diff --git a/Documentation/git-log.txt b/Documentation/git-log.txt
index 0498e7bacb..c689f7d235 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-log.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-log.txt
@@ -241,6 +241,14 @@ This setting can be disabled by the `--no-notes` option,
 overridden by the `GIT_NOTES_DISPLAY_REF` environment variable,
 and overridden by the `--notes=<ref>` option.
 
+color.grep.selected::
+	Determines the non matching text (background) color of selected lines,
+	when `--grep`, `--author` or `--committer` are used.
+
+color.grep.matchSelected::
+	Determines the matching text (foreground) color of selected lines, when
+	`--grep`, `--author` or `--committer` are used.
+
 GIT
 ---
 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite
diff --git a/grep.c b/grep.c
index 424a39591b..6b036ee18a 100644
--- a/grep.c
+++ b/grep.c
@@ -956,18 +956,23 @@ static int match_one_pattern(struct grep_pat *p, char *bol, char *eol,
 	const char *start = bol;
 
 	if ((p->token != GREP_PATTERN) &&
-	    ((p->token == GREP_PATTERN_HEAD) != (ctx == GREP_CONTEXT_HEAD)))
+	    ((p->token == GREP_PATTERN_HEAD) != (ctx == GREP_CONTEXT_HEAD)) &&
+	    ((p->token == GREP_PATTERN_BODY) != (ctx == GREP_CONTEXT_BODY)))
 		return 0;
 
 	if (p->token == GREP_PATTERN_HEAD) {
-		const char *field;
-		size_t len;
-		assert(p->field < ARRAY_SIZE(header_field));
-		field = header_field[p->field].field;
-		len = header_field[p->field].len;
-		if (strncmp(bol, field, len))
-			return 0;
-		bol += len;
+		if (!(eflags & REG_NOTBOL)) {
+			const char *field;
+			size_t len;
+
+			assert(p->field < ARRAY_SIZE(header_field));
+			field = header_field[p->field].field;
+			len = header_field[p->field].len;
+			if (strncmp(bol, field, len))
+				return 0;
+			bol += len;
+		}
+
 		switch (p->field) {
 		case GREP_HEADER_AUTHOR:
 		case GREP_HEADER_COMMITTER:
@@ -1159,21 +1164,26 @@ static int match_next_pattern(struct grep_pat *p, char *bol, char *eol,
 	return 1;
 }
 
-static int next_match(struct grep_opt *opt, char *bol, char *eol,
-		      enum grep_context ctx, regmatch_t *pmatch, int eflags)
+int grep_next_match(struct grep_opt *opt, char *bol, char *eol,
+		    enum grep_context ctx, regmatch_t *pmatch,
+		    enum grep_header_field field, int eflags)
 {
 	struct grep_pat *p;
 	int hit = 0;
 
 	pmatch->rm_so = pmatch->rm_eo = -1;
 	if (bol < eol) {
-		for (p = opt->pattern_list; p; p = p->next) {
+		for (p = ((ctx == GREP_CONTEXT_HEAD)
+			   ? opt->header_list : opt->pattern_list);
+			  p; p = p->next) {
 			switch (p->token) {
 			case GREP_PATTERN: /* atom */
 			case GREP_PATTERN_HEAD:
 			case GREP_PATTERN_BODY:
-				hit |= match_next_pattern(p, bol, eol, ctx,
-							  pmatch, eflags);
+				if ((field == GREP_HEADER_FIELD_MAX) || (p->field == field))
+					hit |= match_next_pattern(p, bol, eol,
+								  ctx, pmatch,
+								  eflags);
 				break;
 			default:
 				break;
@@ -1262,7 +1272,8 @@ static void show_line(struct grep_opt *opt, char *bol, char *eol,
 				line_color = opt->colors[GREP_COLOR_FUNCTION];
 		}
 		*eol = '\0';
-		while (next_match(opt, bol, eol, ctx, &match, eflags)) {
+		while (grep_next_match(opt, bol, eol, ctx, &match,
+				       GREP_HEADER_FIELD_MAX, eflags)) {
 			if (match.rm_so == match.rm_eo)
 				break;
 
diff --git a/grep.h b/grep.h
index 72f82b1e30..d2943e29ea 100644
--- a/grep.h
+++ b/grep.h
@@ -177,6 +177,9 @@ void append_header_grep_pattern(struct grep_opt *, enum grep_header_field, const
 void compile_grep_patterns(struct grep_opt *opt);
 void free_grep_patterns(struct grep_opt *opt);
 int grep_buffer(struct grep_opt *opt, char *buf, unsigned long size);
+int grep_next_match(struct grep_opt *opt, char *bol, char *eol,
+		    enum grep_context ctx, regmatch_t *pmatch,
+		    enum grep_header_field field, int eflags);
 
 struct grep_source {
 	char *name;
diff --git a/pretty.c b/pretty.c
index 9631529c10..65cb63e725 100644
--- a/pretty.c
+++ b/pretty.c
@@ -431,15 +431,71 @@ const char *show_ident_date(const struct ident_split *ident,
 	return show_date(date, tz, mode);
 }
 
