diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/quoted/QuoteDriver.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/quoted/QuoteDriver.scala
index 69b1d2d2c976..e10ee7c9f705 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/quoted/QuoteDriver.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/quoted/QuoteDriver.scala
@@ -11,12 +11,13 @@ import scala.quoted.Expr
 
 import java.net.URLClassLoader
 
+import Runners.{Settings, Run, Show}
+
 class QuoteDriver extends Driver {
   import tpd._
 
-  def run[T](expr: Expr[T], settings: Runners.RunSettings): T = {
-    val ctx: Context = initCtx.fresh
-    ctx.settings.optimise.update(settings.optimise)(ctx)
+  def run[T](expr: Expr[T], settings: Settings[Run]): T = {
+    val (_, ctx: Context) = setup(settings.compilerArgs.toArray :+ "dummy.scala", initCtx.fresh)
 
     val outDir: AbstractFile = settings.outDir match {
       case Some(out) =>
@@ -39,25 +40,25 @@ class QuoteDriver extends Driver {
     method.invoke(instance).asInstanceOf[T]
   }
 
-  def show(expr: Expr[_]): String = {
+  def show(expr: Expr[_], settings: Settings[Show]): String = {
     def show(tree: Tree, ctx: Context): String = {
       val printer = new DecompilerPrinter(ctx)
       val pageWidth = ctx.settings.pageWidth.value(ctx)
       printer.toText(tree).mkString(pageWidth, false)
     }
-    withTree(expr, show)
+    withTree(expr, show, settings)
   }
 
-  def withTree[T](expr: Expr[_], f: (Tree, Context) => T): T = {
-    val ctx: Context = initCtx.fresh
-    ctx.settings.color.update("never")(ctx) // TODO support colored show
+  def withTree[T](expr: Expr[_], f: (Tree, Context) => T, settings: Settings[_]): T = {
+    val (_, ctx: Context) = setup(settings.compilerArgs.toArray :+ "dummy.scala", initCtx.fresh)
+
     var output: Option[T] = None
     def registerTree(tree: tpd.Tree)(ctx: Context): Unit = {
       assert(output.isEmpty)
       output = Some(f(tree, ctx))
     }
     new ExprDecompiler(registerTree).newRun(ctx).compileExpr(expr)
-    output.getOrElse(throw new Exception("Could not extact " + expr))
+    output.getOrElse(throw new Exception("Could not extract " + expr))
   }
 
   override def initCtx: Context = {
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/quoted/Runners.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/quoted/Runners.scala
index c9560c5d2de3..1bd66050f515 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/quoted/Runners.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/quoted/Runners.scala
@@ -14,19 +14,14 @@ import scala.runtime.quoted._
 object Runners {
   import tpd._
 
+  type Run
+  type Show
+
   implicit def runner[T]: Runner[T] = new Runner[T] {
 
-    def run(expr: Expr[T]): T = Runners.run(expr, RunSettings())
+    def run(expr: Expr[T]): T = Runners.run(expr, Settings.run())
 
-    def show(expr: Expr[T]): String = expr match {
-      case expr: ConstantExpr[T] =>
-        implicit val ctx = new QuoteDriver().initCtx
-        ctx.settings.color.update("never")
-        val printer = new RefinedPrinter(ctx)
-        if (expr.value == BoxedUnit.UNIT) "()"
-        else printer.toText(Literal(Constant(expr.value))).mkString(Int.MaxValue, false)
-      case _ => new QuoteDriver().show(expr)
-    }
+    def show(expr: Expr[T]): String = Runners.show(expr, Settings.show())
 
     def toConstantOpt(expr: Expr[T]): Option[T] = {
       def toConstantOpt(tree: Tree): Option[T] = tree match {
@@ -37,21 +32,59 @@ object Runners {
       }
       expr match {
         case expr: ConstantExpr[T] => Some(expr.value)
-        case _ => new QuoteDriver().withTree(expr, (tree, _) => toConstantOpt(tree))
+        case _ => new QuoteDriver().withTree(expr, (tree, _) => toConstantOpt(tree), Settings.run())
       }
     }
 
   }
 
-  def run[T](expr: Expr[T], settings: RunSettings): T = expr match {
+  def run[T](expr: Expr[T], settings: Settings[Run]): T = expr match {
     case expr: ConstantExpr[T] => expr.value
     case _ => new QuoteDriver().run(expr, settings)
   }
 
-  case class RunSettings(
-    /** Enable optimisation when compiling the quoted code */
-    optimise: Boolean = false,
-    /** Output directory for the copiled quote. If set to None the output will be in memory */
-    outDir: Option[String] = None
-  )
+  def show[T](expr: Expr[T], settings: Settings[Show]): String = expr match {
+    case expr: ConstantExpr[T] =>
+      implicit val ctx = new QuoteDriver().initCtx
+      if (settings.compilerArgs.contains("-color:never"))
+        ctx.settings.color.update("never")
+      val printer = new RefinedPrinter(ctx)
+      if (expr.value == BoxedUnit.UNIT) "()"
+      else printer.toText(Literal(Constant(expr.value))).mkString(Int.MaxValue, false)
+    case _ => new QuoteDriver().show(expr, settings)
+  }
+
+  class Settings[T] private (val outDir: Option[String], val compilerArgs: List[String])
+
+  object Settings {
+
+    /** Quote run settings
+     *  @param optimise Enable optimisation when compiling the quoted code
+     *  @param outDir Output directory for the compiled quote. If set to None the output will be in memory
+     *  @param compilerArgs Compiler arguments. Use only if you know what you are doing.
+     */
+    def run(
+        optimise: Boolean = false,
+        outDir: Option[String] = None,
+        compilerArgs: List[String] = Nil
+        ): Settings[Run] = {
+      var compilerArgs1 = compilerArgs
+      if (optimise) compilerArgs1 = "-optimise" :: compilerArgs1
+      new Settings(outDir, compilerArgs1)
+    }
+
+    /** Quote show settings
+     *  @param compilerArgs Compiler arguments. Use only if you know what you are doing.
+     */
+    def show(
+        color: Boolean = false,
+        compilerArgs: List[String] = Nil
+        ): Settings[Show] = {
+      var compilerArgs1 = compilerArgs
+      compilerArgs1 = s"-color:${if (color) "always" else "never"}" :: compilerArgs1
+      new Settings(None, compilerArgs1)
+    }
+
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/tests/run-with-compiler/quote-run-with-settings.scala b/tests/run-with-compiler/quote-run-with-settings.scala
index c5c12959e86a..5eea7fbc2033 100644
--- a/tests/run-with-compiler/quote-run-with-settings.scala
+++ b/tests/run-with-compiler/quote-run-with-settings.scala
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ object Test {
 
     Files.deleteIfExists(classFile)
 
-    val settings = RunSettings(optimise = true, outDir = Some(outDir.toString))
+    val settings = Settings.run(optimise = true, outDir = Some(outDir.toString))
 
     println(run(expr, settings))
     assert(Files.exists(classFile))