diff --git a/config/scheme.py b/config/scheme.py
index a6b65c0..697e4a4 100644
--- a/config/scheme.py
+++ b/config/scheme.py
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ class RuntimeConfiguration(DataClass):
     script_source_dir: Optional[str]
     arch: Optional[Arch]
     uid: Optional[int]
+    progress_bars: Optional[bool]
 
 
 class ConfigLoadState(DataClass):
diff --git a/config/state.py b/config/state.py
index 0395baa..a82a0a5 100644
--- a/config/state.py
+++ b/config/state.py
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ CONFIG_RUNTIME_DEFAULTS: RuntimeConfiguration = RuntimeConfiguration.fromDict({
     'script_source_dir': None,
     'arch': None,
     'uid': None,
+    'progress_bars': None,
 })
 
 
diff --git a/logger.py b/logger.py
index e11e619..81b6ff2 100644
--- a/logger.py
+++ b/logger.py
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ import coloredlogs
 import logging
 import sys
 
+from typing import Optional
 
-def setup_logging(verbose: bool, log_setup: bool = True):
+
+def setup_logging(verbose: bool, force_colors: Optional[bool] = None, log_setup: bool = True):
     level_colors = coloredlogs.DEFAULT_LEVEL_STYLES | {'info': {'color': 'magenta', 'bright': True}, 'debug': {'color': 'blue', 'bright': True}}
     field_colors = coloredlogs.DEFAULT_FIELD_STYLES | {'asctime': {'color': 'white', 'faint': True}}
     level = logging.DEBUG if verbose else logging.INFO
@@ -15,9 +17,12 @@ def setup_logging(verbose: bool, log_setup: bool = True):
         level=level,
         level_styles=level_colors,
         field_styles=field_colors,
+        isatty=force_colors,
     )
     if log_setup:
-        logging.debug('Logging set up.')
+        logging.debug('Logger: Logging set up.')
+        if force_colors is not None:
+            logging.debug(f'Logger: Force-{"en" if force_colors else "dis"}abled colors')
 
 
 verbose_option = click.option(
@@ -26,3 +31,10 @@ verbose_option = click.option(
     is_flag=True,
     help='Enables verbose logging',
 )
+
+color_option = click.option(
+    '--force-colors/--no-colors',
+    is_flag=True,
+    default=None,
+    help='Force enable/disable log coloring. Defaults to autodetection.',
+)
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 519d55b..620c348 100755
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import subprocess
 from traceback import format_exc, format_exception_only, format_tb
 from typing import Optional
 
-from logger import logging, setup_logging, verbose_option
+from logger import color_option, logging, setup_logging, verbose_option
 from wrapper import nowrapper_option, enforce_wrap
 
 from config.cli import config, config_option, cmd_config
@@ -24,8 +24,15 @@ from image.cli import cmd_image
 @verbose_option
 @config_option
 @nowrapper_option
-def cli(verbose: bool = False, config_file: Optional[str] = None, wrapper_override: Optional[bool] = None, error_shell: bool = False):
-    setup_logging(verbose)
+@color_option
+def cli(
+    verbose: bool = False,
+    config_file: Optional[str] = None,
+    wrapper_override: Optional[bool] = None,
+    error_shell: bool = False,
+    force_colors: Optional[bool] = None,
+):
+    setup_logging(verbose, force_colors=force_colors)
     config.runtime.verbose = verbose
     config.runtime.no_wrap = wrapper_override is False
     config.runtime.error_shell = error_shell