diff --git a/ui/terminal/simple_status.go b/ui/terminal/simple_status.go
index 31578136c..cef3b5d5c 100644
--- a/ui/terminal/simple_status.go
+++ b/ui/terminal/simple_status.go
@@ -46,7 +46,11 @@ func NewSimpleStatusOutput(w io.Writer, formatter formatter, keepANSI bool, quie
 
 func (s *simpleStatusOutput) Message(level status.MsgLevel, message string) {
 	if level >= s.outputLevel {
-		fmt.Fprintln(s.writer, s.formatter.message(level, message))
+		output := s.formatter.message(level, message)
+		if !s.keepANSI {
+			output = string(stripAnsiEscapes([]byte(output)))
+		}
+		fmt.Fprintln(s.writer, output)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/ui/terminal/status_test.go b/ui/terminal/status_test.go
index 810e31d1b..b9057d298 100644
--- a/ui/terminal/status_test.go
+++ b/ui/terminal/status_test.go
@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@ func TestStatusOutput(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			name:   "action with output with ansi codes",
-			calls:  actionWithOuptutWithAnsiCodes,
-			smart:  "\r\x1b[1m[  0% 0/1] action1\x1b[0m\x1b[K\r\x1b[1m[100% 1/1] action1\x1b[0m\x1b[K\n\x1b[31mcolor\x1b[0m\n",
-			simple: "[100% 1/1] action1\ncolor\n",
+			calls:  actionWithOutputWithAnsiCodes,
+			smart:  "\r\x1b[1m[  0% 0/1] action1\x1b[0m\x1b[K\r\x1b[1m[100% 1/1] action1\x1b[0m\x1b[K\n\x1b[31mcolor\x1b[0m\n\x1b[31mcolor message\x1b[0m\n",
+			simple: "[100% 1/1] action1\ncolor\ncolor message\n",
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -257,12 +257,14 @@ func actionWithLongDescription(stat status.StatusOutput) {
 	runner.finishAction(result1)
 }
 
-func actionWithOuptutWithAnsiCodes(stat status.StatusOutput) {
+func actionWithOutputWithAnsiCodes(stat status.StatusOutput) {
 	result1WithOutputWithAnsiCodes := status.ActionResult{Action: action1, Output: "\x1b[31mcolor\x1b[0m"}
 
 	runner := newRunner(stat, 1)
 	runner.startAction(action1)
 	runner.finishAction(result1WithOutputWithAnsiCodes)
+
+	stat.Message(status.PrintLvl, "\x1b[31mcolor message\x1b[0m")
 }
 
 func TestSmartStatusOutputWidthChange(t *testing.T) {