diff --git a/src/Draw/Draw.cxx b/src/Draw/Draw.cxx
index 5f90fdbd22..0f83347638 100644
--- a/src/Draw/Draw.cxx
+++ b/src/Draw/Draw.cxx
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
 #include <Draw_ProgressIndicator.hxx>
 #include <Draw_Window.hxx>
 #include <gp_Pnt2d.hxx>
+#include <Message.hxx>
+#include <Message_Messenger.hxx>
+#include <Message_PrinterOStream.hxx>
 #include <OSD.hxx>
 #include <OSD_Environment.hxx>
 #include <OSD_File.hxx>
@@ -496,7 +499,20 @@ void Draw_Appli(int argc, char** argv, const FDraw_InitAppli Draw_InitAppli)
   }
 
   // read commands from file
-  if (!aRunFile.IsEmpty()) {
+  if (!aRunFile.IsEmpty())
+  {
+    if (!isInteractiveForced)
+    {
+      // disable console messages colorization to avoid spoiling log with color codes
+      for (Message_SequenceOfPrinters::Iterator aPrinterIter (Message::DefaultMessenger()->Printers());
+           aPrinterIter.More(); aPrinterIter.Next())
+      {
+        if (Handle(Message_PrinterOStream) aPrinter = Handle(Message_PrinterOStream)::DownCast (aPrinterIter.Value()))
+        {
+          aPrinter->SetToColorize (Standard_False);
+        }
+      }
+    }
     ReadInitFile (aRunFile);
     // provide a clean exit, this is useful for some analysis tools
     if ( ! isInteractiveForced )
diff --git a/src/Message/Message_PrinterOStream.cxx b/src/Message/Message_PrinterOStream.cxx
index 5028d67bf2..e28b23909b 100644
--- a/src/Message/Message_PrinterOStream.cxx
+++ b/src/Message/Message_PrinterOStream.cxx
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Message_PrinterOStream::Message_PrinterOStream (const Message_Gravity theTraceLe
 : myStream  (&std::cout),
   myIsFile  (Standard_False),
   myUseUtf8 (Standard_False),
-  myToColorize (Standard_False)
+  myToColorize (Standard_True)
 {
   myTraceLevel = theTraceLevel;
 }
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Message_PrinterOStream::Message_PrinterOStream (const Standard_CString theFileNa
 : myStream (&std::cout),
   myIsFile (Standard_False),
   myUseUtf8 (Standard_False),
-  myToColorize (Standard_False)
+  myToColorize (Standard_True)
 {
   myTraceLevel = theTraceLevel;
   if (strcasecmp(theFileName, "cerr") == 0)
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ Message_PrinterOStream::Message_PrinterOStream (const Standard_CString theFileNa
   {
     myStream = (Standard_OStream* )aFile;
     myIsFile = Standard_True;
+    myToColorize = Standard_False;
   }
   else
   {
diff --git a/src/Message/Message_PrinterOStream.hxx b/src/Message/Message_PrinterOStream.hxx
index ca10fdde26..163a2ac0ce 100644
--- a/src/Message/Message_PrinterOStream.hxx
+++ b/src/Message/Message_PrinterOStream.hxx
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public:
   //! Returns reference to the output stream
   Standard_OStream& GetStream() const { return *(Standard_OStream*)myStream; }
 
-  //! Returns TRUE if text output into console should be colorized depending on message gravity.
+  //! Returns TRUE if text output into console should be colorized depending on message gravity; TRUE by default.
   Standard_Boolean ToColorize() const { return myToColorize; }
 
   //! Set if text output into console should be colorized depending on message gravity.