diff --git a/src/components/text/text.tsx b/src/components/text/text.tsx
index cc644e251c1..2e856e851b5 100644
--- a/src/components/text/text.tsx
+++ b/src/components/text/text.tsx
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ export type EuiTextProps = CommonProps &
     size?: TextSize;
     /**
      * Any of our named colors or a `hex`, `rgb` or `rgba` value.
+     * @default inherit
      */
     color?: TextColor | CSSProperties['color'];
     grow?: boolean;
diff --git a/upcoming_changelogs/6267.md b/upcoming_changelogs/6267.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6bc9ebd4252
--- /dev/null
+++ b/upcoming_changelogs/6267.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+**Bug fixes**
+
+- Fixed `EuiTextProps` to show the `color` type option `inherit` as default