diff --git a/modules/misc/news.nix b/modules/misc/news.nix
index e3c10d1f6..bf524974b 100644
--- a/modules/misc/news.nix
+++ b/modules/misc/news.nix
@@ -2211,6 +2211,17 @@ in {
           Nix's store) old Home-Manager generations.
         '';
       }
+
+      {
+        time = "2025-03-31T16:39:41+00:00";
+        condition = config.programs.jq.enable;
+        message = ''
+          Jq module now supports color for object keys
+
+          Your configuration will break if you have defined the "programs.jq.colors" option.
+          To resolve this, please add `objectKeys` to your assignment of `programs.jq.colors`.
+        '';
+      }
     ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/modules/programs/jq.nix b/modules/programs/jq.nix
index 3bd522d62..032201d60 100644
--- a/modules/programs/jq.nix
+++ b/modules/programs/jq.nix
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ let
       strings = colorType;
       arrays = colorType;
       objects = colorType;
+      objectKeys = colorType;
     };
   };
 
@@ -45,13 +46,14 @@ in {
 
         example = lib.literalExpression ''
           {
-            null    = "1;30";
-            false   = "0;31";
-            true    = "0;32";
-            numbers = "0;36";
-            strings = "0;33";
-            arrays  = "1;35";
-            objects = "1;37";
+            null       = "1;30";
+            false      = "0;31";
+            true       = "0;32";
+            numbers    = "0;36";
+            strings    = "0;33";
+            arrays     = "1;35";
+            objects    = "1;37";
+            objectKeys = "1;34";
           }
         '';
 
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@ in {
           strings = "0;32";
           arrays = "1;37";
           objects = "1;37";
+          objectKeys = "1;34";
         };
 
         type = colorsType;
@@ -76,7 +79,7 @@ in {
     home.sessionVariables = let c = cfg.colors;
     in {
       JQ_COLORS =
-        "${c.null}:${c.false}:${c.true}:${c.numbers}:${c.strings}:${c.arrays}:${c.objects}";
+        "${c.null}:${c.false}:${c.true}:${c.numbers}:${c.strings}:${c.arrays}:${c.objects}:${c.objectKeys}";
     };
   };
 }