diff --git a/modules/processing.py b/modules/processing.py
index f1bbf7706..80e6dece7 100644
--- a/modules/processing.py
+++ b/modules/processing.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def uncrop(image, dest_size, paste_loc):
     base_image = Image.new('RGBA', dest_size)
     factor_x = w // image.size[0]
     factor_y = h // image.size[1]
-    image = images.resize_image(1, image, w, h, preserve_colors=True)
+    image = images.resize_image(1, image, w, h, preserve_colors=shared.opts.img2img_upscaler_preserve_colors)
     paste_x = max(x - factor_x, 0)
     paste_y = max(y - factor_y, 0)
     base_image.paste(image, (paste_x, paste_y))
@@ -1683,7 +1683,7 @@ class StableDiffusionProcessingImg2Img(StableDiffusionProcessing):
             image = images.flatten(img, opts.img2img_background_color)
 
             if crop_region is None and self.resize_mode != 3:
-                image = images.resize_image(self.resize_mode, image, self.width, self.height, preserve_colors=True)
+                image = images.resize_image(self.resize_mode, image, self.width, self.height, preserve_colors=shared.opts.img2img_upscaler_preserve_colors)
 
             if image_mask is not None:
                 if self.mask_for_overlay.size != (image.width, image.height):
@@ -1696,7 +1696,7 @@ class StableDiffusionProcessingImg2Img(StableDiffusionProcessing):
             # crop_region is not None if we are doing inpaint full res
             if crop_region is not None:
                 image = image.crop(crop_region)
-                image = images.resize_image(2, image, self.width, self.height, preserve_colors=True)
+                image = images.resize_image(2, image, self.width, self.height, preserve_colors=shared.opts.img2img_upscaler_preserve_colors)
 
             if image_mask is not None:
                 if self.inpainting_fill != 1:
diff --git a/modules/shared_options.py b/modules/shared_options.py
index 15331d4b5..256669aa5 100644
--- a/modules/shared_options.py
+++ b/modules/shared_options.py
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ options_templates.update(options_section(('upscaling', "Upscaling", "postprocess
     "DAT_tile": OptionInfo(192, "Tile size for DAT upscalers.", gr.Slider, {"minimum": 0, "maximum": 512, "step": 16}).info("0 = no tiling"),
     "DAT_tile_overlap": OptionInfo(8, "Tile overlap for DAT upscalers.", gr.Slider, {"minimum": 0, "maximum": 48, "step": 1}).info("Low values = visible seam"),
     "upscaler_for_img2img": OptionInfo(None, "Upscaler for img2img", gr.Dropdown, lambda: {"choices": [x.name for x in shared.sd_upscalers]}),
+    "img2img_upscaler_preserve_colors": OptionInfo(False, "Preserve colors in upscaler for img2img"),
     "set_scale_by_when_changing_upscaler": OptionInfo(False, "Automatically set the Scale by factor based on the name of the selected Upscaler."),
 }))