diff --git a/SCons/Config/default b/SCons/Config/default
index 410bf4db..5cd58dca 100644
--- a/SCons/Config/default
+++ b/SCons/Config/default
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ defenv['NODEFLIBS_FLAG'] = ''
 defenv['C_FLAG'] = ''
 defenv['CPP_FLAG'] = ''
 defenv['CPP_REQUIRES_STDLIB'] = 0
+defenv['SUBSYS_CON'] = ''
 
 ### stub environment
 
diff --git a/SCons/Config/gnu b/SCons/Config/gnu
index f2cb3697..ae3449df 100644
--- a/SCons/Config/gnu
+++ b/SCons/Config/gnu
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ defenv['C_FLAG'] = '-x c'
 defenv['CPP_FLAG'] = '-x c++'
 defenv['ALIGN_FLAG'] = '-Wl,--file-alignment,512'
 defenv['CPP_REQUIRES_STDLIB'] = 1
+defenv['SUBSYS_CON'] = '-Wl,--subsystem,console'
 
 ### debug
 
diff --git a/SCons/Config/ms b/SCons/Config/ms
index 91c466ff..9502b5e1 100644
--- a/SCons/Config/ms
+++ b/SCons/Config/ms
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ defenv['NODEFLIBS_FLAG'] = '/NODEFAULTLIB'
 defenv['C_FLAG'] = '/TC'
 defenv['CPP_FLAG'] = '/TP'
 defenv['CPP_REQUIRES_STDLIB'] = 0
+defenv['SUBSYS_CON'] = '/subsystem:console'
 
 ### debug
 
diff --git a/SCons/config.py b/SCons/config.py
index 42c60e6d..24cd2a26 100644
--- a/SCons/config.py
+++ b/SCons/config.py
@@ -141,6 +141,14 @@ cfg.Add(
   )
 )
 
+cfg.Add(
+  BoolOption(
+    'NSIS_CONFIG_LOG_STDOUT',
+    'makes the logging facility use stdout instead of a file.',
+    'no'
+  )
+)
+
 cfg.Add(
   BoolOption(
     'NSIS_SUPPORT_BGBG',
@@ -443,6 +451,7 @@ AddBoolDefine('NSIS_CONFIG_CRC_SUPPORT')
 AddBoolDefine('NSIS_CONFIG_CRC_ANAL')
 AddBoolDefine('NSIS_CONFIG_LOG')
 AddBoolDefine('NSIS_CONFIG_LOG_ODS')
+AddBoolDefine('NSIS_CONFIG_LOG_STDOUT')
 AddBoolDefine('NSIS_SUPPORT_BGBG')
 AddBoolDefine('NSIS_SUPPORT_CODECALLBACKS')
 AddBoolDefine('NSIS_SUPPORT_MOVEONREBOOT')
diff --git a/Source/build.cpp b/Source/build.cpp
index ce09d18f..2d6cae20 100644
--- a/Source/build.cpp
+++ b/Source/build.cpp
@@ -130,6 +130,9 @@ CEXEBuild::CEXEBuild() :
 #ifdef NSIS_CONFIG_LOG_ODS
   definedlist.add("NSIS_CONFIG_LOG_ODS");
 #endif
+#ifdef NSIS_CONFIG_LOG_STDOUT
+  definedlist.add("NSIS_CONFIG_LOG_STDOUT");
+#endif
 #ifdef NSIS_CONFIG_PLUGIN_SUPPORT
   definedlist.add("NSIS_CONFIG_PLUGIN_SUPPORT");
 #endif
diff --git a/Source/exehead/Main.c b/Source/exehead/Main.c
index 562bedc2..3e27a499 100644
--- a/Source/exehead/Main.c
+++ b/Source/exehead/Main.c
@@ -272,9 +272,9 @@ int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInst,LPSTR lpszCmdParam,
   ret = ui_doinstall();
 
 #ifdef NSIS_CONFIG_LOG
-#ifndef NSIS_CONFIG_LOG_ODS
+#if !defined(NSIS_CONFIG_LOG_ODS) && !defined(NSIS_CONFIG_LOG_STDOUT)
   log_write(1);
-#endif//!NSIS_CONFIG_LOG_ODS
+#endif//!NSIS_CONFIG_LOG_ODS && !NSIS_CONFIG_LOG_STDOUT
 #endif//NSIS_CONFIG_LOG
 end:
 
diff --git a/Source/exehead/SConscript b/Source/exehead/SConscript
index 3146dfd5..d8e61a8e 100644
--- a/Source/exehead/SConscript
+++ b/Source/exehead/SConscript
@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@ env.Append(CPPDEFINES = ['WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN'])
 env.Append(CPPDEFINES = ['_WIN32_IE=0x0500'])
 env.Append(CPPDEFINES = env['NSIS_CPPDEFINES'])
 
+### Some other settings
+
+if 'NSIS_CONFIG_LOG_STDOUT' in env['NSIS_CPPDEFINES']:
+	env.Append(LINKFLAGS = env['SUBSYS_CON'])
+
 ### Compression specific configuration
 
 if compression == 'bzip2':
diff --git a/Source/exehead/Ui.c b/Source/exehead/Ui.c
index 17f41472..b86d7ac4 100644
--- a/Source/exehead/Ui.c
+++ b/Source/exehead/Ui.c
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ static BOOL NSISCALL _HandleStaticBkColor(UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lPara
 #endif//!NSIS_CONFIG_ENHANCEDUI_SUPPORT
 
