diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 864e06a085..9fbb6d9557 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -241,6 +241,8 @@ Note: We're not following semantic versioning yet, we are going to talk about th
 - Update table of arguments for each component to ensure they're accurate.
   ([PR #769](https://github.com/alphagov/govuk-frontend/pull/769))
 
+- Add explicit dependency on colour maps
+  ([PR #790](https://github.com/alphagov/govuk-frontend/pull/790))
 
 🆕 New features:
 
diff --git a/src/helpers/_colour.scss b/src/helpers/_colour.scss
index 1ab7483b07..8c9e58a7ea 100644
--- a/src/helpers/_colour.scss
+++ b/src/helpers/_colour.scss
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+@import "../settings/colours-palette";
+@import "../settings/colours-organisations";
+
 ////
 /// @group helpers/colour
 ////