diff --git a/beetsplug/fetchart.py b/beetsplug/fetchart.py
index 9f5ed69fb..f1cc85f44 100644
--- a/beetsplug/fetchart.py
+++ b/beetsplug/fetchart.py
@@ -1588,7 +1588,7 @@ class FetchArtPlugin(plugins.BeetsPlugin, RequestMixin):
                     message = ui.colorize(
                         "text_highlight_minor", "has album art"
                     )
-                    self._log.info("{}: {}", album, message)
+                    ui.print_(f"{album}: {message}")
             else:
                 # In ordinary invocations, look for images on the
                 # filesystem. When forcing, however, always go to the Web
@@ -1601,4 +1601,4 @@ class FetchArtPlugin(plugins.BeetsPlugin, RequestMixin):
                     message = ui.colorize("text_success", "found album art")
                 else:
                     message = ui.colorize("text_error", "no art found")
-                self._log.info("{}: {}", album, message)
+                ui.print_(f"{album}: {message}")
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 13dd15737..8d3f2b079 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ New features:
   differences in metadata source styles.
 - :doc:`plugins/spotify`: Added support for multi-artist albums and tracks,
   saving all contributing artists to the respective fields.
+- :doc:`plugins/fetchart`: Fix colorized output text.
 - :doc:`plugins/ftintitle`: Featured artists are now inserted before brackets
   containing remix/edit-related keywords (e.g., "Remix", "Live", "Edit") instead
   of being appended at the end. This improves formatting for titles like "Song 1
diff --git a/test/plugins/test_fetchart.py b/test/plugins/test_fetchart.py
index 853820d92..96d882e9a 100644
--- a/test/plugins/test_fetchart.py
+++ b/test/plugins/test_fetchart.py
@@ -98,3 +98,8 @@ class FetchartCliTest(PluginTestCase):
         self.run_command("fetchart")
         self.album.load()
         self.check_cover_is_stored()
+
+    def test_colorization(self):
+        self.config["ui"]["color"] = True
+        out = self.run_with_output("fetchart")
+        assert " - the älbum: \x1b[1;31mno art found\x1b[39;49;00m\n" == out