diff --git a/lisp/org.el b/lisp/org.el
index 4d12084..24617ad 100644
--- a/lisp/org.el
+++ b/lisp/org.el
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ (eval-when-compile (require 'gnus-sum))
 (require 'calendar)
 (require 'find-func)
 (require 'format-spec)
+(require 'ansi-color)
 
 (condition-case nil
     (load (concat (file-name-directory load-file-name)
@@ -5326,6 +5327,10 @@ (defsubst org-activate-links (limit)
 (defun org-activate-code (limit)
   (when (re-search-forward "^[ \t]*\\(:\\(?: .*\\|$\\)\n?\\)" limit t)
     (org-remove-flyspell-overlays-in (match-beginning 0) (match-end 0))
+    (let ((ansi-color-apply-face-function
+           (lambda (beg end face)
+             (font-lock-prepend-text-property beg end 'face face))))
+      (ansi-color-apply-on-region (match-beginning 0) (match-end 0) t))
     (remove-text-properties (match-beginning 0) (match-end 0)
 			    '(display t invisible t intangible t))
     t))
@@ -5421,7 +5426,12 @@ (defun org-fontify-meta-lines-and-blocks-1 (limit)
 			   (let ((face-name
 				  (intern (format "org-block-%s" lang))))
 			     (append (and (facep face-name) (list face-name))
-				     '(org-block)))))))
+				     '(org-block))))))
+              (let ((ansi-color-apply-face-function
+                     (lambda (beg end face)
+                       (font-lock-prepend-text-property beg end 'face face))))
+                (ansi-color-apply-on-region
+                 bol-after-beginline beg-of-endline t)))
 	     ((not org-fontify-quote-and-verse-blocks))
 	     ((string= block-type "quote")
 	      (add-face-text-property