diff --git a/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks.md b/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks.md
index 62604319e9aa0e..afc50e46ad2d59 100644
--- a/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks.md
+++ b/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks.md
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ Add a link to a downloadable file. ([Source](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenb
 
 -	**Name:** core/footnotes
 -	**Category:** text
--	**Supports:** ~~html~~, ~~multiple~~, ~~reusable~~
+-	**Supports:** color (background, link, text), ~~html~~, ~~multiple~~, ~~reusable~~
 -	**Attributes:** 
 
 ## Classic
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/footnotes/block.json b/packages/block-library/src/footnotes/block.json
index e021e9c5225dab..6a94c42eb42e51 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/footnotes/block.json
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/footnotes/block.json
@@ -9,6 +9,13 @@
 	"textdomain": "default",
 	"usesContext": [ "postId", "postType" ],
 	"supports": {
+		"color": {
+			"link": true,
+			"__experimentalDefaultControls": {
+				"background": true,
+				"text": true
+			}
+		},
 		"html": false,
 		"multiple": false,
 		"reusable": false