diff --git a/src/driver-hidpp20.c b/src/driver-hidpp20.c
index 451d0da6..578f43d5 100644
--- a/src/driver-hidpp20.c
+++ b/src/driver-hidpp20.c
@@ -316,6 +316,8 @@ hidpp20drv_read_led_8070(struct ratbag_led *led, struct hidpp20drv_data* drv_dat
 	struct hidpp20_profile *profile;
 	struct hidpp20_led *h_led;
 	struct hidpp20_color_led_zone_info* led_info;
+	struct hidpp20_color_led_info info;
+	int rc;
 
 	led_info = &drv_data->led_infos.color_leds[led->index];
 	profile = &drv_data->profiles->profiles[led->profile->index];
@@ -344,7 +346,13 @@ hidpp20drv_read_led_8070(struct ratbag_led *led, struct hidpp20drv_data* drv_dat
 	led->color.blue = h_led->color.blue;
 	led->hz = h_led->period;  /* FIXME: should be ceil(1000.0 / h_led->period), but that would be very small */
 	led->brightness = h_led->brightness * 255 / 100;
-	led->colordepth = RATBAG_LED_COLORDEPTH_RGB_888;
+
+	rc = hidpp20_color_led_effects_get_info(drv_data->dev, &info);
+	if (rc == 0 &&
+	    info.ext_caps & HIDPP20_COLOR_LED_INFO_EXT_CAP_MONOCHROME_ONLY)
+		led->colordepth = RATBAG_LED_COLORDEPTH_MONOCHROME;
+	else
+		led->colordepth = RATBAG_LED_COLORDEPTH_RGB_888;
 
 	ratbag_led_set_mode_capability(led, RATBAG_LED_ON);
 	ratbag_led_set_mode_capability(led, RATBAG_LED_CYCLE);
diff --git a/src/hidpp20.h b/src/hidpp20.h
index ce068300..beef46d6 100644
--- a/src/hidpp20.h
+++ b/src/hidpp20.h
@@ -389,6 +389,13 @@ int hidpp20_adjustable_report_rate_get_report_rate_list(struct hidpp20_device *d
 
 #define HIDPP_PAGE_COLOR_LED_EFFECTS			0x8070
 
+enum hidpp20_color_led_info_ext_caps {
+	HIDPP20_COLOR_LED_INFO_EXT_CAP_HAS_ZONE_EFFECT = 0x01,
+	HIDPP20_COLOR_LED_INFO_EXT_CAP_NO_GET_EFFECT_SETTINGS = 0x02,
+	HIDPP20_COLOR_LED_INFO_EXT_CAP_HAS_SET_LED_BIN_INFO = 0x04,
+	HIDPP20_COLOR_LED_INFO_EXT_CAP_MONOCHROME_ONLY = 0x08,
+};
+
 struct hidpp20_color_led_info;
 
 int