diff --git a/maven/manifest.mf b/maven/manifest.mf
--- a/maven/manifest.mf
+++ b/maven/manifest.mf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Manifest-Version: 1.0
 OpenIDE-Module: org.netbeans.modules.maven/2
-OpenIDE-Module-Specification-Version: 2.77
+OpenIDE-Module-Specification-Version: 2.78
 OpenIDE-Module-Localizing-Bundle: org/netbeans/modules/maven/Bundle.properties
 OpenIDE-Module-Layer: org/netbeans/modules/maven/layer.xml
 AutoUpdate-Show-In-Client: false
diff --git a/maven/src/org/netbeans/modules/maven/api/output/OutputVisitor.java b/maven/src/org/netbeans/modules/maven/api/output/OutputVisitor.java
--- a/maven/src/org/netbeans/modules/maven/api/output/OutputVisitor.java
+++ b/maven/src/org/netbeans/modules/maven/api/output/OutputVisitor.java
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@
 import javax.swing.Action;
 import org.netbeans.api.annotations.common.CheckForNull;
 import org.netbeans.api.project.Project;
+import org.openide.windows.IOColors;
+import org.openide.windows.InputOutput;
 import org.openide.windows.OutputListener;
 
 /**
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@
     private boolean important;
     private String line;
     private boolean skipLine = false;
+    private IOColors.OutputType outputType;
     private Color color;
     private Context context;
     
@@ -92,6 +95,7 @@
         line = null;
         skipLine = false;
         color = null;
+        outputType = null;
     }
     
     public OutputListener getOutputListener() {
@@ -155,6 +159,24 @@
         return skipLine;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the color. If the output type was set using
+     * {@link #setOutputType(org.openide.windows.IOColors.OutputType)}, try to
+     * resolve the actual color. If the output type was not set, or the actual
+     * color cannot be resolved, return value that was set using
+     * {@link #setColor(java.awt.Color)}; supported.
+     *
+     * @since maven/2.78
+     */
+    public Color getColor(InputOutput io) {
+        Color c = this.outputType == null
+                ? null
+                : IOColors.getColor(io, this.outputType);
+        return c == null
+                ? getColor()
+                : c;
+    }
+
     public Color getColor() {
         return color;
     }
@@ -163,6 +185,16 @@
         this.color = color;
     }
     
+    /**
+     * Set output type that will be used in method
+     * {@link #getColor(org.openide.windows.InputOutput)}.
+     *
+     * @since maven/2.78
+     */
+    public void setOutputType(IOColors.OutputType outputType) {
+        this.outputType = outputType;
+    }
+
     public @CheckForNull Context getContext() {
         return context;
     }