diff --git a/bin/src/daemon.rs b/bin/src/daemon.rs
index 3ec26e3..26edbc1 100644
--- a/bin/src/daemon.rs
+++ b/bin/src/daemon.rs
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ async fn run_server(
         debug_mode: config.debug_mode,
         analysis_status_lock,
         analysis_sender,
+        colorblind_mode: config.colorblind_mode,
     });
 
     let app = Router::new()
diff --git a/bin/src/diag.rs b/bin/src/diag.rs
index 68e2f90..2827b1d 100644
--- a/bin/src/diag.rs
+++ b/bin/src/diag.rs
@@ -129,8 +129,16 @@ pub async fn start_recording(State(state): State<Arc<ServerState>>) -> Result<(S
     let qmdl_writer = QmdlWriter::new(qmdl_file);
     state.diag_device_ctrl_sender.send(DiagDeviceCtrlMessage::StartRecording((qmdl_writer, analysis_file))).await
         .map_err(|e| (StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, format!("couldn't send stop recording message: {}", e)))?;
-    state.ui_update_sender.send(framebuffer::DisplayState::Recording).await
+
+    let display_state: framebuffer::DisplayState;
+    if state.colorblind_mode { 
+        display_state = framebuffer::DisplayState::RecordingCBM;
+    } else {
+        display_state = framebuffer::DisplayState::Recording;
+    }
+    state.ui_update_sender.send(display_state).await
         .map_err(|e| (StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, format!("couldn't send ui update message: {}", e)))?;
+
     Ok((StatusCode::ACCEPTED, "ok".to_string()))
 }
 
diff --git a/bin/src/framebuffer.rs b/bin/src/framebuffer.rs
index 2477613..6e1ecd1 100644
--- a/bin/src/framebuffer.rs
+++ b/bin/src/framebuffer.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ pub enum DisplayState {
     Recording,
     Paused,
     WarningDetected,
+    RecordingCBM,
 }
 
 impl From<DisplayState> for Color565 {
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ impl From<DisplayState> for Color565 {
         match state {
             DisplayState::Paused => Color565::White,
             DisplayState::Recording => Color565::Green, 
+            DisplayState::RecordingCBM => Color565::Blue, 
             DisplayState::WarningDetected => Color565::Red,
         }
     }
diff --git a/bin/src/server.rs b/bin/src/server.rs
index 3f9f481..c90a6a1 100644
--- a/bin/src/server.rs
+++ b/bin/src/server.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ pub struct ServerState {
     pub ui_update_sender: Sender<framebuffer::DisplayState>,
     pub analysis_status_lock: Arc<RwLock<AnalysisStatus>>,
     pub analysis_sender: Sender<AnalysisCtrlMessage>,
-    pub debug_mode: bool
+    pub debug_mode: bool,
+    pub colorblind_mode: bool,
 }
 
 pub async fn get_qmdl(State(state): State<Arc<ServerState>>, Path(qmdl_name): Path<String>) -> Result<Response, (StatusCode, String)> {