diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Entity.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Entity.cpp
index 57cb9319..7d6e7117 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Entity.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Entity.cpp
@@ -67,9 +67,11 @@ void entityclass::init(void)
     upsetmode = false;
     upset = 0;
 
-    customenemy=0;
-    customwarpmode=false; customwarpmodevon=false; customwarpmodehon=false;
-    trophytext = 0 ;
+    customenemy = 0;
+    customwarpmode = false; customwarpmodevon = false; customwarpmodehon = false;
+    customactivitycolour = "";
+    customactivitytext = "";
+    trophytext = 0;
     oldtrophytext = 0;
     trophytype = 0;
     altstates = 0;
@@ -1065,6 +1067,18 @@ void entityclass::createblock( int t, int xp, int yp, int w, int h, int trig /*=
         break;
     }
 
+    if (customactivitytext != "")
+    {
+        block.prompt = customactivitytext;
+        customactivitytext = "";
+    }
+
+    if (customactivitycolour != "")
+    {
+        block.setblockcolour(customactivitycolour);
+        customactivitycolour = "";
+    }
+
     if (!reuse)
     {
         blocks.push_back(block);
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Entity.h b/desktop_version/src/Entity.h
index 04538589..4d57bda2 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Entity.h
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Entity.h
@@ -193,6 +193,8 @@ public:
     bool customwarpmode, customwarpmodevon, customwarpmodehon;
     std::string customscript;
     bool customcrewmoods[Game::numcrew];
+    std::string customactivitycolour;
+    std::string customactivitytext;
 };
 
 #ifndef OBJ_DEFINITION
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Script.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Script.cpp
index d182e9e4..c688f436 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Script.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Script.cpp
@@ -1903,6 +1903,15 @@ void scriptclass::run(void)
 					obj.createblock(5, obj.entities[crewman].xp - 32, 0, 96, 240, i, "", (i == 35));
 				}
 			}
+			else if (words[0] == "setactivitycolour")
+			{
+				obj.customactivitycolour = words[1];
+			}
+			else if (words[0] == "setactivitytext")
+			{
+				position++;
+				obj.customactivitytext = commands[position];
+			}
 			else if (words[0] == "createrescuedcrew")
 			{
 				//special for final level cutscene