diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-annotate.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-annotate.txt
index 778f54d4d0bd..8ffbd272952d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-annotate.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-annotate.txt
@@ -61,6 +61,13 @@ OPTIONS
 
 --stdio:: Use the stdio interface.
 
+--stdio-color::
+	'always', 'never' or 'auto', allowing configuring color output
+	via the command line, in addition to via "color.ui" .perfconfig.
+	Use '--stdio-color always' to generate color even when redirecting
+	to a pipe or file. Using just '--stdio-color' is equivalent to
+	using 'always'.
+
 --tui:: Use the TUI interface. Use of --tui requires a tty, if one is not
 	present, as when piping to other commands, the stdio interface is
 	used. This interfaces starts by centering on the line with more
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
index b15e7683f38c..9c1034d81b4f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
@@ -339,6 +339,9 @@ int cmd_annotate(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 		    "Show event group information together"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "show-total-period", &symbol_conf.show_total_period,
 		    "Show a column with the sum of periods"),
+	OPT_CALLBACK_DEFAULT(0, "stdio-color", NULL, "mode",
+			     "'always' (default), 'never' or 'auto' only applicable to --stdio mode",
+			     stdio__config_color, "always"),
 	OPT_END()
 	};
 	int ret = hists__init();