diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ee88c41f..a30bdbeb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -50,6 +50,14 @@ fzf --raw --color hidden:red:strikethrough:dim
 fzf --raw --color hidden:red:strikethrough:dim:italic
 ```
 
+For colored input, dimming alone may not be enough, and you may prefer to remove
+colors entirely. For that case, a new special style attribute `strip` has been
+added.
+
+```sh
+fd --color always | fzf --ansi --raw --color hidden:dim:strip:strikethrough
+```
+
 #### Conditional actions for raw mode
 
 You may want to perform different actions depending on whether the current item
diff --git a/man/man1/fzf.1 b/man/man1/fzf.1
index ffd47f12..4be02c97 100644
--- a/man/man1/fzf.1
+++ b/man/man1/fzf.1
@@ -325,7 +325,8 @@ color mappings. Each entry is separated by a comma and/or whitespaces.
     \fB#rrggbb    \fR24-bit colors
 
 .B ANSI ATTRIBUTES: (Only applies to foreground colors)
-    \fBregular    \fRClears previously set attributes; should precede the other ones
+    \fBregular        \fRClear previously set attributes; should precede the other ones
+    \fBstrip          \fRRemove colors
     \fBbold\fR
     \fBunderline\fR
     \fBreverse\fR
diff --git a/src/options.go b/src/options.go
index 79e016b6..aa50dc54 100644
--- a/src/options.go
+++ b/src/options.go
@@ -1366,6 +1366,8 @@ func parseTheme(defaultTheme *tui.ColorTheme, str string) (*tui.ColorTheme, *tui
 						cattr.Attr |= tui.Bold
 					case "dim":
 						cattr.Attr |= tui.Dim
+					case "strip":
+						cattr.Attr |= tui.Strip
 					case "italic":
 						cattr.Attr |= tui.Italic
 					case "underline":
diff --git a/src/result.go b/src/result.go
index 36f56fb7..d6811dc8 100644
--- a/src/result.go
+++ b/src/result.go
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func minRank() Result {
 	return Result{item: &minItem, points: [4]uint16{math.MaxUint16, 0, 0, 0}}
 }
 
-func (result *Result) colorOffsets(matchOffsets []Offset, nthOffsets []Offset, theme *tui.ColorTheme, colBase tui.ColorPair, colMatch tui.ColorPair, attrNth tui.Attr) []colorOffset {
+func (result *Result) colorOffsets(matchOffsets []Offset, nthOffsets []Offset, theme *tui.ColorTheme, colBase tui.ColorPair, colMatch tui.ColorPair, attrNth tui.Attr, hidden bool) []colorOffset {
 	itemColors := result.item.Colors()
 
 	// No ANSI codes
@@ -194,6 +194,10 @@ func (result *Result) colorOffsets(matchOffsets []Offset, nthOffsets []Offset, t
 		if !theme.Colored {
 			return tui.NewColorPair(-1, -1, ansi.color.attr).MergeAttr(base)
 		}
+		// fd --color always | fzf --ansi --delimiter / --nth -1 --color fg:dim:strip,nth:regular
+		if base.ShouldStripColors() {
+			return base
+		}
 		fg := ansi.color.fg
 		bg := ansi.color.bg
 		if fg == -1 {
@@ -251,6 +255,9 @@ func (result *Result) colorOffsets(matchOffsets []Offset, nthOffsets []Offset, t
 				if curr.nth {
 					base = base.WithAttr(attrNth)
 				}
+				if hidden {
+					base = base.WithFg(theme.Hidden)
+				}
 				color := ansiToColorPair(ansi, base)
 				colors = append(colors, colorOffset{
 					offset: [2]int32{int32(start), int32(idx)},
@@ -258,9 +265,13 @@ func (result *Result) colorOffsets(matchOffsets []Offset, nthOffsets []Offset, t
