diff --git a/src/Chart.Bar.js b/src/Chart.Bar.js
index 81532b4fd..dccf094b3 100644
--- a/src/Chart.Bar.js
+++ b/src/Chart.Bar.js
@@ -115,10 +115,10 @@
 						value : dataPoint,
 						label : data.labels[index],
 						datasetLabel: dataset.label,
-						strokeColor : dataset.strokeColor,
-						fillColor : dataset.fillColor,
-						highlightFill : dataset.highlightFill || dataset.fillColor,
-						highlightStroke : dataset.highlightStroke || dataset.strokeColor
+						strokeColor : dataset.strokeColor[index] || dataset.strokeColor,
+						fillColor : dataset.fillColor[index] || dataset.fillColor,
+						highlightFill : dataset.highlightFill[index] || dataset.highlightFill || dataset.fillColor[index] || dataset.fillColor,
+						highlightStroke : dataset.highlightStroke[index] || dataset.highlightStroke || dataset.strokeColor[index] || dataset.strokeColor
 					}));
 				},this);