+static void append_line_with_color(struct strbuf *sb, struct grep_opt *opt,
+				   const char *line, size_t linelen,
+				   int color, enum grep_context ctx,
+				   enum grep_header_field field)
+{
+	char *buf, *eol;
+	const char *line_color, *match_color;
+	regmatch_t match;
+	struct strbuf tmp_sb;
+	int eflags = 0;
+
+	if (!opt || !want_color(color) || opt->invert) {
+		strbuf_add(sb, line, linelen);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (ctx == GREP_CONTEXT_HEAD)
+		eflags = REG_NOTBOL;
+
+	strbuf_init(&tmp_sb, linelen + 1);
+	strbuf_add(&tmp_sb, line, linelen);
+
+	buf = tmp_sb.buf;
+	eol = buf + linelen;
+	line_color = opt->colors[GREP_COLOR_SELECTED];
+	match_color = opt->colors[GREP_COLOR_MATCH_SELECTED];
+
+	while (grep_next_match(opt, buf, eol, ctx, &match, field, eflags)) {
+		if (match.rm_so == match.rm_eo)
+			break;
+
+		strbuf_grow(sb, strlen(line_color) + strlen(match_color) +
+			    strlen(GIT_COLOR_RESET));
+		strbuf_add(sb, line_color, strlen(line_color));
+		strbuf_add(sb, buf, match.rm_so);
+		strbuf_add(sb, match_color, strlen(match_color));
+		strbuf_add(sb, buf + match.rm_so,
+			   match.rm_eo - match.rm_so);
+		strbuf_add(sb, GIT_COLOR_RESET,
+			   strlen(GIT_COLOR_RESET));
+		buf += match.rm_eo;
+		eflags = REG_NOTBOL;
+	}
+
+	if (buf != line) {
+		strbuf_grow(sb, strlen(line_color));
+		strbuf_add(sb, line_color, strlen(line_color));
+	}
+
+	strbuf_add(sb, buf, eol - buf);
+	strbuf_release(&tmp_sb);
+}
+
 void pp_user_info(struct pretty_print_context *pp,
 		  const char *what, struct strbuf *sb,
 		  const char *line, const char *encoding)
 {
+	struct strbuf id;
 	struct ident_split ident;
 	char *line_end;
 	const char *mailbuf, *namebuf;
 	size_t namelen, maillen;
 	int max_length = 78; /* per rfc2822 */
+	enum grep_header_field field = GREP_HEADER_FIELD_MAX;
+	struct grep_opt *opt = pp->rev ? &pp->rev->grep_filter : NULL;
 
 	if (pp->fmt == CMIT_FMT_ONELINE)
 		return;
@@ -496,9 +552,22 @@ void pp_user_info(struct pretty_print_context *pp,
 			strbuf_addch(sb, '\n');
 		strbuf_addf(sb, " <%.*s>\n", (int)maillen, mailbuf);
 	} else {
-		strbuf_addf(sb, "%s: %.*s%.*s <%.*s>\n", what,
-			    (pp->fmt == CMIT_FMT_FULLER) ? 4 : 0, "    ",
-			    (int)namelen, namebuf, (int)maillen, mailbuf);
+		strbuf_init(&id, namelen + maillen + 4);
+
+		if (!strcmp(what, "Author"))
+			field = GREP_HEADER_AUTHOR;
+		else if (!strcmp(what, "Commit"))
+			field = GREP_HEADER_COMMITTER;
+
+		strbuf_addf(sb, "%s: %.*s", what,
+			    (pp->fmt == CMIT_FMT_FULLER) ? 4 : 0, "    ");
+		strbuf_addf(&id, "%.*s <%.*s>", (int)namelen, namebuf,
+			    (int)maillen, mailbuf);
+
+		append_line_with_color(sb, opt, id.buf, id.len, pp->color,
+				       GREP_CONTEXT_HEAD, field);
+		strbuf_addch(sb, '\n');
+		strbuf_release(&id);
 	}
 
 	switch (pp->fmt) {
@@ -1935,8 +2004,9 @@ static int pp_utf8_width(const char *start, const char *end)
 	return width;
 }
 
-static void strbuf_add_tabexpand(struct strbuf *sb, int tabwidth,
-				 const char *line, int linelen)
+static void strbuf_add_tabexpand(struct strbuf *sb, struct grep_opt *opt,
+				 int color, int tabwidth, const char *line,
+				 int linelen)
 {
 	const char *tab;
 
@@ -1953,7 +2023,9 @@ static void strbuf_add_tabexpand(struct strbuf *sb, int tabwidth,
 			break;
 
