diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/ClangTidy.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/ClangTidy.cpp
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/ClangTidy.cpp
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/ClangTidy.cpp
@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@
     DiagOpts->ShowColors = Context.getOptions().UseColor.getValueOr(
         llvm::sys::Process::StandardOutHasColors());
     DiagPrinter->BeginSourceFile(LangOpts);
+    if (DiagOpts->ShowColors && !llvm::sys::Process::StandardOutIsDisplayed()) {
+      llvm::sys::Process::UseANSIEscapeCodes(true);
+    }
   }
 
   SourceManager &getSourceManager() { return SourceMgr; }
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/infrastructure/use-color.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/infrastructure/use-color.cpp
--- a/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/infrastructure/use-color.cpp
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/infrastructure/use-color.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 // RUN: clang-tidy -config='UseColor: false' -dump-config | FileCheck -check-prefix=CHECK-CONFIG-NO-COLOR %s
 // RUN: clang-tidy -help | FileCheck -check-prefix=CHECK-OPT-PRESENT %s
 
-// REQUIRES: ansi-escape-sequences
 // RUN: clang-tidy -checks='-*, modernize-use-override' -extra-arg=-std=c++11 -use-color=false %s | FileCheck -check-prefix=CHECK-NO-COLOR %s
 // RUN: clang-tidy -checks='-*, modernize-use-override' -extra-arg=-std=c++11 %s | FileCheck -check-prefix=CHECK-NO-COLOR %s
 // RUN: clang-tidy -checks='-*, modernize-use-override' -extra-arg=-std=c++11 -use-color %s | FileCheck -check-prefix=CHECK-COLOR %s
diff --git a/llvm/lib/Support/Windows/Process.inc b/llvm/lib/Support/Windows/Process.inc
--- a/llvm/lib/Support/Windows/Process.inc
+++ b/llvm/lib/Support/Windows/Process.inc
@@ -327,9 +327,10 @@
   if (enable) {
     HANDLE Console = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
     DWORD Mode;
-    GetConsoleMode(Console, &Mode);
-    Mode |= ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_PROCESSING;
-    SetConsoleMode(Console, Mode);
+    if (GetConsoleMode(Console, &Mode) != 0) {
+      Mode |= ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_PROCESSING;
+      SetConsoleMode(Console, Mode);
+    }
   }
 #endif
   UseANSI = enable;