diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index 6cdc10f..95dd5e2 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -6117,6 +6117,7 @@
  * ":execute expr1 ..."	execute the result of an expression.
  * ":echomsg expr1 ..."	Print a message
  * ":echoerr expr1 ..."	Print an error
+ * ":echoconsole expr1 ..." Print a message on stdout
  * Each gets spaces around each argument and a newline at the end for
  * echo commands
  */
@@ -6194,6 +6195,11 @@
 	    msg_attr(ga.ga_data, echo_attr);
 	    out_flush();
 	}
+	else if (eap->cmdidx == CMD_echoconsole)
+	{
+	    ui_write(ga.ga_data, (int)STRLEN(ga.ga_data), TRUE);
+	    ui_write((char_u *)"\r\n", 2, TRUE);
+	}
 	else if (eap->cmdidx == CMD_echoerr)
 	{
 	    int		save_did_emsg = did_emsg;
diff --git a/src/ex_cmdidxs.h b/src/ex_cmdidxs.h
index 8afc445..70fb71a 100644
--- a/src/ex_cmdidxs.h
+++ b/src/ex_cmdidxs.h
@@ -10,27 +10,27 @@
   /* c */ 43,
   /* d */ 109,
   /* e */ 134,
-  /* f */ 157,
-  /* g */ 174,
-  /* h */ 180,
-  /* i */ 189,
-  /* j */ 208,
-  /* k */ 210,
-  /* l */ 215,
-  /* m */ 277,
-  /* n */ 295,
-  /* o */ 315,
-  /* p */ 327,
-  /* q */ 366,
-  /* r */ 369,
-  /* s */ 389,
-  /* t */ 458,
-  /* u */ 503,
-  /* v */ 514,
-  /* w */ 535,
-  /* x */ 549,
-  /* y */ 559,
-  /* z */ 560
+  /* f */ 158,
+  /* g */ 175,
+  /* h */ 181,
+  /* i */ 190,
+  /* j */ 209,
+  /* k */ 211,
+  /* l */ 216,
+  /* m */ 278,
+  /* n */ 296,
+  /* o */ 316,
+  /* p */ 328,
+  /* q */ 367,
+  /* r */ 370,
+  /* s */ 390,
+  /* t */ 459,
+  /* u */ 504,
+  /* v */ 515,
+  /* w */ 536,
+  /* x */ 550,
+  /* y */ 560,
+  /* z */ 561
 };
 
 /*
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
   /* b */ {  2,  0,  0,  5,  6,  8,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  9, 10, 11, 12, 13,  0, 14,  0,  0,  0,  0, 23,  0,  0,  0 },
   /* c */ {  3, 12, 16, 18, 20, 22, 25,  0,  0,  0,  0, 33, 37, 40, 46, 56, 58, 59, 60,  0, 62,  0, 65,  0,  0,  0 },
   /* d */ {  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  8, 18,  0, 19,  0,  0, 20,  0,  0, 22, 23,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0 },
-  /* e */ {  1,  0,  2,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  7,  9, 10,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0, 17,  0, 18,  0,  0 },
+  /* e */ {  1,  0,  2,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  8, 10, 11,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0, 18,  0, 19,  0,  0 },
   /* f */ {  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0, 10,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0, 16,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0 },
   /* g */ {  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  1,  0,  0,  2,  0,  0,  4,  5,  0,  0,  0,  0 },
   /* h */ {  5,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  6,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0 },
@@ -69,4 +69,4 @@
   /* z */ {  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0 }
 };
 
