diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3aeceb75..e49a5e0d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ see example [CMakeLists.txt](https://github.com/gabime/spdlog/blob/v1.x/example/
 * [Custom](https://github.com/gabime/spdlog/wiki/3.-Custom-formatting) formatting.
 * Multi/Single threaded loggers.
 * Various log targets:
-  * Rotating log files.
+  * Rotating log files (ANSI colors supported).
   * Daily log files.
   * Console logging (colors supported).
   * syslog.
@@ -129,6 +129,18 @@ void rotating_example()
 }
 ```
 
+---
+#### ANSI-colored rotating files
+```c++
+#include "spdlog/sinks/ansicolor_rotating_file_sink.h"
+void ansicolor_rotating_example() {
+    // Create an ANSI-colored file rotating logger with 10 MB size max and 3 rotated files.
+    auto max_size = 1048576 * 10;
+    auto max_files = 3;
+    auto logger = spdlog::ansicolor_rotating_logger_mt("ansi_logger", "logs/ansicolor_rotating.txt", max_size, max_files);
+}
+```
+
 ---
 #### Daily files
 ```c++
diff --git a/example/example.cpp b/example/example.cpp
index d4cfa1e2..3ac56105 100644
--- a/example/example.cpp
+++ b/example/example.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ void load_levels_example();
 void stdout_logger_example();
 void basic_example();
 void rotating_example();
+void ansicolor_rotating_example();
 void daily_example();
 void callback_example();
 void async_example();
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ int main(int, char *[]) {
         stdout_logger_example();
         basic_example();
         rotating_example();
+        ansicolor_rotating_example();
         daily_example();
         callback_example();
         async_example();
@@ -128,6 +130,13 @@ void rotating_example() {
         spdlog::rotating_logger_mt("some_logger_name", "logs/rotating.txt", 1048576 * 5, 3);
 }
 
+#include "spdlog/sinks/ansicolor_rotating_file_sink.h"
+void ansicolor_rotating_example() {
+    // Create an ANSI-colored file rotating logger with 10mb size max and 3 rotated files.
+    auto ansicolor_rotating_logger = spdlog::ansicolor_rotating_logger_mt(
+        "ansi_logger", "logs/ansicolor_rotating.txt", 1048576 * 10, 3);
+}
+
 #include "spdlog/sinks/daily_file_sink.h"
 void daily_example() {
     // Create a daily logger - a new file is created every day on 2:30am.
diff --git a/include/spdlog/sinks/ansicolor_rotating_file_sink-inl.h b/include/spdlog/sinks/ansicolor_rotating_file_sink-inl.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4068fb3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/spdlog/sinks/ansicolor_rotating_file_sink-inl.h
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+// Copyright(c) 2015-present, Gabi Melman & spdlog contributors.
+// Distributed under the MIT License (http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
+
+#pragma once
+
+#ifndef SPDLOG_HEADER_ONLY
+    #include <spdlog/sinks/ansicolor_rotating_file_sink.h>
+#endif
+
+#include <spdlog/common.h>
+
+#include <spdlog/details/rotating_file.h>
+#include <spdlog/details/null_mutex.h>
+#include <spdlog/fmt/fmt.h>
+
+#include <mutex>
+
+namespace spdlog {
+namespace sinks {
+
+template <typename Mutex>
+SPDLOG_INLINE ansicolor_rotating_file_sink<Mutex>::ansicolor_rotating_file_sink(
+    filename_t base_filename,
+    std::size_t max_size,
+    std::size_t max_files,
+    bool rotate_on_open,
+    const file_event_handlers &event_handlers)
+    : file_{base_filename, max_size, max_files, rotate_on_open, event_handlers} {}
+
+template <typename Mutex>
+SPDLOG_INLINE void ansicolor_rotating_file_sink<Mutex>::set_color(level::level_enum color_level,
+                                                                  string_view_t color) {
+    std::lock_guard<Mutex> lock(base_sink<Mutex>::mutex_);
+    colors_.set_color(color_level, color);
+}
+
+// calc filename according to index and file extension if exists.
+// e.g. calc_filename("logs/mylog.txt, 3) => "logs/mylog.3.txt".
