diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/AppActionHandlers.cpp b/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/AppActionHandlers.cpp
index 1771dec0adf..5c0dc3d91ff 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/AppActionHandlers.cpp
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/AppActionHandlers.cpp
@@ -364,8 +364,15 @@ namespace winrt::TerminalApp::implementation
         {
             _ApplyToActiveControls([realArgs](auto& control) {
                 Control::ScrollMark mark;
-                mark.Color.Color = realArgs.Color();
-                mark.Color.HasValue = true;
+                if (realArgs.Color())
+                {
+                    mark.Color.Color = realArgs.Color().Value();
+                    mark.Color.HasValue = true;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    mark.Color.HasValue = false;
+                }
                 control.AddMark(mark);
             });
         }
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/ActionArgs.cpp b/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/ActionArgs.cpp
index 4fc8201c1d6..0f3ed61aaa4 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/ActionArgs.cpp
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/ActionArgs.cpp
@@ -632,10 +632,18 @@ namespace winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Settings::Model::implementation
 
     winrt::hstring AddMarkArgs::GenerateName() const
     {
-        return winrt::hstring{
-            fmt::format(std::wstring_view(RS_(L"AddMarkWithColorCommandKey")),
-                        til::color{ Color() }.ToHexString(true))
-        };
+        if (Color())
+        {
+            return winrt::hstring{
+                fmt::format(std::wstring_view(RS_(L"AddMarkWithColorCommandKey")),
+                            til::color{ Color().Value() }.ToHexString(true))
+            };
+
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            return RS_(L"AddMarkCommandKey");
+        }
     }
 
     winrt::hstring MoveTabArgs::GenerateName() const
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/ActionArgs.h b/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/ActionArgs.h
index 7dbd643765f..870de41b510 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/ActionArgs.h
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/ActionArgs.h
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ private:
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 #define ADD_MARK_ARGS(X) \
-    X(til::color, Color, "color", false, 255, 255, 255)
+    X(Windows::Foundation::IReference<Microsoft::Terminal::Core::Color>, Color, "color", false, nullptr)
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 #define TOGGLE_COMMAND_PALETTE_ARGS(X) \
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/ActionArgs.idl b/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/ActionArgs.idl
index d4253df0735..3b28e2c74c8 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/ActionArgs.idl
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/ActionArgs.idl
@@ -306,8 +306,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Terminal.Settings.Model
 
     [default_interface] runtimeclass AddMarkArgs : IActionArgs
     {
-        Microsoft.Terminal.Core.Color Color { get; };
-        // Windows.Foundation.IReference<UInt32> RowsToScroll { get; };
+        Windows.Foundation.IReference<Microsoft.Terminal.Core.Color> Color { get; };
     };
 
     [default_interface] runtimeclass ToggleCommandPaletteArgs : IActionArgs