 #ifdef NSIS_CONFIG_LOG
-#ifndef NSIS_CONFIG_LOG_ODS
+#if !defined(NSIS_CONFIG_LOG_ODS) && !defined(NSIS_CONFIG_LOG_STDOUT)
 void NSISCALL build_g_logfile()
 {
   mystrcat(addtrailingslash(mystrcpy(g_log_file,state_install_directory)),"install.log");
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ FORCE_INLINE int NSISCALL ui_doinstall(void)
 #ifdef NSIS_CONFIG_LOG
   if (g_flags & CH_FLAGS_SILENT_LOG && !g_is_uninstaller)
   {
-#ifndef NSIS_CONFIG_LOG_ODS
+#if !defined(NSIS_CONFIG_LOG_ODS) && !defined(NSIS_CONFIG_LOG_STDOUT)
     build_g_logfile();
 #endif
     log_dolog=1;
@@ -882,7 +882,7 @@ static BOOL CALLBACK DirProc(HWND hwndDlg, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lPar
     GetUIText(IDC_DIR,dir);
     validate_filename(dir);
 #ifdef NSIS_CONFIG_LOG
-#ifndef NSIS_CONFIG_LOG_ODS
+#if !defined(NSIS_CONFIG_LOG_ODS) && !defined(NSIS_CONFIG_LOG_STDOUT)
     build_g_logfile();
 #endif
     if (GetUIItem(IDC_CHECK1) != NULL)
diff --git a/Source/exehead/config.h b/Source/exehead/config.h
index ca19974a..8993a477 100644
--- a/Source/exehead/config.h
+++ b/Source/exehead/config.h
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@
   #endif
 #endif
 
+#ifdef NSIS_CONFIG_LOG_STDOUT
+  #ifndef NSIS_CONFIG_LOG
+    #error NSIS_CONFIG_LOG_STDOUT relies on NSIS_CONFIG_LOG, but NSIS_CONFIG_LOG is not defined
+  #endif
+#endif
+
 #if defined(NSIS_CONFIG_CRC_SUPPORT) && defined(NSIS_CONFIG_VISIBLE_SUPPORT)
   #define _NSIS_CONFIG_VERIFYDIALOG
 #endif
diff --git a/Source/exehead/exec.c b/Source/exehead/exec.c
index 8621020b..7c8365f8 100644
--- a/Source/exehead/exec.c
+++ b/Source/exehead/exec.c
@@ -1482,7 +1482,7 @@ static int NSISCALL ExecuteEntry(entry *entry_)
         log_printf2("settings logging to %d",parm1);
         log_dolog=parm1;
         log_printf2("logging set to %d",parm1);
-#ifndef NSIS_CONFIG_LOG_ODS
+#if !defined(NSIS_CONFIG_LOG_ODS) && !defined(NSIS_CONFIG_LOG_STDOUT)
         if (parm1) build_g_logfile();
 #endif
       }
diff --git a/Source/exehead/util.c b/Source/exehead/util.c
index ab17b554..afca54bb 100644
--- a/Source/exehead/util.c
+++ b/Source/exehead/util.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include "ui.h"
 
 #ifdef NSIS_CONFIG_LOG
-#ifndef NSIS_CONFIG_LOG_ODS
+#if !defined(NSIS_CONFIG_LOG_ODS) && !defined(NSIS_CONFIG_LOG_STDOUT)
 char g_log_file[1024];
 #endif
 #endif
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ void NSISCALL validate_filename(char *in) {
 int log_dolog;
 char log_text[NSIS_MAX_STRLEN*4];
 
-#ifndef NSIS_CONFIG_LOG_ODS
+#if !defined(NSIS_CONFIG_LOG_ODS) && !defined(NSIS_CONFIG_LOG_STDOUT)
 void NSISCALL log_write(int close)
 {
   static HANDLE fp=INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ void NSISCALL log_write(int close)
     }
   }
 }
-#endif//!NSIS_CONFIG_LOG_ODS
+#endif//!NSIS_CONFIG_LOG_ODS && !NSIS_CONFIG_LOG_STDOUT
 
 const char * _RegKeyHandleToName(HKEY hKey)
 {
@@ -817,7 +817,16 @@ void log_printf(char *format, ...)
 #ifdef NSIS_CONFIG_LOG_ODS
   if (log_dolog)
     OutputDebugString(log_text);
-#else
+#endif
+#ifdef NSIS_CONFIG_LOG_STDOUT
+  if (GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE) != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
+  {
+    DWORD dwBytes;
+    WriteFile(GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE), log_text, lstrlen(log_text), &dwBytes, NULL);
+    WriteFile(GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE), "\n", 1, &dwBytes, NULL);
+  }
+#endif
+#if !defined(NSIS_CONFIG_LOG_ODS) && !defined(NSIS_CONFIG_LOG_STDOUT)
   log_write(0);
 #endif
 }