diff --git a/cmd/cheat/cmd_search.go b/cmd/cheat/cmd_search.go
index 2219d4e..2fe59d7 100644
--- a/cmd/cheat/cmd_search.go
+++ b/cmd/cheat/cmd_search.go
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func cmdSearch(opts map[string]interface{}, conf config.Config) {
 			// display the cheatsheet title and path
 			out += fmt.Sprintf("\n%s %s\n",
 				display.Underline(sheet.Title),
-				display.Faint(fmt.Sprintf("(%s)", sheet.CheatPath)),
+				display.Faint(fmt.Sprintf("(%s)", sheet.CheatPath), conf),
 			)
 
 			// indent each line of content
diff --git a/cmd/cheat/cmd_view.go b/cmd/cheat/cmd_view.go
index 643950a..8234f3c 100644
--- a/cmd/cheat/cmd_view.go
+++ b/cmd/cheat/cmd_view.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func cmdView(opts map[string]interface{}, conf config.Config) {
 				// identify the matching cheatsheet
 				fmt.Println(fmt.Sprintf("%s %s",
 					display.Underline(sheet.Title),
-					display.Faint(fmt.Sprintf("(%s)", sheet.CheatPath)),
+					display.Faint(fmt.Sprintf("(%s)", sheet.CheatPath), conf),
 				))
 
 				// apply colorization if requested
diff --git a/internal/display/faint.go b/internal/display/faint.go
index af0c040..aafdd27 100644
--- a/internal/display/faint.go
+++ b/internal/display/faint.go
@@ -1,8 +1,18 @@
 package display
 
-import "fmt"
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/cheat/cheat/internal/config"
+)
 
 // Faint returns an faint string
-func Faint(str string) string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf(fmt.Sprintf("\033[2m%s\033[0m", str))
+func Faint(str string, conf config.Config) string {
+	// make `str` faint only if colorization has been requested
+	if conf.Colorize {
+		return fmt.Sprintf(fmt.Sprintf("\033[2m%s\033[0m", str))
+	}
+
+	// otherwise, return the string unmodified
+	return str
 }
diff --git a/internal/display/faint_test.go b/internal/display/faint_test.go
index 6591bb4..f590236 100644
--- a/internal/display/faint_test.go
+++ b/internal/display/faint_test.go
@@ -2,12 +2,25 @@ package display
 
 import (
 	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/cheat/cheat/internal/config"
 )
 
 // TestFaint asserts that Faint applies faint formatting
 func TestFaint(t *testing.T) {
+
+	// case: apply colorization
+	conf := config.Config{Colorize: true}
 	want := "\033[2mfoo\033[0m"
-	got := Faint("foo")
+	got := Faint("foo", conf)
+	if want != got {
+		t.Errorf("failed to faint: want: %s, got: %s", want, got)
+	}
+
+	// case: do not apply colorization
+	conf.Colorize = false
+	want = "foo"
+	got = Faint("foo", conf)
 	if want != got {
 		t.Errorf("failed to faint: want: %s, got: %s", want, got)
 	}