diff --git a/jansi/src/main/java/org/fusesource/jansi/Ansi.java b/jansi/src/main/java/org/fusesource/jansi/Ansi.java
index 317aa455..1b900123 100644
--- a/jansi/src/main/java/org/fusesource/jansi/Ansi.java
+++ b/jansi/src/main/java/org/fusesource/jansi/Ansi.java
@@ -187,8 +187,36 @@ public static Ansi ansi() {
         }
     }
 
+    public static Ansi ansi(StringBuilder builder) {
+        if (isEnabled()) {
+            return new Ansi(builder);
+        } else {
+            return new NoAnsi(builder);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static Ansi ansi(int size) {
+        if (isEnabled()) {
+            return new Ansi(size);
+        } else {
+            return new NoAnsi(size);
+        }
+    }
+
     private static class NoAnsi
             extends Ansi {
+        public NoAnsi() {
+            super();
+        }
+
+        public NoAnsi(int size) {
+            super(size);
+        }
+
+        public NoAnsi(StringBuilder builder) {
+            super(builder);
+        }
+
         @Override
         public Ansi fg(Color color) {
             return this;
@@ -336,14 +364,6 @@ public Ansi(StringBuilder builder) {
         this.builder = builder;
     }
 
-    public static Ansi ansi(StringBuilder builder) {
-        return new Ansi(builder);
-    }
-
-    public static Ansi ansi(int size) {
-        return new Ansi(size);
-    }
-
     public Ansi fg(Color color) {
         attributeOptions.add(color.fg());
         return this;