1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/column.c b/column.c
index ff7bdab1a..ded50337f 100644
--- a/column.c
+++ b/column.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "parse-options.h"
 #include "run-command.h"
 #include "utf8.h"
+#include "pager.c"
 
 #define XY2LINEAR(d, x, y) (COL_LAYOUT((d)->colopts) == COL_COLUMN ? \
 			    (x) * (d)->rows + (y) : \
@@ -224,7 +225,7 @@ int finalize_colopts(unsigned int *colopts, int stdout_is_tty)
 		if (stdout_is_tty < 0)
 			stdout_is_tty = isatty(1);
 		*colopts &= ~COL_ENABLE_MASK;
-		if (stdout_is_tty)
+		if (stdout_is_tty || pager_in_use())
 			*colopts |= COL_ENABLED;
 	}
 	return 0;