 		/* Output the data .. */
-		strbuf_add(sb, line, tab - line);
+		append_line_with_color(sb, opt, line, tab - line, color,
+				       GREP_CONTEXT_BODY,
+				       GREP_HEADER_FIELD_MAX);
 
 		/* .. and the de-tabified tab */
 		strbuf_addchars(sb, ' ', tabwidth - (width % tabwidth));
@@ -1968,7 +2040,8 @@ static void strbuf_add_tabexpand(struct strbuf *sb, int tabwidth,
 	 * worrying about width - there's nothing more to
 	 * align.
 	 */
-	strbuf_add(sb, line, linelen);
+	append_line_with_color(sb, opt, line, linelen, color, GREP_CONTEXT_BODY,
+			       GREP_HEADER_FIELD_MAX);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1980,11 +2053,16 @@ static void pp_handle_indent(struct pretty_print_context *pp,
 			     struct strbuf *sb, int indent,
 			     const char *line, int linelen)
 {
+	struct grep_opt *opt = pp->rev ? &pp->rev->grep_filter : NULL;
+
 	strbuf_addchars(sb, ' ', indent);
 	if (pp->expand_tabs_in_log)
-		strbuf_add_tabexpand(sb, pp->expand_tabs_in_log, line, linelen);
+		strbuf_add_tabexpand(sb, opt, pp->color, pp->expand_tabs_in_log,
+				     line, linelen);
 	else
-		strbuf_add(sb, line, linelen);
+		append_line_with_color(sb, opt, line, linelen, pp->color,
+				       GREP_CONTEXT_BODY,
+				       GREP_HEADER_FIELD_MAX);
 }
 
 static int is_mboxrd_from(const char *line, int len)
@@ -2002,7 +2080,9 @@ void pp_remainder(struct pretty_print_context *pp,
 		  struct strbuf *sb,
 		  int indent)
 {
+	struct grep_opt *opt = pp->rev ? &pp->rev->grep_filter : NULL;
 	int first = 1;
+
 	for (;;) {
 		const char *line = *msg_p;
 		int linelen = get_one_line(line);
@@ -2023,14 +2103,17 @@ void pp_remainder(struct pretty_print_context *pp,
 		if (indent)
 			pp_handle_indent(pp, sb, indent, line, linelen);
 		else if (pp->expand_tabs_in_log)
-			strbuf_add_tabexpand(sb, pp->expand_tabs_in_log,
-					     line, linelen);
+			strbuf_add_tabexpand(sb, opt, pp->color,
+					     pp->expand_tabs_in_log, line,
+					     linelen);
 		else {
 			if (pp->fmt == CMIT_FMT_MBOXRD &&
 					is_mboxrd_from(line, linelen))
 				strbuf_addch(sb, '>');
 
-			strbuf_add(sb, line, linelen);
+			append_line_with_color(sb, opt, line, linelen,
+					       pp->color, GREP_CONTEXT_BODY,
+					       GREP_HEADER_FIELD_MAX);
 		}
 		strbuf_addch(sb, '\n');
 	}
diff --git a/t/t4202-log.sh b/t/t4202-log.sh
index 9dfead936b..72138fa7a0 100755
--- a/t/t4202-log.sh
+++ b/t/t4202-log.sh
@@ -449,6 +449,48 @@ test_expect_success !FAIL_PREREQS 'log with various grep.patternType configurati
 	)
 '
 
+cat > expect << EOF
+Author: [1;31mA U[m Thor <author@example.com>
+Author: [1;31mA U[m Thor <author@example.com>
+Author: [1;31mA U[m Thor <author@example.com>
+Author: [1;31mA U[m Thor <author@example.com>
+Author: [1;31mA U[m Thor <author@example.com>
+Author: [1;31mA U[m Thor <author@example.com>
+Author: [1;31mA U[m Thor <author@example.com>
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success 'log --author' '
+	git log --color=always --author="A U" >log &&
+	grep Author log >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+cat > expect << EOF
+Commit:     C O [1;31mMitter[m <committer@example.com>
+Commit:     C O [1;31mMitter[m <committer@example.com>
+Commit:     C O [1;31mMitter[m <committer@example.com>
+Commit:     C O [1;31mMitter[m <committer@example.com>
+Commit:     C O [1;31mMitter[m <committer@example.com>
+Commit:     C O [1;31mMitter[m <committer@example.com>
+Commit:     C O [1;31mMitter[m <committer@example.com>
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success 'log --committer' '
+	git log --color=always --pretty=fuller --committer="Mitter" >log &&
+	grep "Commit:" log >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+cat > expect << EOF
+    [1;31msec[mond
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success 'log --grep color' '
+	git log --color=always --grep=sec >log &&
+	grep sec log >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
 cat > expect <<EOF
 * Second
 * sixth
