diff --git a/doc/RELEASE-NOTES.md b/doc/RELEASE-NOTES.md
index 1955529f7..4c5215b52 100644
--- a/doc/RELEASE-NOTES.md
+++ b/doc/RELEASE-NOTES.md
@@ -80,8 +80,9 @@ Enhancements
   * See [FAQ: Converting log { } block](https://www.unrealircd.org/docs/FAQ#old-log-block)
     on how to change your existing log { } blocks for disk logging.
   * We now have a consistent log format and log messages can be multiline.
-  * Colors are enabled in snomasks and console logs by default. Later there
-    will be an option to turn this off (TODO).
+  * Colors are enabled by default in snomask server notices, these can be disabled via
+    [set::server-notice-colors](https://www.unrealircd.org/docs/Set_block#set::server-notice-colors)
+    and also in [oper::server-notice-colors](https://www.unrealircd.org/docs/Oper_block)
 * Almost all channel modes are modularized
   * Only the three list modes (+b/+e/+I) are still in the core
   * The five [level modes](https://www.unrealircd.org/docs/Channel_Modes#Access_levels)
diff --git a/include/dynconf.h b/include/dynconf.h
index 75da652fa..978f4443a 100644
--- a/include/dynconf.h
+++ b/include/dynconf.h
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ struct Configuration {
 	char *helpchan;
 	char *stats_server;
 	char *sasl_server;
+	int server_notice_colors;
 };
 
 extern MODVAR Configuration iConf;
diff --git a/include/struct.h b/include/struct.h
index e734df7c5..2063d7185 100644
--- a/include/struct.h
+++ b/include/struct.h
@@ -1604,6 +1604,7 @@ struct ConfigItem_oper {
 	unsigned long modes, require_modes;
 	char *vhost;
 	int maxlogins;
+	int server_notice_colors;
 };
 
 /** The TLS options that are used in set::tls and otherblocks::tls-options.
diff --git a/src/conf.c b/src/conf.c
index e31f0b39c..07e34413b 100644
--- a/src/conf.c
+++ b/src/conf.c
@@ -1635,6 +1635,7 @@ void config_setdefaultsettings(Configuration *i)
 	char tmp[512];
 
 	safe_strdup(i->oper_snomask, OPER_SNOMASKS);
+	i->server_notice_colors = 1;
 	i->ident_read_timeout = 7;
 	i->ident_connect_timeout = 3;
 	i->ban_version_tkl_time = 86400; /* 1d */
@@ -3858,6 +3859,8 @@ int	_conf_oper(ConfigFile *conf, ConfigEntry *ce)
 	oper =  safe_alloc(sizeof(ConfigItem_oper));
 	safe_strdup(oper->name, ce->value);
 
+	oper->server_notice_colors = tempiConf.server_notice_colors; /* default */
+
 	for (cep = ce->items; cep; cep = cep->next)
 	{
 		if (!strcmp(cep->name, "operclass"))
@@ -3900,6 +3903,10 @@ int	_conf_oper(ConfigFile *conf, ConfigEntry *ce)
 		{
 			safe_strdup(oper->snomask, cep->value);
 		}
+		else if (!strcmp(cep->name, "server-notice-colors"))
+		{
+			oper->server_notice_colors = config_checkval(cep->value, CFG_YESNO);
+		}
 		else if (!strcmp(cep->name, "modes"))
 		{
 			oper->modes = set_usermode(cep->value);
@@ -4021,6 +4028,9 @@ int	_test_oper(ConfigFile *conf, ConfigEntry *ce)
 				}
 				has_snomask = 1;
 			}
+			else if (!strcmp(cep->name, "server-notice-colors"))
+			{
+			}
 			/* oper::modes */
 			else if (!strcmp(cep->name, "modes"))
 			{
@@ -7116,6 +7126,9 @@ int	_conf_set(ConfigFile *conf, ConfigEntry *ce)
 		else if (!strcmp(cep->name, "snomask-on-oper")) {
 			safe_strdup(tempiConf.oper_snomask, cep->value);
 		}
+		else if (!strcmp(cep->name, "server-notice-colors")) {
+			tempiConf.server_notice_colors = config_checkval(cep->value, CFG_YESNO);
+		}
 		else if (!strcmp(cep->name, "level-on-join")) {
 			const char *res = channellevel_to_string(cep->value); /* 'halfop', etc */
 			if (!res)
@@ -7785,6 +7798,9 @@ int	_test_set(ConfigFile *conf, ConfigEntry *ce)
 			CheckNull(cep);
 			CheckDuplicate(cep, snomask_on_oper, "snomask-on-oper");
 		}
+		else if (!strcmp(cep->name, "server-notice-colors")) {
+			CheckNull(cep);
+		}
 		else if (!strcmp(cep->name, "level-on-join")) {
 			CheckNull(cep);
 			CheckDuplicate(cep, level_on_join, "level-on-join");
diff --git a/src/log.c b/src/log.c
index f85f8f8b8..914a57596 100644
--- a/src/log.c
+++ b/src/log.c
@@ -1446,6 +1446,10 @@ void do_unreal_log_opers(LogLevel loglevel, const char *subsystem, const char *e
 	/* To specific snomasks... */
 	list_for_each_entry(client, &oper_list, special_node)
 	{
+		const char *operlogin;
+		ConfigItem_oper *oper;
+		int colors = iConf.server_notice_colors;
+
 		if (snomask_destinations)
 		{
 			char found = 0;
@@ -1462,17 +1466,28 @@ void do_unreal_log_opers(LogLevel loglevel, const char *subsystem, const char *e
 			if (!found)
 				continue;
 		}
+
+		operlogin = get_operlogin(client);
+		if (operlogin && (oper = find_oper(operlogin)))
+			colors = oper->server_notice_colors;
+
 		mtags_loop = mtags;
 		for (m = msg; m; m = m->next)
 		{
-			char subsystem_and_event_id[256];
-			snprintf(subsystem_and_event_id, sizeof(subsystem_and_event_id), "%s%s.%s%s%s",
-			         COLOR_DARKGREY, subsystem, event_id, m->next?"+":"", COLOR_NONE);
-			sendto_one(client, mtags_loop, ":%s NOTICE %s :%s %s[%s]%s %s",
-				from_server->name, client->name,
-				subsystem_and_event_id,
-				log_level_irc_color(loglevel), log_level_valtostring(loglevel), COLOR_NONE,
-				m->line);
+			if (colors)
+			{
+				sendto_one(client, mtags_loop, ":%s NOTICE %s :%s%s.%s%s%s %s[%s]%s %s",
+					from_server->name, client->name,
+					COLOR_DARKGREY, subsystem, event_id, m->next?"+":"", COLOR_NONE,
+					log_level_irc_color(loglevel), log_level_valtostring(loglevel), COLOR_NONE,
+					m->line);
+			} else {
+				sendto_one(client, mtags_loop, ":%s NOTICE %s :%s.%s%s [%s] %s",
+					from_server->name, client->name,
+					subsystem, event_id, m->next?"+":"",
+					log_level_valtostring(loglevel),
+					m->line);
+			}
 			mtags_loop = NULL; /* this way we only send the JSON in the first msg */
 		}
 	}