diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index bb97912..586c810 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -186,6 +186,18 @@ morgan.format('dev', function developmentFormatLine (tokens, req, res) {
     ? res.statusCode
     : undefined
 
+  // respect NO_COLOR environment variable (see https://no-color.org)
+  if ('NO_COLOR' in process.env) {
+    var fn = developmentFormatLine.nocolor
+
+    if (!fn) {
+      fn = developmentFormatLine.nocolor = compile(
+        ':method :url :status :response-time ms - :res[content-length]')
+    }
+
+    return fn(tokens, req, res)
+  }
+
   // get status color
   var color = status >= 500 ? 31 // red
     : status >= 400 ? 33 // yellow
@@ -194,7 +206,7 @@ morgan.format('dev', function developmentFormatLine (tokens, req, res) {
           : 0 // no color
 
   // get colored function
-  var fn = developmentFormatLine[color]
+  fn = developmentFormatLine[color]
 
   if (!fn) {
     // compile
diff --git a/test/morgan.js b/test/morgan.js
index 6557a2b..7668d70 100644
--- a/test/morgan.js
+++ b/test/morgan.js
@@ -1354,6 +1354,31 @@ describe('morgan()', function () {
       })
     })
 
+    describe('dev with NO_COLOR', function () {
+      it('should not use ANSI color codes', function (done) {
+        var cb = after(2, function (err, res, line) {
+          if (err) return done(err)
+          assert.strictEqual(line.indexOf('\x1b'), -1, 'should not contain ANSI escape codes')
+          assert.ok(/GET \/ 200/.test(line), 'should contain method, url, and status')
+          done()
+        })
+
+        var stream = createLineStream(function onLine (line) {
+          cb(null, null, line)
+        })
+
+        process.env.NO_COLOR = ''
+        var server = createServer('dev', { stream: stream })
+
+        request(server)
+          .get('/')
+          .expect(200, function (err, res) {
+            delete process.env.NO_COLOR
+            cb(err, res)
+          })
+      })
+    })
+
     describe('short', function () {
       it('should match expectations', function (done) {
         var cb = after(2, function (err, res, line) {