diff --git a/main-command/src/main/scala/sbt/BasicKeys.scala b/main-command/src/main/scala/sbt/BasicKeys.scala
index 9a85658f0..749adb30e 100644
--- a/main-command/src/main/scala/sbt/BasicKeys.scala
+++ b/main-command/src/main/scala/sbt/BasicKeys.scala
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import com.github.ghik.silencer.silent
 import sbt.internal.inc.classpath.{ ClassLoaderCache => IncClassLoaderCache }
 import sbt.internal.classpath.ClassLoaderCache
 import sbt.internal.server.ServerHandler
-import sbt.internal.util.{ AttributeKey, Terminal }
+import sbt.internal.util.AttributeKey
 import sbt.librarymanagement.ModuleID
 import sbt.util.Level
 import scala.concurrent.duration.FiniteDuration
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ object BasicKeys {
     "The function that constructs the command prompt from the current build state.",
     10000
   )
-  val terminalShellPrompt = AttributeKey[(Terminal, State) => String](
-    "new-shell-prompt",
+  val colorShellPrompt = AttributeKey[(Boolean, State) => String](
+    "color-shell-prompt",
     "The function that constructs the command prompt from the current build state for a given terminal.",
     10000
   )
diff --git a/main-command/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/ui/UITask.scala b/main-command/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/ui/UITask.scala
index f47def3a6..1ed500047 100644
--- a/main-command/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/ui/UITask.scala
+++ b/main-command/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/ui/UITask.scala
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import java.nio.channels.ClosedChannelException
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean
 
 import sbt.BasicCommandStrings.{ Cancel, TerminateAction, Shutdown }
-import sbt.BasicKeys.{ historyPath, terminalShellPrompt }
+import sbt.BasicKeys.{ historyPath, colorShellPrompt }
 import sbt.State
 import sbt.internal.CommandChannel
 import sbt.internal.util.ConsoleAppender.{ ClearPromptLine, ClearScreenAfterCursor, DeleteLine }
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ private[sbt] trait UITask extends Runnable with AutoCloseable {
 }
 
 private[sbt] object UITask {
+  case object NoShellPrompt extends (State => String) {
+    override def apply(state: State): String = ""
+  }
   trait Reader extends AutoCloseable {
     def readLine(): Either[String, String]
     override def close(): Unit = {}
@@ -93,11 +96,15 @@ private[sbt] object UITask {
   private[this] def history(s: State): Option[File] =
     s.get(historyPath).getOrElse(Some(new File(s.baseDir, ".history")))
   private[sbt] def shellPrompt(terminal: Terminal, s: State): String =
-    s.get(terminalShellPrompt) match {
-      case Some(pf) => pf(terminal, s)
-      case None =>
-        def ansi(s: String): String = if (terminal.isAnsiSupported) s"$s" else ""
-        s"${ansi(DeleteLine)}> ${ansi(ClearScreenAfterCursor)}"
+    s.get(sbt.BasicKeys.shellPrompt) match {
+      case Some(NoShellPrompt) | None =>
+        s.get(colorShellPrompt) match {
+          case Some(pf) => pf(terminal.isColorEnabled, s)
+          case None =>
+            def color(s: String): String = if (terminal.isColorEnabled) s"$s" else ""
+            s"${color(DeleteLine)}> ${color(ClearScreenAfterCursor)}"
+        }
+      case Some(p) => p(s)
     }
   private[sbt] class AskUserTask(
       state: State,
diff --git a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Defaults.scala b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Defaults.scala
index 3b37e8ad1..0498650b8 100644
--- a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Defaults.scala
+++ b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Defaults.scala
@@ -2558,9 +2558,12 @@ object Classpaths {
           val base = ModuleID(id.groupID, id.name, sbtVersion.value).withCrossVersion(cross)
           CrossVersion(scalaVersion, binVersion)(base).withCrossVersion(Disabled())
         },
-        shellPrompt := shellPromptFromState,
-        terminalShellPrompt := { (t, s) =>
-          shellPromptFromState(t)(s)
+        shellPrompt := sbt.internal.ui.UITask.NoShellPrompt,
+        colorShellPrompt := { (c, s) =>
+          shellPrompt.value match {
+            case sbt.internal.ui.UITask.NoShellPrompt => shellPromptFromState(c)(s)
+            case p                                    => p(s)
+          }
         },
         dynamicDependency := { (): Unit },
         transitiveClasspathDependency := { (): Unit },
@@ -3861,12 +3864,12 @@ object Classpaths {
     }
   }
 
-  def shellPromptFromState: State => String = shellPromptFromState(Terminal.console)
-  def shellPromptFromState(terminal: Terminal): State => String = { s: State =>
+  def shellPromptFromState: State => String = shellPromptFromState(Terminal.console.isColorEnabled)
+  def shellPromptFromState(isColorEnabled: Boolean): State => String = { s: State =>
     val extracted = Project.extract(s)
     (name in extracted.currentRef).get(extracted.structure.data) match {
       case Some(name) =>
-        s"sbt:$name" + Def.withColor(s"> ", Option(scala.Console.CYAN), terminal.isColorEnabled)
+        s"sbt:$name" + Def.withColor(s"> ", Option(scala.Console.CYAN), isColorEnabled)
       case _ => "> "
     }
   }
diff --git a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Keys.scala b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Keys.scala
index c15957b00..9c6a35017 100644
--- a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Keys.scala
+++ b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Keys.scala
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ object Keys {
   // Command keys
   val historyPath = SettingKey(BasicKeys.historyPath)
   val shellPrompt = SettingKey(BasicKeys.shellPrompt)
-  val terminalShellPrompt = SettingKey(BasicKeys.terminalShellPrompt)
+  val colorShellPrompt = SettingKey(BasicKeys.colorShellPrompt)
   val autoStartServer = SettingKey(BasicKeys.autoStartServer)
   val serverPort = SettingKey(BasicKeys.serverPort)
   val serverHost = SettingKey(BasicKeys.serverHost)
diff --git a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Project.scala b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Project.scala
index 914cb5bc7..a86dd155a 100755
--- a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Project.scala
+++ b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Project.scala
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ import Project._
 import BasicKeys.serverLogLevel
 import Keys.{
   stateBuildStructure,
+  colorShellPrompt,
   commands,
   configuration,
   historyPath,
   projectCommand,
   sessionSettings,
-  terminalShellPrompt,
   shellPrompt,
   templateResolverInfos,
   autoStartServer,
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ object Project extends ProjectExtra {
     val allCommands = commandsIn(ref) ++ commandsIn(BuildRef(ref.build)) ++ (commands in Global get structure.data toList)
     val history = get(historyPath) flatMap idFun
     val prompt = get(shellPrompt)
-    val newPrompt = get(terminalShellPrompt)
+    val newPrompt = get(colorShellPrompt)
     val trs = (templateResolverInfos in Global get structure.data).toList.flatten
     val startSvr: Option[Boolean] = get(autoStartServer)
     val host: Option[String] = get(serverHost)
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ object Project extends ProjectExtra {
         .put(historyPath.key, history)
         .put(templateResolverInfos.key, trs)
         .setCond(shellPrompt.key, prompt)
-        .setCond(terminalShellPrompt.key, newPrompt)
+        .setCond(colorShellPrompt.key, newPrompt)
         .setCond(serverLogLevel, srvLogLevel)
         .setCond(fullServerHandlers.key, hs)
     s.copy(