diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5ad372a..bee93fa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -27,9 +27,10 @@ You can run `pspy --help` to learn about the flags and their meaning.
 The summary is as follows:
 - -p: enables printing commands to stdout (enabled by default)
 - -f: enables printing file system events to stdout (disabled by default)
-- -r: list of directories to watch with inotify. pspy will watch all subdirectories recursively (by default, watches /usr, /tmp, /etc, /home, /var, and /opt).
-- -d: list of directories to watch with inotify. pspy will watch these directories only, not the subdirectories (empty by default).
+- -r: list of directories to watch with Inotify. pspy will watch all subdirectories recursively (by default, watches /usr, /tmp, /etc, /home, /var, and /opt).
+- -d: list of directories to watch with Inotify. pspy will watch these directories only, not the subdirectories (empty by default).
 - -i: interval in milliseconds between procfs scans. pspy scans regularly for new processes regardless of Inotify events, just in case some events are not received.
+- -c: print events in different colors. Red for new processes, green for new Inotify events.
 
 The default settings should be fine for most applications.
 Watching files inside `/usr` is most important since many tools will access libraries inside it.
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index ee513eb..a868975 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ var defaultRDirs = []string{
 }
 var defaultDirs = []string{}
 var triggerInterval int
+var colored bool
 
 func init() {
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&logPS, "procevents", "p", true, "print new processes to stdout")
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ func init() {
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringArrayVarP(&rDirs, "recursive_dirs", "r", defaultRDirs, "watch these dirs recursively")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringArrayVarP(&dirs, "dirs", "d", defaultDirs, "watch these dirs")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().IntVarP(&triggerInterval, "interval", "i", 100, "scan every 'interval' milliseconds for new processes")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&colored, "color", "c", true, "color the printed events")
 
 	log.SetOutput(os.Stdout)
 }
@@ -78,6 +80,7 @@ func root(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		LogFS:        logFS,
 		DrainFor:     1 * time.Second,
 		TriggerEvery: time.Duration(triggerInterval) * time.Millisecond,
+		Colored:      colored,
 	}
 	fsw := fswatcher.NewFSWatcher()
 	defer fsw.Close()
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index 134887a..c81d98a 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ type Config struct {
 	LogPS        bool
 	DrainFor     time.Duration
 	TriggerEvery time.Duration
+	Colored      bool
 }
 
 func (c Config) String() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("Printing events: processes=%t | file-system-events=%t ||| Scannning for processes every %v and on inotify events ||| Watching directories: %+v (recursive) | %+v (non-recursive)", c.LogPS, c.LogFS, c.TriggerEvery, c.RDirs, c.Dirs)
+	return fmt.Sprintf("Printing events (colored=%t): processes=%t | file-system-events=%t ||| Scannning for processes every %v and on inotify events ||| Watching directories: %+v (recursive) | %+v (non-recursive)", c.Colored, c.LogPS, c.LogFS, c.TriggerEvery, c.RDirs, c.Dirs)
 }
diff --git a/internal/pspy/pspy.go b/internal/pspy/pspy.go
index da3aa74..de94499 100644
--- a/internal/pspy/pspy.go
+++ b/internal/pspy/pspy.go
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ func Start(cfg *config.Config, b *Bindings, sigCh chan os.Signal) chan struct{}
 
 func printOutput(cfg *config.Config, b *Bindings, sigCh chan os.Signal, fsEventCh chan string, psEventCh chan string) chan struct{} {
 	exit := make(chan struct{})
+	fsEventColor, psEventColor := getColors(cfg.Colored)
+
 	go func() {
 		for {
 			select {
@@ -53,11 +55,11 @@ func printOutput(cfg *config.Config, b *Bindings, sigCh chan os.Signal, fsEventC
 				exit <- struct{}{}
 			case fe := <-fsEventCh:
 				if cfg.LogFS {
-					b.Logger.Eventf(logging.ColorGreen, "FS: %+v", fe)
+					b.Logger.Eventf(fsEventColor, "FS: %+v", fe)
 				}
 			case pe := <-psEventCh:
 				if cfg.LogPS {
-					b.Logger.Eventf(logging.ColorRed, "CMD: %+v", pe)
+					b.Logger.Eventf(psEventColor, "CMD: %+v", pe)
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -65,6 +67,17 @@ func printOutput(cfg *config.Config, b *Bindings, sigCh chan os.Signal, fsEventC
 	return exit
 }
 
+func getColors(colored bool) (fsEventColor int, psEventColor int) {
+	if colored {
+		fsEventColor = logging.ColorGreen
+		psEventColor = logging.ColorRed
+	} else {
+		fsEventColor = logging.ColorNone
+		psEventColor = logging.ColorNone
+	}
+	return
+}
+
 func initFSW(fsw FSWatcher, rdirs, dirs []string, logger Logger) {
 	errCh, doneCh := fsw.Init(rdirs, dirs)
 	for {
diff --git a/internal/pspy/pspy_test.go b/internal/pspy/pspy_test.go
index 0b99aff..a8a7b89 100644
--- a/internal/pspy/pspy_test.go
+++ b/internal/pspy/pspy_test.go
@@ -67,6 +67,24 @@ func TestStartPSS(t *testing.T) {
 	expectMessage(t, l.Error, "ERROR: error during refresh")
 }
 
+func TestGetColors(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		colored      bool
+		fsEventColor int
+		psEventColor int
+	}{
+		{colored: true, fsEventColor: logging.ColorGreen, psEventColor: logging.ColorRed},
+		{colored: false, fsEventColor: logging.ColorNone, psEventColor: logging.ColorNone},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		c1, c2 := getColors(tt.colored)
+		if c1 != tt.fsEventColor || c2 != tt.psEventColor {
+			t.Errorf("Got wrong colors when colored=%t: expected %d, %d but got %d, %d", tt.colored, tt.fsEventColor, tt.psEventColor, c1, c2)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestStart(t *testing.T) {
 	drainFor := 10 * time.Millisecond
 	triggerEvery := 999 * time.Second
@@ -86,6 +104,7 @@ func TestStart(t *testing.T) {
 		LogPS:        true,
 		DrainFor:     drainFor,
 		TriggerEvery: triggerEvery,
+		Colored:      true,
 	}
 	sigCh := make(chan os.Signal)
 
@@ -101,7 +120,7 @@ func TestStart(t *testing.T) {
 	}()
 
 	exitCh := Start(cfg, b, sigCh)
-	expectMessage(t, l.Info, "Config: Printing events: processes=true | file-system-events=true ||| Scannning for processes every 16m39s and on inotify events ||| Watching directories: [rdir1 rdir2] (recursive) | [dir1 dir2] (non-recursive)")
+	expectMessage(t, l.Info, "Config: Printing events (colored=true): processes=true | file-system-events=true ||| Scannning for processes every 16m39s and on inotify events ||| Watching directories: [rdir1 rdir2] (recursive) | [dir1 dir2] (non-recursive)")
 	expectMessage(t, l.Info, "Draining file system events due to startup...")
 	<-time.After(2 * drainFor)
 	expectMessage(t, l.Info, "done")