diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index c05b9104..7cbcbcf8 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ func main() {
 			Name:  "kube-context",
 			Usage: "Set kubectl context. Uses current context by default",
 		},
+		cli.BoolFlag{
+			Name:  "no-color",
+			Usage: "Output without color",
+		},
 		cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:  "log-level",
 			Usage: "Set log level, default info",
@@ -537,6 +541,10 @@ func (c configImpl) Interactive() bool {
 	return c.c.GlobalBool("interactive")
 }
 
+func (c configImpl) NoColor() bool {
+	return c.c.GlobalBool("no-color")
+}
+
 func (c configImpl) Logger() *zap.SugaredLogger {
 	return c.c.App.Metadata["logger"].(*zap.SugaredLogger)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/app/config.go b/pkg/app/config.go
index fbac5c64..f6df1ed7 100644
--- a/pkg/app/config.go
+++ b/pkg/app/config.go
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ type ApplyConfigProvider interface {
 
 	SuppressSecrets() bool
 
+	NoColor() bool
+
 	concurrencyConfig
 	interactive
 	loggingConfig
@@ -64,6 +66,7 @@ type DiffConfigProvider interface {
 	SuppressSecrets() bool
 
 	DetailedExitcode() bool
+	NoColor() bool
 
 	concurrencyConfig
 }
diff --git a/pkg/app/run.go b/pkg/app/run.go
index a47c8176..46d405cb 100644
--- a/pkg/app/run.go
+++ b/pkg/app/run.go
@@ -137,7 +137,11 @@ func (r *Run) Apply(c ApplyConfigProvider) []error {
 	// helm must be 2.11+ and helm-diff should be provided `--detailed-exitcode` in order for `helmfile apply` to work properly
 	detailedExitCode := true
 
-	releases, errs := st.DiffReleases(helm, c.Values(), c.Concurrency(), detailedExitCode, c.SuppressSecrets(), false)
+	diffOpts := &state.DiffOpts{
+		NoColor: c.NoColor(),
+	}
+
+	releases, errs := st.DiffReleases(helm, c.Values(), c.Concurrency(), detailedExitCode, c.SuppressSecrets(), false, diffOpts)
 
 	releasesToBeDeleted, err := st.DetectReleasesToBeDeleted(helm)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/state/state.go b/pkg/state/state.go
index 81dbe812..fce77d0e 100644
--- a/pkg/state/state.go
+++ b/pkg/state/state.go
@@ -705,7 +705,12 @@ type diffPrepareResult struct {
 	errors  []*ReleaseError
 }
 
-func (st *HelmState) prepareDiffReleases(helm helmexec.Interface, additionalValues []string, concurrency int, detailedExitCode, suppressSecrets bool) ([]diffPrepareResult, []error) {
+func (st *HelmState) prepareDiffReleases(helm helmexec.Interface, additionalValues []string, concurrency int, detailedExitCode, suppressSecrets bool, opt ...DiffOpt) ([]diffPrepareResult, []error) {
+	opts := &DiffOpts{}
+	for _, o := range opt {
+		o.Apply(opts)
+	}
+
 	releases := []*ReleaseSpec{}
 	for i, _ := range st.Releases {
 		if !st.Releases[i].Desired() {
@@ -767,6 +772,10 @@ func (st *HelmState) prepareDiffReleases(helm helmexec.Interface, additionalValu
 					flags = append(flags, "--suppress-secrets")
 				}
 
+				if opts.NoColor {
+					flags = append(flags, "--no-color")
+				}
+
 				if len(errs) > 0 {
 					rsErrs := make([]*ReleaseError, len(errs))
 					for i, e := range errs {
@@ -812,10 +821,25 @@ func (st *HelmState) createHelmContext(spec *ReleaseSpec, workerIndex int) helme
 	}
 }
 
+type DiffOpts struct {
+	NoColor bool
+}
+
+func (o *DiffOpts) Apply(opts *DiffOpts) {
+	*opts = *o
+}
+
+type DiffOpt interface{ Apply(*DiffOpts) }
+
 // DiffReleases wrapper for executing helm diff on the releases
 // It returns releases that had any changes
-func (st *HelmState) DiffReleases(helm helmexec.Interface, additionalValues []string, workerLimit int, detailedExitCode, suppressSecrets bool, triggerCleanupEvents bool) ([]*ReleaseSpec, []error) {
-	preps, prepErrs := st.prepareDiffReleases(helm, additionalValues, workerLimit, detailedExitCode, suppressSecrets)
+func (st *HelmState) DiffReleases(helm helmexec.Interface, additionalValues []string, workerLimit int, detailedExitCode, suppressSecrets bool, triggerCleanupEvents bool, opt ...DiffOpt) ([]*ReleaseSpec, []error) {
+	opts := &DiffOpts{}
+	for _, o := range opt {
+		o.Apply(opts)
+	}
+
+	preps, prepErrs := st.prepareDiffReleases(helm, additionalValues, workerLimit, detailedExitCode, suppressSecrets, opts)
 	if len(prepErrs) > 0 {
 		return []*ReleaseSpec{}, prepErrs
 	}
diff --git a/test/integration/run.sh b/test/integration/run.sh
index 86007cfd..bfca8bcf 100755
--- a/test/integration/run.sh
+++ b/test/integration/run.sh
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ test_start "happypath - simple rollout of httpbin chart"
 info "Diffing ${dir}/happypath.yaml"
 bash -c "${helmfile} -f ${dir}/happypath.yaml diff --detailed-exitcode; code="'$?'"; [ "'${code}'" -eq 2 ]" || fail "unexpected exit code returned by helmfile diff"
 
+info "Diffing ${dir}/happypath.yaml without color"
+bash -c "${helmfile} -f ${dir}/happypath.yaml --no-color diff --detailed-exitcode; code="'$?'"; [ "'${code}'" -eq 2 ]" || fail "unexpected exit code returned by helmfile diff"
+
 info "Templating ${dir}/happypath.yaml"
 ${helmfile} -f ${dir}/happypath.yaml template
 code=$?