diff --git a/vm/src/main.rs b/vm/src/main.rs
index 7e2a925..87bcda7 100644
--- a/vm/src/main.rs
+++ b/vm/src/main.rs
@@ -57,12 +57,16 @@
         #[structopt(short, long)]
         daemonize: bool,
 
+        /// Path to file for VM console output.
+        #[structopt(long)]
+        console: Option<PathBuf>,
+
         /// Path to file for VM log output.
-        #[structopt(short, long)]
+        #[structopt(long)]
         log: Option<PathBuf>,
 
         /// Debug level of the VM. Supported values: "none" (default), "app_only", and "full".
-        #[structopt(short, long, default_value = "none", parse(try_from_str=parse_debug_level))]
+        #[structopt(long, default_value = "none", parse(try_from_str=parse_debug_level))]
         debug: DebugLevel,
 
         /// Memory size (in MiB) of the VM. If unspecified, defaults to the value of `memory_mib`
@@ -80,9 +84,9 @@
         #[structopt(short, long)]
         daemonize: bool,
 
-        /// Path to file for VM log output.
-        #[structopt(short, long)]
-        log: Option<PathBuf>,
+        /// Path to file for VM console output.
+        #[structopt(long)]
+        console: Option<PathBuf>,
     },
     /// Stop a virtual machine running in the background
     Stop {
@@ -134,7 +138,7 @@
         .context("Failed to find VirtualizationService")?;
 
     match opt {
-        Opt::RunApp { apk, idsig, instance, config_path, daemonize, log, debug, mem } => {
+        Opt::RunApp { apk, idsig, instance, config_path, daemonize, console, log, debug, mem } => {
             command_run_app(
                 service,
                 &apk,
@@ -142,13 +146,14 @@
                 &instance,
                 &config_path,
                 daemonize,
+                console.as_deref(),
                 log.as_deref(),
                 debug,
                 mem,
             )
         }
-        Opt::Run { config, daemonize, log } => {
-            command_run(service, &config, daemonize, log.as_deref(), /* mem */ None)
+        Opt::Run { config, daemonize, console } => {
+            command_run(service, &config, daemonize, console.as_deref(), /* mem */ None)
         }
         Opt::Stop { cid } => command_stop(service, cid),
         Opt::List => command_list(service),
diff --git a/vm/src/run.rs b/vm/src/run.rs
index 2d771fc..15775cb 100644
--- a/vm/src/run.rs
+++ b/vm/src/run.rs
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
     instance: &Path,
     config_path: &str,
     daemonize: bool,
+    console_path: Option<&Path>,
     log_path: Option<&Path>,
     debug_level: DebugLevel,
     mem: Option<u32>,
@@ -76,7 +77,14 @@
         debugLevel: debug_level,
         memoryMib: mem.unwrap_or(0) as i32, // 0 means use the VM default
     });
-    run(service, &config, &format!("{:?}!{:?}", apk, config_path), daemonize, log_path)
+    run(
+        service,
+        &config,
+        &format!("{:?}!{:?}", apk, config_path),
+        daemonize,
+        console_path,
+        log_path,
+    )
 }
 
 /// Run a VM from the given configuration file.
@@ -84,7 +92,7 @@
     service: Strong<dyn IVirtualizationService>,
     config_path: &Path,
     daemonize: bool,
-    log_path: Option<&Path>,
+    console_path: Option<&Path>,
     mem: Option<u32>,
 ) -> Result<(), Error> {
     let config_file = File::open(config_path).context("Failed to open config file")?;
@@ -98,7 +106,8 @@
         &VirtualMachineConfig::RawConfig(config),
         &format!("{:?}", config_path),
         daemonize,
-        log_path,
+        console_path,
+        None,
     )
 }
 
@@ -119,9 +128,20 @@
     config: &VirtualMachineConfig,
     config_path: &str,
     daemonize: bool,
+    console_path: Option<&Path>,
     log_path: Option<&Path>,
 ) -> Result<(), Error> {
-    let stdout = if let Some(log_path) = log_path {
+    let console = if let Some(console_path) = console_path {
+        Some(ParcelFileDescriptor::new(
+            File::create(console_path)
+                .with_context(|| format!("Failed to open console file {:?}", console_path))?,
+        ))
+    } else if daemonize {
+        None
+    } else {
+        Some(ParcelFileDescriptor::new(duplicate_stdout()?))
+    };
+    let log = if let Some(log_path) = log_path {
         Some(ParcelFileDescriptor::new(
             File::create(log_path)
                 .with_context(|| format!("Failed to open log file {:?}", log_path))?,
@@ -131,7 +151,9 @@
     } else {
         Some(ParcelFileDescriptor::new(duplicate_stdout()?))
     };
-    let vm = service.createVm(config, stdout.as_ref()).context("Failed to create VM")?;
+
+    let vm =
+        service.createVm(config, console.as_ref(), log.as_ref()).context("Failed to create VM")?;
 
     let cid = vm.getCid().context("Failed to get CID")?;
     println!(