diff --git a/include/spdlog/common.h b/include/spdlog/common.h
index ccc1d990..905f469b 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/common.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/common.h
@@ -156,6 +156,16 @@ spdlog::level::level_enum from_str(const std::string &name) SPDLOG_NOEXCEPT;
 using level_hasher = std::hash<int>;
 } // namespace level
 
+//
+// Color mode used by sinks with color support.
+//
+enum class color_mode
+{
+    always,
+    automatic,
+    never
+};
+
 //
 // Pattern time - specific time getting to use for pattern_formatter.
 // local time by default
diff --git a/include/spdlog/sinks/ansicolor_sink-inl.h b/include/spdlog/sinks/ansicolor_sink-inl.h
index 7f7cd751..c7c3fa2d 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/sinks/ansicolor_sink-inl.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/sinks/ansicolor_sink-inl.h
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@
 #include "spdlog/details/os.h"
 
 template<typename TargetStream, typename ConsoleMutex>
-SPDLOG_INLINE spdlog::sinks::ansicolor_sink<TargetStream, ConsoleMutex>::ansicolor_sink()
+SPDLOG_INLINE spdlog::sinks::ansicolor_sink<TargetStream, ConsoleMutex>::ansicolor_sink(color_mode mode)
     : target_file_(TargetStream::stream())
     , mutex_(ConsoleMutex::mutex())
 
 {
-    should_do_colors_ = details::os::in_terminal(target_file_) && details::os::is_color_terminal();
+    set_color_mode(mode);
     colors_[level::trace] = white;
     colors_[level::debug] = cyan;
     colors_[level::info] = green;
@@ -88,6 +88,23 @@ SPDLOG_INLINE bool spdlog::sinks::ansicolor_sink<TargetStream, ConsoleMutex>::sh
     return should_do_colors_;
 }
 
+template<typename TargetStream, typename ConsoleMutex>
+SPDLOG_INLINE void spdlog::sinks::ansicolor_sink<TargetStream, ConsoleMutex>::set_color_mode(color_mode mode)
+{
+    switch (mode)
+    {
+        case color_mode::always:
+            should_do_colors_ = true;
+            return;
+        case color_mode::automatic:
+            should_do_colors_ = details::os::in_terminal(target_file_) && details::os::is_color_terminal();
+            return;
+        case color_mode::never:
+            should_do_colors_ = false;
+            return;
+    }
+}
+
 template<typename TargetStream, typename ConsoleMutex>
 SPDLOG_INLINE void spdlog::sinks::ansicolor_sink<TargetStream, ConsoleMutex>::print_ccode_(const std::string &color_code)
 {
diff --git a/include/spdlog/sinks/ansicolor_sink.h b/include/spdlog/sinks/ansicolor_sink.h
index 08a30aae..f940255e 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/sinks/ansicolor_sink.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/sinks/ansicolor_sink.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class ansicolor_sink final : public sink
 {
 public:
     using mutex_t = typename ConsoleMutex::mutex_t;
-    ansicolor_sink();
+    ansicolor_sink(color_mode mode = color_mode::automatic);
     ~ansicolor_sink() override = default;
 
     ansicolor_sink(const ansicolor_sink &other) = delete;
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ public:
     void set_pattern(const std::string &pattern) final;
     void set_formatter(std::unique_ptr<spdlog::formatter> sink_formatter) override;
     bool should_color();
+    void set_color_mode(color_mode mode);
 
     /// Formatting codes
     const std::string reset = "\033[m";
@@ -91,4 +92,4 @@ using ansicolor_stderr_sink_st = ansicolor_sink<details::console_stderr, details
 
 #ifdef SPDLOG_HEADER_ONLY
 #include "ansicolor_sink-inl.h"
-#endif
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif
diff --git a/include/spdlog/sinks/stdout_color_sinks-inl.h b/include/spdlog/sinks/stdout_color_sinks-inl.h
index d001a5fd..56314c15 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/sinks/stdout_color_sinks-inl.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/sinks/stdout_color_sinks-inl.h
@@ -13,26 +13,26 @@
 namespace spdlog {
 
 template<typename Factory>
-SPDLOG_INLINE std::shared_ptr<logger> stdout_color_mt(const std::string &logger_name)
+SPDLOG_INLINE std::shared_ptr<logger> stdout_color_mt(const std::string &logger_name, color_mode mode)
 {
-    return Factory::template create<sinks::stdout_color_sink_mt>(logger_name);
+    return Factory::template create<sinks::stdout_color_sink_mt>(logger_name, mode);
 }
 
