diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 27011d9b0..a9ba357d1 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ To update |kitty|, :doc:`follow the instructions <binary>`.
 - macOS: Partial fix for traditional fullscreen not working on Big Sur
   (:iss:`3100`)
 
+- Fix one ANSI formatting escape code not being removed from the pager history
+  buffer when piping it as plain text (:iss:`3132`)
+
 
 0.19.2 [2020-11-13]
 -------------------
diff --git a/kitty/window.py b/kitty/window.py
index f36d3c1bf..020b4440c 100644
--- a/kitty/window.py
+++ b/kitty/window.py
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ def text_sanitizer(as_ansi: bool, add_wrap_markers: bool) -> Callable[[str], str
     pat = getattr(text_sanitizer, 'pat', None)
     if pat is None:
         import re
-        pat = re.compile(r'\033\[.+?m')
+        pat = re.compile('\033\\[.*?m')
         setattr(text_sanitizer, 'pat', pat)
 
     ansi, wrap_markers = not as_ansi, not add_wrap_markers