diff --git a/gnu/packages/golang.scm b/gnu/packages/golang.scm
index c75fdb4a31..3ac4863e85 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/golang.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/golang.scm
@@ -11304,6 +11304,28 @@ kubernetes-sigs/yaml is a permanent fork of
 @url{https://github.com/ghodss/yaml,ghodss/yaml}.")
     (license (list license:expat license:bsd-3))))
 
+(define-public go-github-com-mitchellh-colorstring
+  (package
+    (name "go-github-com-mitchellh-colorstring")
+    (version "0.0.0-20190213212951-d06e56a500db")
+    (source (origin
+              (method git-fetch)
+              (uri (git-reference
+                    (url "https://github.com/mitchellh/colorstring")
+                    (commit (go-version->git-ref version))))
+              (file-name (git-file-name name version))
+              (sha256
+               (base32
+                "1d2mi5ziszfzdgaz8dg4b6sxa63nw1jnsvffacqxky6yz9m623kn"))))
+    (build-system go-build-system)
+    (arguments
+     '(#:import-path "github.com/mitchellh/colorstring"))
+    (home-page "https://github.com/mitchellh/colorstring")
+    (synopsis "Functions to colorize strings for terminal output")
+    (description
+     "Colorstring provides functions for colorizing strings for terminal output.")
+    (license license:expat)))
+
 (define-public go-git-sr-ht-emersion-go-scfg
   (package
     (name "go-git-sr-ht-emersion-go-scfg")