diff --git a/Makefile.PL b/Makefile.PL
index 53b7441..e326412 100644
--- a/Makefile.PL
+++ b/Makefile.PL
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# This file was automatically generated by Dist::Zilla::Plugin::MakeMaker v6.024.
+# This file was automatically generated by Dist::Zilla::Plugin::MakeMaker v6.032.
 use strict;
 use warnings;
 
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ my %WriteMakefileArgs = (
   "NAME" => "Rex::Hook::File::Diff",
   "PREREQ_PM" => {
     "File::Basename" => 0,
+    "IPC::Run" => 0,
     "Rex" => "1.013004",
     "Rex::Helper::Run" => 0,
     "Rex::Hook" => 0,
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ my %FallbackPrereqs = (
   "File::Basename" => 0,
   "File::Temp" => 0,
   "File::Touch" => "0.08",
+  "IPC::Run" => 0,
   "Rex" => "1.013004",
   "Rex::Commands::File" => "1.012",
   "Rex::Helper::Run" => 0,
diff --git a/cpanfile b/cpanfile
index ba3ee66..2485ef0 100644
--- a/cpanfile
+++ b/cpanfile
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-# This file is generated by Dist::Zilla::Plugin::CPANFile v6.024
+# This file is generated by Dist::Zilla::Plugin::CPANFile v6.032
 # Do not edit this file directly. To change prereqs, edit the `dist.ini` file.
 
 requires "File::Basename" => "0";
+requires "IPC::Run" => "0";
 requires "Rex" => "1.013004";
 requires "Rex::Helper::Run" => "0";
 requires "Rex::Hook" => "0";
diff --git a/lib/Rex/Hook/File/Diff.pm b/lib/Rex/Hook/File/Diff.pm
index 67d4bbb..29d2e24 100644
--- a/lib/Rex/Hook/File/Diff.pm
+++ b/lib/Rex/Hook/File/Diff.pm
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use 5.012;
 use warnings;
 
 use File::Basename;
+use IPC::Run;
 use Rex 1.013004 -base;
 use Rex::Helper::Run;
 use Rex::Hook;
@@ -39,6 +40,13 @@ sub show_diff {
     }
 
     if ( length $diff > 0 ) {
+        my @highlighter = qw( delta --color-only --diff-so-fancy );
+        my $highlighted;
+
+        IPC::Run::run \@highlighter, \$diff, \$highlighted;
+
+        $diff = $highlighted;
+
         Rex::Commands::say("Diff for: $original_file\n$diff");
     }
 
diff --git a/t/diff.t b/t/diff.t
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index e0a8d78..0917e49
--- a/t/diff.t
+++ b/t/diff.t
@@ -148,6 +148,9 @@ subtest 'full file lifecycle' => sub {
 subtest 'file command with source option' => sub {
     my $file = File::Temp->new( TEMPLATE => "$PROGRAM_NAME.XXXX" )->filename();
     my $rex_tmp_filename = Rex::Commands::File::get_tmp_file_name($file);
+    my $red = qr/\e\[1;31m/;
+    my $green = qr/\e\[1;32m/;
+    my $reset_color = qr/\e\[0m/;
 
     my @tests = (
         {
@@ -193,8 +196,8 @@ subtest 'file command with source option' => sub {
               \Q+++ $rex_tmp_filename\E(\s+.*?)?\n # header for new file
               \Q@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@\E\n                # hunk
               \Q 1\E\n                             # unchanged line
-              \Q-2\E\n                             # removed line
-              \Q+3\E\n                             # added line
+              $red\Q-2\E$reset_color\n             # removed line
+              $green\Q+3\E$reset_color\n           # added line
               \Z                                   # end of output
             },
         },