diff --git a/src/win32/i_main.cpp b/src/win32/i_main.cpp
index ea167428f..8b6521ad5 100644
--- a/src/win32/i_main.cpp
+++ b/src/win32/i_main.cpp
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc (HWND, UINT, WPARAM, LPARAM);
 void CreateCrashLog (char *custominfo, DWORD customsize, HWND richedit);
 void DisplayCrashLog ();
 extern BYTE *ST_Util_BitsForBitmap (BITMAPINFO *bitmap_info);
+void I_FlushBufferedConsoleStuff();
 
 // PUBLIC FUNCTION PROTOTYPES ----------------------------------------------
 
@@ -128,6 +129,7 @@ HANDLE			MainThread;
 DWORD			MainThreadID;
 HANDLE			StdOut;
 bool			FancyStdOut, AttachedStdOut;
+bool			ConWindowHidden;
 
 // The main window
 HWND			Window;
@@ -644,6 +646,7 @@ void I_SetWndProc()
 		SetWindowLongPtr (Window, GWLP_USERDATA, 1);
 		SetWindowLongPtr (Window, GWLP_WNDPROC, (WLONG_PTR)WndProc);
 		ShowWindow (ConWindow, SW_HIDE);
+		ConWindowHidden = true;
 		ShowWindow (GameTitleWindow, SW_HIDE);
 		I_InitInput (Window);
 	}
@@ -675,8 +678,10 @@ void RestoreConView()
 
 	SetWindowLongPtr (Window, GWLP_WNDPROC, (WLONG_PTR)LConProc);
 	ShowWindow (ConWindow, SW_SHOW);
+	ConWindowHidden = false;
 	ShowWindow (GameTitleWindow, SW_SHOW);
 	I_ShutdownInput ();		// Make sure the mouse pointer is available.
+	I_FlushBufferedConsoleStuff();
 	// Make sure the progress bar isn't visible.
 	if (StartScreen != NULL)
 	{
diff --git a/src/win32/i_system.cpp b/src/win32/i_system.cpp
index 1d2bae8e1..6d8fb8595 100644
--- a/src/win32/i_system.cpp
+++ b/src/win32/i_system.cpp
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ extern bool FancyStdOut;
 extern HINSTANCE g_hInst;
 extern FILE *Logfile;
 extern bool NativeMouse;
+extern bool ConWindowHidden;
 
 // PUBLIC DATA DEFINITIONS -------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -912,12 +913,11 @@ void ToEditControl(HWND edit, const char *buf, wchar_t *wbuf, int bpos)
 //
 //==========================================================================
 
-void I_PrintStr(const char *cp)
+static void DoPrintStr(const char *cp, HWND edit, HANDLE StdOut)
 {
-	if (ConWindow == NULL && StdOut == NULL)
+	if (edit == NULL && StdOut == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	HWND edit = ConWindow;
 	char buf[256];
 	wchar_t wbuf[countof(buf)];
 	int bpos = 0;
@@ -1049,6 +1049,30 @@ void I_PrintStr(const char *cp)
 	}
 }
 
+static TArray<FString> bufferedConsoleStuff;
+
+void I_PrintStr(const char *cp)
+{
+	if (ConWindowHidden)
+	{
+		bufferedConsoleStuff.Push(cp);
+		DoPrintStr(cp, NULL, StdOut);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		DoPrintStr(cp, ConWindow, StdOut);
+	}
+}
+
+void I_FlushBufferedConsoleStuff()
+{
+	for (unsigned i = 0; i < bufferedConsoleStuff.Size(); i++)
+	{
+		DoPrintStr(bufferedConsoleStuff[i], ConWindow, NULL);
+	}
+	bufferedConsoleStuff.Clear();
+}
+
 //==========================================================================
 //
 // SetQueryIWAD