diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 331185ee82..0ad5733118 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 - Added a warning that shows when `max_epochs` in the `Trainer` is not set ([#10700](https://github.com/PyTorchLightning/pytorch-lightning/issues/10700))
 
 
+- Added `console_kwargs` for `RichProgressBar` to initialize inner Console ([#10875](https://github.com/PyTorchLightning/pytorch-lightning/pull/10875))
+
+
 ### Changed
 
 - Raised exception in `init_dist_connection()` when torch distibuted is not available ([#10418](https://github.com/PyTorchLightning/pytorch-lightning/issues/10418))
@@ -111,6 +114,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 - Removed duplicated file extension when uploading model checkpoints with `NeptuneLogger` ([#11015](https://github.com/PyTorchLightning/pytorch-lightning/pull/11015))
 
 
+
 ### Deprecated
 
 - Deprecated `ClusterEnvironment.master_{address,port}` in favor of `ClusterEnvironment.main_{address,port}` ([#10103](https://github.com/PyTorchLightning/pytorch-lightning/issues/10103))
diff --git a/pytorch_lightning/callbacks/progress/rich_progress.py b/pytorch_lightning/callbacks/progress/rich_progress.py
index fa4d925800..2e24df6da6 100644
--- a/pytorch_lightning/callbacks/progress/rich_progress.py
+++ b/pytorch_lightning/callbacks/progress/rich_progress.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 import math
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from datetime import timedelta
-from typing import Any, Optional, Union
+from typing import Any, Dict, Optional, Union
 
 from pytorch_lightning.callbacks.progress.base import ProgressBarBase
 from pytorch_lightning.utilities.exceptions import MisconfigurationException
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ class RichProgressBar(ProgressBarBase):
             Set it to ``0`` to disable the display.
         leave: Leaves the finished progress bar in the terminal at the end of the epoch. Default: False
         theme: Contains styles used to stylize the progress bar.
+        console_kwargs: Args for constructing a `Console`
 
     Raises:
         ModuleNotFoundError:
@@ -227,6 +228,7 @@ class RichProgressBar(ProgressBarBase):
         refresh_rate: int = 1,
         leave: bool = False,
         theme: RichProgressBarTheme = RichProgressBarTheme(),
+        console_kwargs: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
     ) -> None:
         if not _RICH_AVAILABLE:
             raise MisconfigurationException(
@@ -236,6 +238,7 @@ class RichProgressBar(ProgressBarBase):
         super().__init__()
         self._refresh_rate: int = refresh_rate
         self._leave: bool = leave
+        self._console_kwargs = console_kwargs or {}
         self._enabled: bool = True
         self.progress: Optional[Progress] = None
         self.val_sanity_progress_bar_id: Optional[int] = None
@@ -281,7 +284,7 @@ class RichProgressBar(ProgressBarBase):
     def _init_progress(self, trainer):
         if self.is_enabled and (self.progress is None or self._progress_stopped):
             self._reset_progress_bar_ids()
-            self._console: Console = Console()
+            self._console = Console(**self._console_kwargs)
             self._console.clear_live()
             self._metric_component = MetricsTextColumn(trainer, self.theme.metrics)
             self.progress = CustomProgress(
@@ -324,7 +327,7 @@ class RichProgressBar(ProgressBarBase):
 
     def __setstate__(self, state):
         self.__dict__ = state
-        state["_console"] = Console()
+        self._console = Console(**self._console_kwargs)
 
     def on_sanity_check_start(self, trainer, pl_module):
         super().on_sanity_check_start(trainer, pl_module)