diff --git a/.emacs.d/lisp/init-lisp.el b/.emacs.d/lisp/init-lisp.el
index 3a227c12..1834caa7 100644
--- a/.emacs.d/lisp/init-lisp.el
+++ b/.emacs.d/lisp/init-lisp.el
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@
   (let ((slime-extra '(slime-fancy slime-asdf slime-indentation)))
     ;; slime-company should not be required, see
     ;; https://github.com/anwyn/slime-company/issues/11.
+    (when (require 'slime-repl-ansi-color nil t)
+      (add-to-list 'slime-extra 'slime-repl-ansi-color)
+      (setq slime-repl-ansi-color t))
     (when (ignore-errors (find-library-name "slime-company"))
       (add-to-list 'slime-extra 'slime-company))
     (slime-setup slime-extra)))