diff --git a/lib/heat b/lib/heat
index f7a76dd665..fb4002b7e6 100644
--- a/lib/heat
+++ b/lib/heat
@@ -125,6 +125,14 @@ function configure_heat() {
 
     iniset_rpc_backend heat $HEAT_ENGINE_CONF DEFAULT
 
+    if [ "$LOG_COLOR" == "True" ] && [ "$SYSLOG" == "False" ]; then
+        # Add color to logging output
+        iniset $HEAT_ENGINE_CONF DEFAULT logging_context_format_string "%(asctime)s.%(msecs)03d %(color)s%(levelname)s %(name)s [%(request_id)s %(user_name)s %(project_name)s%(color)s] %(instance)s%(color)s%(message)s"
+        iniset $HEAT_ENGINE_CONF DEFAULT logging_default_format_string "%(asctime)s.%(msecs)03d %(color)s%(levelname)s %(name)s [-%(color)s] %(instance)s%(color)s%(message)s"
+        iniset $HEAT_ENGINE_CONF DEFAULT logging_debug_format_suffix "from (pid=%(process)d) %(funcName)s %(pathname)s:%(lineno)d"
+        iniset $HEAT_ENGINE_CONF DEFAULT logging_exception_prefix "%(color)s%(asctime)s.%(msecs)03d TRACE %(name)s %(instance)s"
+    fi
+
     # Cloudwatch API
     HEAT_API_CW_CONF=$HEAT_CONF_DIR/heat-api-cloudwatch.conf
     cp $HEAT_DIR/etc/heat/heat-api-cloudwatch.conf $HEAT_API_CW_CONF