diff --git a/recipe_modules/bazel/api.py b/recipe_modules/bazel/api.py
index 894dec2..f4cae7a 100644
--- a/recipe_modules/bazel/api.py
+++ b/recipe_modules/bazel/api.py
@@ -132,6 +132,14 @@
     return rbe_args
 
 
+def _ci_arguments() -> list[str]:
+    return [
+        '--show_timestamps',
+        '--color=no',
+        '--curses=no',
+    ]
+
+
 def _override_arguments(
     *,
     api: recipe_api.RecipeApi,
@@ -289,6 +297,8 @@
             ),
         )
 
+        base_args.extend(_ci_arguments())
+
         base_args.extend(self._override_arguments())
 
         if self.continue_after_build_error:
@@ -622,6 +632,9 @@
     ) -> list[str]:
         return _override_arguments(api=self.m, checkout=checkout)
 
+    def ci_arguments(self):
+        return _ci_arguments()
+
     def airlock_arguments(self) -> list[str]:
         if 'pigweed.use_airlock' in self.m.buildbucket.build.input.experiments:
             return ['--config=airlock']
diff --git a/recipe_modules/bazel/tests/full.py b/recipe_modules/bazel/tests/full.py
index 4551f4c..1facbc5 100644
--- a/recipe_modules/bazel/tests/full.py
+++ b/recipe_modules/bazel/tests/full.py
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@
     runner.ensure_bazelisk()
     api.bazel.ensure_bazelisk()
     api.bazel.override_arguments(checkout)
+    api.bazel.ci_arguments()
 
 
 def GenTests(api) -> Iterator[recipe_test_api.TestData]:
diff --git a/recipes/bazel.expected/simple.json b/recipes/bazel.expected/simple.json
index 54fcf3e..fb99a3f 100644
--- a/recipes/bazel.expected/simple.json
+++ b/recipes/bazel.expected/simple.json
@@ -241,6 +241,9 @@
       "--bes_instance_name=pigweed-rbe-private",
       "--remote_instance_name=projects/pigweed-rbe-private/instances/default-instance",
       "--remote_upload_local_results=true",
+      "--show_timestamps",
+      "--color=no",
+      "--curses=no",
       "--explain=[CLEANUP]/tmp_tmp_4/explain.log"
     ],
     "cwd": "[START_DIR]/co",
@@ -3364,6 +3367,9 @@
       "--bes_instance_name=pigweed-rbe-private",
       "--remote_instance_name=projects/pigweed-rbe-private/instances/default-instance",
       "--remote_upload_local_results=true",
+      "--show_timestamps",
+      "--color=no",
+      "--curses=no",
       "--explain=[CLEANUP]/tmp_tmp_7/explain.log"
     ],
     "cwd": "[START_DIR]/co",
diff --git a/recipes/workflows.py b/recipes/workflows.py
index 6a9307f..060ced4 100644
--- a/recipes/workflows.py
+++ b/recipes/workflows.py
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@
             *api.bazel.rbe_arguments(remote=False, remote_cache=True),
             *api.bazel.override_arguments(checkout),
             *api.bazel.airlock_arguments(),
+            *api.bazel.ci_arguments(),
             *extra_bazel_arguments,
         ]
         wrapped_bazel_args = [f'--extra-arg=bazel={x}' for x in bazel_args]