diff --git a/packages/react-devtools-shared/src/backend/console.js b/packages/react-devtools-shared/src/backend/console.js
index 524bad82cca2b..ddf050518973e 100644
--- a/packages/react-devtools-shared/src/backend/console.js
+++ b/packages/react-devtools-shared/src/backend/console.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ const STYLE_DIRECTIVE_REGEX = /^%c/;
 // method has been overridden by the patchForStrictMode function.
 // If it has we'll need to do some special formatting of the arguments
 // so the console color stays consistent
-function isStrictModeOverride(args: Array<string>): boolean {
+function isStrictModeOverride(args: Array<any>): boolean {
   if (__IS_FIREFOX__) {
     return (
       args.length >= 2 &&
@@ -63,6 +63,21 @@ function isStrictModeOverride(args: Array<string>): boolean {
   }
 }
 
+function potentiallyRestoreOriginalArgs(args: Array<any>): Array<any> {
+  // If the arguments don't have any styles applied, then just copy
+  if (!isStrictModeOverride(args)) {
+    return args.slice();
+  }
+
+  if (__IS_FIREFOX__) {
+    // Filter out %c from the start of the first argument and color as a second argument
+    return [args[0].slice(2)].concat(args.slice(2));
+  } else {
+    // Filter out the `\x1b...%s\x1b` template
+    return args.slice(1);
+  }
+}
+
 type OnErrorOrWarning = (
   fiber: Fiber,
   type: 'error' | 'warn',
@@ -220,8 +235,8 @@ export function patch({
                     onErrorOrWarning(
                       current,
                       ((method: any): 'error' | 'warn'),
-                      // Copy args before we mutate them (e.g. adding the component stack)
-                      args.slice(),
+                      // Potentially restore and copy args before we mutate them (e.g. adding the component stack)
+                      potentiallyRestoreOriginalArgs(args),
                     );
                   }
                 }