diff --git a/docs/manual/release-notes/rl-0.9.md b/docs/manual/release-notes/rl-0.9.md
index 141fe58b..4a028a1b 100644
--- a/docs/manual/release-notes/rl-0.9.md
+++ b/docs/manual/release-notes/rl-0.9.md
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ https://github.com/gorbit99/codewindow.nvim
 [Ladas552](https://github.com/Ladas552)
 
 - Changed `withRuby` to not be enabled by default
+- Fix virtualtext mode in colorizer
 
 [horriblename](https://github.com/horriblename):
 
diff --git a/modules/plugins/ui/colorizer/colorizer.nix b/modules/plugins/ui/colorizer/colorizer.nix
index 1cee089f..ef0b1787 100644
--- a/modules/plugins/ui/colorizer/colorizer.nix
+++ b/modules/plugins/ui/colorizer/colorizer.nix
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 
       mode = mkOption {
         description = "Set the display mode";
-        type = nullOr (enum ["foreground" "background"]);
+        type = nullOr (enum ["foreground" "background" "virtualtext"]);
         default = null;
       };