 					match:  false,
 					url:    ansi.color.url})
 			} else {
+				color := colBase.WithAttr(attrNth)
+				if hidden {
+					color = color.WithFg(theme.Hidden)
+				}
 				colors = append(colors, colorOffset{
 					offset: [2]int32{int32(start), int32(idx)},
-					color:  colBase.WithAttr(attrNth),
+					color:  color,
 					match:  false,
 					url:    nil})
 			}
diff --git a/src/result_test.go b/src/result_test.go
index 6e6d4387..1f6a003e 100644
--- a/src/result_test.go
+++ b/src/result_test.go
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ func TestColorOffset(t *testing.T) {
 
 	colBase := tui.NewColorPair(89, 189, tui.AttrUndefined)
 	colMatch := tui.NewColorPair(99, 199, tui.AttrUndefined)
-	colors := item.colorOffsets(offsets, nil, tui.Dark256, colBase, colMatch, tui.AttrUndefined)
+	colors := item.colorOffsets(offsets, nil, tui.Dark256, colBase, colMatch, tui.AttrUndefined, false)
 	assert := func(idx int, b int32, e int32, c tui.ColorPair) {
 		o := colors[idx]
 		if o.offset[0] != b || o.offset[1] != e || o.color != c {
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ func TestColorOffset(t *testing.T) {
 
 	nthOffsets := []Offset{{37, 39}, {42, 45}}
 	for _, attr := range []tui.Attr{tui.AttrRegular, tui.StrikeThrough} {
-		colors = item.colorOffsets(offsets, nthOffsets, tui.Dark256, colRegular, colUnderline, attr)
+		colors = item.colorOffsets(offsets, nthOffsets, tui.Dark256, colRegular, colUnderline, attr, false)
 
 		// [{[0 5] {1 5 0}} {[5 15] {1 5 8}} {[15 20] {1 5 0}}
 		//  {[22 25] {2 6 1}} {[25 27] {2 6 9}} {[27 30] {-1 -1 8}}
diff --git a/src/terminal.go b/src/terminal.go
index 5d578540..e96ac96f 100644
--- a/src/terminal.go
+++ b/src/terminal.go
@@ -1485,7 +1485,7 @@ func (t *Terminal) ansiLabelPrinter(str string, color *tui.ColorPair, fill bool)
 	printFn := func(window tui.Window, limit int) {
 		if offsets == nil {
 			// tui.Col* are not initialized until renderer.Init()
-			offsets = result.colorOffsets(nil, nil, t.theme, *color, *color, t.nthAttr)
+			offsets = result.colorOffsets(nil, nil, t.theme, *color, *color, t.nthAttr, false)
 		}
 		for limit > 0 {
 			if length > limit {
@@ -1548,7 +1548,7 @@ func (t *Terminal) parsePrompt(prompt string) (func(), int) {
 				return 1
 			}
 			t.printHighlighted(
-				Result{item: item}, tui.ColPrompt, tui.ColPrompt, false, false, line, line, true, preTask, nil)
+				Result{item: item}, tui.ColPrompt, tui.ColPrompt, false, false, false, line, line, true, preTask, nil)
 		})
 		t.wrap = wrap
 	}
@@ -3070,7 +3070,7 @@ func (t *Terminal) printFooter() {
 				colors: colors}
 
 			t.printHighlighted(Result{item: item},
-				tui.ColFooter, tui.ColFooter, false, false, line, line, true,
+				tui.ColFooter, tui.ColFooter, false, false, false, line, line, true,
 				func(markerClass) int {
 					t.footerWindow.Print(indent)
 					return indentSize
@@ -3142,7 +3142,7 @@ func (t *Terminal) printHeaderImpl(window tui.Window, borderShape tui.BorderShap
 			colors: colors}
 
 		t.printHighlighted(Result{item: item},
-			tui.ColHeader, tui.ColHeader, false, false, line, line, true,
