diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 647c3ee..cd7a516 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -4,9 +4,13 @@ CHANGELOG
 UNRELEASED
 ----------
 
+* Passed subtests no longer turn the pytest output to yellow (as if warnings have been issued) (`#86`_). Thanks to `Andrew-Brock`_ for providing the solution.
 * Now the ``msg`` contents of a subtest is displayed when running pytest with ``-v`` (`#6`_).
 
 .. _#6: https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-subtests/issues/6
+.. _#86: https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-subtests/issues/86
+
+.. _`Andrew-Brock`: https://github.com/Andrew-Brock
 
 0.10.0 (2022-02-15)
 -------------------
diff --git a/pytest_subtests.py b/pytest_subtests.py
index 1ee4fb2..11c1748 100644
--- a/pytest_subtests.py
+++ b/pytest_subtests.py
@@ -97,6 +97,23 @@ def pytest_configure(config):
     TestCaseFunction.addSubTest = _addSubTest
     TestCaseFunction.failfast = False
 
+    # Hack (#86): the terminal does not know about the "subtests"
+    # status, so it will by default turn the output to yellow.
+    # This forcibly adds the new 'subtests' status.
+    import _pytest.terminal
+
+    _pytest.terminal.KNOWN_TYPES = _pytest.terminal.KNOWN_TYPES + tuple(
+        f"subtests {outcome}" for outcome in ("passed", "failed", "skipped")
+    )
+
+    _pytest.terminal._color_for_type.update(
+        {
+            f"subtests {outcome}": _pytest.terminal._color_for_type[outcome]
+            for outcome in ("passed", "failed", "skipped")
+            if outcome in _pytest.terminal._color_for_type
+        }
+    )
+
 
 def pytest_unconfigure():
     if hasattr(TestCaseFunction, "addSubTest"):