diff --git a/UnleashedRecomp/CMakeLists.txt b/UnleashedRecomp/CMakeLists.txt
index 92c7ade..8dc0635 100644
--- a/UnleashedRecomp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/UnleashedRecomp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -293,7 +293,12 @@ if (WIN32)
     set(WIN32_ICON_PATH "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/../UnleashedRecompResources/images/game_icon.ico")
 
     configure_file("res/win32/res.rc.template" "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/res.rc" @ONLY)
-    add_executable(UnleashedRecomp ${UNLEASHED_RECOMP_CXX_SOURCES} "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/res.rc")
+    add_executable(UnleashedRecomp ${UNLEASHED_RECOMP_CXX_SOURCES} "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/res.rc")
+
+    # Hide console for release configurations.
+    if (${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} MATCHES "Release")
+        target_link_options(UnleashedRecomp PRIVATE "/SUBSYSTEM:WINDOWS" "/ENTRY:mainCRTStartup")
+    endif()
 else()
     add_executable(UnleashedRecomp ${UNLEASHED_RECOMP_CXX_SOURCES})
 endif()
diff --git a/UnleashedRecomp/main.cpp b/UnleashedRecomp/main.cpp
index 6c14d33..65aaab3 100644
--- a/UnleashedRecomp/main.cpp
+++ b/UnleashedRecomp/main.cpp
@@ -172,6 +172,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     Config::Load();
 
+    if (Config::ShowConsole)
+        os::process::ShowConsole();
+
     HostStartup();
 
     std::filesystem::path modulePath;
diff --git a/UnleashedRecomp/mod/mod_loader.cpp b/UnleashedRecomp/mod/mod_loader.cpp
index 8d704b3..2aecb3f 100644
--- a/UnleashedRecomp/mod/mod_loader.cpp
+++ b/UnleashedRecomp/mod/mod_loader.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <kernel/function.h>
 #include <kernel/heap.h>
 #include <user/paths.h>
+#include <os/process.h>
 #include <xxHashMap.h>
 
 enum class ModType
@@ -115,6 +116,9 @@ void ModLoader::Init()
         ModLoader::s_saveFilePath /= "SYS-DATA";
     }
 
+    if (configIni.getString("CPKREDIR", "LogType", std::string()) == "console")
+        os::process::ShowConsole();
+
     std::string modsDbIniFilePathU8 = configIni.getString("CPKREDIR", "ModsDbIni", "");
     if (modsDbIniFilePathU8.empty())
         return;
diff --git a/UnleashedRecomp/os/linux/process_linux.cpp b/UnleashedRecomp/os/linux/process_linux.cpp
index 3a9dc89..276fc0c 100644
--- a/UnleashedRecomp/os/linux/process_linux.cpp
+++ b/UnleashedRecomp/os/linux/process_linux.cpp
@@ -60,3 +60,8 @@ bool os::process::StartProcess(const std::filesystem::path& path, const std::vec
 
     return true;
 }
+
+void os::process::ShowConsole()
+{
+    // Unnecessary on Linux.
+}
diff --git a/UnleashedRecomp/os/process.h b/UnleashedRecomp/os/process.h
index f93ce53..a81caed 100644
--- a/UnleashedRecomp/os/process.h
+++ b/UnleashedRecomp/os/process.h
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ namespace os::process
     std::filesystem::path GetWorkingDirectory();
     bool SetWorkingDirectory(const std::filesystem::path& path);
     bool StartProcess(const std::filesystem::path& path, const std::vector<std::string>& args, std::filesystem::path work = {});
+    void ShowConsole();
 }
diff --git a/UnleashedRecomp/os/win32/process_win32.cpp b/UnleashedRecomp/os/win32/process_win32.cpp
index 1ad6145..230846b 100644
--- a/UnleashedRecomp/os/win32/process_win32.cpp
+++ b/UnleashedRecomp/os/win32/process_win32.cpp
@@ -51,3 +51,14 @@ bool os::process::StartProcess(const std::filesystem::path& path, const std::vec
 
     return true;
 }
+
+void os::process::ShowConsole()
+{
+    if (GetConsoleWindow() == nullptr)
+    {
+        AllocConsole();
+        freopen("CONIN$", "r", stdin);
+        freopen("CONOUT$", "w", stderr);
+        freopen("CONOUT$", "w", stdout);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/UnleashedRecomp/user/config_def.h b/UnleashedRecomp/user/config_def.h
index 33fcde1..729cb49 100644
--- a/UnleashedRecomp/user/config_def.h
+++ b/UnleashedRecomp/user/config_def.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ CONFIG_DEFINE_LOCALISED("System", bool, Hints, true);
 CONFIG_DEFINE_LOCALISED("System", bool, ControlTutorial, true);
 CONFIG_DEFINE_LOCALISED("System", bool, AchievementNotifications, true);
 CONFIG_DEFINE_ENUM_LOCALISED("System", ETimeOfDayTransition, TimeOfDayTransition, ETimeOfDayTransition::Xbox);
+CONFIG_DEFINE("System", bool, ShowConsole, false);
 
 CONFIG_DEFINE_LOCALISED("Input", bool, InvertCameraX, false);
 CONFIG_DEFINE_LOCALISED("Input", bool, InvertCameraY, false);