diff --git a/command_watcher.sh b/command_watcher.sh
index 230f20c..dff81ca 100755
--- a/command_watcher.sh
+++ b/command_watcher.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@ lounge_light_toggle() {
 	./light.sh 1
 }
 
+e-lab_light() {
+	./light.sh 2 "$1"
+}
+
+e-lab_light_toggle() {
+	./light.sh 2
+}
+
 cd "$(dirname $0)"
 rm -f "$COMMAND_FILE"
 mkfifo "$COMMAND_FILE"
@@ -21,16 +29,23 @@ while true; do
 			echo "ERROR: illegal characters" >&2
 			continue
 		fi
+		COLOR_STRING="$(echo "$line " | cut -d" " -f2 | grep -oe "[a-z]\?[0-9a-fA-F]*" | head -n1)"
 		case "$line" in
 			lounge_light_toggle)
 				lounge_light_toggle
 				;;
 			lounge_light*)
-				lounge_light "$(echo "$line " | cut -d" " -f2 | grep -oe "[a-z]\?[0-9a-fA-F]*" | head -n1)"
+				lounge_light "$COLOR_STRING"
+				;;
+			e-lab_light_toggle)
+				e-lab_light_toggle
+				;;
+			e-lab_light*)
+				e-lab_light "$COLOR_STRING"
 				;;
 			*)
 				echo "ERROR; available commands:" >&2
-				echo "lounge_light lounge_light_toggle" >&2
+				echo "lounge_light lounge_light_toggle e-lab_light e-lab_light_toggle" >&2
 				;;
 		esac
 	done < "$COMMAND_FILE"
diff --git a/light.sh b/light.sh
index 322c8b8..dcee1be 100755
--- a/light.sh
+++ b/light.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ case "$ROOM_NUMBER" in
 	  ;;
 	2)
 	  COLOR_A="$(echo "$COLOR" | sed "s/\(..\)\(..\)\(..\)/\\\x\2\\\x\1\\\x\3/g")"
-	  echo "a\x00\x03$COLOR_A"
+	  echo "a\x00\x03$COLOR_A|$COLOR"
 	  ;;
 	3)
 	  echo ""
diff --git a/shell.sh b/shell.sh
index a828f84..09aeaa6 100755
--- a/shell.sh
+++ b/shell.sh
@@ -31,6 +31,18 @@ lounge_light_toggle() {
         echo "OK $COMMAND"
 }
 
+e-lab_light() {
+	COMMAND="e-lab_light $1"
+	echo "$COMMAND" >> $COMMAND_FILE
+	echo "OK $COMMAND"
+}
+
+e-lab_light_toggle() {
+	COMMAND="e-lab_light_toggle"
+        echo "$COMMAND" >> $COMMAND_FILE
+        echo "OK $COMMAND"
+}
+
 read COMMAND
 case "$COMMAND" in
 	status)
@@ -44,7 +56,7 @@ case "$COMMAND" in
 		;;
 	*)
 		echo "ERROR; available commands:" >&2
-		echo "status, lounge_light [string], lounge_light_toggle" >&2
+		echo "status, lounge_light [string], lounge_light_toggle, e-lab_light [string], e-lab_light_toggle" >&2
 		exit 1
 		;;
 esac