diff --git a/frontend/ui/elements/common_settings_menu_table.lua b/frontend/ui/elements/common_settings_menu_table.lua
index 603028f7d..4bb098676 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/elements/common_settings_menu_table.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/elements/common_settings_menu_table.lua
@@ -198,7 +198,8 @@ if Device:canToggleGSensor() then
     common_settings.screen_toggle_gsensor = require("ui/elements/screen_toggle_gsensor")
 end
 
-if Screen.isColorScreen() then
+-- NOTE: Allow disabling color if it's mistakenly enabled on a Grayscale screen (after a settings import?)
+if Screen:isColorEnabled() or Screen:isColorScreen() then
     common_settings.color_rendering = require("ui/elements/screen_color_menu_table")
 end
 
diff --git a/frontend/ui/elements/screen_color_menu_table.lua b/frontend/ui/elements/screen_color_menu_table.lua
index cc40a72be..bfcf6583f 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/elements/screen_color_menu_table.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/elements/screen_color_menu_table.lua
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ local UIManager = require("ui/uimanager")
 local CanvasContext = require("document/canvascontext")
 local _ = require("gettext")
 
+-- NOTE: Again, make sure this is enabled if for some reason color is enabled on a Grayscale screen...
 return {
     text = _("Color rendering"),
-    enabled_func = Screen.isColorScreen,
+    enabled = Screen:isColorEnabled() or Screen:isColorScreen(),
     checked_func = Screen.isColorEnabled,
     callback = function()
         local new_val = not Screen.isColorEnabled()
diff --git a/reader.lua b/reader.lua
index fe9718692..95369d223 100755
--- a/reader.lua
+++ b/reader.lua
@@ -182,6 +182,25 @@ if Device:hasColorScreen() and not G_reader_settings:has("color_rendering") then
     })
 end
 
+-- Conversely, if color is enabled on a Grayscale screen (e.g., after importing settings from a color device), warn that it'll break stuff and adversely affect performance.
+if G_reader_settings:isTrue("color_rendering") and not Device:hasColorScreen() then
+    local ConfirmBox = require("ui/widget/confirmbox")
+    UIManager:show(ConfirmBox:new{
+        text = _("Color rendering is mistakenly enabled on your grayscale device.\nThis will subtly break some features, and adversely affect performance."),
+        cancel_text = _("Ignore"),
+        cancel_callback = function()
+                return
+        end,
+        ok_text = _("Disable"),
+        ok_callback = function()
+                local Event = require("ui/event")
+                G_reader_settings:delSetting("color_rendering")
+                CanvasContext:setColorRenderingEnabled(false)
+                UIManager:broadcastEvent(Event:new("ColorRenderingUpdate"))
+        end,
+    })
+end
+
 -- Helpers
 local lfs = require("libs/libkoreader-lfs")
 local function retryLastFile()