diff --git a/pkg/config/kovri.conf b/pkg/config/kovri.conf
index b24287e3..c09b6253 100644
--- a/pkg/config/kovri.conf
+++ b/pkg/config/kovri.conf
@@ -142,6 +142,17 @@ log-level = 3
 
 log-auto-flush = 0
 
+#
+#  Disable console log color
+#  ==========================
+#
+#  1 = no color, 0 = color
+#
+#  Default: 0
+#
+
+log-disable-color = 0
+
 #
 #  Tunnels Config
 #  ==============
diff --git a/src/app/config.cc b/src/app/config.cc
index 1d0559d0..0feecbe5 100644
--- a/src/app/config.cc
+++ b/src/app/config.cc
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ void Configuration::ParseKovriConfig() {
       bpo::value<std::uint16_t>()->default_value(3))(
       "log-auto-flush",
       bpo::value<bool>()->default_value(false)->value_name("bool"))(
+      "log-disable-color",
+      bpo::value<bool>()->default_value(false)->value_name("bool"))(
       "kovriconf,c",
       bpo::value<std::string>()->default_value("")->value_name("path"))(
       "tunnelsconf,t",
diff --git a/src/core/util/log.cc b/src/core/util/log.cc
index 804b1247..55fd4e60 100644
--- a/src/core/util/log.cc
+++ b/src/core/util/log.cc
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include <boost/log/sources/severity_channel_logger.hpp>
 #include <boost/log/support/date_time.hpp>
 #include <boost/make_shared.hpp>
+#include <boost/phoenix/bind.hpp>
 #include <boost/property_tree/ini_parser.hpp>
 #include <boost/property_tree/ptree.hpp>
 #include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
@@ -64,12 +65,62 @@ namespace kovri
 {
 namespace core
 {
+namespace logging = boost::log;
+namespace expr = boost::log::expressions;
+namespace attrs = boost::log::attributes;
+
+std::string SetColor(
+    logging::value_ref<
+        logging::trivial::severity_level,
+        logging::trivial::tag::severity> const& severity,
+    bool has_color)
+{
+  if (has_color)
+    {
+      if (severity)
+        {
+          switch (severity.get())
+            {
+              case logging::trivial::fatal:
+              case logging::trivial::error:
+                return "\033[31m";  // Red
+              case logging::trivial::info:
+                return "\033[32m";  // Green
+              case logging::trivial::warning:
+                return "\033[33m";  // Yellow
+              case logging::trivial::debug:
+                return "\033[34m";  // Blue
+              case logging::trivial::trace:
+                return "\033[36m";  // Cyan
+            }
+        }
+      return "\033[0m";  // Reset
+    }
+  return "";
+}
+
+logging::formatter GetFormat(bool has_color)
+{
+  logging::formatter format =
+      expr::stream
+      << boost::phoenix::bind(
+             &SetColor, logging::trivial::severity.or_none(), has_color)
+      << "["
+      << expr::format_date_time(
+             expr::attr<boost::posix_time::ptime>("TimeStamp"),
+             "%Y.%m.%d %T.%f")
+      << "]"
+      << " [" << expr::attr<attrs::current_thread_id::value_type>("ThreadID")
+      << "]"
+      << " [" << logging::trivial::severity << "]"
+      << "  " << expr::smessage
+      << (has_color == true ? "\033[0m" : "");  // Reset
+  return format;
+}
+
 void SetupLogging(const boost::program_options::variables_map& kovri_config)
 {
-  namespace logging = boost::log;
-  namespace expr = boost::log::expressions;
   namespace sinks = boost::log::sinks;
-  namespace attrs = boost::log::attributes;
   namespace keywords = boost::log::keywords;
   // Get global logger
   // TODO(unassigned): depends on global logging initialization. See notes in log impl
@@ -131,19 +182,9 @@ void SetupLogging(const boost::program_options::variables_map& kovri_config)
   auto file_sink = boost::shared_ptr<text_file_sink>(
       std::make_unique<text_file_sink>(file_backend));
   // Set sink formatting
-  logging::formatter format =
-      expr::stream << "["
-                   << expr::format_date_time(
-                          expr::attr<boost::posix_time::ptime>("TimeStamp"),
-                          "%Y.%m.%d %T.%f")
-                   << "]"
-                   << " [" << expr::attr<attrs::current_thread_id::value_type>(
-                                  "ThreadID")
-                   << "]"
-                   << " [" << logging::trivial::severity << "]"
-                   << "  " << expr::smessage;
-  text_sink->set_formatter(format);
-  file_sink->set_formatter(format);
+  text_sink->set_formatter(
+      GetFormat(true && !kovri_config["log-disable-color"].as<bool>()));
+  file_sink->set_formatter(GetFormat(false));
   // Add sinks
   core->add_sink(text_sink);
   core->add_sink(file_sink);