diff --git a/plugin/fugitive.vim b/plugin/fugitive.vim
index 241a05a..5d64bcf 100644
--- a/plugin/fugitive.vim
+++ b/plugin/fugitive.vim
@@ -1773,7 +1773,7 @@ function! s:BufReadObject()
       if b:fugitive_display_format
         call s:ReplaceCmd(s:repo().git_command('ls-tree',hash))
       else
-        call s:ReplaceCmd(s:repo().git_command('show',hash))
+        call s:ReplaceCmd(s:repo().git_command('show','--no-color',hash))
       endif
     elseif b:fugitive_type == 'tag'
       let b:fugitive_display_format = b:fugitive_display_format % 2
@@ -1787,7 +1787,7 @@ function! s:BufReadObject()
       if b:fugitive_display_format
         call s:ReplaceCmd(s:repo().git_command('cat-file',b:fugitive_type,hash))
       else
-        call s:ReplaceCmd(s:repo().git_command('show','--pretty=format:tree %T%nparent %P%nauthor %an <%ae> %ad%ncommitter %cn <%ce> %cd%nencoding %e%n%n%s%n%n%b',hash))
+        call s:ReplaceCmd(s:repo().git_command('show','--no-color','--pretty=format:tree %T%nparent %P%nauthor %an <%ae> %ad%ncommitter %cn <%ce> %cd%nencoding %e%n%n%s%n%n%b',hash))
         call search('^parent ')
         if getline('.') ==# 'parent '
           silent delete_