diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 647c3ee..65df75d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -4,9 +4,13 @@ CHANGELOG
 UNRELEASED
 ----------
 
+* Passing 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..1a279e2 100644
--- a/pytest_subtests.py
+++ b/pytest_subtests.py
@@ -97,6 +97,27 @@ 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
+
+    new_types = tuple(
+        f"subtests {outcome}" for outcome in ("passed", "failed", "skipped")
+    )
+    # We need to check if we are not re-adding because we run our own tests
+    # with pytester in-process mode, so this will be called multiple times.
+    if new_types[0] not in _pytest.terminal.KNOWN_TYPES:
+        _pytest.terminal.KNOWN_TYPES = _pytest.terminal.KNOWN_TYPES + new_types
+
+    _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"):
diff --git a/tests/test_subtests.py b/tests/test_subtests.py
index 219b78a..0ca0317 100644
--- a/tests/test_subtests.py
+++ b/tests/test_subtests.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def test_simple_terminal_normal(self, simple_script, testdir, mode):
         else:
             pytest.importorskip("xdist")
             result = testdir.runpytest("-n1")
-            expected_lines = ["gw0 [1]"]
+            expected_lines = ["1 worker [1 item]"]
 
         expected_lines += [
             "* test_foo [[]custom[]] (i=1) *",
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def test_simple_terminal_verbose(self, simple_script, testdir, mode):
             pytest.importorskip("xdist")
             result = testdir.runpytest("-n1", "-v")
             expected_lines = [
-                "gw0 [1]",
+                "1 worker [1 item]",
                 "*gw0*100%* test_simple_terminal_verbose.py::test_foo*",
                 "*gw0*100%* test_simple_terminal_verbose.py::test_foo*",
                 "*gw0*100%* test_simple_terminal_verbose.py::test_foo*",
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ def test_foo(subtests):
         else:
             pytest.importorskip("xdist")
             result = testdir.runpytest("-n1")
-            expected_lines = ["gw0 [1]"]
+            expected_lines = ["1 worker [1 item]"]
         expected_lines += ["* 1 passed, 3 skipped, 2 subtests passed in *"]
         result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(expected_lines)
 
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ def test_foo(subtests):
         else:
             pytest.importorskip("xdist")
             result = testdir.runpytest("-n1")
-            expected_lines = ["gw0 [1]"]
+            expected_lines = ["1 worker [1 item]"]
         expected_lines += ["* 1 passed, 3 xfailed, 2 subtests passed in *"]
         result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(expected_lines)
 
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ def test_simple_terminal_normal(self, simple_script, testdir, runner):
             else:
                 pytest.importorskip("xdist")
                 result = testdir.runpytest(simple_script, "-n1")
-                expected_lines = ["gw0 [1]"]
+                expected_lines = ["1 worker [1 item]"]
             result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(
                 expected_lines
                 + [
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ def test_simple_terminal_verbose(self, simple_script, testdir, runner):
                 pytest.importorskip("xdist")
                 result = testdir.runpytest(simple_script, "-n1", "-v")
                 expected_lines = [
-                    "gw0 [1]",
+                    "1 worker [1 item]",
                     "*gw0*100%* SUBFAIL test_simple_terminal_verbose.py::T::test_foo*",
                     "*gw0*100%* SUBFAIL test_simple_terminal_verbose.py::T::test_foo*",
                     "*gw0*100%* PASSED test_simple_terminal_verbose.py::T::test_foo*",
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index f7d9c72..a2d7608 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ passenv =
     TRAVIS
     PYTEST_ADDOPTS
 deps =
-    pytest-xdist>=1.28
+    pytest-xdist>=3.3.0
 
 commands =
     pytest {posargs:tests}