+			tui.ColHeader, tui.ColHeader, false, false, false, line, line, true,
 			func(markerClass) int {
 				t.window.Print(indent)
 				return indentSize
@@ -3378,13 +3378,7 @@ func (t *Terminal) printItem(result Result, line int, maxLine int, index int, cu
 			}
 			return indentSize
 		}
-		base := tui.ColCurrent
-		match := tui.ColCurrentMatch
-		if !matched {
-			base = base.WithFg(t.theme.Hidden)
-			match = match.WithFg(t.theme.Hidden)
-		}
-		finalLineNum = t.printHighlighted(result, base, match, true, true, line, maxLine, forceRedraw, preTask, postTask)
+		finalLineNum = t.printHighlighted(result, tui.ColCurrent, tui.ColCurrentMatch, true, true, !matched, line, maxLine, forceRedraw, preTask, postTask)
 	} else {
 		preTask := func(marker markerClass) int {
 			w := t.window.Width() - t.pointerLen
@@ -3418,11 +3412,7 @@ func (t *Terminal) printItem(result Result, line int, maxLine int, index int, cu
 			base = base.WithBg(altBg)
 			match = match.WithBg(altBg)
 		}
-		if !matched {
-			base = base.WithFg(t.theme.Hidden)
-			match = match.WithFg(t.theme.Hidden)
-		}
-		finalLineNum = t.printHighlighted(result, base, match, false, true, line, maxLine, forceRedraw, preTask, postTask)
+		finalLineNum = t.printHighlighted(result, base, match, false, true, !matched, line, maxLine, forceRedraw, preTask, postTask)
 	}
 	for i := 0; i < t.gap && finalLineNum < maxLine; i++ {
 		finalLineNum++
@@ -3469,7 +3459,7 @@ func (t *Terminal) overflow(runes []rune, max int) bool {
 	return t.displayWidthWithLimit(runes, 0, max) > max
 }
 
-func (t *Terminal) printHighlighted(result Result, colBase tui.ColorPair, colMatch tui.ColorPair, current bool, match bool, lineNum int, maxLineNum int, forceRedraw bool, preTask func(markerClass) int, postTask func(int, int, bool, bool, tui.ColorPair)) int {
+func (t *Terminal) printHighlighted(result Result, colBase tui.ColorPair, colMatch tui.ColorPair, current bool, match bool, hidden bool, lineNum int, maxLineNum int, forceRedraw bool, preTask func(markerClass) int, postTask func(int, int, bool, bool, tui.ColorPair)) int {
 	var displayWidth int
 	item := result.item
 	matchOffsets := []Offset{}
@@ -3521,7 +3511,7 @@ func (t *Terminal) printHighlighted(result Result, colBase tui.ColorPair, colMat
 			sort.Sort(ByOrder(nthOffsets))
 		}
 	}
-	allOffsets := result.colorOffsets(charOffsets, nthOffsets, t.theme, colBase, colMatch, t.nthAttr)
+	allOffsets := result.colorOffsets(charOffsets, nthOffsets, t.theme, colBase, colMatch, t.nthAttr, hidden)
 
 	maxLines := 1
 	if t.canSpanMultiLines() {
diff --git a/src/tui/tui.go b/src/tui/tui.go
index 563d3c2a..33fb626f 100644
--- a/src/tui/tui.go
+++ b/src/tui/tui.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ const (
 	AttrClear     = Attr(1 << 9)
 	BoldForce     = Attr(1 << 10)
 	FullBg        = Attr(1 << 11)
+	Strip         = Attr(1 << 12)
 )
 
 func (a Attr) Merge(b Attr) Attr {
@@ -384,6 +385,10 @@ func (p ColorPair) IsFullBgMarker() bool {
 	return p.attr&FullBg > 0
 }
 
+func (p ColorPair) ShouldStripColors() bool {
+	return p.attr&Strip > 0
+}
+
 func (p ColorPair) HasBg() bool {
 	return p.attr&Reverse == 0 && p.bg != colDefault ||
 		p.attr&Reverse > 0 && p.fg != colDefault