diff --git a/renderdoccmd/renderdoccmd_win32.cpp b/renderdoccmd/renderdoccmd_win32.cpp
index f7cd7bdec..c0ae1d5c5 100644
--- a/renderdoccmd/renderdoccmd_win32.cpp
+++ b/renderdoccmd/renderdoccmd_win32.cpp
@@ -808,6 +808,15 @@ int WINAPI wWinMain(_In_ HINSTANCE hInst, _In_opt_ HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, _In_
   LPWSTR *wargv;
   int argc;
 
+  if(AttachConsole(ATTACH_PARENT_PROCESS))
+  {
+    freopen("CONOUT$", "w", stdout);
+    freopen("CONOUT$", "w", stderr);
+
+    std::cout.sync_with_stdio();
+    std::cerr.sync_with_stdio();
+  }
+
   wargv = CommandLineToArgvW(GetCommandLine(), &argc);
 
   std::vector<std::string> argv;