diff --git a/mesonbuild/backend/ninjabackend.py b/mesonbuild/backend/ninjabackend.py
index 64921ffa65a8..81b8bb51ab81 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/backend/ninjabackend.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/backend/ninjabackend.py
@@ -3659,6 +3659,9 @@ def generate_clangtool(self, name: str, extra_arg: T.Optional[str] = None) -> No
         if extra_arg:
             target_name += f'-{extra_arg}'
             extra_args.append(f'--{extra_arg}')
+        colorout = self.environment.coredata.optstore.get_value('b_colorout') \
+            if OptionKey('b_colorout') in self.environment.coredata.optstore else 'always'
+        extra_args.extend(['--color', colorout])
         if not os.path.exists(os.path.join(self.environment.source_dir, '.clang-' + name)) and \
                 not os.path.exists(os.path.join(self.environment.source_dir, '_clang-' + name)):
             return
diff --git a/mesonbuild/scripts/clangformat.py b/mesonbuild/scripts/clangformat.py
index 9ce050458986..88cc89071d7c 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/scripts/clangformat.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/scripts/clangformat.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import argparse
 import subprocess
 from pathlib import Path
+import sys
 
 from .run_tool import run_tool
 from ..environment import detect_clangformat
@@ -13,12 +14,15 @@
 from ..programs import ExternalProgram
 import typing as T
 
-def run_clang_format(fname: Path, exelist: T.List[str], check: bool, cformat_ver: T.Optional[str]) -> subprocess.CompletedProcess:
+def run_clang_format(fname: Path, exelist: T.List[str], options: argparse.Namespace, cformat_ver: T.Optional[str]) -> subprocess.CompletedProcess:
     clangformat_10 = False
-    if check and cformat_ver:
+    if options.check and cformat_ver:
         if version_compare(cformat_ver, '>=10'):
             clangformat_10 = True
             exelist = exelist + ['--dry-run', '--Werror']
+            # The option is not documented but it exists in version 10
+            if options.color == 'always' or options.color == 'auto' and sys.stdout.isatty():
+                exelist += ['--color=1']
         else:
             original = fname.read_bytes()
     before = fname.stat().st_mtime
@@ -26,7 +30,7 @@ def run_clang_format(fname: Path, exelist: T.List[str], check: bool, cformat_ver
     after = fname.stat().st_mtime
     if before != after:
         print('File reformatted: ', fname)
-        if check and not clangformat_10:
+        if options.check and not clangformat_10:
             # Restore the original if only checking.
             fname.write_bytes(original)
             ret.returncode = 1
@@ -35,6 +39,7 @@ def run_clang_format(fname: Path, exelist: T.List[str], check: bool, cformat_ver
 def run(args: T.List[str]) -> int:
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
     parser.add_argument('--check', action='store_true')
+    parser.add_argument('--color', default='always')
     parser.add_argument('sourcedir')
     parser.add_argument('builddir')
     options = parser.parse_args(args)
@@ -52,4 +57,4 @@ def run(args: T.List[str]) -> int:
     else:
         cformat_ver = None
 
-    return run_tool('clang-format', srcdir, builddir, run_clang_format, exelist, options.check, cformat_ver)
+    return run_tool('clang-format', srcdir, builddir, run_clang_format, exelist, options, cformat_ver)
diff --git a/mesonbuild/scripts/clangtidy.py b/mesonbuild/scripts/clangtidy.py
index a922f8514062..fe34801e0e74 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/scripts/clangtidy.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/scripts/clangtidy.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ def run_clang_tidy(fname: Path, tidyexe: list, builddir: Path, fixesdir: T.Optio
 def run(args: T.List[str]) -> int:
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
     parser.add_argument('--fix', action='store_true')
+    parser.add_argument('--color', default='always')
     parser.add_argument('sourcedir')
     parser.add_argument('builddir')
     options = parser.parse_args(args)
@@ -38,6 +39,9 @@ def run(args: T.List[str]) -> int:
         print(f'Could not execute clang-tidy "{" ".join(tidyexe)}"')
         return 1
 
+    if options.color == 'always' or options.color == 'auto' and sys.stdout.isatty():
+        tidyexe += ['--use-color']
+
     fixesdir: T.Optional[Path] = None
     if options.fix:
         applyexe = detect_clangapply()