diff --git a/src/plugins/trigger/trigger-buffer.c b/src/plugins/trigger/trigger-buffer.c
index 355ffc1cb..0e5256d49 100644
--- a/src/plugins/trigger/trigger-buffer.c
+++ b/src/plugins/trigger/trigger-buffer.c
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ trigger_buffer_hashtable_map_cb (void *data,
 
     if (strcmp (value_type, "string") == 0)
     {
-        value_no_color = weechat_string_remove_color ((const char *)value, NULL);
+        value_no_color = (weechat_config_boolean (trigger_config_look_monitor_strip_colors)) ?
+            weechat_string_remove_color ((const char *)value, NULL) : NULL;
         weechat_printf_tags (trigger_buffer, "no_trigger",
                              "\t    %s: \"%s\"",
                              (char *)key,
diff --git a/src/plugins/trigger/trigger-config.c b/src/plugins/trigger/trigger-config.c
index f0e7977fa..5be4cc96a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/trigger/trigger-config.c
+++ b/src/plugins/trigger/trigger-config.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ struct t_config_section *trigger_config_section_trigger = NULL;
 
 /* trigger config, look section */
 
-struct t_config_option *trigger_config_look_test;
+struct t_config_option *trigger_config_look_monitor_strip_colors;
 
 /* trigger config, color section */
 
@@ -545,11 +545,11 @@ trigger_config_init ()
         return 0;
     }
 
-    trigger_config_look_test = weechat_config_new_option (
+    trigger_config_look_monitor_strip_colors = weechat_config_new_option (
         trigger_config_file, ptr_section,
-        "test", "boolean",
-        "",
-        NULL, 0, 0, "on", NULL, 0, NULL, NULL,
+        "monitor_strip_colors", "boolean",
+        N_("strip colors in hashtable values displayed on monitor buffer"),
+        NULL, 0, 0, "off", NULL, 0, NULL, NULL,
         NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 
     /* color */
diff --git a/src/plugins/trigger/trigger-config.h b/src/plugins/trigger/trigger-config.h
index 34550f82e..6a940bd5f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/trigger/trigger-config.h
+++ b/src/plugins/trigger/trigger-config.h
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 extern struct t_config_file *trigger_config_file;
 extern struct t_config_section *trigger_config_section_trigger;
 
+extern struct t_config_option *trigger_config_look_monitor_strip_colors;
+
 extern struct t_config_option *trigger_config_color_flag_command;
 extern struct t_config_option *trigger_config_color_flag_conditions;
 extern struct t_config_option *trigger_config_color_flag_regex;