diff --git a/common/Console.cpp b/common/Console.cpp
index 17842dfc53..e6f0a29fa1 100644
--- a/common/Console.cpp
+++ b/common/Console.cpp
@@ -98,14 +98,25 @@ __ri void Log::WriteToConsole(LOGLEVEL level, ConsoleColors color, std::string_v
 
 	static constexpr size_t BUFFER_SIZE = 512;
 
+#ifdef _WIN32
+	constexpr bool supports_color_codes = true;
+#else
+	const int fd = (level <= LOGLEVEL_WARNING) ? STDERR_FILENO : STDOUT_FILENO;
+	const bool supports_color_codes = static_cast<bool>(isatty(fd));
+#endif
+
 	SmallStackString<BUFFER_SIZE> buffer;
 	buffer.reserve(static_cast<u32>(32 + message.length()));
-	buffer.append(s_ansi_color_codes[color]);
+	if (supports_color_codes)
+		buffer.append(s_ansi_color_codes[color]);
 
 	if (s_log_timestamps)
 		buffer.append_format(TIMESTAMP_FORMAT_STRING, Log::GetCurrentMessageTime());
 
 	buffer.append(message);
+
+	if (supports_color_codes)
+		buffer.append(s_ansi_color_codes[Color_Default]);
 	buffer.append('\n');
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
@@ -134,7 +145,6 @@ cleanup:
 	if (wmessage_buf != wbuf)
 		std::free(wmessage_buf);
 #else
-	const int fd = (level <= LOGLEVEL_WARNING) ? STDERR_FILENO : STDOUT_FILENO;
 	write(fd, buffer.data(), buffer.length());
 #endif
 }
@@ -157,7 +167,7 @@ void Log::SetConsoleOutputLevel(LOGLEVEL level)
 	if (was_enabled == now_enabled)
 		return;
 
-		// Worst that happens here is we write to a bad handle..
+	// Worst that happens here is we write to a bad handle..
 
 #if defined(_WIN32)
 	static constexpr auto enable_virtual_terminal_processing = [](HANDLE hConsole) {