diff --git a/src/test/matchers/toHaveFgColor.ts b/src/test/matchers/toHaveFgColor.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e9a75a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/matchers/toHaveFgColor.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
+// Licensed under the MIT License.
+
+import type { MatcherContext, AsyncExpectationResult } from "expect";
+import convert from "color-convert";
+import chalk from "chalk";
+
+import { getExpectTimeout } from "../../config/config.js";
+import { Cell, Locator } from "../../terminal/locator.js";
+
+export async function toHaveFgColor(
+  this: MatcherContext,
+  locator: Locator,
+  expected: string | number | [number, number, number],
+  options?: { timeout?: number }
+): AsyncExpectationResult {
+  const cells = await locator.resolve(options?.timeout ?? getExpectTimeout());
+  const [result, errorCell] = hasFgColor(
+    cells ?? [],
+    expected,
+    this.isNot ?? false
+  );
+  const pass = this.isNot ? !result : result;
+  const badColor = toMatchingColorMode(expected, errorCell);
+
+  return {
+    pass,
+    message: () => {
+      if (!pass && !this.isNot) {
+        return (
+          `expect(${chalk.red("received")}).toHaveFgColor(${chalk.green("expected")})` +
+          `\n\nExpected Color: ${chalk.green(expected.toString())}\nFound Color: ${chalk.red(badColor)} in cell "${errorCell?.termCell?.getChars()}" at ${errorCell?.x},${errorCell?.y}`
+        );
+      }
+      if (pass && this.isNot) {
+        return (
+          `expect(${chalk.red("received")}).not.toHaveFgColor(${chalk.green("expected")})` +
+          `\n\nExpected No Occurrences Of Color: ${chalk.green(expected.toString())}\nFound Color: ${chalk.red(badColor)} in cell "${errorCell?.termCell?.getChars()}" at ${errorCell?.x},${errorCell?.y}`
+        );
+      }
+      return "passed";
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+function toMatchingColorMode(
+  expected: string | number | [number, number, number],
+  cell?: Cell
+): string {
+  if (cell == null) return "";
+
+  const { termCell } = cell;
+  if (typeof expected == "string") {
+    return termCell?.isFgDefault()
+      ? "000000"
+      : termCell?.isFgPalette()
+        ? convert.ansi256.hex(termCell.getFgColor())
+        : termCell?.getFgColor().toString(16) ?? "";
+  } else if (Array.isArray(expected)) {
+    return termCell?.isFgDefault()
+      ? "[0,0,0]"
+      : termCell?.isFgPalette()
+        ? convert.ansi256.rgb(termCell.getFgColor()).toString()
+        : convert.hex.rgb(termCell!.getFgColor().toString(16)).toString();
+  } else {
+    return termCell?.isFgDefault()
+      ? "0"
+      : termCell?.isFgPalette()
+        ? termCell.getFgColor().toString()
+        : convert.hex.ansi256(termCell!.getFgColor().toString(16)).toString();
+  }
+}
+
+function hasFgColor(
+  cells: Cell[],
+  color: string | number | [number, number, number],
+  isNot: boolean
+): [boolean, Cell | undefined] {
+  if (Array.isArray(color)) {
+    const [red, green, blue] = color;
+    const badCells = cells.filter((cell) => {
+      const { termCell } = cell;
+      const valid = termCell?.isFgDefault()
+        ? red == 0 && blue == 0 && green == 0
+        : termCell?.isFgPalette()
+          ? termCell.getFgColor() == convert.rgb.ansi256(color)
+          : termCell?.getFgColor().toString(16) === convert.rgb.hex(color);
+      return isNot ? valid : !valid;
+    });
+    if (badCells.length > 0) return [false, badCells[0]];
+  } else if (typeof color == "number") {
+    const badCells = cells.filter((cell) => {
+      const { termCell } = cell;
+      const valid = termCell?.isFgDefault()
+        ? color === -1 || color === 0
+        : termCell?.isFgPalette()
+          ? termCell.getFgColor() === color
+          : termCell?.getFgColor().toString(16) === convert.ansi256.hex(color);
+      return isNot ? valid : !valid;
+    });
+    if (badCells.length > 0) return [false, badCells[0]];
+  } else if (typeof color == "string") {
+    const badCells = cells.filter((cell) => {
+      const { termCell } = cell;
+      const valid = termCell?.isFgDefault()
+        ? convert.hex.ansi256(color) === 0
+        : termCell?.isFgPalette()
+          ? termCell.getFgColor() === convert.hex.ansi256(color)
+          : termCell?.getFgColor().toString(16) === color;
+      return isNot ? valid : !valid;
+    });
+    if (badCells.length > 0) return [false, badCells[0]];
+  }
+  return [true, undefined];
+}
diff --git a/src/test/test.ts b/src/test/test.ts
index b27b7f6..d888ac4 100644
--- a/src/test/test.ts
+++ b/src/test/test.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { toMatchSnapshot } from "./matchers/toMatchSnapshot.js";
 import { Terminal } from "../terminal/term.js";
 import { TestConfig } from "../config/config.js";
 import { toHaveBgColor } from "./matchers/toHaveBgColor.js";
+import { toHaveFgColor } from "./matchers/toHaveFgColor.js";
 import { Locator } from "../terminal/locator.js";
 import { toBeVisible } from "./matchers/toBeVisible.js";
 
