diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 1ef7203..f1b834f 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -339,6 +339,10 @@ class DotnetCoreInstaller {
         }
         console.log(process.env['PATH']);
     }
+    static enableConsoleColorOutput() {
+        core.exportVariable('DOTNET_SYSTEM_CONSOLE_ALLOW_ANSI_COLOR_REDIRECTION', 'true');
+        core.exportVariable('TERM', 'xterm');
+    }
     // versionInfo - versionInfo of the SDK/Runtime
     resolveVersion(versionInfo) {
         return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
@@ -486,6 +490,7 @@ function run() {
                     yield dotnetInstaller.installDotnet();
                 }
                 installer.DotnetCoreInstaller.addToPath();
+                installer.DotnetCoreInstaller.enableConsoleColorOutput();
             }
             const sourceUrl = core.getInput('source-url');
             const configFile = core.getInput('config-file');
diff --git a/src/installer.ts b/src/installer.ts
index c25d23a..58ce319 100644
--- a/src/installer.ts
+++ b/src/installer.ts
@@ -197,6 +197,11 @@ export class DotnetCoreInstaller {
     console.log(process.env['PATH']);
   }
 
+  static enableConsoleColorOutput() {
+    core.exportVariable('DOTNET_SYSTEM_CONSOLE_ALLOW_ANSI_COLOR_REDIRECTION', 'true');
+    core.exportVariable('TERM', 'xterm');
+  }
+
   // versionInfo - versionInfo of the SDK/Runtime
   async resolveVersion(versionInfo: DotNetVersionInfo): Promise<string> {
     if (versionInfo.isExactVersion()) {
diff --git a/src/setup-dotnet.ts b/src/setup-dotnet.ts
index 64f3149..9487d93 100644
--- a/src/setup-dotnet.ts
+++ b/src/setup-dotnet.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ export async function run() {
         await dotnetInstaller.installDotnet();
       }
       installer.DotnetCoreInstaller.addToPath();
+      installer.DotnetCoreInstaller.enableConsoleColorOutput();
     }
 
     const sourceUrl: string = core.getInput('source-url');