diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b3421e67ec..7e21a79764 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -450,6 +450,13 @@ if(BUILD_DEV)
 endif()
 message("CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS: ${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}")
 
+if("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" MATCHES "Clang")
+    add_compile_options(-fcolor-diagnostics)
+endif()
+if("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU" AND CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_GREATER 4.9)
+    add_compile_options(-fdiagnostics-color=always)
+endif()
+
 add_custom_target(check COMMAND ${CMAKE_CTEST_COMMAND} --output-on-failure -C ${CMAKE_CFG_INTDIR})
 
 file(GLOB_RECURSE INSTANCE_FILES "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/*/device_*_instance.cpp")