+template <typename Mutex>
+SPDLOG_INLINE filename_t
+ansicolor_rotating_file_sink<Mutex>::calc_filename(const filename_t &filename, std::size_t index) {
+    return details::rotating_file::calc_filename(filename, index);
+}
+
+template <typename Mutex>
+SPDLOG_INLINE filename_t ansicolor_rotating_file_sink<Mutex>::filename() {
+    return file_.filename();
+}
+
+template <typename Mutex>
+SPDLOG_INLINE void ansicolor_rotating_file_sink<Mutex>::sink_it_(const details::log_msg &msg) {
+    msg.color_range_start = 0;
+    msg.color_range_end = 0;
+    memory_buf_t formatted;
+    base_sink<Mutex>::formatter_->format(msg, formatted);
+    for (const auto &range : colors_.ranges(msg, formatted)) {
+        file_.write(range);
+    }
+}
+
+template <typename Mutex>
+SPDLOG_INLINE void ansicolor_rotating_file_sink<Mutex>::flush_() {
+    file_.flush();
+}
+
+}  // namespace sinks
+}  // namespace spdlog
diff --git a/include/spdlog/sinks/ansicolor_rotating_file_sink.h b/include/spdlog/sinks/ansicolor_rotating_file_sink.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..07d5b79e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/spdlog/sinks/ansicolor_rotating_file_sink.h
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+// Copyright(c) 2015-present, Gabi Melman & spdlog contributors.
+// Distributed under the MIT License (http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <spdlog/details/ansicolors.h>
+#include <spdlog/details/rotating_file.h>
+#include <spdlog/details/null_mutex.h>
+#include <spdlog/details/synchronous_factory.h>
+#include <spdlog/sinks/base_sink.h>
+
+#include <chrono>
+#include <mutex>
+#include <string>
+
+namespace spdlog {
+namespace sinks {
+
+//
+// Rotating file sink based on size, with ansi colors.
+//
+template <typename Mutex>
+class ansicolor_rotating_file_sink final : public base_sink<Mutex> {
+public:
+    ansicolor_rotating_file_sink(filename_t base_filename,
+                                 std::size_t max_size,
+                                 std::size_t max_files,
+                                 bool rotate_on_open = false,
+                                 const file_event_handlers &event_handlers = {});
+
+    void set_color(level::level_enum color_level, string_view_t color);
+
+    static filename_t calc_filename(const filename_t &filename, std::size_t index);
+    filename_t filename();
+
+protected:
+    void sink_it_(const details::log_msg &msg) override;
+    void flush_() override;
+
+private:
+    details::ansicolors colors_;
+    details::rotating_file file_;
+};
+
+using ansicolor_rotating_file_sink_mt = ansicolor_rotating_file_sink<std::mutex>;
+using ansicolor_rotating_file_sink_st = ansicolor_rotating_file_sink<details::null_mutex>;
+
+}  // namespace sinks
+
+//
+// factory functions
+//
+
+template <typename Factory = spdlog::synchronous_factory>
+inline std::shared_ptr<logger> ansicolor_rotating_logger_mt(
+    const std::string &logger_name,
+    const filename_t &filename,
+    size_t max_file_size,
+    size_t max_files,
+    bool rotate_on_open = false,
+    const file_event_handlers &event_handlers = {}) {
+    return Factory::template create<sinks::ansicolor_rotating_file_sink_mt>(
+        logger_name, filename, max_file_size, max_files, rotate_on_open, event_handlers);
+}
+
+template <typename Factory = spdlog::synchronous_factory>
+inline std::shared_ptr<logger> ansicolor_rotating_logger_st(
+    const std::string &logger_name,
+    const filename_t &filename,
+    size_t max_file_size,
+    size_t max_files,
+    bool rotate_on_open = false,
+    const file_event_handlers &event_handlers = {}) {
+    return Factory::template create<sinks::ansicolor_rotating_file_sink_st>(
+        logger_name, filename, max_file_size, max_files, rotate_on_open, event_handlers);
