diff --git a/nf_core/__main__.py b/nf_core/__main__.py
index 6eebbe8815..ec3c1aa2a6 100755
--- a/nf_core/__main__.py
+++ b/nf_core/__main__.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def run_nf_core():
     rich.traceback.install(width=200, word_wrap=True)
 
     # Print nf-core header to STDERR
-    stderr = rich.console.Console(file=sys.stderr)
+    stderr = rich.console.Console(file=sys.stderr, force_terminal=nf_core.utils.rich_force_colors())
     stderr.print("\n[green]{},--.[grey39]/[green],-.".format(" " * 42), highlight=False)
     stderr.print("[blue]          ___     __   __   __   ___     [green]/,-._.--~\\", highlight=False)
     stderr.print("[blue]    |\ | |__  __ /  ` /  \ |__) |__      [yellow]   }  {", highlight=False)
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ def nf_core_cli(verbose, log_file):
     log.addHandler(
         rich.logging.RichHandler(
             level=logging.DEBUG if verbose else logging.INFO,
-            console=rich.console.Console(file=sys.stderr),
+            console=rich.console.Console(file=sys.stderr, force_terminal=nf_core.utils.rich_force_colors()),
             show_time=False,
             markup=True,
         )
diff --git a/nf_core/launch.py b/nf_core/launch.py
index 488d19c224..162cf5062c 100644
--- a/nf_core/launch.py
+++ b/nf_core/launch.py
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ def validate_pattern(val):
     def print_param_header(self, param_id, param_obj):
         if "description" not in param_obj and "help_text" not in param_obj:
             return
-        console = Console()
+        console = Console(nf_core.utils.rich_force_colors())
         console.print("\n")
         console.print(param_obj.get("title", param_id), style="bold")
         if "description" in param_obj:
diff --git a/nf_core/lint.py b/nf_core/lint.py
index 9b62da3209..1fb0aeac69 100755
--- a/nf_core/lint.py
+++ b/nf_core/lint.py
@@ -1307,7 +1307,7 @@ def check_schema_params(self):
     def print_results(self, show_passed=False):
 
         log.debug("Printing final results")
-        console = Console()
+        console = Console(force_terminal=nf_core.utils.rich_force_colors())
 
         # Helper function to format test links nicely
         def format_result(test_results, table):
diff --git a/nf_core/utils.py b/nf_core/utils.py
index c0eb461e33..f09c4bd3cb 100644
--- a/nf_core/utils.py
+++ b/nf_core/utils.py
@@ -43,6 +43,15 @@ def check_if_outdated(current_version=None, remote_version=None, source_url="htt
     return (is_outdated, current_version, remote_version)
 
 
+def rich_force_colors():
+    """
+    Check if any environment variables are set to force Rich to use coloured output
+    """
+    if os.getenv("GITHUB_ACTIONS") or os.getenv("FORCE_COLOR") or os.getenv("PY_COLORS"):
+        return True
+    return None
+
+
 def fetch_wf_config(wf_path):
     """Uses Nextflow to retrieve the the configuration variables
     from a Nextflow workflow.
diff --git a/tests/test_utils.py b/tests/test_utils.py
index 9c73919ad3..b533abb7a1 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 import nf_core.utils
 
+import os
 import unittest
 
 
@@ -39,3 +40,15 @@ def test_check_if_outdated_5(self):
         remote_version = "1.11"
         is_outdated, current, remote = nf_core.utils.check_if_outdated(current_version, remote_version)
         assert is_outdated
+
+    def test_rich_force_colours_false(self):
+        os.environ.pop("GITHUB_ACTIONS", None)
+        os.environ.pop("FORCE_COLOR", None)
+        os.environ.pop("PY_COLORS", None)
+        assert nf_core.utils.rich_force_colors() is None
+
+    def test_rich_force_colours_true(self):
+        os.environ["GITHUB_ACTIONS"] = "1"
+        os.environ.pop("FORCE_COLOR", None)
+        os.environ.pop("PY_COLORS", None)
+        assert nf_core.utils.rich_force_colors() is True