diff --git a/lime/tools/helpers/LogHelper.hx b/lime/tools/helpers/LogHelper.hx
index dac84ff9e..1e2523d06 100644
--- a/lime/tools/helpers/LogHelper.hx
+++ b/lime/tools/helpers/LogHelper.hx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ package lime.tools.helpers;
 import haxe.io.Bytes;
 import lime.tools.helpers.PlatformHelper;
 import lime.project.Platform;
+import lime.system.CFFI;
 import sys.io.Process;
 
 #if neko
@@ -121,6 +122,30 @@ class LogHelper {
 					
 					colorSupported = true;
 					
+				} else if (CFFI.enabled) {
+					
+					var getConsoleMode = CFFI.load ("lime", "lime_system_get_windows_console_mode", 1);
+					var setConsoleMode = CFFI.load ("lime", "lime_system_set_windows_console_mode", 2);
+					
+					var STD_INPUT_HANDLE = -10;
+					var STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE = -11;
+					var STD_ERROR_HANDLE = -12;
+					
+					var ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_INPUT = 0x0200;
+					var ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_PROCESSING = 0x0004;
+					var DISABLE_NEWLINE_AUTO_RETURN = 0x0008;
+					
+					var outputMode = getConsoleMode (STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
+					outputMode |= ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_PROCESSING | DISABLE_NEWLINE_AUTO_RETURN;
+					
+					var errorMode = getConsoleMode (STD_ERROR_HANDLE);
+					errorMode |= ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_PROCESSING | DISABLE_NEWLINE_AUTO_RETURN;
+					
+					var success = setConsoleMode (STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE, outputMode);
+					success = success && setConsoleMode (STD_ERROR_HANDLE, errorMode);
+					
+					colorSupported = success;
+					
 				}
 				
 			}
diff --git a/project/Build.xml b/project/Build.xml
index ff7f71bcb..8077ef46d 100644
--- a/project/Build.xml
+++ b/project/Build.xml
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@
 		<file name="src/system/Locale.cpp" unless="mac || ios" />
 		<file name="src/system/Locale.mm" if="mac || ios" />
 		<file name="src/system/SensorEvent.cpp" />
-		<file name="src/system/System.cpp" if="linux" />
+		<file name="src/system/System.cpp" />
 		<file name="src/system/System.mm" if="ios" />
 		<file name="src/ui/DropEvent.cpp" />
 		<file name="src/ui/GamepadEvent.cpp" />
diff --git a/project/include/system/System.h b/project/include/system/System.h
index 393e7b5d4..ff0f9693f 100644
--- a/project/include/system/System.h
+++ b/project/include/system/System.h
@@ -32,12 +32,18 @@ namespace lime {
 			static std::wstring* GetIOSDirectory (SystemDirectory type);
 			static bool GetIOSTablet ();
 			#endif
+			#ifdef HX_WINDOWS
+			static int GetWindowsConsoleMode (int handleType);
+			#endif
 			static value GetDisplay (int id);
 			static int GetNumDisplays ();
 			static double GetTimer ();
 			static void OpenFile (const char* path);
 			static void OpenURL (const char* url, const char* target);
 			static bool SetAllowScreenTimeout (bool allow);
+			#ifdef HX_WINDOWS
+			static bool SetWindowsConsoleMode (int handleType, int mode);
+			#endif
 		
 		
 	};
diff --git a/project/src/ExternalInterface.cpp b/project/src/ExternalInterface.cpp
index 5627543bd..84c23f7f7 100644
--- a/project/src/ExternalInterface.cpp
+++ b/project/src/ExternalInterface.cpp
@@ -1439,6 +1439,17 @@ namespace lime {
 	}
 	
 	
+	int lime_system_get_windows_console_mode (int handleType) {
+		
+		#ifdef HX_WINDOWS
+		return System::GetWindowsConsoleMode (handleType);
+		#else
+		return 0;
+		#endif
+		
+	}
+	
+	
 	void lime_system_open_file (HxString path) {
 		
 		#ifdef IPHONE
@@ -1464,6 +1475,17 @@ namespace lime {
 	}
 	
 	
+	bool lime_system_set_windows_console_mode (int handleType, int mode) {
+		
+		#ifdef HX_WINDOWS
+		return System::SetWindowsConsoleMode (handleType, mode);
+		#else
+		return false;
+		#endif
+		
+	}
+	
+	
 	void lime_text_event_manager_register (value callback, value eventObject) {
 		
 		TextEvent::callback = new AutoGCRoot (callback);
@@ -1896,9 +1918,11 @@ namespace lime {
 	DEFINE_PRIME0 (lime_system_get_ios_tablet);
 	DEFINE_PRIME0 (lime_system_get_num_displays);
 	DEFINE_PRIME0 (lime_system_get_timer);
+	DEFINE_PRIME1 (lime_system_get_windows_console_mode);
 	DEFINE_PRIME1v (lime_system_open_file);
 	DEFINE_PRIME2v (lime_system_open_url);
 	DEFINE_PRIME1 (lime_system_set_allow_screen_timeout);
+	DEFINE_PRIME2 (lime_system_set_windows_console_mode);
 	DEFINE_PRIME2v (lime_text_event_manager_register);
 	DEFINE_PRIME3 (lime_text_layout_create);
 	DEFINE_PRIME5 (lime_text_layout_position);
diff --git a/project/src/system/System.cpp b/project/src/system/System.cpp
index 9a1c5e4e7..ea8e5df5b 100644
--- a/project/src/system/System.cpp
+++ b/project/src/system/System.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,51 @@
+#ifdef HX_WINDOWS
+#include <Windows.h>
+#endif
+
+#include <system/System.h>
+
+
+namespace lime {
+	
+	
+	#ifdef HX_WINDOWS
+	int System::GetWindowsConsoleMode (int handleType) {
+		
+		HANDLE handle = GetStdHandle ((DWORD)handleType);
+		DWORD mode = 0;
+		
+		if (handle) {
+			
+			bool result = GetConsoleMode (handle, &mode);
+			
+		}
+		
+		return mode;
+		
+	}
+	#endif
+	
+	
+	#ifdef HX_WINDOWS
+	bool System::SetWindowsConsoleMode (int handleType, int mode) {
+		
+		HANDLE handle = GetStdHandle ((DWORD)handleType);
+		
+		if (handle) {
+			
+			return SetConsoleMode (handle, (DWORD)mode);
+			
+		}
+		
+		return false;
+		
+	}
+	#endif
+	
+	
+}
+
+
 #ifdef HX_LINUX
 
 // Improve compatibility with old glibc