diff --git a/src/win32/i_system.cpp b/src/win32/i_system.cpp
index 372da86856..c21768f1fe 100644
--- a/src/win32/i_system.cpp
+++ b/src/win32/i_system.cpp
@@ -1053,6 +1053,30 @@ static TArray<FString> bufferedConsoleStuff;
 
 void I_PrintStr(const char *cp)
 {
+#ifdef _DEBUG
+	// Strip out any color escape sequences before writing to debug output
+	char * copy = new char[strlen(cp)+1];
+	const char * srcp = cp;
+	char * dstp = copy;
+
+	while (*srcp != 0)
+	{
+		if (*srcp!=0x1c && *srcp!=0x1d && *srcp!=0x1e && *srcp!=0x1f)
+		{
+			*dstp++=*srcp++;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			if (srcp[1]!=0) srcp+=2;
+			else break;
+		}
+	}
+	*dstp=0;
+
+	OutputDebugStringA(copy);
+	delete [] copy;
+#endif // _DEBUG
+
 	if (ConWindowHidden)
 	{
 		bufferedConsoleStuff.Push(cp);