diff --git a/CHANGELOG.asciidoc b/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
index 4606bceb1..87f081c07 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
+++ b/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ Fixed
 - Fixed qutebrowser not starting when `sys.stderr` is `None`
 - Fixed crash when cancelling a download which belongs to a MHTML download
 - Fixed rebinding of keybindings being case-sensitive
+- Fix for tab indicators getting lost when moving tabs
 
 v0.6.2
 ------
diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py b/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py
index 0db8ffdba..52f444058 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py
@@ -995,9 +995,12 @@ class CommandDispatcher:
         cmdutils.check_overflow(new_idx, 'int')
         self._tabbed_browser.setUpdatesEnabled(False)
         try:
+            color = self._tabbed_browser.tabBar().tab_data(
+                cur_idx, 'indicator-color')
             self._tabbed_browser.removeTab(cur_idx)
             self._tabbed_browser.insertTab(new_idx, tab, icon, label)
             self._set_current_index(new_idx)
+            self._tabbed_browser.set_tab_indicator_color(new_idx, color)
         finally:
             self._tabbed_browser.setUpdatesEnabled(True)