diff --git a/conduwuit-example.toml b/conduwuit-example.toml
index 2792f792..6142705d 100644
--- a/conduwuit-example.toml
+++ b/conduwuit-example.toml
@@ -363,6 +363,11 @@ allow_profile_lookup_federation_requests = true
 # Defaults to "info"
 #log = "info"
 
+# controls whether logs will be outputted with ANSI colours
+#
+# defaults to true
+#log_colors = true
+
 # controls whether encrypted rooms and events are allowed (default true)
 #allow_encryption = false
 
diff --git a/src/core/config/mod.rs b/src/core/config/mod.rs
index f48c78c9..bb520d06 100644
--- a/src/core/config/mod.rs
+++ b/src/core/config/mod.rs
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ pub struct Config {
 	pub query_trusted_key_servers_first: bool,
 	#[serde(default = "default_log")]
 	pub log: String,
+	#[serde(default = "true_fn", alias = "log_colours")]
+	pub log_colors: bool,
 	#[serde(default = "default_openid_token_ttl")]
 	pub openid_token_ttl: u64,
 	#[serde(default)]
diff --git a/src/main/tracing.rs b/src/main/tracing.rs
index 0217f38a..9b4ad659 100644
--- a/src/main/tracing.rs
+++ b/src/main/tracing.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ pub(crate) fn init(config: &Config) -> Result<(LogLevelReloadHandles, TracingFla
 	let reload_handles = LogLevelReloadHandles::default();
 
 	let console_filter = EnvFilter::try_new(&config.log).map_err(|e| err!(Config("log", "{e}.")))?;
-	let console_layer = tracing_subscriber::fmt::Layer::new();
+	let console_layer = tracing_subscriber::fmt::Layer::new().with_ansi(config.log_colors);
 	let (console_reload_filter, console_reload_handle) = reload::Layer::new(console_filter.clone());
 	reload_handles.add("console", Box::new(console_reload_handle));