diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1d1ced66a40..6f19459c14b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -41,6 +41,23 @@ if(APPLE)
   endif()
 endif()
 
+set(COMPILER_FORCE_COLOR_DIAGNOSTICS TRUE CACHE BOOL "Force GCC/Clang to output ANSI colors.")
+
+# Forces GCC/Clang compilers to enable color diagnostics.
+if(COMPILER_FORCE_COLOR_DIAGNOSTICS)
+  set(CMAKE_COLOR_DIAGNOSTICS ON)
+  
+  # CMake versions 3.24 and below do not support this option, so we have
+  # to invoke the color diagnostics flags manually.
+  if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS "3.24.0")
+    if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "GNU")
+      add_compile_options(-fdiagnostics-color=always)
+    elseif(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "Clang")
+      add_compile_options(-fcolor-diagnostics)
+    endif()
+  endif()
+endif()
+
 # Figure out the version
 set(_s "[\\t ]*") # CMake doesn't support \s*
 file(STRINGS "setup.cfg" _version REGEX "^version${_s}=${_s}")