1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_errors/src/json.rs b/compiler/rustc_errors/src/json.rs
index 91e2b9996cd..e3b6dcea892 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_errors/src/json.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_errors/src/json.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ use termcolor::{ColorSpec, WriteColor};
 
 use crate::diagnostic::IsLint;
 use crate::emitter::{
-    ColorConfig, Destination, Emitter, HumanEmitter, HumanReadableErrorType,
+    ColorConfig, Destination, Emitter, HumanEmitter, HumanReadableErrorType, OutputTheme,
     should_show_source_code,
 };
 use crate::registry::Registry;
@@ -377,6 +377,11 @@ impl Diagnostic {
             .terminal_url(je.terminal_url)
             .ui_testing(je.ui_testing)
             .ignored_directories_in_source_blocks(je.ignored_directories_in_source_blocks.clone())
+            .theme(if let HumanReadableErrorType::Unicode = je.json_rendered {
+                OutputTheme::Unicode
+            } else {
+                OutputTheme::Ascii
+            })
             .emit_diagnostic(diag);
         let buf = Arc::try_unwrap(buf.0).unwrap().into_inner().unwrap();
         let buf = String::from_utf8(buf).unwrap();