diff --git a/matrix/colors.py b/matrix/colors.py
index 231531e..6a79b3c 100644
--- a/matrix/colors.py
+++ b/matrix/colors.py
@@ -288,6 +288,14 @@ class Formatted():
             text = formatted_string.text
             attributes = formatted_string.attributes
 
+            # We need to handle strikethrough first, since doing
+            # a strikethrough followed by other attributes succeeds in the
+            # terminal, but doing it the other way around results in garbage.
+            if 'strikethrough' in attributes:
+                text = add_attribute(text, 'strikethrough',
+                                     attributes['strikethrough'])
+                attributes.pop('strikethrough')
+
             for key, value in attributes.items():
                 text = add_attribute(text, key, value)
             return text
diff --git a/matrix/rooms.py b/matrix/rooms.py
index 11bfefb..8bec82b 100644
--- a/matrix/rooms.py
+++ b/matrix/rooms.py
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ from matrix.utils import (
     get_prefix_for_level, sanitize_power_level, string_strikethrough,
     line_pointer_and_tags_from_event, sender_to_prefix_and_color)
 
+from weechat import string_remove_color
+
 PowerLevel = namedtuple('PowerLevel', ['user', 'level'])
 
 
@@ -815,7 +817,8 @@ class RoomRedactionEvent(RoomEvent):
         new_message = ""
 
         if OPTIONS.redaction_type == RedactType.STRIKETHROUGH:
-            new_message = string_strikethrough(message)
+            plaintext_msg = string_remove_color(message, '')
+            new_message = string_strikethrough(plaintext_msg)
         elif OPTIONS.redaction_type == RedactType.NOTICE:
             new_message = message
         elif OPTIONS.redaction_type == RedactType.DELETE:
diff --git a/tests/color_test.py b/tests/color_test.py
index 749f855..6b290ff 100644
--- a/tests/color_test.py
+++ b/tests/color_test.py
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 import webcolors
+from collections import OrderedDict
 from hypothesis import given
 from hypothesis.strategies import sampled_from
 
-from matrix.colors import (Formatted, color_html_to_weechat,
-                           color_weechat_to_html)
+from matrix.colors import (Formatted, FormattedString,
+                           color_html_to_weechat, color_weechat_to_html)
 
 html_prism = ("<font color=maroon>T</font><font color=red>e</font><font "
               "color=olive>s</font><font color=yellow>t</font>")
@@ -27,3 +30,15 @@ def test_color_conversion(color_name):
     hex_color = color_weechat_to_html(color_html_to_weechat(color_name))
     new_color_name = webcolors.hex_to_name(hex_color, spec='html4')
     assert new_color_name == color_name
+
+
+def test_handle_strikethrough_first():
+    valid_result = '\x1b[038;5;1mf̶o̶o̶\x1b[039m'
+
+    d1 = OrderedDict([('fgcolor', 'red'), ('strikethrough', True)])
+    d2 = OrderedDict([('strikethrough', True), ('fgcolor', 'red'), ])
+    f1 = Formatted([FormattedString('foo', d1)])
+    f2 = Formatted([FormattedString('foo', d2)])
+
+    assert f1.to_weechat() == valid_result
+    assert f2.to_weechat() == valid_result