diff --git a/RunCPM/abstraction_posix.h b/RunCPM/abstraction_posix.h
index 7b5334b..f350950 100644
--- a/RunCPM/abstraction_posix.h
+++ b/RunCPM/abstraction_posix.h
@@ -483,6 +483,7 @@ uint32 _HardwareIn(const uint32 Port) {
 static struct argp_option options[] = {
   {"input",    'i', "FILE", 0,  "File to read console input from"},
   {"output",   'o', "FILE", 0,  "File to log console output to"},
+  {"stdio",    's', NULL,   0,  "Route console in/out to stdin/out"},
   {0}
 };
 
@@ -504,6 +505,10 @@ static error_t parse_opt (int key, char *arg, struct argp_state *state)
             "error opening console log output file %s", arg);
       }
       break;
+    case 's':
+      console_in = stdin;
+      console_log = stdout;
+      break;
     case ARGP_KEY_ARG:
     case ARGP_KEY_END:
       break;
diff --git a/RunCPM/console.h b/RunCPM/console.h
index 43a00c6..f55fecf 100644
--- a/RunCPM/console.h
+++ b/RunCPM/console.h
@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@ uint8 mask8bit = 0x7f;		// TO be used for masking 8 bit characters (XMODEM relat
 
 void _putcon(uint8 ch)		// Puts a character
 {
-	_putch(ch & mask8bit);
 #ifdef SCRIPTCONSOLE
+  if (console_log != stdout) _putch(ch & mask8bit);
   if (console_log) fputc(ch & mask8bit, console_log);
+#else
+	_putch(ch & mask8bit);
 #endif
 
 }