diff --git a/lib/colors.js b/lib/colors.js
index 156879f..59898de 100644
--- a/lib/colors.js
+++ b/lib/colors.js
@@ -42,10 +42,11 @@ if (typeof colors.enabled === "undefined") {
   colors.enabled = colors.supportsColor;
 }
 
-colors.strip = function(str){
+colors.stripColors = colors.strip = function(str){
   return ("" + str).replace(/\x1B\[\d+m/g, '');
 };
 
+
 var stylize = colors.stylize = function stylize (str, style) {
   return ansiStyles[style].open + str + ansiStyles[style].close;
 }
diff --git a/lib/extendStringPrototype.js b/lib/extendStringPrototype.js
index 241157d..b6b5b03 100644
--- a/lib/extendStringPrototype.js
+++ b/lib/extendStringPrototype.js
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ module['exports'] = function () {
     return colors.strip(this);
   });
 
+  addProperty('stripColors', function () {
+    return colors.strip(this);
+  });
+
   addProperty("trap", function(){
     return colors.trap(this);
   });