diff --git a/src/AudacityLogger.cpp b/src/AudacityLogger.cpp
index 8e7d6a493..6f83cd2b7 100644
--- a/src/AudacityLogger.cpp
+++ b/src/AudacityLogger.cpp
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ void AudacityLogger::Show(bool show)
    {
       S.StartVerticalLay(true);
       {
-         mText = S.Style(wxTE_MULTILINE | wxHSCROLL | wxTE_READONLY)
+         mText = S.Style(wxTE_MULTILINE | wxHSCROLL | wxTE_READONLY | wxTE_RICH)
             .AddTextWindow(mBuffer);
 
          S.AddSpace(0, 5);
diff --git a/src/Benchmark.cpp b/src/Benchmark.cpp
index bfb6eb5a0..37dcde801 100644
--- a/src/Benchmark.cpp
+++ b/src/Benchmark.cpp
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ void BenchmarkDialog::MakeBenchmarkDialog()
       mText = S.Id(StaticTextID)
          /* i18n-hint noun */
          .Name(XO("Output"))
-         .Style( wxTE_MULTILINE | wxTE_READONLY )
+         .Style( wxTE_MULTILINE | wxTE_READONLY | wxTE_RICH )
          .MinSize( { 500, 200 } )
          .AddTextWindow(wxT(""));
 
diff --git a/src/effects/nyquist/Nyquist.cpp b/src/effects/nyquist/Nyquist.cpp
index 8c2e51bc6..630f3e6f1 100644
--- a/src/effects/nyquist/Nyquist.cpp
+++ b/src/effects/nyquist/Nyquist.cpp
@@ -3256,7 +3256,7 @@ NyquistOutputDialog::NyquistOutputDialog(wxWindow * parent, wxWindowID id,
       S.Prop( 1 )
          .Position(wxEXPAND | wxALL)
          .MinSize( { 480, 250 } )
-         .Style(wxTE_MULTILINE | wxTE_READONLY)
+         .Style(wxTE_MULTILINE | wxTE_READONLY | wxTE_RICH)
          .AddTextWindow( message.Translation() );
 
       S.SetBorder( 5 );
diff --git a/src/export/ExportCL.cpp b/src/export/ExportCL.cpp
index 359024c34..317e6663b 100644
--- a/src/export/ExportCL.cpp
+++ b/src/export/ExportCL.cpp
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ ProgressResult ExportCL::Export(AudacityProject *project,
 
       ShuttleGui S(&dlg, eIsCreating);
       S
-         .Style( wxTE_MULTILINE | wxTE_READONLY )
+         .Style( wxTE_MULTILINE | wxTE_READONLY | wxTE_RICH )
          .AddTextWindow(mCmd + wxT("\n\n") + output);
       S.StartHorizontalLay(wxALIGN_CENTER, false);
       {