diff --git a/ui-tui/packages/hermes-ink/index.d.ts b/ui-tui/packages/hermes-ink/index.d.ts
index 77469aa67b..d08fce5eb0 100644
--- a/ui-tui/packages/hermes-ink/index.d.ts
+++ b/ui-tui/packages/hermes-ink/index.d.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ export type { StdoutHandle } from './src/hooks/use-stdout.ts'
 export { Ansi } from './src/ink/Ansi.tsx'
 export { evictInkCaches } from './src/ink/cache-eviction.ts'
 export type { EvictLevel, InkCacheSizes } from './src/ink/cache-eviction.ts'
+export { colorize } from './src/ink/colorize.ts'
 export { AlternateScreen } from './src/ink/components/AlternateScreen.tsx'
 export { default as Box } from './src/ink/components/Box.tsx'
 export type { Props as BoxProps } from './src/ink/components/Box.tsx'
diff --git a/ui-tui/packages/hermes-ink/src/entry-exports.ts b/ui-tui/packages/hermes-ink/src/entry-exports.ts
index 6bca33a6f4..e45a249338 100644
--- a/ui-tui/packages/hermes-ink/src/entry-exports.ts
+++ b/ui-tui/packages/hermes-ink/src/entry-exports.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ export { default as useStderr } from './hooks/use-stderr.js'
 export { default as useStdout } from './hooks/use-stdout.js'
 export { Ansi } from './ink/Ansi.js'
 export { evictInkCaches, type EvictLevel, type InkCacheSizes } from './ink/cache-eviction.js'
+export { colorize } from './ink/colorize.js'
 export { AlternateScreen } from './ink/components/AlternateScreen.js'
 export { default as Box } from './ink/components/Box.js'
 export { default as Link } from './ink/components/Link.js'
diff --git a/ui-tui/src/types/hermes-ink.d.ts b/ui-tui/src/types/hermes-ink.d.ts
index 4069609cb3..10a1054405 100644
--- a/ui-tui/src/types/hermes-ink.d.ts
+++ b/ui-tui/src/types/hermes-ink.d.ts
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ declare module '@hermes/ink' {
   export const Text: React.ComponentType<any>
   export function setDimFallbackColor(color: string | undefined): void
   export const TextInput: React.ComponentType<any>
+  export const colorize: (str: string, color: string | undefined, type: 'foreground' | 'background') => string
   export const stringWidth: (s: string) => number
   export function isXtermJs(): boolean
   export function onTerminalBackground(listener: (hex: string) => void): void