diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clang-query/Query.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/clang-query/Query.cpp
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clang-query/Query.cpp
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clang-query/Query.cpp
@@ -156,8 +156,7 @@
         if (QS.DetailedASTOutput) {
           OS << "Binding for \"" << BI->first << "\":\n";
           const ASTContext &Ctx = AST->getASTContext();
-          const SourceManager &SM = Ctx.getSourceManager();
-          ASTDumper Dumper(OS, Ctx, SM.getDiagnostics().getShowColors());
+          ASTDumper Dumper(OS, Ctx, AST->getDiagnostics().getShowColors());
           Dumper.SetTraversalKind(QS.TK);
           Dumper.Visit(BI->second);
           OS << "\n";
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clang-query/tool/ClangQuery.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/clang-query/tool/ClangQuery.cpp
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clang-query/tool/ClangQuery.cpp
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clang-query/tool/ClangQuery.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,14 @@
 static cl::extrahelp CommonHelp(CommonOptionsParser::HelpMessage);
 static cl::OptionCategory ClangQueryCategory("clang-query options");
 
+static cl::opt<bool>
+    UseColor("use-color",
+             cl::desc(
+                 R"(Use colors in detailed AST output. If not set, colors
+will be used if the terminal connected to
+standard output supports colors.)"),
+             cl::init(false), cl::cat(ClangQueryCategory));
+
 static cl::list<std::string> Commands("c", cl::desc("Specify command to run"),
                                       cl::value_desc("command"),
                                       cl::cat(ClangQueryCategory));
@@ -109,6 +117,19 @@
 
   ClangTool Tool(OptionsParser->getCompilations(),
                  OptionsParser->getSourcePathList());
+
+  if (UseColor.getNumOccurrences() > 0) {
+    ArgumentsAdjuster colorAdjustor = [](const CommandLineArguments &Args, StringRef /*unused*/) {
+      CommandLineArguments AdjustedArgs = Args;
+      if (UseColor)
+        AdjustedArgs.push_back("-fdiagnostics-color");
+      else
+        AdjustedArgs.push_back("-fno-diagnostics-color");
+      return AdjustedArgs;
+    };
+    Tool.appendArgumentsAdjuster(colorAdjustor);
+  }
+
   std::vector<std::unique_ptr<ASTUnit>> ASTs;
   int ASTStatus = 0;
   switch (Tool.buildASTs(ASTs)) {