diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 87bbfe7..6a73437 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ The command-line interface is straightforward as reflected in the output from
       -L, --list-devices               List available serial devices
       -l, --log                        Enable log to file
           --log-file <filename>        Set log filename
+          --log-strip                  Strip control characters and escape sequences
       -m, --map <flags>                Map special characters
       -c, --color 0..255|none|list     Colorize tio text (default: 15)
       -S, --socket <socket>            Listen on socket
diff --git a/man/tio.1.in b/man/tio.1.in
index 8534f98..d0a4137 100644
--- a/man/tio.1.in
+++ b/man/tio.1.in
@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@ Enable log to file. If no filename is provided the filename will be automaticall
 
 Set log filename.
 
+.TP
+.BR "    \-\-log-strip
+
+Strip control characters and escape sequences from log.
+
 .TP
 .BR \-m ", " "\-\-map " \fI<flags>
 
diff --git a/src/bash-completion/tio.in b/src/bash-completion/tio.in
index 3eb9596..06ef729 100644
--- a/src/bash-completion/tio.in
+++ b/src/bash-completion/tio.in
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ _tio()
           -n --no-autoconnect \
           -l --log \
              --log-file \
+             --log-strip \
           -m --map \
           -t --timestamp \
              --timestamp-format \
@@ -72,6 +73,10 @@ _tio()
             COMPREPLY=( $(compgen -W "${opts}" -- ${cur}) )
             return 0
             ;;
+        -l | --log-strip)
+            COMPREPLY=( $(compgen -W "${opts}" -- ${cur}) )
+            return 0
+            ;;
         -m | --map)
             COMPREPLY=( $(compgen -W "ICRNL IGNCR INLCR INLCRNL OCRNL ODELBS ONLCRNL" -- ${cur}) )
             return 0
diff --git a/src/log.c b/src/log.c
index 640f834..8faa9c2 100644
--- a/src/log.c
+++ b/src/log.c
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@
 #include "print.h"
 #include "error.h"
 
+#define IS_ESC_CSI_INTERMEDIATE_CHAR(c) ((c >= 0x20) && (c <= 0x3F))
+#define IS_ESC_END_CHAR(c)              ((c >= 0x30) && (c <= 0x7E))
+#define IS_CTRL_CHAR(c)                 ((c >= 0x00) && (c <= 0x1F))
+
 static FILE *fp;
 static bool log_error = false;
 
@@ -70,11 +74,84 @@ void log_open(const char *filename)
     setvbuf(fp, NULL, _IONBF, 0);
 }
 
+bool log_strip(char c)
+{
+    static char previous_char = 0;
+    static bool esc_sequence = false;
+    bool strip = false;
+
+    /* Detect if character should be stripped or not */
+    switch (c)
+    {
+        case 0x8:
+            /* Backspace */
+            break;
+
+        case 0xa:
+            /* Line feed */
+            /* Reset ESC sequence just in case something went wrong with the
+             * escape sequence parsing. */
+            esc_sequence = false;
+            break;
+
+        case 0x1b:
+            /* Escape */
+            strip = true;
+            break;
+
+        case 0x5b:
+            /* Left bracket */
+            if (previous_char == 0x1b)
+            {
+                // Start of ESC sequence
+                esc_sequence = true;
+                strip = true;
+            }
+            break;
+
+        default:
+            if (IS_CTRL_CHAR(c))
+            {
+                /* Strip ASCII control characters */
+                strip = true;
+                break;
+            }
+            else
+            if ((esc_sequence) && (IS_ESC_CSI_INTERMEDIATE_CHAR(c)))
+            {
+                strip = true;
+                break;
+            }
+            else
+            if ((esc_sequence) && (IS_ESC_END_CHAR(c)))
+            {
+                esc_sequence = false;
+                strip = true;
+                break;
+            }
+            break;
+    }
+
+    previous_char = c;
+
+    return strip;
+}
+
 void log_write(char c)
 {
     if (fp != NULL)
     {
-        fputc(c, fp);
+        if (option.log_strip)
+        {
+            if (!log_strip(c))
+            {
+                fputc(c, fp);
+            }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            fputc(c, fp);
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/options.c b/src/options.c
index 36062bb..35d976d 100644
--- a/src/options.c
+++ b/src/options.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ enum opt_t
     OPT_NONE,
     OPT_TIMESTAMP_FORMAT,
     OPT_LOG_FILE,
+    OPT_LOG_STRIP,
 };
 
 /* Default options */
@@ -55,9 +56,10 @@ struct option_t option =
     .output_delay = 0,
     .no_autoconnect = false,
     .log = false,
+    .log_filename = NULL,
+    .log_strip = false,
     .local_echo = false,
     .timestamp = TIMESTAMP_NONE,
-    .log_filename = NULL,
     .socket = NULL,
     .map = "",
     .color = 15,
@@ -82,6 +84,7 @@ void print_help(char *argv[])
     printf("  -L, --list-devices               List available serial devices\n");
     printf("  -l, --log                        Enable log to file\n");
     printf("      --log-file <filename>        Set log filename\n");
+    printf("      --log-strip                  Strip control characters and escape sequences\n");
     printf("  -m, --map <flags>                Map special characters\n");
     printf("  -c, --color 0..255|none|list     Colorize tio text (default: 15)\n");
     printf("  -S, --socket <socket>            Listen on socket\n");
@@ -192,6 +195,7 @@ void options_parse(int argc, char *argv[])
             {"list-devices",     no_argument,       0, 'L'                  },
             {"log",              no_argument,       0, 'l'                  },
             {"log-file",         required_argument, 0, OPT_LOG_FILE         },
+            {"log-strip",        no_argument,       0, OPT_LOG_STRIP        },
             {"socket",           required_argument, 0, 'S'                  },
             {"map",              required_argument, 0, 'm'                  },
             {"color",            required_argument, 0, 'c'                  },
@@ -276,6 +280,10 @@ void options_parse(int argc, char *argv[])
                 option.log_filename = optarg;
                 break;
 
+            case OPT_LOG_STRIP:
+                option.log_strip = true;
+                break;
+
             case 'S':
                 option.socket = optarg;
                 break;
diff --git a/src/options.h b/src/options.h
index 5684d33..cc905bf 100644
--- a/src/options.h
+++ b/src/options.h
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ struct option_t
     int output_delay;
     bool no_autoconnect;
     bool log;
+    bool log_strip;
     bool local_echo;
     enum timestamp_t timestamp;
     const char *log_filename;