 template<typename Factory>
-SPDLOG_INLINE std::shared_ptr<logger> stdout_color_st(const std::string &logger_name)
+SPDLOG_INLINE std::shared_ptr<logger> stdout_color_st(const std::string &logger_name, color_mode mode)
 {
-    return Factory::template create<sinks::stdout_color_sink_st>(logger_name);
+    return Factory::template create<sinks::stdout_color_sink_st>(logger_name, mode);
 }
 
 template<typename Factory>
-SPDLOG_INLINE std::shared_ptr<logger> stderr_color_mt(const std::string &logger_name)
+SPDLOG_INLINE std::shared_ptr<logger> stderr_color_mt(const std::string &logger_name, color_mode mode)
 {
-    return Factory::template create<sinks::stderr_color_sink_mt>(logger_name);
+    return Factory::template create<sinks::stderr_color_sink_mt>(logger_name, mode);
 }
 
 template<typename Factory>
-SPDLOG_INLINE std::shared_ptr<logger> stderr_color_st(const std::string &logger_name)
+SPDLOG_INLINE std::shared_ptr<logger> stderr_color_st(const std::string &logger_name, color_mode mode)
 {
-    return Factory::template create<sinks::stderr_color_sink_st>(logger_name);
+    return Factory::template create<sinks::stderr_color_sink_st>(logger_name, mode);
 }
 } // namespace spdlog
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/include/spdlog/sinks/stdout_color_sinks.h b/include/spdlog/sinks/stdout_color_sinks.h
index fe1452e5..7812f5e2 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/sinks/stdout_color_sinks.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/sinks/stdout_color_sinks.h
@@ -29,19 +29,19 @@ using stderr_color_sink_st = ansicolor_stderr_sink_st;
 } // namespace sinks
 
 template<typename Factory = default_factory>
-std::shared_ptr<logger> stdout_color_mt(const std::string &logger_name);
+std::shared_ptr<logger> stdout_color_mt(const std::string &logger_name, color_mode mode = color_mode::automatic);
 
 template<typename Factory = default_factory>
-std::shared_ptr<logger> stdout_color_st(const std::string &logger_name);
+std::shared_ptr<logger> stdout_color_st(const std::string &logger_name, color_mode mode = color_mode::automatic);
 
 template<typename Factory = default_factory>
-std::shared_ptr<logger> stderr_color_mt(const std::string &logger_name);
+std::shared_ptr<logger> stderr_color_mt(const std::string &logger_name, color_mode mode = color_mode::automatic);
 
 template<typename Factory = default_factory>
-std::shared_ptr<logger> stderr_color_st(const std::string &logger_name);
+std::shared_ptr<logger> stderr_color_st(const std::string &logger_name, color_mode mode = color_mode::automatic);
 
 } // namespace spdlog
 
 #ifdef SPDLOG_HEADER_ONLY
 #include "stdout_color_sinks-inl.h"
-#endif
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif
diff --git a/include/spdlog/sinks/wincolor_sink-inl.h b/include/spdlog/sinks/wincolor_sink-inl.h
index 912f2a6f..e107d1a2 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/sinks/wincolor_sink-inl.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/sinks/wincolor_sink-inl.h
@@ -13,10 +13,11 @@ namespace spdlog {
 namespace sinks {
 
 template<typename TargetStream, typename ConsoleMutex>
-SPDLOG_INLINE wincolor_sink<TargetStream, ConsoleMutex>::wincolor_sink()
+SPDLOG_INLINE wincolor_sink<TargetStream, ConsoleMutex>::wincolor_sink(color_mode mode)
     : out_handle_(TargetStream::handle())
     , mutex_(ConsoleMutex::mutex())
 {
+    set_color_mode(mode);
     colors_[level::trace] = WHITE;
     colors_[level::debug] = CYAN;
     colors_[level::info] = GREEN;
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ void SPDLOG_INLINE wincolor_sink<TargetStream, ConsoleMutex>::log(const details:
     std::lock_guard<mutex_t> lock(mutex_);
     fmt::memory_buffer formatted;
     formatter_->format(msg, formatted);
-    if (msg.color_range_end > msg.color_range_start)
+    if (should_do_colors_ && msg.color_range_end > msg.color_range_start)
     {
         // before color range
         print_range_(formatted, 0, msg.color_range_start);
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ void SPDLOG_INLINE wincolor_sink<TargetStream, ConsoleMutex>::log(const details:
                            // after color range
         print_range_(formatted, msg.color_range_end, formatted.size());
     }
-    else // print without colors if color range is invalid
+    else // print without colors if color range is invalid (or color is disabled)
     {
         print_range_(formatted, 0, formatted.size());
     }
@@ -85,6 +86,23 @@ void SPDLOG_INLINE wincolor_sink<TargetStream, ConsoleMutex>::set_formatter(std:
     formatter_ = std::move(sink_formatter);
 }
 
