@@ -, +, @@ 
---
 src/common/cfgfiles.c |    2 ++
 src/common/text.c     |    6 ++++--
 src/common/xchat.h    |    1 +
 3 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
--- a/src/common/cfgfiles.c	
+++ a/src/common/cfgfiles.c	
@@ -554,6 +554,7 @@ const struct prefs vars[] = {
 	{"text_max_indent", P_OFFINT (max_auto_indent), TYPE_INT},
 	{"text_max_lines", P_OFFINT (max_lines), TYPE_INT},
 	{"text_replay", P_OFFINT (text_replay), TYPE_BOOL},
+	{"text_replay_strip_color", P_OFFINT (text_replay_strip_color), TYPE_BOOL},
 	{"text_show_marker", P_OFFINT (show_marker), TYPE_BOOL},
 	{"text_show_sep", P_OFFINT (show_separator), TYPE_BOOL},
 	{"text_stripcolor", P_OFFINT (stripcolor), TYPE_BOOL},
@@ -634,6 +635,7 @@ load_config (void)
 	prefs.autoreconnect = 1;
 	prefs.recon_delay = 10;
 	prefs.text_replay = 1;
+	prefs.text_replay_strip_color = 1;
 	prefs.tabchannels = 1;
 	prefs.tab_layout = 2;	/* 0=Tabs 1=Reserved 2=Tree */
 	prefs.tab_sort = 1;
--- a/src/common/text.c	
+++ a/src/common/text.c	
@@ -328,9 +328,11 @@ scrollback_load (session *sess)
 			text = strchr (buf + 3, ' ');
 			if (text)
 			{
-				text = strip_color (text + 1, -1, STRIP_COLOR);
+				if (prefs.text_replay_strip_color)
+					text = strip_color (text + 1, -1, STRIP_COLOR);
 				fe_print_text (sess, text, stamp);
-				g_free (text);
+				if (prefs.text_replay_strip_color)
+					g_free (text);
 			}
 			lines++;
 		}
--- a/src/common/xchat.h	
+++ a/src/common/xchat.h	
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ struct xchatprefs
 	unsigned int windows_as_tabs;
 	unsigned int indent_nicks;
 	unsigned int text_replay;
+	unsigned int text_replay_strip_color;
 	unsigned int show_marker;
 	unsigned int show_separator;
 	unsigned int thin_separator;
--