diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/VarDumper/CHANGELOG.md b/src/Symfony/Component/VarDumper/CHANGELOG.md
index 41c303f8f7ce3..f3956e6ae1b29 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/VarDumper/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/VarDumper/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ CHANGELOG
 5.2.0
 -----
 
+ * added support for PHPUnit `--colors` option
  * added `VAR_DUMPER_FORMAT=server` env var value support
  * prevent replacing the handler when the `VAR_DUMPER_FORMAT` env var is set
 
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/VarDumper/Dumper/CliDumper.php b/src/Symfony/Component/VarDumper/Dumper/CliDumper.php
index 14c0088699238..59c40bdb863bf 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/VarDumper/Dumper/CliDumper.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/VarDumper/Dumper/CliDumper.php
@@ -522,12 +522,14 @@ protected function supportsColors()
                         case '--color=yes':
                         case '--color=force':
                         case '--color=always':
+                        case '--colors=always':
                             return static::$defaultColors = true;
 
                         case '--no-ansi':
                         case '--color=no':
                         case '--color=none':
                         case '--color=never':
+                        case '--colors=never':
                             return static::$defaultColors = false;
                     }
                 }