diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/daemon.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/daemon.dart
index 0d0599b..ccb2a63 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/daemon.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/daemon.dart
@@ -1255,7 +1255,7 @@
   void sendEvent(String name, [Map<String, Object?>? args]) { }
 
   @override
-  bool get supportsColor => throw UnimplementedError();
+  bool get supportsColor => false;
 
   @override
   bool get hasTerminal => false;
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/test/commands.shard/hermetic/daemon_test.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/test/commands.shard/hermetic/daemon_test.dart
index a03cf8b..c6f12cf 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/test/commands.shard/hermetic/daemon_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/test/commands.shard/hermetic/daemon_test.dart
@@ -708,6 +708,11 @@
       expect(message.level, 'status');
       expect(message.message, 'hello');
     });
+
+    testWithoutContext('responds to .supportsColor', () async {
+      final NotifyingLogger logger = NotifyingLogger(verbose: false, parent: bufferLogger);
+      expect(logger.supportsColor, isFalse);
+    });
   });
 
   group('daemon queue', () {