diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs
index 38a9ac101..d1639966c 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ pub fn create_default_context() -> EngineState {
         bind_command! {
             Ansi,
             AnsiGradient,
+            AnsiStrip,
             Clear,
             Kill,
             Sleep,
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/example_test.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/example_test.rs
index d40fd0a87..ae6b85699 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/example_test.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/example_test.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use nu_protocol::{
 
 use crate::To;
 
-use super::{Date, From, Into, Math, Path, Random, Split, Str, StrCollect, Url};
+use super::{Ansi, Date, From, Into, Math, Path, Random, Split, Str, StrCollect, Url};
 
 pub fn test_examples(cmd: impl Command + 'static) {
     let examples = cmd.examples();
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ pub fn test_examples(cmd: impl Command + 'static) {
         working_set.add_decl(Box::new(Path));
         working_set.add_decl(Box::new(Date));
         working_set.add_decl(Box::new(Url));
-        working_set.add_decl(Box::new(StrCollect));
+        working_set.add_decl(Box::new(Ansi));
 
         use super::Echo;
         working_set.add_decl(Box::new(Echo));
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/platform/ansi/mod.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/platform/ansi/mod.rs
index d485c47fa..d62dea52f 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/platform/ansi/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/platform/ansi/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 mod command;
 mod gradient;
+mod strip;
 
 pub use command::AnsiCommand as Ansi;
 pub use gradient::SubCommand as AnsiGradient;
+pub use strip::SubCommand as AnsiStrip;
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/platform/ansi/strip.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/platform/ansi/strip.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..987f4e460
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/platform/ansi/strip.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+use nu_engine::CallExt;
+use nu_protocol::{
+    ast::Call, ast::CellPath, engine::Command, engine::EngineState, engine::Stack, Category,
+    Example, PipelineData, ShellError, Signature, Span, SyntaxShape, Value,
+};
+use strip_ansi_escapes::strip;
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct SubCommand;
+
+impl Command for SubCommand {
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        "ansi strip"
+    }
+
+    fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
+        Signature::build("ansi strip")
+            .rest(
+                "column path",
+                SyntaxShape::CellPath,
+                "optionally, remove ansi sequences by column paths",
+            )
+            .category(Category::Platform)
+    }
+
+    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
+        "strip ansi escape sequences from string"
+    }
+
+    fn run(
+        &self,
+        engine_state: &EngineState,
+        stack: &mut Stack,
+        call: &Call,
+        input: PipelineData,
+    ) -> Result<nu_protocol::PipelineData, ShellError> {
+        operate(engine_state, stack, call, input)
+    }
+
+    fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
+        vec![Example {
+            description: "strip ansi escape sequences from string",
+            example: r#"echo [ (ansi green) (ansi cursor_on) "hello" ] | str collect | ansi strip"#,
+            result: Some(Value::test_string("hello")),
+        }]
+    }
+}
+
+fn operate(
+    engine_state: &EngineState,
+    stack: &mut Stack,
+    call: &Call,
+    input: PipelineData,
+) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
+    let column_paths: Vec<CellPath> = call.rest(engine_state, stack, 0)?;
+    let head = call.head;
+    input.map(
+        move |v| {
+            if column_paths.is_empty() {
+                action(&v, &head)
+            } else {
+                let mut ret = v;
+
+                for path in &column_paths {
+                    let r = ret
+                        .update_cell_path(&path.members, Box::new(move |old| action(old, &head)));
+                    if let Err(error) = r {
+                        return Value::Error { error };
+                    }
+                }
+
+                ret
+            }
+        },
+        engine_state.ctrlc.clone(),
+    )
+}
+
+fn action(input: &Value, command_span: &Span) -> Value {
+    match input {
+        Value::String { val, span } => {
+            let stripped_string = {
+                if let Ok(bytes) = strip(&val) {
+                    String::from_utf8_lossy(&bytes).to_string()
+                } else {
+                    val.to_string()
+                }
+            };
+
+            Value::string(stripped_string, *span)
+        }
+        other => {
+            let got = format!("value is {}, not string", other.get_type().to_string());
+
+            Value::Error {
+                error: ShellError::TypeMismatch(got, other.span().unwrap_or(*command_span)),
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::{action, SubCommand};
+    use nu_protocol::{Span, Value};
+
+    #[test]
+    fn examples_work_as_expected() {
+        use crate::test_examples;
+
+        test_examples(SubCommand {})
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_stripping() {
+        let input_string =
+            Value::test_string("\u{1b}[3;93;41mHello\u{1b}[0m \u{1b}[1;32mNu \u{1b}[1;35mWorld");
+        let expected = Value::test_string("Hello Nu World");
+
+        let actual = action(&input_string, &Span::unknown());
+        assert_eq!(actual, expected);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/platform/mod.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/platform/mod.rs
index 63ae7fdd2..65836f079 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/platform/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/platform/mod.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ mod clear;
 mod kill;
 mod sleep;
 
-pub use ansi::{Ansi, AnsiGradient};
+pub use ansi::{Ansi, AnsiGradient, AnsiStrip};
 pub use clear::Clear;
 pub use kill::Kill;
 pub use sleep::Sleep;