diff --git a/src/internalTable/internal-table.ts b/src/internalTable/internal-table.ts
index fa4f5ad2..d67b3b0d 100644
--- a/src/internalTable/internal-table.ts
+++ b/src/internalTable/internal-table.ts
@@ -72,7 +72,9 @@ class TableInternal {
     this.rowSeparator = options?.rowSeparator || this.rowSeparator;
     this.charLength = options?.charLength || this.charLength;
 
-    if (options?.colorMap) {
+    if (options?.shouldDisableColors) {
+      this.colorMap = {};
+    } else if (options?.colorMap) {
       this.colorMap = { ...this.colorMap, ...options.colorMap };
     }
 
diff --git a/src/models/external-table.ts b/src/models/external-table.ts
index b9d57188..4fcfdc86 100644
--- a/src/models/external-table.ts
+++ b/src/models/external-table.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ export interface ComplexOptions {
   disabledColumns?: string[];
   computedColumns?: ComputedColumn[];
   rowSeparator?: boolean;
+  shouldDisableColors? : boolean;
   colorMap?: ColorMap;
   charLength?: CharLengthDict;
 }
diff --git a/test/__snapshots__/customizedColor.test.ts.snap b/test/__snapshots__/customizedColor.test.ts.snap
index 3728c907..fea8ab2e 100644
--- a/test/__snapshots__/customizedColor.test.ts.snap
+++ b/test/__snapshots__/customizedColor.test.ts.snap
@@ -9,3 +9,13 @@ exports[`Example: Print a simple Table with Custom column colors Custom column c
 │ 4                    │        This row is green │      10.212 │
 └──────────────────────┴──────────────────────────┴─────────────┘"
 `;
+
+exports[`Example: Print a simple Table with Custom column colors Disabling color works 1`] = `
+"┌──────────────────────┬──────────────────────────┬─────────────┐
+│ red_left_align_index │         right_align_text │ green_value │
+├──────────────────────┼──────────────────────────┼─────────────┤
+│ 2                    │ This is my defined Green │      10.212 │
+│ 3                    │ This row is blue as well │      10.212 │
+│ 4                    │        This row is green │      10.212 │
+└──────────────────────┴──────────────────────────┴─────────────┘"
+`;
diff --git a/test/customizedColor.test.ts b/test/customizedColor.test.ts
index 68317a8c..4b215cca 100644
--- a/test/customizedColor.test.ts
+++ b/test/customizedColor.test.ts
@@ -44,4 +44,46 @@ describe('Example: Print a simple Table with Custom column colors', () => {
     p.printTable();
     expect(p.render()).toMatchSnapshot();
   });
+
+  it('Disabling color works', () => {
+    // Create a table
+    const p = new Table({
+      columns: [
+        { name: 'red_left_align_index', alignment: 'left' },
+        { name: 'right_align_text', alignment: 'right' },
+        { name: 'green_value' },
+      ],
+      shouldDisableColors: true,
+    });
+
+    // add rows with custom color
+    p.addRow(
+      {
+        red_left_align_index: 2,
+        right_align_text: 'This is my defined Green',
+        green_value: 10.212,
+      },
+      { color: 'custom_green' } // custom color
+    );
+    p.addRow(
+      {
+        red_left_align_index: 3,
+        right_align_text: 'This row is blue as well',
+        green_value: 10.212,
+      },
+      { color: 'blue' }
+    );
+    p.addRow(
+      {
+        red_left_align_index: 4,
+        right_align_text: 'This row is green',
+        green_value: 10.212,
+      },
+      { color: 'green' }
+    );
+
+    // print
+    p.printTable();
+    expect(p.render()).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
 });