@@ -258,6 +259,7 @@ jestExpect.extend({
   toBeVisible,
   toMatchSnapshot,
   toHaveBgColor,
+  toHaveFgColor,
 });
 
 interface TerminalMatchers {
@@ -312,6 +314,31 @@ interface LocatorMatchers {
       timeout?: number;
     }
   ): Promise<void>;
+
+  /**
+   * Checks that selected text has the desired foreground color.
+   *
+   * **Usage**
+   *
+   * ```js
+   * await expect(terminal.getByText(">")).toHaveFgColor("#000000");
+   * ```
+   *
+   * @param value The desired cell's foreground color. Can be in the following forms
+   * - ANSI 256: This is a number from 0 to 255 of ANSI colors `255`
+   * - Hex: A string representing a 'true color' `#FFFFFF`
+   * - RGB: An array presenting an rgb color `[255, 255, 255]`
+   * @param options
+   */
+  toHaveFgColor(
+    value: string | number | [number, number, number],
+    options?: {
+      /**
+       * Time to retry the assertion for in milliseconds. Defaults to `timeout` in `TestConfig.expect`.
+       */
+      timeout?: number;
+    }
+  ): Promise<void>;
 }
 
 declare type BaseMatchers<T> = Matchers<void, T> &
diff --git a/test/e2e.test.ts b/test/e2e.test.ts
index a89318d..cb7e18b 100644
--- a/test/e2e.test.ts
+++ b/test/e2e.test.ts
@@ -200,11 +200,33 @@ test.describe("locators", () => {
 });
 
 test.describe("color detection", () => {
-  test("checks background color", async ({ terminal }) => {
+  test("checks the default background color", async ({ terminal }) => {
     await expect(terminal.getByText(">")).toHaveBgColor(0);
     await expect(terminal.getByText(">")).toHaveBgColor([0, 0, 0]);
   });
 
+  test("checks the default foreground color", async ({ terminal }) => {
+    await expect(terminal.getByText(">")).toHaveFgColor(0);
+  });
+
+  test.when(
+    os.platform() === "linux",
+    "checks background color",
+    async ({ terminal }) => {
+      terminal.write(String.raw`printf \033[41mHello\n\033[0m\r`);
+      await expect(terminal.getByText("Hello ")).toHaveBgColor(41);
+    }
+  );
+
+  test.when(
+    os.platform() === "linux",
+    "checks foreground color",
+    async ({ terminal }) => {
+      terminal.write(String.raw`printf \033[31mHello\n\033[0m\r`);
+      await expect(terminal.getByText("Hello ")).toHaveFgColor(31);
+    }
+  );
+
   test.fail(
     "checks failure on background color when it doesn't match",
     async ({ terminal }) => {