diff --git a/mercurial/localrepo.py b/mercurial/localrepo.py
--- a/mercurial/localrepo.py
+++ b/mercurial/localrepo.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ from . import (
     bundle2,
     changegroup,
     changelog,
+    color,
     context,
     dirstate,
     dirstateguard,
@@ -285,6 +286,7 @@ class localrepository(object):
                     setupfunc(self.ui, self.supported)
         else:
             self.supported = self._basesupported
+        color.setup(self.ui)
 
         # Add compression engines.
         for name in util.compengines:
diff --git a/tests/test-status-color.t b/tests/test-status-color.t
--- a/tests/test-status-color.t
+++ b/tests/test-status-color.t
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ test unknown color
   $ hg --config color.status.modified=periwinkle status
   ignoring unknown color/effect 'periwinkle' (configured in color.status.modified)
   ignoring unknown color/effect 'periwinkle' (configured in color.status.modified)
+  ignoring unknown color/effect 'periwinkle' (configured in color.status.modified)
   M modified
   \x1b[0;32;1mA \x1b[0m\x1b[0;32;1madded\x1b[0m (esc)
   \x1b[0;32;1mA \x1b[0m\x1b[0;32;1mcopied\x1b[0m (esc)