diff --git a/add-interactive.c b/add-interactive.c
index a14c0feaa2..9b8cdb4a31 100644
--- a/add-interactive.c
+++ b/add-interactive.c
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@
 #include "prompt.h"
 
 static void init_color(struct repository *r, struct add_i_state *s,
-		       const char *slot_name, char *dst,
+		       const char *section_and_slot, char *dst,
 		       const char *default_color)
 {
-	char *key = xstrfmt("color.interactive.%s", slot_name);
+	char *key = xstrfmt("color.%s", section_and_slot);
 	const char *value;
 
 	if (!s->use_color)
@@ -40,20 +40,27 @@ void init_add_i_state(struct add_i_state *s, struct repository *r)
 			git_config_colorbool("color.interactive", value);
 	s->use_color = want_color(s->use_color);
 
-	init_color(r, s, "header", s->header_color, GIT_COLOR_BOLD);
-	init_color(r, s, "help", s->help_color, GIT_COLOR_BOLD_RED);
-	init_color(r, s, "prompt", s->prompt_color, GIT_COLOR_BOLD_BLUE);
-	init_color(r, s, "error", s->error_color, GIT_COLOR_BOLD_RED);
-	init_color(r, s, "reset", s->reset_color, GIT_COLOR_RESET);
-	init_color(r, s, "fraginfo", s->fraginfo_color,
+	init_color(r, s, "interactive.header", s->header_color, GIT_COLOR_BOLD);
+	init_color(r, s, "interactive.help", s->help_color, GIT_COLOR_BOLD_RED);
+	init_color(r, s, "interactive.prompt", s->prompt_color,
+		   GIT_COLOR_BOLD_BLUE);
+	init_color(r, s, "interactive.error", s->error_color,
+		   GIT_COLOR_BOLD_RED);
+
+	init_color(r, s, "diff.frag", s->fraginfo_color,
 		   diff_get_color(s->use_color, DIFF_FRAGINFO));
-	init_color(r, s, "context", s->context_color,
-		diff_get_color(s->use_color, DIFF_CONTEXT));
-	init_color(r, s, "old", s->file_old_color,
+	init_color(r, s, "diff.context", s->context_color, "fall back");
+	if (!strcmp(s->context_color, "fall back"))
+		init_color(r, s, "diff.plain", s->context_color,
+			   diff_get_color(s->use_color, DIFF_CONTEXT));
+	init_color(r, s, "diff.old", s->file_old_color,
 		diff_get_color(s->use_color, DIFF_FILE_OLD));
-	init_color(r, s, "new", s->file_new_color,
+	init_color(r, s, "diff.new", s->file_new_color,
 		diff_get_color(s->use_color, DIFF_FILE_NEW));
 
+	strlcpy(s->reset_color,
+		s->use_color ? GIT_COLOR_RESET : "", COLOR_MAXLEN);
+
 	FREE_AND_NULL(s->interactive_diff_filter);
 	git_config_get_string("interactive.difffilter",
 			      &s->interactive_diff_filter);
@@ -194,7 +201,8 @@ static ssize_t find_unique(const char *string, struct prefix_item_list *list)
 	else if (index + 1 < list->sorted.nr &&
 		 starts_with(list->sorted.items[index + 1].string, string))
 		return -1;
-	else if (index < list->sorted.nr)
+	else if (index < list->sorted.nr &&
+		 starts_with(list->sorted.items[index].string, string))
 		item = list->sorted.items[index].util;
 	else
 		return -1;
@@ -364,7 +372,7 @@ static ssize_t list_and_choose(struct add_i_state *s,
 
 			if (from < 0 || from >= items->items.nr ||
 			    (singleton && from + 1 != to)) {
-				color_fprintf_ln(stdout, s->error_color,
+				color_fprintf_ln(stderr, s->error_color,
 						 _("Huh (%s)?"), p);
 				break;
 			} else if (singleton) {
@@ -1131,7 +1139,7 @@ int run_add_i(struct repository *r, const struct pathspec *ps)
 	print_file_item_data.color = data.color;
 	print_file_item_data.reset = data.reset;
 
-	strbuf_addstr(&header, "      ");
+	strbuf_addstr(&header, "     ");
 	strbuf_addf(&header, print_file_item_data.modified_fmt,
 		    _("staged"), _("unstaged"), _("path"));
 	opts.list_opts.header = header.buf;
diff --git a/add-patch.c b/add-patch.c
index be4cf6e9e5..2fad92ca37 100644
--- a/add-patch.c
+++ b/add-patch.c
@@ -661,13 +661,18 @@ static void render_hunk(struct add_p_state *s, struct hunk *hunk,
 		else
 			new_offset += delta;
 
