diff --git a/drivers/misc/coresight/Kconfig b/drivers/misc/coresight/Kconfig
index 17741114e84..997d0c23c0a 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/coresight/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/misc/coresight/Kconfig
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ config NRF_ETR_DECODE
 	select CS_TRACE_DEFMT
 	select LOG_FRONTEND_STMESP_DEMUX
 	select LOG_OUTPUT
+	imply LOG_BACKEND_SHOW_COLOR
 	imply CBPRINTF_FP_SUPPORT
 	help
 	  In this mode, log messages stored by Coresight STM logging frontends are