+}
+}  // namespace spdlog
+
+#ifdef SPDLOG_HEADER_ONLY
+    #include "ansicolor_rotating_file_sink-inl.h"
+#endif
diff --git a/src/file_sinks.cpp b/src/file_sinks.cpp
index 04cb6c10..67675b67 100644
--- a/src/file_sinks.cpp
+++ b/src/file_sinks.cpp
@@ -18,3 +18,7 @@ template class SPDLOG_API spdlog::sinks::basic_file_sink<spdlog::details::null_m
 #include <spdlog/sinks/rotating_file_sink-inl.h>
 template class SPDLOG_API spdlog::sinks::rotating_file_sink<std::mutex>;
 template class SPDLOG_API spdlog::sinks::rotating_file_sink<spdlog::details::null_mutex>;
+
+#include <spdlog/sinks/ansicolor_rotating_file_sink-inl.h>
+template class SPDLOG_API spdlog::sinks::ansicolor_rotating_file_sink<std::mutex>;
+template class SPDLOG_API spdlog::sinks::ansicolor_rotating_file_sink<spdlog::details::null_mutex>;
diff --git a/tests/includes.h b/tests/includes.h
index 14e988b9..00253439 100644
--- a/tests/includes.h
+++ b/tests/includes.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "spdlog/sinks/null_sink.h"
 #include "spdlog/sinks/ostream_sink.h"
 #include "spdlog/sinks/rotating_file_sink.h"
+#include "spdlog/sinks/ansicolor_rotating_file_sink.h"
 #include "spdlog/sinks/stdout_color_sinks.h"
 #include "spdlog/sinks/msvc_sink.h"
 #include "spdlog/pattern_formatter.h"
diff --git a/tests/test_file_logging.cpp b/tests/test_file_logging.cpp
index ac378b5c..14135178 100644
--- a/tests/test_file_logging.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_file_logging.cpp
@@ -101,3 +101,60 @@ TEST_CASE("rotating_file_logger3", "[rotating_logger]") {
     REQUIRE_THROWS_AS(spdlog::rotating_logger_mt("logger", basename, max_size, 0),
                       spdlog::spdlog_ex);
 }
+
+TEST_CASE("ansicolor_rotating_file_logger1", "[ansicolor_rotating_logger]") {
+    prepare_logdir();
+    size_t max_size = 1024 * 10;
+    spdlog::filename_t basename = SPDLOG_FILENAME_T(ROTATING_LOG);
+    auto logger = spdlog::ansicolor_rotating_logger_mt("logger", basename, max_size, 0);
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < 10; ++i) {
+        logger->info("Test message {}", i);
+    }
+
+    logger->flush();
+    require_message_count(ROTATING_LOG, 10);
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("ansicolor_rotating_file_logger2", "[ansicolor_rotating_logger]") {
+    prepare_logdir();
+    size_t max_size = 1024 * 10;
+    spdlog::filename_t basename = SPDLOG_FILENAME_T(ROTATING_LOG);
+
+    {
+        // make an initial logger to create the first output file
+        auto logger = spdlog::ansicolor_rotating_logger_mt("logger", basename, max_size, 2, true);
+        for (int i = 0; i < 10; ++i) {
+            logger->info("Test message {}", i);
+        }
+        // drop causes the logger destructor to be called, which is required so the
+        // next logger can rename the first output file.
+        spdlog::drop(logger->name());
+    }
+
+    auto logger = spdlog::ansicolor_rotating_logger_mt("logger", basename, max_size, 2, true);
+    for (int i = 0; i < 10; ++i) {
+        logger->info("Test message {}", i);
+    }
+
+    logger->flush();
+
+    require_message_count(ROTATING_LOG, 10);
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < 1000; i++) {
+        logger->info("Test message {}", i);
+    }
+
+    logger->flush();
+    REQUIRE(get_filesize(ROTATING_LOG) <= max_size);
+    REQUIRE(get_filesize(ROTATING_LOG ".1") <= max_size);
+}
+
+// test that passing max_size=0 throws
+TEST_CASE("ansicolor_rotating_file_logger3", "[ansicolor_rotating_logger]") {
+    prepare_logdir();
+    size_t max_size = 0;
+    spdlog::filename_t basename = SPDLOG_FILENAME_T(ROTATING_LOG);
+    REQUIRE_THROWS_AS(spdlog::ansicolor_rotating_logger_mt("logger", basename, max_size, 0),
+                      spdlog::spdlog_ex);
+}