diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 2375b414..c0e37efd 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ See ochami-config(5) for more details on configuring the ochami config file(s).`
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&cli.ConfigFile, "config", "c", "", "path to configuration file to use")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringP("log-format", "L", "", "log format (json,rfc3339,basic)")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringP("log-level", "l", "", "set verbosity of logs (info,warning,debug)")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().String("log-color", "", "set coloring of logs (auto,on,off)")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringP("cluster", "C", "", "name of cluster whose config to use for this command")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringP("cluster-uri", "u", "", "base URI for OpenCHAMI services, excluding service base path (overrides cluster.uri in config file)")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&cli.CACertPath, "cacert", "", "path to root CA certificate in PEM format")
diff --git a/doc/config.example.yaml b/doc/config.example.yaml
index 1c62bdcc..f1eec20b 100644
--- a/doc/config.example.yaml
+++ b/doc/config.example.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,13 @@ log:
   # basic   - Specifies log level but no timestamp data
   format: json
 
+  # Color output. Specify whether or not to color output. Available values are:
+  #
+  # on   - Logs are colored unconditionally
+  # off  - Logs are uncolored unconditionally
+  # auto - Logs are colored if stderr is a terminal (default)
+  color: auto
+
 # Specify the name of the cluster to use by default. If this is not specified,
 # --cluster must be used on the command line to specify the name of the cluster
 # to use when communicating with OpenCHAMI services.
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index c670cc6b..282e0e44 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.10.2
 	github.com/synackd/go-kargs v0.0.1-beta.1
 	github.com/vbauerster/mpb/v8 v8.10.2
+	golang.org/x/term v0.44.0
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
 )
 
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index e2410d90..2821fd23 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -227,6 +227,8 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.46.0 h1:noSf2Fq6F8DBgS+LysIkx7rIExoNHJsxOAtPp4rthXw=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.46.0/go.mod h1:4GL1E5IUh+htKOUEOaiffhrAeqysfVGipDYzABqnCmw=
 golang.org/x/text v0.38.0 h1:sXmwo9DwP3OK9EZ7PqAdaooSGozfl/3a6/xJcbzPRhE=
 golang.org/x/text v0.38.0/go.mod h1:YXZt3QhHUKYT53r2lLKFIVi6Ao1jdzrTR/KQ09qyxF4=
+golang.org/x/term v0.44.0 h1:0rLvDRCtNj0gZkyIXhCyOb2OAzEhLVqc4B+hrsBhrmc=
+golang.org/x/term v0.44.0/go.mod h1:7ze4MdzUzLXpSAoFP1H0bOI9aXDqveSvatT5vKcFh2Y=
 golang.org/x/time v0.12.0 h1:ScB/8o8olJvc+CQPWrK3fPZNfh7qgwCrY0zJmoEQLSE=
 golang.org/x/time v0.12.0/go.mod h1:CDIdPxbZBQxdj6cxyCIdrNogrJKMJ7pr37NYpMcMDSg=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.45.0 h1:18qN3FAooORvApf5XjCXgsuayZOEtXf6JK18I3+ONa8=
diff --git a/internal/cli/cli.go b/internal/cli/cli.go
index f2fb46a2..50651bb8 100644
--- a/internal/cli/cli.go
+++ b/internal/cli/cli.go
@@ -186,7 +186,15 @@ func InitLogging(cmd *cobra.Command) error {
 		config.GlobalConfig.Log.Level = ll
 	}
 
-	if err := log.Init(config.GlobalConfig.Log.Level, config.GlobalConfig.Log.Format); err != nil {
+	if cmd.Flags().Changed("log-color") {
+		lc, err := cmd.Flags().GetString("log-color")
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to fetch flag log-color: %w", err)
+		}
+		config.GlobalConfig.Log.Color = lc
+	}
+
+	if err := log.Init(config.GlobalConfig.Log.Level, config.GlobalConfig.Log.Format, config.GlobalConfig.Log.Color); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to Initialize logger: %w", err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index b5e03271..5ea46662 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ var DefaultConfig = Config{
 	Log: ConfigLog{
 		Format: "rfc3339",
 		Level:  "warning",
+		Color:  "auto",
 	},
 	Timeout: 30 * time.Second,
 }
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ func (c *Config) UnmarshalYAML(value *yaml.Node) error {
 						Line:     n.Content[i].Line,
 					}
 				}
-				// If key was found and is not empty, set our sentinal
+				// If key was found and is not empty, set our sentinel
 				hasTimeout = true
 				break
 			}
@@ -157,6 +158,7 @@ func (c Config) GetCluster(name string) (ConfigCluster, error) {
 type ConfigLog struct {
 	Format string `yaml:"format,omitempty"`
 	Level  string `yaml:"level,omitempty"`
+	Color  string `yaml:"color,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // ConfigCluster is a "wrapper" around an individual cluster configuration. It
diff --git a/internal/log/log.go b/internal/log/log.go
index 161bcfd6..4550f64f 100644
--- a/internal/log/log.go
+++ b/internal/log/log.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
+	"golang.org/x/term"
 