-		strbuf_addf(out, "@@ -%lu,%lu +%lu,%lu @@",
-			    old_offset, header->old_count,
-			    new_offset, header->new_count);
+		strbuf_addf(out, "@@ -%lu", old_offset);
+		if (header->old_count != 1)
+			strbuf_addf(out, ",%lu", header->old_count);
+		strbuf_addf(out, " +%lu", new_offset);
+		if (header->new_count != 1)
+			strbuf_addf(out, ",%lu", header->new_count);
+		strbuf_addstr(out, " @@");
+
 		if (len)
 			strbuf_add(out, p, len);
 		else if (colored)
-			strbuf_addf(out, "%s\n", GIT_COLOR_RESET);
+			strbuf_addf(out, "%s\n", s->s.reset_color);
 		else
 			strbuf_addch(out, '\n');
 	}
@@ -1060,7 +1065,7 @@ static void recolor_hunk(struct add_p_state *s, struct hunk *hunk)
 			      s->s.file_new_color :
 			      s->s.context_color);
 		strbuf_add(&s->colored, plain + current, eol - current);
-		strbuf_addstr(&s->colored, GIT_COLOR_RESET);
+		strbuf_addstr(&s->colored, s->s.reset_color);
 		if (next > eol)
 			strbuf_add(&s->colored, plain + eol, next - eol);
 		current = next;
@@ -1456,15 +1461,15 @@ static int patch_update_file(struct add_p_state *s,
 		else
 			prompt_mode_type = PROMPT_HUNK;
 
-		color_fprintf(stdout, s->s.prompt_color,
-			      "(%"PRIuMAX"/%"PRIuMAX") ",
+		printf("%s(%"PRIuMAX"/%"PRIuMAX") ", s->s.prompt_color,
 			      (uintmax_t)hunk_index + 1,
 			      (uintmax_t)(file_diff->hunk_nr
 						? file_diff->hunk_nr
 						: 1));
-		color_fprintf(stdout, s->s.prompt_color,
-			      _(s->mode->prompt_mode[prompt_mode_type]),
-			      s->buf.buf);
+		printf(_(s->mode->prompt_mode[prompt_mode_type]),
+		       s->buf.buf);
+		if (*s->s.reset_color)
+			fputs(s->s.reset_color, stdout);
 		fflush(stdout);
 		if (read_single_character(s) == EOF)
 			break;
diff --git a/git-add--interactive.perl b/git-add--interactive.perl
index e713fe3d02..bc3a1e8eff 100755
--- a/git-add--interactive.perl
+++ b/git-add--interactive.perl
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ my ($fraginfo_color) =
 	$diff_use_color ? (
 		$repo->get_color('color.diff.frag', 'cyan'),
 	) : ();
-my ($diff_plain_color) =
+my ($diff_context_color) =
 	$diff_use_color ? (
-		$repo->get_color('color.diff.plain', ''),
+		$repo->get_color($repo->config('color.diff.context') ? 'color.diff.context' : 'color.diff.plain', ''),
 	) : ();
 my ($diff_old_color) =
 	$diff_use_color ? (
@@ -483,10 +483,8 @@ sub list_and_choose {
 		my $last_lf = 0;
 
