diff --git a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-status b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-status
index 904c3ae7d..951f55078 100755
--- a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-status
+++ b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-status
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ print_line() {
 
     printf "    $service_name "
     for i in $(seq 0 $(( $columns - $PADDING_CONSTANT - ${#service_name} - ${#service_state} ))); do
-        printf "-"
+        printf "${state_color}%b\e[0m" "-"
     done
     printf " [ "
     printf "${state_color}%b\e[0m" "$service_state"