diff --git a/cmd/multiproduct_kati/main.go b/cmd/multiproduct_kati/main.go
index 1171a65..2800ade 100644
--- a/cmd/multiproduct_kati/main.go
+++ b/cmd/multiproduct_kati/main.go
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
 func main() {
 	stdio := terminal.StdioImpl{}
 
-	output := terminal.NewStatusOutput(stdio.Stdout(), "",
+	output := terminal.NewStatusOutput(stdio.Stdout(), "", false,
 		build.OsEnvironment().IsEnvTrue("ANDROID_QUIET_BUILD"))
 
 	log := logger.New(output)
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@
 		Thread:  mpctx.Tracer.NewThread(product),
 		Status:  &status.Status{},
 	}}
-	ctx.Status.AddOutput(terminal.NewStatusOutput(ctx.Writer, "",
+	ctx.Status.AddOutput(terminal.NewStatusOutput(ctx.Writer, "", false,
 		build.OsEnvironment().IsEnvTrue("ANDROID_QUIET_BUILD")))
 
 	config := build.NewConfig(ctx, flag.Args()...)
diff --git a/cmd/soong_ui/main.go b/cmd/soong_ui/main.go
index ec4f90e..974c644 100644
--- a/cmd/soong_ui/main.go
+++ b/cmd/soong_ui/main.go
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@
 	// description for the flag (to display when running help)
 	description string
 
+	// Forces the status output into dumb terminal mode.
+	forceDumbOutput bool
+
+	// Sets a prefix string to use for filenames of log files.
+	logsPrefix string
+
 	// Creates the build configuration based on the args and build context.
 	config func(ctx build.Context, args ...string) build.Config
 
@@ -64,17 +70,21 @@
 		stdio: stdio,
 		run:   make,
 	}, {
-		flag:        "--dumpvar-mode",
-		description: "print the value of the legacy make variable VAR to stdout",
-		config:      dumpVarConfig,
-		stdio:       customStdio,
-		run:         dumpVar,
+		flag:            "--dumpvar-mode",
+		description:     "print the value of the legacy make variable VAR to stdout",
+		forceDumbOutput: true,
+		logsPrefix:      "dumpvars-",
+		config:          dumpVarConfig,
+		stdio:           customStdio,
+		run:             dumpVar,
 	}, {
-		flag:        "--dumpvars-mode",
-		description: "dump the values of one or more legacy make variables, in shell syntax",
-		config:      dumpVarConfig,
-		stdio:       customStdio,
-		run:         dumpVars,
+		flag:            "--dumpvars-mode",
+		description:     "dump the values of one or more legacy make variables, in shell syntax",
+		forceDumbOutput: true,
+		logsPrefix:      "dumpvars-",
+		config:          dumpVarConfig,
+		stdio:           customStdio,
+		run:             dumpVars,
 	}, {
 		flag:        "--build-mode",
 		description: "build modules based on the specified build action",
@@ -113,7 +123,7 @@
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
-	output := terminal.NewStatusOutput(c.stdio().Stdout(), os.Getenv("NINJA_STATUS"),
+	output := terminal.NewStatusOutput(c.stdio().Stdout(), os.Getenv("NINJA_STATUS"), c.forceDumbOutput,
 		build.OsEnvironment().IsEnvTrue("ANDROID_QUIET_BUILD"))
 
 	log := logger.New(output)
@@ -157,14 +167,14 @@
 	}
 
 	os.MkdirAll(logsDir, 0777)
-	log.SetOutput(filepath.Join(logsDir, "soong.log"))
-	trace.SetOutput(filepath.Join(logsDir, "build.trace"))
-	stat.AddOutput(status.NewVerboseLog(log, filepath.Join(logsDir, "verbose.log")))
-	stat.AddOutput(status.NewErrorLog(log, filepath.Join(logsDir, "error.log")))
-	stat.AddOutput(status.NewProtoErrorLog(log, filepath.Join(logsDir, "build_error")))
+	log.SetOutput(filepath.Join(logsDir, c.logsPrefix+"soong.log"))
+	trace.SetOutput(filepath.Join(logsDir, c.logsPrefix+"build.trace"))
+	stat.AddOutput(status.NewVerboseLog(log, filepath.Join(logsDir, c.logsPrefix+"verbose.log")))
+	stat.AddOutput(status.NewErrorLog(log, filepath.Join(logsDir, c.logsPrefix+"error.log")))
+	stat.AddOutput(status.NewProtoErrorLog(log, filepath.Join(logsDir, c.logsPrefix+"build_error")))
 	stat.AddOutput(status.NewCriticalPath(log))
 
-	defer met.Dump(filepath.Join(logsDir, "soong_metrics"))
+	defer met.Dump(filepath.Join(logsDir, c.logsPrefix+"soong_metrics"))
 
 	if start, ok := os.LookupEnv("TRACE_BEGIN_SOONG"); ok {
 		if !strings.HasSuffix(start, "N") {