diff --git a/lcli/src/main.rs b/lcli/src/main.rs
index 2fd053885..e6a4eeeac 100644
--- a/lcli/src/main.rs
+++ b/lcli/src/main.rs
@@ -747,6 +747,7 @@ fn run<T: EthSpec>(
             debug_level: "trace",
             logfile_debug_level: "trace",
             log_format: None,
+            log_color: false,
             max_log_size: 0,
             max_log_number: 0,
             compression: false,
diff --git a/lighthouse/environment/src/lib.rs b/lighthouse/environment/src/lib.rs
index 160f69654..679964c0d 100644
--- a/lighthouse/environment/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lighthouse/environment/src/lib.rs
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ pub struct LoggerConfig<'a> {
     pub debug_level: &'a str,
     pub logfile_debug_level: &'a str,
     pub log_format: Option<&'a str>,
+    pub log_color: bool,
     pub max_log_size: u64,
     pub max_log_number: usize,
     pub compression: bool,
@@ -139,7 +140,13 @@ impl<E: EthSpec> EnvironmentBuilder<E> {
                 _ => return Err("Logging format provided is not supported".to_string()),
             }
         } else {
-            let stdout_decorator = slog_term::TermDecorator::new().build();
+            let stdout_decorator_builder = slog_term::TermDecorator::new();
+            let stdout_decorator = if config.log_color {
+                stdout_decorator_builder.force_color()
+            } else {
+                stdout_decorator_builder
+            }
+            .build();
             let stdout_decorator =
                 logging::AlignedTermDecorator::new(stdout_decorator, logging::MAX_MESSAGE_WIDTH);
             let stdout_drain = slog_term::FullFormat::new(stdout_decorator).build().fuse();
diff --git a/lighthouse/src/main.rs b/lighthouse/src/main.rs
index bd707f7a7..7897494cc 100644
--- a/lighthouse/src/main.rs
+++ b/lighthouse/src/main.rs
@@ -138,6 +138,13 @@ fn main() {
                 .takes_value(true)
                 .global(true),
         )
+        .arg(
+            Arg::with_name("log-color")
+                .long("log-color")
+                .alias("log-colour")
+                .help("Force outputting colors when emitting logs to the terminal.")
+                .global(true),
+        )
         .arg(
             Arg::with_name("debug-level")
                 .long("debug-level")
@@ -372,6 +379,8 @@ fn run<E: EthSpec>(
 
     let log_format = matches.value_of("log-format");
 
+    let log_color = matches.is_present("log-color");
+
     let logfile_debug_level = matches
         .value_of("logfile-debug-level")
         .ok_or("Expected --logfile-debug-level flag")?;
@@ -424,6 +433,7 @@ fn run<E: EthSpec>(
         debug_level,
         logfile_debug_level,
         log_format,
+        log_color,
         max_log_size: logfile_max_size * 1_024 * 1_024,
         max_log_number: logfile_max_number,
         compression: logfile_compress,
diff --git a/testing/simulator/src/eth1_sim.rs b/testing/simulator/src/eth1_sim.rs
index c54944c2e..613573cd0 100644
--- a/testing/simulator/src/eth1_sim.rs
+++ b/testing/simulator/src/eth1_sim.rs
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ pub fn run_eth1_sim(matches: &ArgMatches) -> Result<(), String> {
             debug_level: log_level,
             logfile_debug_level: "debug",
             log_format,
+            log_color: false,
             max_log_size: 0,
             max_log_number: 0,
             compression: false,
diff --git a/testing/simulator/src/no_eth1_sim.rs b/testing/simulator/src/no_eth1_sim.rs
index 5d2f0be72..28b871984 100644
--- a/testing/simulator/src/no_eth1_sim.rs
+++ b/testing/simulator/src/no_eth1_sim.rs
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ pub fn run_no_eth1_sim(matches: &ArgMatches) -> Result<(), String> {
             debug_level: log_level,
             logfile_debug_level: "debug",
             log_format,
+            log_color: false,
             max_log_size: 0,
             max_log_number: 0,
             compression: false,
diff --git a/testing/simulator/src/sync_sim.rs b/testing/simulator/src/sync_sim.rs
index 3bb460c9f..07d774b8d 100644
--- a/testing/simulator/src/sync_sim.rs
+++ b/testing/simulator/src/sync_sim.rs
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ fn syncing_sim(
             debug_level: log_level,
             logfile_debug_level: "debug",
             log_format,
+            log_color: false,
             max_log_size: 0,
             max_log_number: 0,
             compression: false,