diff --git a/src/components/channels.cpp b/src/components/channels.cpp
index b14a3c1..5e4570b 100644
--- a/src/components/channels.cpp
+++ b/src/components/channels.cpp
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ ChannelList::ChannelList()
     column->add_attribute(renderer->property_id(), m_columns.m_id);
     column->add_attribute(renderer->property_expanded(), m_columns.m_expanded);
     column->add_attribute(renderer->property_nsfw(), m_columns.m_nsfw);
+    column->add_attribute(renderer->property_color(), m_columns.m_color);
     m_view.append_column(*column);
 
     m_menu_guild_copy_id.signal_activate().connect([this] {
@@ -292,27 +293,29 @@ void ChannelList::UpdateListing() {
     int sort_value = 0;
 
     const auto folders = discord.GetUserSettings().GuildFolders;
-    for (const auto &group : folders) {
-        auto iter = AddFolder(group);
-        (*iter)[m_columns.m_sort] = sort_value++;
-    }
+    if (folders.empty()) {
+        // fallback if no organization has occurred (guild_folders will be empty)
+        const auto guild_ids = discord.GetUserSortedGuilds();
+        for (const auto &guild_id : guild_ids) {
+            const auto guild = discord.GetGuild(guild_id);
+            if (!guild.has_value()) continue;
 
-    /*
-    int sortnum = 0;
-    for (const auto &guild_id : guild_ids) {
-        const auto guild = discord.GetGuild(guild_id);
-        if (!guild.has_value()) continue;
-
-        auto iter = AddGuild(*guild);
-        (*iter)[m_columns.m_sort] = sortnum++;
+            auto iter = AddGuild(*guild, m_model->children());
+            (*iter)[m_columns.m_sort] = sort_value++;
+        }
+    } else {
+        for (const auto &group : folders) {
+            auto iter = AddFolder(group);
+            (*iter)[m_columns.m_sort] = sort_value++;
+        }
     }
-    */
 
     m_updating_listing = false;
 
     AddPrivateChannels();
 }
 
+// TODO update for folders
 void ChannelList::UpdateNewGuild(const GuildData &guild) {
     AddGuild(guild, m_model->children());
     // update sort order
@@ -602,6 +605,9 @@ Gtk::TreeModel::iterator ChannelList::AddFolder(const UserSettingsGuildFoldersEn
         } else {
             folder_row[m_columns.m_name] = "Folder";
         }
+        if (folder.Color.has_value()) {
+            folder_row[m_columns.m_color] = IntToRGBA(*folder.Color);
+        }
 
         int sort_value = 0;
         for (const auto &guild_id : folder.GuildIDs) {
@@ -973,6 +979,7 @@ void ChannelList::MoveRow(const Gtk::TreeModel::iterator &iter, const Gtk::TreeM
     M(m_sort);
     M(m_nsfw);
     M(m_expanded);
+    M(m_color);
 #undef M
 
     // recursively move children
@@ -1085,4 +1092,5 @@ ChannelList::ModelColumns::ModelColumns() {
     add(m_sort);
     add(m_nsfw);
     add(m_expanded);
+    add(m_color);
 }
diff --git a/src/components/channels.hpp b/src/components/channels.hpp
index 37a3610..6ceaada 100644
--- a/src/components/channels.hpp
+++ b/src/components/channels.hpp
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ protected:
         Gtk::TreeModelColumn<Glib::RefPtr<Gdk::PixbufAnimation>> m_icon_anim;
         Gtk::TreeModelColumn<int64_t> m_sort;
         Gtk::TreeModelColumn<bool> m_nsfw;
+        Gtk::TreeModelColumn<std::optional<Gdk::RGBA>> m_color; // for folders right now
         // Gtk::CellRenderer's property_is_expanded only works how i want it to if it has children
         // because otherwise it doesnt count as an "expander" (property_is_expander)
         // so this solution will have to do which i hate but the alternative is adding invisible children
diff --git a/src/components/channelscellrenderer.cpp b/src/components/channelscellrenderer.cpp
index 9e2d391..69f0450 100644
--- a/src/components/channelscellrenderer.cpp
+++ b/src/components/channelscellrenderer.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ CellRendererChannels::CellRendererChannels()
     , m_property_pixbuf(*this, "pixbuf")
     , m_property_pixbuf_animation(*this, "pixbuf-animation")
     , m_property_expanded(*this, "expanded")
-    , m_property_nsfw(*this, "nsfw") {
+    , m_property_nsfw(*this, "nsfw")
+    , m_property_color(*this, "color") {
     property_mode() = Gtk::CELL_RENDERER_MODE_ACTIVATABLE;
     property_xpad() = 2;
     property_ypad() = 2;
@@ -55,6 +56,10 @@ Glib::PropertyProxy<bool> CellRendererChannels::property_nsfw() {
     return m_property_nsfw.get_proxy();
 }
 
+Glib::PropertyProxy<std::optional<Gdk::RGBA>> CellRendererChannels::property_color() {
+    return m_property_color.get_proxy();
+}
+
 void CellRendererChannels::get_preferred_width_vfunc(Gtk::Widget &widget, int &minimum_width, int &natural_width) const {
     switch (m_property_type.get_value()) {
         case RenderType::Folder:
@@ -204,7 +209,11 @@ void CellRendererChannels::render_vfunc_folder(const Cairo::RefPtr<Cairo::Contex
     Gdk::Rectangle text_cell_area(text_x, text_y, text_w, text_h);
 
     static const auto color = Gdk::RGBA(Abaddon::Get().GetSettings().ChannelColor);
-    m_renderer_text.property_foreground_rgba() = color;
+    if (m_property_color.get_value().has_value()) {
+        m_renderer_text.property_foreground_rgba() = *m_property_color.get_value();
+    } else {
+        m_renderer_text.property_foreground_rgba() = color;
+    }
     m_renderer_text.render(cr, widget, background_area, text_cell_area, flags);
     m_renderer_text.property_foreground_set() = false;
 }
diff --git a/src/components/channelscellrenderer.hpp b/src/components/channelscellrenderer.hpp
index 00c3603..f5ba796 100644
--- a/src/components/channelscellrenderer.hpp
+++ b/src/components/channelscellrenderer.hpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ public:
     Glib::PropertyProxy<Glib::RefPtr<Gdk::PixbufAnimation>> property_icon_animation();
     Glib::PropertyProxy<bool> property_expanded();
     Glib::PropertyProxy<bool> property_nsfw();
+    Glib::PropertyProxy<std::optional<Gdk::RGBA>> property_color();
 
 protected:
     void get_preferred_width_vfunc(Gtk::Widget &widget, int &minimum_width, int &natural_width) const override;
@@ -130,6 +131,7 @@ private:
     Glib::Property<Glib::RefPtr<Gdk::PixbufAnimation>> m_property_pixbuf_animation; // guild
     Glib::Property<bool> m_property_expanded;                                       // category
     Glib::Property<bool> m_property_nsfw;                                           // channel
+    Glib::Property<std::optional<Gdk::RGBA>> m_property_color;                      // folder
 
     // same pitfalls as in https://github.com/uowuo/abaddon/blob/60404783bd4ce9be26233fe66fc3a74475d9eaa3/components/cellrendererpixbufanimation.hpp#L32-L39
     // this will manifest though since guild icons can change