diff --git a/clients/cli/nmcli.c b/clients/cli/nmcli.c
index 8d9f7fef89..63c4b777a7 100644
--- a/clients/cli/nmcli.c
+++ b/clients/cli/nmcli.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
  * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
  *
- * Copyright 2010 - 2014 Red Hat, Inc.
+ * Copyright 2010 - 2015 Red Hat, Inc.
  */
 
 /* Generated configuration file */
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ usage (const char *prog_name)
 	              "  -t[erse]                                   terse output\n"
 	              "  -p[retty]                                  pretty output\n"
 	              "  -m[ode] tabular|multiline                  output mode\n"
+	              "  -c[olors] auto|yes|no                      whether to use colors in output\n"
 	              "  -f[ields] <field1,field2,...>|all|common   specify fields to output\n"
 	              "  -e[scape] yes|no                           escape columns separators in values\n"
 	              "  -n[ocheck]                                 don't check nmcli and NetworkManager versions\n"
@@ -210,6 +211,24 @@ parse_command_line (NmCli *nmc, int argc, char **argv)
 				nmc->return_value = NMC_RESULT_ERROR_USER_INPUT;
 				return nmc->return_value;
 			}
+		} else if (matches (opt, "-colors") == 0) {
+			next_arg (&argc, &argv);
+			if (argc <= 1) {
+		 		g_string_printf (nmc->return_text, _("Error: missing argument for '%s' option."), opt);
+				nmc->return_value = NMC_RESULT_ERROR_USER_INPUT;
+				return nmc->return_value;
+			}
+			if (matches (argv[1], "auto") == 0)
+				nmc->use_colors = NMC_USE_COLOR_AUTO;
+			else if (matches (argv[1], "yes") == 0)
+				nmc->use_colors = NMC_USE_COLOR_YES;
+			else if (matches (argv[1], "no") == 0)
+				nmc->use_colors = NMC_USE_COLOR_NO;
+			else {
+		 		g_string_printf (nmc->return_text, _("Error: '%s' is not valid argument for '%s' option."), argv[1], opt);
+				nmc->return_value = NMC_RESULT_ERROR_USER_INPUT;
+				return nmc->return_value;
+			}
 		} else if (matches (opt, "-escape") == 0) {
 			next_arg (&argc, &argv);
 			if (argc <= 1) {
@@ -526,6 +545,7 @@ nmc_init (NmCli *nmc)
 	memset (&nmc->print_fields, '\0', sizeof (NmcPrintFields));
 	nmc->nocheck_ver = FALSE;
 	nmc->ask = FALSE;
+	nmc->use_colors = NMC_USE_COLOR_AUTO;
 	nmc->in_editor = FALSE;
 	nmc->editor_status_line = FALSE;
 	nmc->editor_save_confirmation = TRUE;
diff --git a/clients/cli/nmcli.h b/clients/cli/nmcli.h
index ee1a86f96e..06662fefee 100644
--- a/clients/cli/nmcli.h
+++ b/clients/cli/nmcli.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
  * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
  *
- * Copyright 2010 - 2014 Red Hat, Inc.
+ * Copyright 2010 - 2015 Red Hat, Inc.
  */
 
 #ifndef NMC_NMCLI_H
@@ -122,6 +122,12 @@ typedef struct {
 	int indent;           /* Indent by this number of spaces */
 } NmcPrintFields;
 
+typedef enum {
+	NMC_USE_COLOR_AUTO,
+	NMC_USE_COLOR_YES,
+	NMC_USE_COLOR_NO,
+} NmcColorOption;
+
 /* NmCli - main structure */
 typedef struct _NmCli {
 	NMClient *client;                                 /* Pointer to NMClient of libnm */
@@ -143,6 +149,7 @@ typedef struct _NmCli {
 	NMCPrintOutput print_output;                      /* Output mode */
 	gboolean multiline_output;                        /* Multiline output instead of default tabular */
 	gboolean mode_specified;                          /* Whether tabular/multiline mode was specified via '--mode' option */
+	NmcColorOption use_colors;                        /* Whether to use colors for output: option '--color' */
 	gboolean escape_values;                           /* Whether to escape ':' and '\' in terse tabular mode */
 	char *required_fields;                            /* Required fields in output: '--fields' option */
 	GPtrArray *output_data;                           /* GPtrArray of arrays of NmcOutputField structs - accumulates data for output */
diff --git a/clients/cli/utils.c b/clients/cli/utils.c
index 3036dfe48f..ab591d9563 100644
--- a/clients/cli/utils.c
+++ b/clients/cli/utils.c
@@ -1058,7 +1058,9 @@ print_required_fields (NmCli *nmc, const NmcOutputField field_values[])
 		return;
 
 	/* Only show colors if the output is a terminal */
-	colorize = isatty (fileno (stdout));
+	colorize = nmc->use_colors == NMC_USE_COLOR_YES ? TRUE :
+	             nmc->use_colors == NMC_USE_COLOR_NO ? FALSE :
+	               isatty (fileno (stdout));
 
 	if (multiline) {
 	/* --- Multiline mode --- */
diff --git a/man/nmcli.1.in b/man/nmcli.1.in
index 8ca2a3b2aa..0609795997 100644
--- a/man/nmcli.1.in
+++ b/man/nmcli.1.in
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
 .\" with this manual; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 .\" 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
 .\"
-.\" Copyright 2010 - 2014 Red Hat, Inc.
+.\" Copyright 2010 - 2015 Red Hat, Inc.
 .\"
-.TH NMCLI "1" "3 December 2014"
+.TH NMCLI "1" "19 February 2015"
 
 .SH NAME
 nmcli \- command\(hyline tool for controlling NetworkManager
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ nmcli \- command\(hyline tool for controlling NetworkManager
 .br
 \fB\-m\fR[\fImode\fR] tabular | multiline
 .br
+\fB\-c\fR[\fIcolors\fR] auto | yes | no
+.br
 \fB\-f\fR[\fIields\fR] <field1,field2,...> | all | common
 .br
 \fB\-e\fR[\fIscape\fR] yes | no
@@ -106,6 +108,11 @@ Columns define particular properties of the entry.
 \fImultiline\fP \(en Each entry comprises multiple lines, each property on its own
 line. The values are prefixed with the property name.
 .TP
+.B \-c, \-\-colors auto|yes|no
+This option controls color output (using terminal escape sequences). \fIyes\fP
+enables colors, \fIno\fP disables them, \fIauto\fP only produces colors when
+standard output is directed to a terminal. The default value is \fIauto\fP.
+.TP
 .B \-f, \-\-fields <field1,field2,...> | all | common
 This option is used to specify what fields (column names) should be printed.
 Valid field names differ for specific commands. List available fields by