Disclosed herein is an aqueous coating composition for plastic automotive interiors, including 1) a component selected from the group consisting of aqueous polyurethane resins, aqueous acrylic resins, and mixtures thereof, 2) an aqueous polyurethane resin having a hydroxyl group, 3) a micronized silica dispersant having an average particle size of 10.about.30 .mu.m, 4) a polyethylene paraffin wax dispersant having an average particle size of 30.about.100 nm, 5) a polysiloxane surface controlling agent, 6) a polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate stabilizer, 7) capsulated aromatic particles, and 8) a trifunctional hexamethlylenediisocyanate curing agent having a hydrophilic group.