 	"github.com/OpenCHAMI/ochami/internal/version"
 )
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ var (
 
 // Init() initializes the global logging object so it can be used for logging by
 // any package that imports this internal log package.
-func Init(ll, lf string) error {
+func Init(ll, lf, lc string) error {
 	var loggerLevel zerolog.Level
 	switch ll {
 	case "warning":
@@ -44,6 +45,18 @@ func Init(ll, lf string) error {
 	}
 
 	cw := zerolog.ConsoleWriter{Out: os.Stderr}
+
+	switch lc {
+	case "", "auto":
+		cw.NoColor = !term.IsTerminal(int(os.Stderr.Fd()))
+	case "on":
+		cw.NoColor = false
+	case "off":
+		cw.NoColor = true
+	default:
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid log-color: %s", lc)
+	}
+
 	switch lf {
 	case "rfc3339":
 		cw.TimeFormat = time.RFC3339
diff --git a/internal/log/log_test.go b/internal/log/log_test.go
index eacf2d2c..17e59d41 100644
--- a/internal/log/log_test.go
+++ b/internal/log/log_test.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ func TestInit(t *testing.T) {
 	type args struct {
 		ll string
 		lf string
+		lc string
 	}
 	tests := []struct {
 		name    string
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ func TestInit(t *testing.T) {
 			args: args{
 				ll: "warning",
 				lf: "basic",
+				lc: "auto",
 			},
 			wantErr: false,
 		},
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ func TestInit(t *testing.T) {
 			args: args{
 				ll: "unsupported",
 				lf: "basic",
+				lc: "auto",
 			},
 			wantErr: true,
 		},
@@ -42,6 +45,7 @@ func TestInit(t *testing.T) {
 			args: args{
 				ll: "warning",
 				lf: "unsupported",
+				lc: "auto",
 			},
 			wantErr: true,
 		},
@@ -50,13 +54,23 @@ func TestInit(t *testing.T) {
 			args: args{
 				ll: "unsupported",
 				lf: "unsupported",
+				lc: "auto",
+			},
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "supported level and format, unsupported color",
+			args: args{
+				ll: "warning",
+				lf: "basic",
+				lc: "unsupported",
 			},
 			wantErr: true,
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			if err := Init(tt.args.ll, tt.args.lf); (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
+			if err := Init(tt.args.ll, tt.args.lf, tt.args.lc); (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
 				t.Errorf("Init() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
 			}
 		})
diff --git a/man/ochami-config.5.sc b/man/ochami-config.5.sc
index 96140197..e3a1e568 100644
--- a/man/ochami-config.5.sc
+++ b/man/ochami-config.5.sc
@@ -63,6 +63,17 @@ These configuration options are global configuration options.
 		- _warning_
 		- _debug_
 
+	*color:* _color_
+		Enable/disable logging color. *auto* detects whether or not stderr is a
+		terminal and enables color accordingly.
+
+		Default: *auto*
+		Supported:
+
+		- _auto_
+		- _on_
+		- _off_
+
 *timeout:* _duration_
 	The timeout to use for HTTP requests. This is a duration string as accepted
 	by Go's duration parser (e.g. _30s_, _5m_, _1m30s_).
diff --git a/man/ochami.1.sc b/man/ochami.1.sc
index ed72fe16..b3d3c844 100644
--- a/man/ochami.1.sc
+++ b/man/ochami.1.sc
@@ -139,6 +139,16 @@ _foobar_.
 	- _warning_
 	- _debug_
 
+*--log-color* _color_
+	Enable/disable logging color. *auto* detects whether or not stderr is a
+	terminal and enables color accordingly. Defaults to _auto_.
+
+	Supported:
+
+	- _auto_
+	- _on_
+	- _off_
+
 *--no-token*
 	Disable reading of and checking for access token and do not include any
 	token in the request headers. This overrides the value of *enable-auth* set