diff --git a/src/engine/shared/config_variables.h b/src/engine/shared/config_variables.h
index 9e5fc5de0..7bcef6d80 100644
--- a/src/engine/shared/config_variables.h
+++ b/src/engine/shared/config_variables.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ MACRO_CONFIG_INT(PlayerCountry, player_country, -1, -1, 1000, CFGFLAG_SAVE | CFG
 MACRO_CONFIG_STR(Password, password, 32, "", CFGFLAG_CLIENT | CFGFLAG_SERVER | CFGFLAG_NONTEEHISTORIC, "Password to the server")
 MACRO_CONFIG_STR(Logfile, logfile, 128, "", CFGFLAG_SAVE | CFGFLAG_CLIENT | CFGFLAG_SERVER, "Filename to log all output to")
 MACRO_CONFIG_INT(ConsoleOutputLevel, console_output_level, 0, 0, 2, CFGFLAG_CLIENT | CFGFLAG_SERVER, "Adjusts the amount of information in the console")
+MACRO_CONFIG_INT(ConsoleEnableColors, console_enable_colors, 1, 0, 1, CFGFLAG_CLIENT | CFGFLAG_SERVER, "Enable colors in console output")
 MACRO_CONFIG_INT(Events, events, 1, 0, 1, CFGFLAG_SAVE | CFGFLAG_CLIENT | CFGFLAG_SERVER, "Enable triggering of events, (eye emotes on some holidays in server, christmas skins in client).")
 
 MACRO_CONFIG_STR(SteamName, steam_name, 16, "", CFGFLAG_SAVE | CFGFLAG_CLIENT, "Last seen name of the Steam profile")
diff --git a/src/engine/shared/console.cpp b/src/engine/shared/console.cpp
index b08147001..4ed47a1f9 100644
--- a/src/engine/shared/console.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/shared/console.cpp
@@ -315,11 +315,14 @@ char *CConsole::Format(char *pBuf, int Size, const char *pFrom, const char *pStr
 
 void CConsole::Print(int Level, const char *pFrom, const char *pStr, ColorRGBA PrintColor)
 {
-	// if the color is pure white, use default terminal color
-	if(mem_comp(&PrintColor, &gs_ConsoleDefaultColor, sizeof(ColorRGBA)) == 0)
-		set_console_msg_color(NULL);
-	else
-		set_console_msg_color(&PrintColor);
+	if(g_Config.m_ConsoleEnableColors)
+	{
+		// if the color is pure white, use default terminal color
+		if(mem_comp(&PrintColor, &gs_ConsoleDefaultColor, sizeof(ColorRGBA)) == 0)
+			set_console_msg_color(NULL);
+		else
+			set_console_msg_color(&PrintColor);
+	}
 	dbg_msg(pFrom, "%s", pStr);
 	set_console_msg_color(NULL);
 	char aBuf[1024];