diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 1a946b75662..fd704daf7b9 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2019-02-21  Alan Hayward  <alan.hayward@arm.com>
+
+	* main.c (captured_main_1): Disable styling in batch mode.
+
 2019-02-20  Tom Tromey  <tom@tromey.com>
 
 	* symtab.c (symtab_symbol_info): Fix typos.
diff --git a/gdb/main.c b/gdb/main.c
index a7283902fe2..e14dd06fa8c 100644
--- a/gdb/main.c
+++ b/gdb/main.c
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 #include "common/signals-state-save-restore.h"
 #include <vector>
 #include "common/pathstuff.h"
+#include "cli/cli-style.h"
 
 /* The selected interpreter.  This will be used as a set command
    variable, so it should always be malloc'ed - since
@@ -850,7 +851,12 @@ captured_main_1 (struct captured_main_args *context)
       }
 
     if (batch_flag)
-      quiet = 1;
+      {
+	quiet = 1;
+
+	/* Disable all output styling when running in batch mode.  */
+	cli_styling = 0;
+      }
   }
 
   save_original_signals_state (quiet);