3 files changed, 13 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/app/shared/logging/coloredoutput.cpp b/src/app/shared/logging/coloredoutput.cpp
index 33e647d36..0f1bb26da 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/logging/coloredoutput.cpp
+++ b/src/app/shared/logging/coloredoutput.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 ****************************************************************************/
 
 #include "coloredoutput.h"
-#include <QtCore/qglobal.h>
+#include <QtCore/qbytearray.h>
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN32
 # include <QtCore/qt_windows.h>
 #endif
@@ -99,3 +99,13 @@ void fprintfColored(TextColor color, FILE *file, const char *str, ...)
     fprintfColored(color, file, str, vl);
     va_end(vl);
 }
+
+bool terminalSupportsColor()
+{
+#if defined(Q_OS_UNIX)
+    const QByteArray &term = qgetenv("TERM");
+    return !term.isEmpty() && term != "dumb";
+#else
+    return true;
+#endif
+}
diff --git a/src/app/shared/logging/coloredoutput.h b/src/app/shared/logging/coloredoutput.h
index 182d96bbe..a7b145ba5 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/logging/coloredoutput.h
+++ b/src/app/shared/logging/coloredoutput.h
@@ -68,5 +68,6 @@ void printfColored(TextColor color, const char *str, va_list vl);
 void printfColored(TextColor color, const char *str, ...);
 void fprintfColored(TextColor color, FILE *file, const char *str, va_list vl);
 void fprintfColored(TextColor color, FILE *file, const char *str, ...);
+bool terminalSupportsColor();
 
 #endif // QBS_COLOREDOUTPUT_H
diff --git a/src/app/shared/logging/consolelogger.cpp b/src/app/shared/logging/consolelogger.cpp
index ca270759c..7639fb111 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/logging/consolelogger.cpp
+++ b/src/app/shared/logging/consolelogger.cpp
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ void ConsoleLogSink::fprintfWrapper(TextColor color, FILE *file, const char *str
 {
     va_list vl;
     va_start(vl, str);
-    if (m_coloredOutputEnabled)
+    if (m_coloredOutputEnabled && terminalSupportsColor())
         fprintfColored(color, file, str, vl);
     else
         vfprintf(file, str, vl);