diff --git a/static/js/pad2.js b/static/js/pad2.js
index b649ae1d4..9df57ae8f 100644
--- a/static/js/pad2.js
+++ b/static/js/pad2.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 var socket;
 var LineNumbersDisabled = false;
+var noColors = false;
 var useMonospaceFontGlobal = false;
 var globalUserName = false;
 
@@ -83,6 +84,15 @@ function getParams()
   var userName = unescape(getUrlVars()["userName"]);
   var showLineNumbers = getUrlVars()["showLineNumbers"];
   var useMonospaceFont = getUrlVars()["useMonospaceFont"];
+  var IsnoColors = getUrlVars()["noColors"];
+
+  if(IsnoColors)
+  {
+    if(IsnoColors == "true")
+    {
+      noColors = true;
+    }
+  }
   if(showControls)
   {
     if(showControls == "false")
@@ -236,6 +246,13 @@ function handshake()
       {
         pad.changeViewOption('showLineNumbers', false);
       }
+
+      // If the noColors value is set to true then we need to hide the backround colors on the ace spans
+      if (noColors == true)
+      {
+        pad.changeViewOption('noColors', true);
+      }
+
       // If the Monospacefont value is set to true then change it to monospace.
       if (useMonospaceFontGlobal == true)
       {
diff --git a/static/js/pad_editor.js b/static/js/pad_editor.js
index 93ef36295..e98252cff 100644
--- a/static/js/pad_editor.js
+++ b/static/js/pad_editor.js
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ var padeditor = (function()
       {
         pad.changeViewOption('useMonospaceFont', $("#viewfontmenu").val() == 'monospace');
       });
+
+      noColors = !noColors; // Inversed so we can pass it to showauthorcolors
     },
     setViewOptions: function(newOptions)
     {
@@ -84,6 +86,9 @@ var padeditor = (function()
       v = getOption('useMonospaceFont', false);
       self.ace.setProperty("textface", (v ? "monospace" : "Arial, sans-serif"));
       $("#viewfontmenu").val(v ? "monospace" : "normal");
+
+      self.ace.setProperty("showsauthorcolors", noColors);
+
     },
     initViewZoom: function()
     {