diff --git a/internal/util-logging/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/util/ManagedLogger.scala b/internal/util-logging/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/util/ManagedLogger.scala
index 794107111..a0b69929c 100644
--- a/internal/util-logging/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/util/ManagedLogger.scala
+++ b/internal/util-logging/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/util/ManagedLogger.scala
@@ -54,4 +54,5 @@ class ManagedLogger(
         new ObjectMessage(entry)
       )
     }
+  override def ansiCodesSupported = ConsoleAppender.formatEnabledInEnv
 }