diff --git a/lib/core/src/lib/styles/_components-variables.scss b/lib/core/src/lib/styles/_components-variables.scss
index e2be0f3c22d..4934dded219 100644
--- a/lib/core/src/lib/styles/_components-variables.scss
+++ b/lib/core/src/lib/styles/_components-variables.scss
@@ -84,7 +84,10 @@
         --adf-group-cloud-input-label-focus-color: mat.get-color-from-palette($primary),
         --adf-group-cloud-autosuggest-result-active-color: $adf-ref-autosuggest-result-active-color,
         --adf-group-cloud-autosuggest-result-disabled-color: $adf-ref-autosuggest-result-disabled-color,
-        --adf-group-cloud-input-caption-error-color: mat.get-color-from-palette($warn)
+        --adf-group-cloud-input-caption-error-color: mat.get-color-from-palette($warn),
+
+        --adf-task-assignment-filter-option-default-color: $adf-ref-select-option-color,
+        --adf-task-assignment-filter-option-selected-color: mat.get-color-from-palette($primary)
     );
 
     // propagates SCSS variables into the CSS variables scope
diff --git a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/task/task-filters/components/task-assignment-filter/task-assignment-filter.component.html b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/task/task-filters/components/task-assignment-filter/task-assignment-filter.component.html
index f1842d24342..fd213e5a9db 100644
--- a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/task/task-filters/components/task-assignment-filter/task-assignment-filter.component.html
+++ b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/task/task-filters/components/task-assignment-filter/task-assignment-filter.component.html
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 <div class="adf-cloud-assignment-container">
-    <mat-form-field [floatLabel]="'auto'">
+    <mat-form-field floatLabel="auto" class="adf-task-assignment-filter-container">
         <mat-select class="adf-task-assignment-filter"
                     placeholder="{{ 'ADF_CLOUD_TASK_ASSIGNMENT_FILTER.ASSIGNMENT_TYPE' | translate }}"
                     [(ngModel)]="assignmentType"
                     [attr.data-automation-id]="'adf-task-assignment-filter-select'"
                     (selectionChange)="onAssignmentTypeChange($event)">
             <mat-option *ngFor="let assignmentType of assignmentTypeOptions"
-                [value]="assignmentType.value"
+                class="adf-task-assignment-filter-option"
+                [ngClass]="{'adf-task-assignment-filter-option--selected': filterOption.selected}"
+                [value]="assignmentType.value" #filterOption
                 [attr.data-automation-id]="'adf-task-assignment-filter-' + assignmentType.value">
                 {{ assignmentType.label | translate }}
             </mat-option>
diff --git a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/task/task-filters/components/task-assignment-filter/task-assignment-filter.component.scss b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/task/task-filters/components/task-assignment-filter/task-assignment-filter.component.scss
index 60a39d7795e..8204a119913 100644
--- a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/task/task-filters/components/task-assignment-filter/task-assignment-filter.component.scss
+++ b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/task/task-filters/components/task-assignment-filter/task-assignment-filter.component.scss
@@ -1,14 +1,22 @@
 .adf-cloud-assignment-container {
     display: flex;
     flex-wrap: wrap;
-
-    mat-form-field {
-        width: 100%;
-    }
 }
 
 .adf-task-assignment-filter {
     margin-right: 10px;
+
+    &-container {
+        width: 100%;
+    }
+
+    &-option {
+        color: var(--adf-task-assignment-filter-option-default-color);
+
+        &.adf-task-assignment-filter-option--selected:not(&:disabled) {
+            color: var(--adf-task-assignment-filter-option-selected-color);
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 .adf-group-cloud-filter {