 		if ($opts->{HEADER}) {
-			if (!$opts->{LIST_FLAT}) {
-				print "     ";
-			}
-			print colored $header_color, "$opts->{HEADER}\n";
+			my $indent = $opts->{LIST_FLAT} ? "" : "     ";
+			print colored $header_color, "$indent$opts->{HEADER}\n";
 		}
 		for ($i = 0; $i < @stuff; $i++) {
 			my $chosen = $chosen[$i] ? '*' : ' ';
@@ -1048,7 +1046,7 @@ sub color_diff {
 		colored((/^@/  ? $fraginfo_color :
 			 /^\+/ ? $diff_new_color :
 			 /^-/  ? $diff_old_color :
-			 $diff_plain_color),
+			 $diff_context_color),
 			$_);
 	} @_;
 }
diff --git a/t/t3701-add-interactive.sh b/t/t3701-add-interactive.sh
index ca04fac417..cc3f434a97 100755
--- a/t/t3701-add-interactive.sh
+++ b/t/t3701-add-interactive.sh
@@ -589,6 +589,90 @@ test_expect_success 'diffs can be colorized' '
 	grep "$(printf "\\033")" output
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'colors can be overridden' '
+	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 &&
+
+	echo trigger an error message >input &&
+	force_color git \
+		-c color.interactive.error=blue \
+		add -i 2>err.raw <input &&
+	test_decode_color <err.raw >err &&
+	grep "<BLUE>Huh (trigger)?<RESET>" err &&
+
+	test_write_lines help quit >input &&
+	force_color git \
+		-c color.interactive.header=red \
+		-c color.interactive.help=green \
+		-c color.interactive.prompt=yellow \
+		add -i >actual.raw <input &&
+	test_decode_color <actual.raw >actual &&
+	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
+	<RED>           staged     unstaged path<RESET>
+	  1:        +3/-0        +2/-1 color-test
+
+	<RED>*** Commands ***<RESET>
+	  1: <YELLOW>s<RESET>tatus	  2: <YELLOW>u<RESET>pdate	  3: <YELLOW>r<RESET>evert	  4: <YELLOW>a<RESET>dd untracked
+	  5: <YELLOW>p<RESET>atch	  6: <YELLOW>d<RESET>iff	  7: <YELLOW>q<RESET>uit	  8: <YELLOW>h<RESET>elp
+	<YELLOW>What now<RESET>> <GREEN>status        - show paths with changes<RESET>
+	<GREEN>update        - add working tree state to the staged set of changes<RESET>
+	<GREEN>revert        - revert staged set of changes back to the HEAD version<RESET>
+	<GREEN>patch         - pick hunks and update selectively<RESET>
+	<GREEN>diff          - view diff between HEAD and index<RESET>
+	<GREEN>add untracked - add contents of untracked files to the staged set of changes<RESET>
+	<RED>*** Commands ***<RESET>
+	  1: <YELLOW>s<RESET>tatus	  2: <YELLOW>u<RESET>pdate	  3: <YELLOW>r<RESET>evert	  4: <YELLOW>a<RESET>dd untracked
+	  5: <YELLOW>p<RESET>atch	  6: <YELLOW>d<RESET>iff	  7: <YELLOW>q<RESET>uit	  8: <YELLOW>h<RESET>elp
+	<YELLOW>What now<RESET>> Bye.
+	EOF
+	test_cmp expect actual &&
+
+	: exercise recolor_hunk by editing and then look at the hunk again &&
+	test_write_lines s e K q >input &&
+	force_color git \
+		-c color.interactive.prompt=yellow \
+		-c color.diff.meta=italic \
+		-c color.diff.frag=magenta \
+		-c color.diff.context=cyan \
+		-c color.diff.old=bold \
+		-c color.diff.new=blue \
+		-c core.editor=touch \
+		add -p >actual.raw <input &&
+	test_decode_color <actual.raw >actual.decoded &&
+	sed "s/index [0-9a-f]*\\.\\.[0-9a-f]* 100644/<INDEX-LINE>/" <actual.decoded >actual &&
+	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
+	<ITALIC>diff --git a/color-test b/color-test<RESET>
+	<ITALIC><INDEX-LINE><RESET>
+	<ITALIC>--- a/color-test<RESET>
+	<ITALIC>+++ b/color-test<RESET>
+	<MAGENTA>@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@<RESET>
+	<CYAN> context<RESET>
+	<BOLD>-old<RESET>
+	<BLUE>+<RESET><BLUE>new<RESET>
+	<CYAN> more-context<RESET>
+	<BLUE>+<RESET><BLUE>another-one<RESET>
+	<YELLOW>(1/1) Stage this hunk [y,n,q,a,d,s,e,?]? <RESET><BOLD>Split into 2 hunks.<RESET>
+	<MAGENTA>@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@<RESET>
+	<CYAN> context<RESET>
+	<BOLD>-old<RESET>
+	<BLUE>+<RESET><BLUE>new<RESET>
+	<CYAN> more-context<RESET>
+	<YELLOW>(1/2) Stage this hunk [y,n,q,a,d,j,J,g,/,e,?]? <RESET><MAGENTA>@@ -3 +3,2 @@<RESET>
+	<CYAN> more-context<RESET>
+	<BLUE>+<RESET><BLUE>another-one<RESET>
+	<YELLOW>(2/2) Stage this hunk [y,n,q,a,d,K,g,/,e,?]? <RESET><MAGENTA>@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@<RESET>
+	<CYAN> context<RESET>
+	<BOLD>-old<RESET>
+	<BLUE>+new<RESET>
+	<CYAN> more-context<RESET>
+	<YELLOW>(1/2) Stage this hunk [y,n,q,a,d,j,J,g,/,e,?]? <RESET>
+	EOF
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'colorized diffs respect diff.wsErrorHighlight' '
 	git reset --hard &&