diff --git a/src/Monolog/Handler/SlackHandler.php b/src/Monolog/Handler/SlackHandler.php
index 324bc020..016f5019 100644
--- a/src/Monolog/Handler/SlackHandler.php
+++ b/src/Monolog/Handler/SlackHandler.php
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ class SlackHandler extends SocketHandler
                 array(
                     array(
                         'fallback' => $record['message'],
+                        'color' => $this->getAttachmentColor($record['level']),
                         'fields' => array(
                             array(
                                 'title' => 'Message',
@@ -135,4 +136,25 @@ class SlackHandler extends SocketHandler
         parent::write($record);
         $this->closeSocket();
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Returned a Slack message attachment color associated with
+     * provided level.
+     *
+     * @param  int     $level
+     * @return string
+     */
+    protected function getAttachmentColor($level)
+    {
+        switch (true) {
+            case $level >= Logger::ERROR:
+                return 'danger';
+            case $level >= Logger::WARNING:
+                return 'warning';
+            case $level >= Logger::INFO:
+                return 'good';
+            default:
+                return '#e3e4e6';
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Monolog/Handler/SlackHandlerTest.php b/tests/Monolog/Handler/SlackHandlerTest.php
index e8132103..58fb6248 100644
--- a/tests/Monolog/Handler/SlackHandlerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Monolog/Handler/SlackHandlerTest.php
@@ -45,16 +45,43 @@ class SlackHandlerTest extends TestCase
         $content = fread($this->res, 1024);
 
         $this->assertRegexp('/POST \/api\/chat.postMessage HTTP\/1.1\\r\\nHost: slack.com\\r\\nContent-Type: application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\\r\\nContent-Length: \d{2,4}\\r\\n\\r\\n/', $content);
+    }
 
-        return $content;
+    public function testWriteContent()
+    {
+        $this->createHandler();
+        $this->handler->handle($this->getRecord(Logger::CRITICAL, 'test1'));
+        fseek($this->res, 0);
+        $content = fread($this->res, 1024);
+
+        $this->assertRegexp('/token=myToken&channel=channel1&username=Monolog&attachments=.*$/', $content);
     }
 
     /**
-     * @depends testWriteHeader
+     * @dataProvider provideLevelColors
      */
-    public function testWriteContent($content)
+    public function testWriteContentWithColors($level, $expectedColor)
     {
-        $this->assertRegexp('/token=myToken&channel=channel1&username=Monolog&attachments=.*$/', $content);
+        $this->createHandler();
+        $this->handler->handle($this->getRecord($level, 'test1'));
+        fseek($this->res, 0);
+        $content = fread($this->res, 1024);
+
+        $this->assertRegexp('/color%22%3A%22'.$expectedColor.'/', $content);
+    }
+
+    public function provideLevelColors()
+    {
+        return array(
+            array(Logger::DEBUG,    '%23e3e4e6'),   // escaped #e3e4e6
+            array(Logger::INFO,     'good'),
+            array(Logger::NOTICE,   'good'),
+            array(Logger::WARNING,  'warning'),
+            array(Logger::ERROR,    'danger'),
+            array(Logger::CRITICAL, 'danger'),
+            array(Logger::ALERT,    'danger'),
+            array(Logger::EMERGENCY,'danger'),
+        );
     }
 
     private function createHandler($token = 'myToken', $channel = 'channel1', $username = 'Monolog')