diff --git a/src/shared/cgroup-show.c b/src/shared/cgroup-show.c
index e07825e21e..208d27df1a 100644
--- a/src/shared/cgroup-show.c
+++ b/src/shared/cgroup-show.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static void show_pid_array(
                 else
                         printf("%s%s", prefix, special_glyph(((more || i < n_pids-1) ? SPECIAL_GLYPH_TREE_BRANCH : SPECIAL_GLYPH_TREE_RIGHT)));
 
-                printf("%*"PID_PRI" %s\n", pid_width, pids[i], strna(t));
+                printf("%s%*"PID_PRI" %s%s\n", ansi_grey(), pid_width, pids[i], strna(t), ansi_normal());
         }
 }