diff --git a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/ChatColor.java b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/ChatColor.java
index 6b3f35fb36..fcaa04ef80 100644
--- a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/ChatColor.java
+++ b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/ChatColor.java
@@ -218,19 +218,21 @@ public enum ChatColor {
      */
     public static String getLastColors(String input) {
         String result = "";
-        int lastIndex = -1;
         int length = input.length();
 
-        while ((lastIndex = input.indexOf(COLOR_CHAR, lastIndex + 1)) != -1) {
-            if (lastIndex < length - 1) {
-                char c = input.charAt(lastIndex + 1);
-                ChatColor col = getByChar(c);
+        // Search backwards from the end as it is faster
+        for (int index = length - 1; index > -1; index--) {
+            char section = input.charAt(index);
+            if (section == COLOR_CHAR && index < length - 1) {
+                char c = input.charAt(index + 1);
+                ChatColor color = getByChar(c);
 
-                if (col != null) {
-                    if (col.isColor()) {
-                        result = col.toString();
-                    } else if (col.isFormat()) {
-                        result += col.toString();
+                if (color != null) {
+                    result = color.toString() + result;
+
+                    // Once we find a color or reset we can stop searching
+                    if (color.isColor() || color.equals(RESET)) {
+                        break;
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/paper-api/src/test/java/org/bukkit/ChatColorTest.java b/paper-api/src/test/java/org/bukkit/ChatColorTest.java
index ed7000206c..80108a5d3a 100644
--- a/paper-api/src/test/java/org/bukkit/ChatColorTest.java
+++ b/paper-api/src/test/java/org/bukkit/ChatColorTest.java
@@ -70,4 +70,14 @@ public class ChatColorTest {
         String u = ChatColor.BLACK.toString() + ChatColor.DARK_BLUE + ChatColor.DARK_GREEN + ChatColor.DARK_AQUA + ChatColor.DARK_RED + ChatColor.DARK_PURPLE + ChatColor.GOLD + ChatColor.GRAY + ChatColor.DARK_GRAY + ChatColor.BLUE + ChatColor.GREEN + ChatColor.GREEN + ChatColor.AQUA + ChatColor.AQUA + ChatColor.RED + ChatColor.RED + ChatColor.LIGHT_PURPLE + ChatColor.LIGHT_PURPLE + ChatColor.YELLOW + ChatColor.YELLOW + ChatColor.WHITE + ChatColor.WHITE + ChatColor.MAGIC + ChatColor.MAGIC + " & more";
         assertThat(t, is(u));
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void getChatColors() {
+        String s = String.format("%c%ctest%c%ctest%c", ChatColor.COLOR_CHAR, ChatColor.RED.getChar(), ChatColor.COLOR_CHAR, ChatColor.ITALIC.getChar(), ChatColor.COLOR_CHAR);
+        String expected = ChatColor.RED.toString() + ChatColor.ITALIC;
+        assertThat(ChatColor.getLastColors(s), is(expected));
+
+        s = String.format("%c%ctest%c%ctest", ChatColor.COLOR_CHAR, ChatColor.RED.getChar(), ChatColor.COLOR_CHAR, ChatColor.BLUE.getChar());
+        assertThat(ChatColor.getLastColors(s), is(ChatColor.BLUE.toString()));
+    }
 }