diff --git a/cli/tests/unit/console_test.ts b/cli/tests/unit/console_test.ts
index eee3d3cf12..8472e5c949 100644
--- a/cli/tests/unit/console_test.ts
+++ b/cli/tests/unit/console_test.ts
@@ -313,27 +313,27 @@ unitTest(function consoleTestStringifyCircular() {
     "JSON {}",
   );
   assertEquals(
-    stringify(console),
+    stringify(new Console(() => {})),
     `console {
-  log: [Function: bound ],
-  debug: [Function: bound ],
-  info: [Function: bound ],
-  dir: [Function: bound ],
-  dirxml: [Function: bound ],
-  warn: [Function: bound ],
-  error: [Function: bound ],
-  assert: [Function: bound ],
-  count: [Function: bound ],
-  countReset: [Function: bound ],
-  table: [Function: bound ],
-  time: [Function: bound ],
-  timeLog: [Function: bound ],
-  timeEnd: [Function: bound ],
-  group: [Function: bound ],
-  groupCollapsed: [Function: bound ],
-  groupEnd: [Function: bound ],
-  clear: [Function: bound ],
-  trace: [Function: bound ],
+  log: [Function: log],
+  debug: [Function: debug],
+  info: [Function: info],
+  dir: [Function: dir],
+  dirxml: [Function: dir],
+  warn: [Function: warn],
+  error: [Function: error],
+  assert: [Function: assert],
+  count: [Function: count],
+  countReset: [Function: countReset],
+  table: [Function: table],
+  time: [Function: time],
+  timeLog: [Function: timeLog],
+  timeEnd: [Function: timeEnd],
+  group: [Function: group],
+  groupCollapsed: [Function: group],
+  groupEnd: [Function: groupEnd],
+  clear: [Function: clear],
+  trace: [Function: trace],
   indentLevel: 0,
   [Symbol(isConsoleInstance)]: true
 }`,
diff --git a/cli/tools/test.rs b/cli/tools/test.rs
index 90293173b3..819f9980ca 100644
--- a/cli/tools/test.rs
+++ b/cli/tools/test.rs
@@ -68,6 +68,13 @@ pub struct TestDescription {
   pub name: String,
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+pub enum TestOutput {
+  // TODO(caspervonb): add stdout and stderr redirection.
+  Console(String),
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
 pub enum TestResult {
@@ -90,6 +97,7 @@ pub struct TestPlan {
 pub enum TestEvent {
   Plan(TestPlan),
   Wait(TestDescription),
+  Output(TestOutput),
   Result(TestDescription, TestResult, u64),
 }
 
@@ -129,6 +137,7 @@ impl TestSummary {
 trait TestReporter {
   fn report_plan(&mut self, plan: &TestPlan);
   fn report_wait(&mut self, description: &TestDescription);
+  fn report_output(&mut self, output: &TestOutput);
   fn report_result(
     &mut self,
     description: &TestDescription,
@@ -140,11 +149,15 @@ trait TestReporter {
 
 struct PrettyTestReporter {
   concurrent: bool,
+  echo_output: bool,
 }
 
 impl PrettyTestReporter {
-  fn new(concurrent: bool) -> PrettyTestReporter {
-    PrettyTestReporter { concurrent }
+  fn new(concurrent: bool, echo_output: bool) -> PrettyTestReporter {
+    PrettyTestReporter {
+      concurrent,
+      echo_output,
+    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -160,6 +173,14 @@ impl TestReporter for PrettyTestReporter {
     }
   }
 
+  fn report_output(&mut self, output: &TestOutput) {
+    if self.echo_output {
+      match output {
+        TestOutput::Console(line) => println!("{}", line),
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   fn report_result(
     &mut self,
     description: &TestDescription,
@@ -217,8 +238,11 @@ impl TestReporter for PrettyTestReporter {
   }
 }
 
-fn create_reporter(concurrent: bool) -> Box<dyn TestReporter + Send> {
-  Box::new(PrettyTestReporter::new(concurrent))
+fn create_reporter(
+  concurrent: bool,
+  echo_output: bool,
+) -> Box<dyn TestReporter + Send> {
+  Box::new(PrettyTestReporter::new(concurrent, echo_output))
 }
 
 /// Test a single specifier as documentation containing test programs, an executable test module or
@@ -248,7 +272,6 @@ async fn test_specifier(
   test_source.push_str(&format!(
     "await Deno[Deno.internal].runTests({});\n",
     json!({
-      "disableLog": program_state.flags.log_level == Some(Level::Error),
       "filter": filter,
       "shuffle": shuffle,
     }),
@@ -558,6 +581,7 @@ async fn test_specifiers(
   shuffle: Option<u64>,
   concurrent_jobs: NonZeroUsize,
 ) -> Result<(), AnyError> {
+  let log_level = program_state.flags.log_level;
   let specifiers_with_mode = if let Some(seed) = shuffle {
     let mut rng = SmallRng::seed_from_u64(seed);
     let mut specifiers_with_mode = specifiers_with_mode.clone();
@@ -602,7 +626,9 @@ async fn test_specifiers(
     .buffer_unordered(concurrent_jobs.get())
     .collect::<Vec<Result<Result<(), AnyError>, tokio::task::JoinError>>>();
 
-  let mut reporter = create_reporter(concurrent_jobs.get() > 1);
+  let mut reporter =
+    create_reporter(concurrent_jobs.get() > 1, log_level != Some(Level::Error));
+
   let handler = {
     tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
       let earlier = Instant::now();
@@ -626,6 +652,10 @@ async fn test_specifiers(
             reporter.report_wait(&description);
           }
 
+          TestEvent::Output(output) => {
+            reporter.report_output(&output);
+          }
+
           TestEvent::Result(description, result, elapsed) => {
             match &result {
               TestResult::Ok => {
diff --git a/runtime/js/40_testing.js b/runtime/js/40_testing.js
index 617df22d49..4e7c231b2a 100644
--- a/runtime/js/40_testing.js
+++ b/runtime/js/40_testing.js
@@ -228,15 +228,19 @@ finishing test case.`;
   }
 
   async function runTests({
-    disableLog = false,
     filter = null,
     shuffle = null,
   } = {}) {
     const origin = getTestOrigin();
     const originalConsole = globalThis.console;
-    if (disableLog) {
-      globalThis.console = new Console(() => {});
-    }
+
+    globalThis.console = new Console((line) => {
+      dispatchTestEvent({
+        output: {
+          console: line,
+        },
+      });
+    });
 
     const only = ArrayPrototypeFilter(tests, (test) => test.only);
     const filtered = ArrayPrototypeFilter(
@@ -286,9 +290,7 @@ finishing test case.`;
       dispatchTestEvent({ result: [description, result, elapsed] });
     }
 
-    if (disableLog) {
-      globalThis.console = originalConsole;
-    }
+    globalThis.console = originalConsole;
   }
 
   window.__bootstrap.internals = {