diff --git a/libraries/microsoft-agents-activity/microsoft_agents/activity/config/_configure_logging.py b/libraries/microsoft-agents-activity/microsoft_agents/activity/config/_configure_logging.py
index eb76594ea..37c64527a 100644
--- a/libraries/microsoft-agents-activity/microsoft_agents/activity/config/_configure_logging.py
+++ b/libraries/microsoft-agents-activity/microsoft_agents/activity/config/_configure_logging.py
@@ -20,6 +20,44 @@
 }
 
 
+class ColorFormatter(logging.Formatter):
+    """Logging formatter that can add ANSI color based on severity."""
+
+    MAGENTA = "\033[1;35m"
+    RED = "\033[1;31m"
+    YELLOW = "\033[1;33m"
+    GREEN = "\033[1;32m"
+    BLUE = "\033[1;34m"
+    RESET = "\033[0m"
+
+    FMT = (
+        "%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s (%(filename)s:%(lineno)d)"
+    )
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        use_colors: bool = True,
+    ) -> None:
+        super().__init__(fmt=self.FMT)
+        self._plain_formatter = logging.Formatter(fmt=self.FMT)
+        if not use_colors:
+            self._formatters: dict[int, logging.Formatter] = {}
+            return
+        self._formatters = {
+            logging.CRITICAL: logging.Formatter(
+                f"{self.MAGENTA}{self.FMT}{self.RESET}"
+            ),
+            logging.ERROR: logging.Formatter(f"{self.RED}{self.FMT}{self.RESET}"),
+            logging.WARNING: logging.Formatter(f"{self.YELLOW}{self.FMT}{self.RESET}"),
+            logging.INFO: logging.Formatter(f"{self.GREEN}{self.FMT}{self.RESET}"),
+            logging.DEBUG: logging.Formatter(f"{self.BLUE}{self.FMT}{self.RESET}"),
+        }
+
+    def format(self, record: logging.LogRecord) -> str:
+        formatter = self._formatters.get(record.levelno)
+        return (formatter or self._plain_formatter).format(record)
+
+
 def _configure_logging(logging_config: dict):
     """Configures logging based on the provided logging configuration dictionary.
 
@@ -31,9 +69,7 @@ def _configure_logging(logging_config: dict):
 
     console_handler = logging.StreamHandler()
     console_handler.setFormatter(
-        logging.Formatter(
-            "%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s (%(filename)s:%(lineno)d)"
-        )
+        ColorFormatter(use_colors=console_handler.stream.isatty())
     )
 
     for key in log_levels:
@@ -50,6 +86,7 @@ def _configure_logging(logging_config: dict):
         else:
             logger = logging.getLogger(namespace)
 
+        logger.propagate = False  # Prevent log messages from being propagated
         logger.handlers.clear()  # Remove existing handlers to prevent duplicates
         logger.addHandler(console_handler)
         logger.setLevel(level)