diff --git a/text_formatter.go b/text_formatter.go
index 3e55040..beb628f 100644
--- a/text_formatter.go
+++ b/text_formatter.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package logrus
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
@@ -35,6 +36,9 @@ type TextFormatter struct {
 	// Force disabling colors.
 	DisableColors bool
 
+	// Override coloring based on CLICOLOR and CLICOLOR_FORCE. - https://bixense.com/clicolors/
+	EnvironmentOverrideColors bool
+
 	// Disable timestamp logging. useful when output is redirected to logging
 	// system that already adds timestamps.
 	DisableTimestamp bool
@@ -78,6 +82,22 @@ func (f *TextFormatter) init(entry *Entry) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (f *TextFormatter) isColored() bool {
+	isColored := f.ForceColors || f.isTerminal
+
+	if f.EnvironmentOverrideColors {
+		if force, ok := os.LookupEnv("CLICOLOR_FORCE"); ok && force != "0" {
+			isColored = true
+		} else if ok && force == "0" {
+			isColored = false
+		} else if os.Getenv("CLICOLOR") == "0" {
+			isColored = false
+		}
+	}
+
+	return isColored && !f.DisableColors
+}
+
 // Format renders a single log entry
 func (f *TextFormatter) Format(entry *Entry) ([]byte, error) {
 	prefixFieldClashes(entry.Data, f.FieldMap)
@@ -100,13 +120,11 @@ func (f *TextFormatter) Format(entry *Entry) ([]byte, error) {
 
 	f.Do(func() { f.init(entry) })
 
-	isColored := (f.ForceColors || f.isTerminal) && !f.DisableColors
-
 	timestampFormat := f.TimestampFormat
 	if timestampFormat == "" {
 		timestampFormat = defaultTimestampFormat
 	}
-	if isColored {
+	if f.isColored() {
 		f.printColored(b, entry, keys, timestampFormat)
 	} else {
 		if !f.DisableTimestamp {
diff --git a/text_formatter_test.go b/text_formatter_test.go
index 921d052..652102d 100644
--- a/text_formatter_test.go
+++ b/text_formatter_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -216,5 +217,211 @@ func TestTextFormatterFieldMap(t *testing.T) {
 		"Formatted output doesn't respect FieldMap")
 }
 
