diff --git a/cryptol/Main.hs b/cryptol/Main.hs
index e375901c..65f2e70d 100644
--- a/cryptol/Main.hs
+++ b/cryptol/Main.hs
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ data Options = Options
   , optCryptolrc       :: Cryptolrc
   , optCryptolPathOnly :: Bool
   , optStopOnError     :: Bool
+  , optNoUnicodeLogo   :: Bool
   } deriving (Show)
 
 defaultOptions :: Options
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ defaultOptions  = Options
   , optCryptolrc       = CryrcDefault
   , optCryptolPathOnly = False
   , optStopOnError     = False
+  , optNoUnicodeLogo   = False
   }
 
 options :: [OptDescr (OptParser Options)]
@@ -95,6 +97,9 @@ options  =
   , Option "h" ["help"] (NoArg setHelp)
     "display this message"
 
+  , Option "" ["no-unicode-logo"] (NoArg setNoUnicodeLogo)
+    "Don't use unicode characters in the REPL logo"
+
   , Option ""  ["ignore-cryptolrc"] (NoArg setCryrcDisabled)
     "disable reading of .cryptolrc files"
 
@@ -130,6 +135,10 @@ setColorMode "none"   = modify $ \ opts -> opts { optColorMode = NoColor }
 setColorMode "always" = modify $ \ opts -> opts { optColorMode = AlwaysColor }
 setColorMode x        = OptFailure ["invalid color mode: " ++ x ++ "\n"]
 
+-- | Disable unicde characters in the REPL logo
+setNoUnicodeLogo :: OptParser Options
+setNoUnicodeLogo = modify $ \opts -> opts { optNoUnicodeLogo = True }
+
 -- | Signal that version should be displayed.
 setVersion :: OptParser Options
 setVersion  = modify $ \ opts -> opts { optVersion = True }
@@ -257,7 +266,9 @@ setupREPL opts = do
     AlwaysColor -> return True
     NoColor     -> return False
     AutoColor   -> canDisplayColor
-  displayLogo color
+
+  let useUnicode = not (optNoUnicodeLogo opts)
+  displayLogo color useUnicode
 
   setUpdateREPLTitle (shouldSetREPLTitle >>= \b -> when b setREPLTitle)
   updateREPLTitle
diff --git a/cryptol/REPL/Logo.hs b/cryptol/REPL/Logo.hs
index 7fac2832..e671edaf 100644
--- a/cryptol/REPL/Logo.hs
+++ b/cryptol/REPL/Logo.hs
@@ -43,8 +43,9 @@ logo useColor mk =
   (vs,ds)   = splitAt slen rest
   lineLen   = length (head ls)
 
-displayLogo :: Bool -> REPL ()
-displayLogo useColor = unlessBatch (io (mapM_ putStrLn (logo useColor logo2)))
+displayLogo :: Bool -> Bool -> REPL ()
+displayLogo useColor useUnicode =
+  unlessBatch (io (mapM_ putStrLn (logo useColor (if useUnicode then logo2 else logo1))))
 
 logo1 :: String -> [String]
 logo1 ver =