diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
index 6da3a6c98ba7a..136d20641fcea 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
@@ -215,22 +215,22 @@ print_info()
 	# It can be empty, no need to print anything then
 	[ -z "${1}" ] && return
 
-	printf "%-${nr_blank}sInfo: %s\n" " " "${*}"
+	mptcp_lib_print_info "      Info: ${*}"
 }
 
 print_ok()
 {
-	echo "[ ok ]${1:+ ${*}}"
+	mptcp_lib_print_ok "[ ok ]${1:+ ${*}}"
 }
 
 print_fail()
 {
-	echo "[fail]${1:+ ${*}}"
+	mptcp_lib_print_err "[fail]${1:+ ${*}}"
 }
 
 print_skip()
 {
-	echo "[skip]${1:+ ${*}}"
+	mptcp_lib_print_warn "[skip]${1:+ ${*}}"
 }
 
 # [ $1: fail msg ]
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_lib.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_lib.sh
index b1a0fdd0408b5..92a5befe80394 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_lib.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_lib.sh
@@ -4,10 +4,49 @@
 readonly KSFT_PASS=0
 readonly KSFT_FAIL=1
 readonly KSFT_SKIP=4
+
+# shellcheck disable=SC2155 # declare and assign separately
 readonly KSFT_TEST=$(basename "${0}" | sed 's/\.sh$//g')
 
 MPTCP_LIB_SUBTESTS=()
 
+# only if supported (or forced) and not disabled, see no-color.org
+if { [ -t 1 ] || [ "${SELFTESTS_MPTCP_LIB_COLOR_FORCE:-}" = "1" ]; } &&
+   [ "${NO_COLOR:-}" != "1" ]; then
+	readonly MPTCP_LIB_COLOR_RED="\E[1;31m"
+	readonly MPTCP_LIB_COLOR_GREEN="\E[1;32m"
+	readonly MPTCP_LIB_COLOR_YELLOW="\E[1;33m"
+	readonly MPTCP_LIB_COLOR_BLUE="\E[1;34m"
+	readonly MPTCP_LIB_COLOR_RESET="\E[0m"
+else
+	readonly MPTCP_LIB_COLOR_RED=
+	readonly MPTCP_LIB_COLOR_GREEN=
+	readonly MPTCP_LIB_COLOR_YELLOW=
+	readonly MPTCP_LIB_COLOR_BLUE=
+	readonly MPTCP_LIB_COLOR_RESET=
+fi
+
+# $1: color, $2: text
+mptcp_lib_print_color() {
+	echo -e "${MPTCP_LIB_START_PRINT:-}${*}${MPTCP_LIB_COLOR_RESET}"
+}
+
+mptcp_lib_print_ok() {
+	mptcp_lib_print_color "${MPTCP_LIB_COLOR_GREEN}${*}"
+}
+
+mptcp_lib_print_warn() {
+	mptcp_lib_print_color "${MPTCP_LIB_COLOR_YELLOW}${*}"
+}
+
+mptcp_lib_print_info() {
+	mptcp_lib_print_color "${MPTCP_LIB_COLOR_BLUE}${*}"
+}
+
+mptcp_lib_print_err() {
+	mptcp_lib_print_color "${MPTCP_LIB_COLOR_RED}${*}"
+}
+
 # SELFTESTS_MPTCP_LIB_EXPECT_ALL_FEATURES env var can be set when validating all
 # features using the last version of the kernel and the selftests to make sure
 # a test is not being skipped by mistake.