):
@@ -292,6 +306,21 @@ def test_plot_with_incorrect_labels_raises_valueerror(self, band_segments):
         with pytest.raises(ValueError):
             fig = plot_1d(band_segments, labels=['Band A', 'Band B'])
 
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize('spec, kwargs', [
+        (Spectrum1D(*spec1d_args), {'ls': '.-'}),
+        (Spectrum1D(*spec1d_args), {'ms': '*', 'color': 'g'}),
+        (Spectrum1DCollection(*spec1dcol_args), {'ms': '*', 'color': 'g'}),
+        (Spectrum1DCollection(*spec1dcol_args),
+         {'label': 'Line A', 'color': 'k'})
+    ])
+    def test_plot_kwargs(self, mocker, spec, kwargs):
+        mock = mocker.patch('matplotlib.axes.Axes.plot',
+                            return_value=None)
+        plot_1d(spec, **kwargs)
+
+        expected_kwargs = {**{'color': None, 'label': None}, **kwargs}
+        for mock_call_args in mock.call_args_list:
+            assert mock_call_args[1] == expected_kwargs
 
 class TestPlot2D: