diff --git a/lib/colors.js b/lib/colors.js
index 76c6d564..9c7f1d14 100644
--- a/lib/colors.js
+++ b/lib/colors.js
@@ -62,7 +62,16 @@ var stylize = colors.stylize = function stylize(str, style) {
     return str+'';
   }
 
-  return ansiStyles[style].open + str + ansiStyles[style].close;
+  var styleMap = ansiStyles[style];
+
+  // Stylize should work for non-ANSI styles, too
+  if(!styleMap && style in colors){
+    // Style maps like trap operate as functions on strings;
+    // they don't have properties like open or close.
+    return colors[style](str);
+  }
+
+  return styleMap.open + str + styleMap.close;
 };
 
 var matchOperatorsRe = /[|\\{}()[\]^$+*?.]/g;
diff --git a/tests/basic-test.js b/tests/basic-test.js
index 11887b04..11c21c88 100644
--- a/tests/basic-test.js
+++ b/tests/basic-test.js
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ assert.equal(s.inverse, '\x1B[7m' + s + '\x1B[27m');
 
 assert.ok(s.rainbow);
 
+assert.equal(colors.stylize("foo", "rainbow"), '\u001b[31mf\u001b[39m\u001b[33mo\u001b[39m\u001b[32mo\u001b[39m');
+assert.ok(colors.stylize(s, "america"));
+assert.ok(colors.stylize(s, "zebra"));
+assert.ok(colors.stylize(s, "trap"));
+assert.ok(colors.stylize(s, "random"));
+
 aE(s, 'white', 37);
 aE(s, 'grey', 90);
 aE(s, 'black', 30);