-static const int command_count = 575;
+static const int command_count = 576;
diff --git a/src/ex_cmds.h b/src/ex_cmds.h
index 90fd015..aa41ab3 100644
--- a/src/ex_cmds.h
+++ b/src/ex_cmds.h
@@ -530,6 +530,9 @@
 EXCMD(CMD_echomsg,	"echomsg",	ex_execute,
 	EX_EXTRA|EX_NOTRLCOM|EX_SBOXOK|EX_CMDWIN|EX_LOCK_OK,
 	ADDR_NONE),
+EXCMD(CMD_echoconsole,	"echoconsole",	ex_execute,
+	EX_EXTRA|EX_NOTRLCOM|EX_SBOXOK|EX_CMDWIN|EX_LOCK_OK,
+	ADDR_NONE),
 EXCMD(CMD_echon,	"echon",	ex_echo,
 	EX_EXTRA|EX_NOTRLCOM|EX_SBOXOK|EX_CMDWIN|EX_LOCK_OK,
 	ADDR_NONE),
diff --git a/src/proto/ui.pro b/src/proto/ui.pro
index 5aad9d8..e75be32 100644
--- a/src/proto/ui.pro
+++ b/src/proto/ui.pro
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /* ui.c */
-void ui_write(char_u *s, int len);
+void ui_write(char_u *s, int len, int console);
 void ui_inchar_undo(char_u *s, int len);
 int ui_inchar(char_u *buf, int maxlen, long wtime, int tb_change_cnt);
 int inchar_loop(char_u *buf, int maxlen, long wtime, int tb_change_cnt, int (*wait_func)(long wtime, int *interrupted, int ignore_input), int (*resize_func)(int check_only));
 int ui_wait_for_chars_or_timer(long wtime, int (*wait_func)(long wtime, int *interrupted, int ignore_input), int *interrupted, int ignore_input);
 int ui_char_avail(void);
-void ui_delay(long msec, int ignoreinput);
+void ui_delay(long msec_arg, int ignoreinput);
 void ui_suspend(void);
 void suspend_shell(void);
 int ui_get_shellsize(void);
diff --git a/src/term.c b/src/term.c
index d2ada6c..8ce577e 100644
--- a/src/term.c
+++ b/src/term.c
@@ -2545,7 +2545,7 @@
 	// set out_pos to 0 before ui_write, to avoid recursiveness
 	len = out_pos;
 	out_pos = 0;
-	ui_write(out_buf, len);
+	ui_write(out_buf, len, FALSE);
 #ifdef FEAT_JOB_CHANNEL
 	if (ch_log_output)
 	{
diff --git a/src/testdir/runtest.vim b/src/testdir/runtest.vim
index 4602051..e43dd8d 100644
--- a/src/testdir/runtest.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/runtest.vim
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
 endfunc
 
 func RunTheTest(test)
-  echo 'Executing ' . a:test
+  echoconsole 'Executing ' . a:test
   if has('reltime')
     let func_start = reltime()
   endif
diff --git a/src/ui.c b/src/ui.c
index 3f4304f..6c1c1de 100644
--- a/src/ui.c
+++ b/src/ui.c
@@ -18,10 +18,14 @@
 #include "vim.h"
 
     void
-ui_write(char_u *s, int len)
+ui_write(char_u *s, int len, int console UNUSED)
 {
 #ifdef FEAT_GUI
-    if (gui.in_use && !gui.dying && !gui.starting)
+    if (gui.in_use && !gui.dying && !gui.starting
+# ifndef NO_CONSOLE
+	    && !console
+# endif
+	    )
     {
 	gui_write(s, len);
 	if (p_wd)
@@ -33,7 +37,7 @@
     // Don't output anything in silent mode ("ex -s") unless 'verbose' set
     if (!(silent_mode && p_verbose == 0))
     {
-#if !defined(MSWIN)
+# if !defined(MSWIN)
 	char_u	*tofree = NULL;
 
 	if (output_conv.vc_type != CONV_NONE)
@@ -43,9 +47,11 @@
 	    if (tofree != NULL)
 		s = tofree;
 	}
-#endif
+# endif
 
 	mch_write(s, len);
+	if (console && s[len - 1] == '\n')
+	    fsync(1);
 
 # if !defined(MSWIN)
 	if (output_conv.vc_type != CONV_NONE)
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 399539d..40411d8 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -751,6 +751,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    2638,
+/**/
     2637,
 /**/
     2636,