diff --git a/builtin/add.c b/builtin/add.c
index e3ca3e4edbe803..b75c59d5a05c39 100644
--- a/builtin/add.c
+++ b/builtin/add.c
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ static int add_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	return git_default_config(var, value, cb);
+	return git_color_default_config(var, value, cb);
 }
 
 static const char embedded_advice[] = N_(
diff --git a/t/t3701-add-interactive.sh b/t/t3701-add-interactive.sh
index 3982b6b49dc456..34aabb7f5f6a54 100755
--- a/t/t3701-add-interactive.sh
+++ b/t/t3701-add-interactive.sh
@@ -734,6 +734,44 @@ test_expect_success 'colors can be overridden' '
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'brackets appear without color' '
+	git reset --hard &&
+	test_when_finished "git rm -f bracket-test" &&
+	test_write_lines context old more-context >bracket-test &&
+	git add bracket-test &&
+	test_write_lines context new more-context another-one >bracket-test &&
+
+	test_write_lines quit >input &&
+	git add -i >actual <input &&
+
+	sed "s/^|//" >expect <<-\EOF &&
+	|           staged     unstaged path
+	|  1:        +3/-0        +2/-1 bracket-test
+	|
+	|*** Commands ***
+	|  1: [s]tatus	  2: [u]pdate	  3: [r]evert	  4: [a]dd untracked
+	|  5: [p]atch	  6: [d]iff	  7: [q]uit	  8: [h]elp
+	|What now> Bye.
+	EOF
+
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'colors can be skipped with color.ui=false' '
+	git reset --hard &&
+	test_when_finished "git rm -f color-test" &&
+	test_write_lines context old more-context >color-test &&
+	git add color-test &&
+	test_write_lines context new more-context another-one >color-test &&
+
+	test_write_lines help quit >input &&
+	force_color git \
+		-c color.ui=false \
+		add -i >actual.raw <input &&
+	test_decode_color <actual.raw >actual &&
+	test_cmp actual.raw actual
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'colorized diffs respect diff.wsErrorHighlight' '
 	git reset --hard &&