+func TestTextFormatterIsColored(t *testing.T) {
+	params := []struct {
+		name               string
+		expectedResult     bool
+		isTerminal         bool
+		disableColor       bool
+		forceColor         bool
+		envColor           bool
+		clicolorIsSet      bool
+		clicolorForceIsSet bool
+		clicolorVal        string
+		clicolorForceVal   string
+	}{
+		// Default values
+		{
+			name:               "testcase1",
+			expectedResult:     false,
+			isTerminal:         false,
+			disableColor:       false,
+			forceColor:         false,
+			envColor:           false,
+			clicolorIsSet:      false,
+			clicolorForceIsSet: false,
+		},
+		// Output on terminal
+		{
+			name:               "testcase2",
+			expectedResult:     true,
+			isTerminal:         true,
+			disableColor:       false,
+			forceColor:         false,
+			envColor:           false,
+			clicolorIsSet:      false,
+			clicolorForceIsSet: false,
+		},
+		// Output on terminal with color disabled
+		{
+			name:               "testcase3",
+			expectedResult:     false,
+			isTerminal:         true,
+			disableColor:       true,
+			forceColor:         false,
+			envColor:           false,
+			clicolorIsSet:      false,
+			clicolorForceIsSet: false,
+		},
+		// Output not on terminal with color disabled
+		{
+			name:               "testcase4",
+			expectedResult:     false,
+			isTerminal:         false,
+			disableColor:       true,
+			forceColor:         false,
+			envColor:           false,
+			clicolorIsSet:      false,
+			clicolorForceIsSet: false,
+		},
+		// Output not on terminal with color forced
+		{
+			name:               "testcase5",
+			expectedResult:     true,
+			isTerminal:         false,
+			disableColor:       false,
+			forceColor:         true,
+			envColor:           false,
+			clicolorIsSet:      false,
+			clicolorForceIsSet: false,
+		},
+		// Output on terminal with clicolor set to "0"
+		{
+			name:               "testcase6",
+			expectedResult:     false,
+			isTerminal:         true,
+			disableColor:       false,
+			forceColor:         false,
+			envColor:           true,
+			clicolorIsSet:      true,
+			clicolorForceIsSet: false,
+			clicolorVal:        "0",
+		},
+		// Output on terminal with clicolor set to "1"
+		{
+			name:               "testcase7",
+			expectedResult:     true,
+			isTerminal:         true,
+			disableColor:       false,
+			forceColor:         false,
+			envColor:           true,
+			clicolorIsSet:      true,
+			clicolorForceIsSet: false,
+			clicolorVal:        "1",
+		},
+		// Output not on terminal with clicolor set to "0"
+		{
+			name:               "testcase8",
+			expectedResult:     false,
+			isTerminal:         false,
+			disableColor:       false,
+			forceColor:         false,
+			envColor:           true,
+			clicolorIsSet:      true,
+			clicolorForceIsSet: false,
+			clicolorVal:        "0",
+		},
+		// Output not on terminal with clicolor set to "1"
+		{
+			name:               "testcase9",
+			expectedResult:     false,
+			isTerminal:         false,
+			disableColor:       false,
+			forceColor:         false,
+			envColor:           true,
+			clicolorIsSet:      true,
+			clicolorForceIsSet: false,
+			clicolorVal:        "1",
+		},
+		// Output not on terminal with clicolor set to "1" and force color
+		{
+			name:               "testcase10",
+			expectedResult:     true,
+			isTerminal:         false,
+			disableColor:       false,
+			forceColor:         true,
+			envColor:           true,
+			clicolorIsSet:      true,
+			clicolorForceIsSet: false,
+			clicolorVal:        "1",
+		},
+		// Output not on terminal with clicolor set to "0" and force color
+		{
+			name:               "testcase11",
+			expectedResult:     false,
+			isTerminal:         false,
+			disableColor:       false,
+			forceColor:         true,
+			envColor:           true,
+			clicolorIsSet:      true,
+			clicolorForceIsSet: false,
+			clicolorVal:        "0",
+		},
+		// Output not on terminal with clicolor_force set to "1"
+		{
+			name:               "testcase12",
+			expectedResult:     true,
+			isTerminal:         false,
+			disableColor:       false,
+			forceColor:         false,
+			envColor:           true,
+			clicolorIsSet:      false,
+			clicolorForceIsSet: true,
+			clicolorForceVal:   "1",
+		},
+		// Output not on terminal with clicolor_force set to "0"
+		{
+			name:               "testcase13",
+			expectedResult:     false,
+			isTerminal:         false,
+			disableColor:       false,
+			forceColor:         false,
+			envColor:           true,
+			clicolorIsSet:      false,
+			clicolorForceIsSet: true,
+			clicolorForceVal:   "0",
+		},
+		// Output on terminal with clicolor_force set to "0"
+		{
+			name:               "testcase14",
+			expectedResult:     false,
+			isTerminal:         true,
+			disableColor:       false,
+			forceColor:         false,
+			envColor:           true,
+			clicolorIsSet:      false,
+			clicolorForceIsSet: true,
+			clicolorForceVal:   "0",
+		},
+	}
+
+	cleanenv := func() {
+		os.Unsetenv("CLICOLOR")
+		os.Unsetenv("CLICOLOR_FORCE")
+	}
+
+	defer cleanenv()
+
+	for _, val := range params {
+		t.Run("textformatter_"+val.name, func(subT *testing.T) {
+			tf := TextFormatter{
+				isTerminal:                val.isTerminal,
+				DisableColors:             val.disableColor,
+				ForceColors:               val.forceColor,
+				EnvironmentOverrideColors: val.envColor,
+			}
+			cleanenv()
+			if val.clicolorIsSet {
+				os.Setenv("CLICOLOR", val.clicolorVal)
+			}
+			if val.clicolorForceIsSet {
+				os.Setenv("CLICOLOR_FORCE", val.clicolorForceVal)
+			}
+			res := tf.isColored()
+			assert.Equal(subT, val.expectedResult, res)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 // TODO add tests for sorting etc., this requires a parser for the text
 // formatter output.