diff --git a/.bashrc b/.bashrc
index bb48075..9e169f0 100644
--- a/.bashrc
+++ b/.bashrc
@@ -122,3 +122,12 @@ ssh() {
         $SSHEXEC $@
     fi
 }
+
+# colorful manpages
+export LESS_TERMCAP_mb=$'\e[1;32m'
+export LESS_TERMCAP_md=$'\e[1;32m'
+export LESS_TERMCAP_me=$'\e[0m'
+export LESS_TERMCAP_se=$'\e[0m'
+export LESS_TERMCAP_so=$'\e[01;33m'
+export LESS_TERMCAP_ue=$'\e[0m'
+export LESS_TERMCAP_us=$'\e[1;4;31m'