diff --git a/k.sh b/k.sh
index e7dc9fb..de67db2 100644
--- a/k.sh
+++ b/k.sh
@@ -125,11 +125,6 @@ k () {
     K_COLOR_OW=$(_k_bsd_to_ansi $LSCOLORS[21] $LSCOLORS[22])
   fi
 
-  # read colors if linux and $LS_COLORS is defined
-  # if [[ $(uname) == 'Linux' && -n $LS_COLORS ]]; then
-
-  # fi
-
   # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   # Loop over passed directories and files to display
   # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -476,6 +471,7 @@ k () {
       # But we don't want to quote '.'; so instead we escape the escape manually and use q-
       NAME="${${NAME##*/}//$'\e'/\\e}"    # also propagate changes to SYMLINK_TARGET below
 
+      # We are using an ls that supports using colors from $LS_COLORS (probably GNU ls here)
       if [[ $IS_DIRECTORY == 1 ]]; then
         if [[ $IS_WRITABLE_BY_OTHERS == 1 ]]; then
           if [[ $HAS_STICKY_BIT == 1 ]]; then
@@ -484,6 +480,8 @@ k () {
           NAME=$'\e['"$K_COLOR_OW"'m'"$NAME"$'\e[0m';
         fi
         NAME=$'\e['"$K_COLOR_DI"'m'"$NAME"$'\e[0m';
+      elif [[ "$LS_COLORS" ]] && ls --color -d . &>/dev/null; then
+        NAME="$(ls --color=always "${base_dir:=.}/$NAME")"
       elif [[ $IS_SYMLINK           == 1 ]]; then NAME=$'\e['"$K_COLOR_LN"'m'"$NAME"$'\e[0m';
       elif [[ $IS_SOCKET            == 1 ]]; then NAME=$'\e['"$K_COLOR_SO"'m'"$NAME"$'\e[0m';
       elif [[ $IS_PIPE              == 1 ]]; then NAME=$'\e['"$K_COLOR_PI"'m'"$NAME"$'\e[0m';