+template<typename TargetStream, typename ConsoleMutex>
+void SPDLOG_INLINE wincolor_sink<TargetStream, ConsoleMutex>::set_color_mode(color_mode mode)
+{
+    switch (mode)
+    {
+        case color_mode::always:
+        case color_mode::automatic:
+            should_do_colors_ = true;
+            break;
+        case color_mode::never:
+            should_do_colors_ = false;
+            break;
+        default:
+            should_do_colors_ = true;
+    }
+}
+
 // set color and return the orig console attributes (for resetting later)
 template<typename TargetStream, typename ConsoleMutex>
 WORD SPDLOG_INLINE wincolor_sink<TargetStream, ConsoleMutex>::set_console_attribs(WORD attribs)
diff --git a/include/spdlog/sinks/wincolor_sink.h b/include/spdlog/sinks/wincolor_sink.h
index 29319fd9..de1a02ed 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/sinks/wincolor_sink.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/sinks/wincolor_sink.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public:
     const WORD WHITE = FOREGROUND_RED | FOREGROUND_GREEN | FOREGROUND_BLUE;
     const WORD YELLOW = FOREGROUND_RED | FOREGROUND_GREEN;
 
-    wincolor_sink();
+    wincolor_sink(color_mode mode = color_mode::automatic);
     ~wincolor_sink() override;
 
     wincolor_sink(const wincolor_sink &other) = delete;
@@ -47,11 +47,13 @@ public:
     void flush() final override;
     void set_pattern(const std::string &pattern) override final;
     void set_formatter(std::unique_ptr<spdlog::formatter> sink_formatter) override final;
+    void set_color_mode(color_mode mode);
 
 private:
     using mutex_t = typename ConsoleMutex::mutex_t;
     HANDLE out_handle_;
     mutex_t &mutex_;
+    bool should_do_colors_;
     std::unordered_map<level::level_enum, WORD, level::level_hasher> colors_;
 
     // set color and return the orig console attributes (for resetting later)
@@ -71,4 +73,4 @@ using wincolor_stderr_sink_st = wincolor_sink<details::console_stderr, details::
 
 #ifdef SPDLOG_HEADER_ONLY
 #include "wincolor_sink-inl.h"
-#endif
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif
diff --git a/src/spdlog.cpp b/src/spdlog.cpp
index d51c6186..2633cfb9 100644
--- a/src/spdlog.cpp
+++ b/src/spdlog.cpp
@@ -58,15 +58,15 @@ template class spdlog::sinks::ansicolor_sink<spdlog::details::console_stderr, sp
 #endif
 
 #include "spdlog/sinks/stdout_color_sinks-inl.h"
-template std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> spdlog::stdout_color_mt<spdlog::synchronous_factory>(const std::string &logger_name);
-template std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> spdlog::stdout_color_st<spdlog::synchronous_factory>(const std::string &logger_name);
-template std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> spdlog::stderr_color_mt<spdlog::synchronous_factory>(const std::string &logger_name);
-template std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> spdlog::stderr_color_st<spdlog::synchronous_factory>(const std::string &logger_name);
+template std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> spdlog::stdout_color_mt<spdlog::synchronous_factory>(const std::string &logger_name, color_mode mode);
+template std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> spdlog::stdout_color_st<spdlog::synchronous_factory>(const std::string &logger_name, color_mode mode);
+template std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> spdlog::stderr_color_mt<spdlog::synchronous_factory>(const std::string &logger_name, color_mode mode);
+template std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> spdlog::stderr_color_st<spdlog::synchronous_factory>(const std::string &logger_name, color_mode mode);
 
-template std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> spdlog::stdout_color_mt<spdlog::async_factory>(const std::string &logger_name);
-template std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> spdlog::stdout_color_st<spdlog::async_factory>(const std::string &logger_name);
-template std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> spdlog::stderr_color_mt<spdlog::async_factory>(const std::string &logger_name);
-template std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> spdlog::stderr_color_st<spdlog::async_factory>(const std::string &logger_name);
+template std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> spdlog::stdout_color_mt<spdlog::async_factory>(const std::string &logger_name, color_mode mode);
+template std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> spdlog::stdout_color_st<spdlog::async_factory>(const std::string &logger_name, color_mode mode);
+template std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> spdlog::stderr_color_mt<spdlog::async_factory>(const std::string &logger_name, color_mode mode);
+template std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> spdlog::stderr_color_st<spdlog::async_factory>(const std::string &logger_name, color_mode mode);
 
 // Slightly modified version of fmt lib's format.cc source file.
 // Copyright (c) 2012 - 2016, Victor Zverovich