diff --git a/bin/worker.php b/bin/worker.php
index c26b05eba..01ca870ee 100644
--- a/bin/worker.php
+++ b/bin/worker.php
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
 
     $input = new ArgvInput;
 
-    $output = new ConsoleOutput(OutputInterface::VERBOSITY_NORMAL, true);
+    $isDecorated = $workerArgv->getParameterOption('--colors', 'always') !== 'never';
+    $output = new ConsoleOutput(OutputInterface::VERBOSITY_NORMAL, $isDecorated);
 
     Kernel::boot($testSuite, $input, $output);
 });
diff --git a/src/Plugins/Parallel.php b/src/Plugins/Parallel.php
index 1632a0504..fb215f9c6 100644
--- a/src/Plugins/Parallel.php
+++ b/src/Plugins/Parallel.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 use Stringable;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Application;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\ArgvInput;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\ConsoleOutput;
 
 use function Pest\version;
 
@@ -127,7 +128,10 @@ private function runTestSuiteInParallel(array $arguments): int
             $arguments
         );
 
-        $exitCode = $this->paratestCommand()->run(new ArgvInput($filteredArguments), new CleanConsoleOutput);
+        $input = new ArgvInput($filteredArguments);
+        $isDecorated = $input->getParameterOption('--colors', 'always') !== 'never';
+        $output = new CleanConsoleOutput(ConsoleOutput::VERBOSITY_NORMAL, $isDecorated);
+        $exitCode = $this->paratestCommand()->run($input, $output);
 
         return CallsAddsOutput::execute($exitCode);
     }
diff --git a/src/Plugins/Parallel/Paratest/ResultPrinter.php b/src/Plugins/Parallel/Paratest/ResultPrinter.php
index bd416e1e7..69bc24ed1 100644
--- a/src/Plugins/Parallel/Paratest/ResultPrinter.php
+++ b/src/Plugins/Parallel/Paratest/ResultPrinter.php
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ public function print(string $buffer): void
             public function flush(): void {}
         };
 
-        $this->compactPrinter = CompactPrinter::default();
+        $this->compactPrinter = CompactPrinter::create($this->output->isDecorated());
 
         if (! $this->options->configuration->hasLogfileTeamcity()) {
             return;
diff --git a/src/Plugins/Parallel/Support/CompactPrinter.php b/src/Plugins/Parallel/Support/CompactPrinter.php
index 25226b10e..59f353e28 100644
--- a/src/Plugins/Parallel/Support/CompactPrinter.php
+++ b/src/Plugins/Parallel/Support/CompactPrinter.php
@@ -63,11 +63,19 @@ public function __construct(
      * Creates a new instance of the Compact Printer.
      */
     public static function default(): self
+    {
+        return self::create(true);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new instance of the Compact Printer with specific decoration setting.
+     */
+    public static function create(bool $decorated): self
     {
         return new self(
             terminal(),
-            new ConsoleOutput(decorated: true),
-            new Style(new ConsoleOutput(decorated: true)),
+            new ConsoleOutput(decorated: $decorated),
+            new Style(new ConsoleOutput(decorated: $decorated)),
             terminal()->width() - 4,
         );
     }
diff --git a/tests/.snapshots/success.txt b/tests/.snapshots/success.txt
index 513a804ea..31c068125 100644
--- a/tests/.snapshots/success.txt
+++ b/tests/.snapshots/success.txt
@@ -1676,6 +1676,7 @@
    PASS  Tests\Visual\Parallel
   ✓ parallel
   ✓ a parallel test can extend another test with same name
+  ✓ parallel mode respects --colors=never option
 
    PASS  Tests\Visual\SingleTestOrDirectory
   ✓ allows to run a single test
@@ -1698,4 +1699,4 @@
    WARN  Tests\Visual\Version
   - visual snapshot of help command output
 
-  Tests:    2 deprecated, 4 warnings, 5 incomplete, 2 notices, 38 todos, 33 skipped, 1144 passed (2736 assertions)
\ No newline at end of file
+  Tests:    2 deprecated, 4 warnings, 5 incomplete, 2 notices, 38 todos, 33 skipped, 1145 passed (2739 assertions)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/Arch.php b/tests/Arch.php
index d8deb4609..504719f61 100644
--- a/tests/Arch.php
+++ b/tests/Arch.php
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
         'dd',
         'dump',
         'expect',
+        'ray',
         'uses',
         'Termwind',
         'ParaTest',
diff --git a/tests/Visual/Parallel.php b/tests/Visual/Parallel.php
index 313f82088..6ed2ac806 100644
--- a/tests/Visual/Parallel.php
+++ b/tests/Visual/Parallel.php
@@ -23,3 +23,22 @@
 test('a parallel test can extend another test with same name', function () use ($run) {
     expect($run('tests/Fixtures/Inheritance'))->toContain('Tests:    1 skipped, 2 passed (2 assertions)');
 });
+
+test('parallel mode respects --colors=never option', function () {
+    $process = new Process([
+        'php',
+        './bin/pest',
+        '--parallel',
+        '--processes=2',
+        '--colors=never',
+        'tests/Fixtures/DirectoryWithTests/ExampleTest.php',
+    ], dirname(__DIR__, 2), ['COLLISION_PRINTER' => 'DefaultPrinter', 'COLLISION_IGNORE_DURATION' => 'true']);
+    $process->run();
+    $output = $process->getOutput();
+
+    // Output should not contain ANSI color codes when --colors=never is used
+    expect($output)
+        ->not->toMatch('/\x1b\[[0-9;]*m/')  // ANSI color codes pattern
+        ->toContain('Tests:')               // Should still have test output
+        ->toContain('Parallel:');           // Should still indicate parallel mode
+})->skipOnWindows();