diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-init/package.json b/packages/docusaurus-init/package.json
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 6acd3431f9..204eb72435
--- a/packages/docusaurus-init/package.json
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-init/package.json
@@ -29,9 +29,13 @@
     "prompts": "^2.4.1",
     "semver": "^7.3.4",
     "shelljs": "^0.8.4",
+    "supports-color": "^8.1.1",
     "tslib": "^2.2.0"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=12.13.0"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/supports-color": "^8.1.1"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-init/src/index.ts b/packages/docusaurus-init/src/index.ts
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 57df5d8822..406acf43ef
--- a/packages/docusaurus-init/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-init/src/index.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import prompts, {Choice} from 'prompts';
 import path from 'path';
 import shell from 'shelljs';
 import {kebabCase, sortBy} from 'lodash';
+import supportsColor from 'supports-color';
 
 const RecommendedTemplate = 'classic';
 const TypeScriptTemplateSuffix = '-typescript';
@@ -239,11 +240,15 @@ ${chalk.cyan('Creating new Docusaurus project...')}
     console.log(`Installing dependencies with ${chalk.cyan(pkgManager)}...`);
 
     try {
+      // Use force coloring the output, since the command is invoked by shelljs, which is not the interactive shell
       shell.exec(
-        `cd "${name}" && ${
-          // Force coloring the output, because the command is invoked by shelljs, not in the interative shell
-          useYarn ? 'FORCE_COLOR=true yarn' : 'npm install --color always'
-        }`,
+        `cd "${name}" && ${useYarn ? 'yarn' : 'npm install --color always'}`,
+        {
+          env: {
+            ...process.env,
+            ...(supportsColor.stdout ? {FORCE_COLOR: '1'} : {}),
+          },
+        },
       );
     } catch (err) {
       console.log(chalk.red('Installation failed.'));
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 7a36bdaea5..81744ec1b8 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4486,6 +4486,11 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/stringify-object/-/stringify-object-3.3.1.tgz#9ee394931e63468de0412a8e19c9f021a7d1d24d"
   integrity sha512-bpCBW0O+QrMLNFBY/+rkZtGzcYRmc2aTD8qYHOMNUmednqETfEZtFcGEA11l9xqbIeiT1PgXG0eq3zqayVzZSQ==
 
+"@types/supports-color@^8.1.1":
+  version "8.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/supports-color/-/supports-color-8.1.1.tgz#1b44b1b096479273adf7f93c75fc4ecc40a61ee4"
+  integrity sha512-dPWnWsf+kzIG140B8z2w3fr5D03TLWbOAFQl45xUpI3vcizeXriNR5VYkWZ+WTMsUHqZ9Xlt3hrxGNANFyNQfw==
+
 "@types/tapable@^1":
   version "1.0.7"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/tapable/-/tapable-1.0.7.tgz#545158342f949e8fd3bfd813224971ecddc3fac4"
@@ -18787,7 +18792,7 @@ supports-color@^7.0.0, supports-color@^7.1.0:
   dependencies:
     has-flag "^4.0.0"
 
-supports-color@^8.0.0:
+supports-color@^8.0.0, supports-color@^8.1.1:
   version "8.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/supports-color/-/supports-color-8.1.1.tgz#cd6fc17e28500cff56c1b86c0a7fd4a54a73005c"
   integrity sha512-MpUEN2OodtUzxvKQl72cUF7RQ5EiHsGvSsVG0ia9c5RbWGL2CI4C7EpPS8UTBIplnlzZiNuV56w+FuNxy3ty2Q==