diff --git a/ntfsprogs/utils.c b/ntfsprogs/utils.c
index b66f3e36..00830a67 100644
--- a/ntfsprogs/utils.c
+++ b/ntfsprogs/utils.c
@@ -874,28 +874,41 @@ int utils_is_metadata (ntfs_inode *inode)
  * Display a block of memory in a tradition hex-dump manner.
  * Optionally the ascii part can be turned off.
  */
-void utils_dump_mem (u8 *buf, int start, int length, int ascii)
+void utils_dump_mem (u8 *buf, int start, int length, int flags)
 {
-	int off, i, s, e;
+	int off, i, s, e, col;
 
 	s =  start                & ~15;	// round down
 	e = (start + length + 15) & ~15;	// round up
 
 	for (off = s; off < e; off += 16) {
+		col = 30;
+		if (flags & DM_RED)
+			col += 1;
+		if (flags & DM_GREEN)
+			col += 2;
+		if (flags & DM_BLUE)
+			col += 4;
+		if (flags & DM_INDENT)
+			printf ("\t");
+		if (flags & DM_BOLD)
+			printf ("");
+		if (flags & (DM_RED | DM_BLUE | DM_GREEN | DM_BOLD))
+			printf ("[%dm", col);
 		if (off == s)
 			printf("%6.6x ", start);
 		else
 			printf("%6.6x ", off);
 
 		for (i = 0; i < 16; i++) {
-			if (i == 8)
+			if ((i == 8) && (!(flags & DM_NO_DIVIDER)))
 				printf (" -");
 			if (((off+i) >= start) && ((off+i) < (start+length)))
 				printf (" %02X", buf[off+i]);
 			else
 				printf ("   ");
 		}
-		if (ascii) {
+		if (!(flags & DM_NO_ASCII)) {
 			printf ("  ");
 			for (i = 0; i < 16; i++) {
 				if (((off+i) < start) || ((off+i) >= (start+length)))
@@ -906,6 +919,8 @@ void utils_dump_mem (u8 *buf, int start, int length, int ascii)
 					printf (".");
 			}
 		}
+		if (flags & (DM_RED | DM_BLUE | DM_GREEN | DM_BOLD))
+			printf ("");
 		printf ("\n");
 	}
 }
diff --git a/ntfsprogs/utils.h b/ntfsprogs/utils.h
index 73678a84..ac8a8060 100644
--- a/ntfsprogs/utils.h
+++ b/ntfsprogs/utils.h
@@ -133,4 +133,14 @@ struct mft_search_ctx * mft_get_search_ctx (ntfs_volume *vol);
 void mft_put_search_ctx (struct mft_search_ctx *ctx);
 int mft_next_record (struct mft_search_ctx *ctx);
 
+// Flags for dump mem
+#define DM_DEFAULTS	0
+#define DM_NO_ASCII	(1 << 0)
+#define DM_NO_DIVIDER	(1 << 1)
+#define DM_INDENT	(1 << 2)
+#define DM_RED		(1 << 3)
+#define DM_GREEN	(1 << 4)
+#define DM_BLUE		(1 << 5)
+#define DM_BOLD		(1 << 6)
+
 #endif /* _NTFS_UTILS_H_ */