diff --git a/cli/tests/test_commit_template.rs b/cli/tests/test_commit_template.rs
index a6641f0075..5114fd244e 100644
--- a/cli/tests/test_commit_template.rs
+++ b/cli/tests/test_commit_template.rs
@@ -1008,6 +1008,46 @@ fn test_log_diff_predefined_formats() {
     M file2
     "###);
 
+    // color labels
+    let stdout = test_env.jj_cmd_success(
+        &repo_path,
+        &["log", "--no-graph", "--color=debug", "-r@", "-T", template],
+    );
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(stdout, @r###"
+    <<log::=== color_words ===>>
+    <<log diff color_words diff header::Modified regular file file1:>>
+    <<log diff color_words diff removed line_number::   1>><<log diff color_words diff:: >><<log diff color_words diff added line_number::   1>><<log diff color_words diff::: a>>
+    <<log diff color_words diff removed line_number::   2>><<log diff color_words diff:: >><<log diff color_words diff added line_number::   2>><<log diff color_words diff::: b>>
+    <<log diff color_words diff::     >><<log diff color_words diff added line_number::   3>><<log diff color_words diff::: >><<log diff color_words diff added token::c>>
+    <<log diff color_words diff header::Modified regular file file2:>>
+    <<log diff color_words diff removed line_number::   1>><<log diff color_words diff:: >><<log diff color_words diff added line_number::   1>><<log diff color_words diff::: >><<log diff color_words diff removed token::a>><<log diff color_words diff added token::b>><<log diff color_words diff::>>
+    <<log diff color_words diff::     >><<log diff color_words diff added line_number::   2>><<log diff color_words diff::: >><<log diff color_words diff added token::c>>
+    <<log::=== git ===>>
+    <<log diff git diff file_header::diff --git a/file1 b/file1>>
+    <<log diff git diff file_header::index 422c2b7ab3..de980441c3 100644>>
+    <<log diff git diff file_header::--- a/file1>>
+    <<log diff git diff file_header::+++ b/file1>>
+    <<log diff git diff hunk_header::@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@>>
+    <<log diff git diff context:: a>>
+    <<log diff git diff context:: b>>
+    <<log diff git diff added::+>><<log diff git diff added token::c>>
+    <<log diff git diff file_header::diff --git a/file2 b/file2>>
+    <<log diff git diff file_header::index 7898192261..9ddeb5c484 100644>>
+    <<log diff git diff file_header::--- a/file2>>
+    <<log diff git diff file_header::+++ b/file2>>
+    <<log diff git diff hunk_header::@@ -1,1 +1,2 @@>>
+    <<log diff git diff removed::->><<log diff git diff removed token::a>><<log diff git diff removed::>>
+    <<log diff git diff added::+>><<log diff git diff added token::b>><<log diff git diff added::>>
+    <<log diff git diff added::+>><<log diff git diff added token::c>>
+    <<log::=== stat ===>>
+    <<log diff stat diff::file1 | 1 >><<log diff stat diff added::+>><<log diff stat diff removed::>>
+    <<log diff stat diff::file2 | 3 >><<log diff stat diff added::++>><<log diff stat diff removed::->>
+    <<log diff stat diff stat-summary::2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)>>
+    <<log::=== summary ===>>
+    <<log diff summary diff modified::M file1>>
+    <<log diff summary diff modified::M file2>>
+    "###);
+
     // cwd != workspace root
     let stdout = test_env.jj_cmd_success(
         test_env.env_root(),