diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c1a7a44bd4b..72bc905f84f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 * Support importing memory and using `wasm_bindgen::module()` in Node.js.
   [#4349](https://github.com/rustwasm/wasm-bindgen/pull/4349)
 
-* Add `--list`, `--ignored` and `--exact` to `wasm-bindgen-test-runner`, analogous to `cargo test`.
+* Add `--list`, `--ignored`, `--exact` and `--nocapture` to `wasm-bindgen-test-runner`, analogous to `cargo test`.
   [#4356](https://github.com/rustwasm/wasm-bindgen/pull/4356)
 
 ### Changed
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@
 * Remove `WASM_BINDGEN_THREADS_MAX_MEMORY` and `WASM_BINDGEN_THREADS_STACK_SIZE`. The maximum memory size can be set via `-Clink-arg=--max-memory=<size>`. The stack size of a thread can be set when initializing the thread via the `default` function.
   [#4363](https://github.com/rustwasm/wasm-bindgen/pull/4363)
 
+* `console.*()` calls in tests are now always intercepted by default. To show them use `--nocapture`. When shown they are always printed in-place instead of after test results, analogous to `cargo test`.
+  [#4356](https://github.com/rustwasm/wasm-bindgen/pull/4356)
+
 ### Fixed
 
 - Fixed using [JavaScript keyword](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Lexical_grammar#keywords) as identifiers not being handled correctly.
diff --git a/crates/cli/src/bin/wasm-bindgen-test-runner/deno.rs b/crates/cli/src/bin/wasm-bindgen-test-runner/deno.rs
index 58c824e0b31..019eb6f9123 100644
--- a/crates/cli/src/bin/wasm-bindgen-test-runner/deno.rs
+++ b/crates/cli/src/bin/wasm-bindgen-test-runner/deno.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ pub fn execute(module: &str, tmpdir: &Path, cli: Cli, tests: &[String]) -> Resul
     let mut js_to_execute = format!(
         r#"import * as wasm from "./{module}.js";
 
+        const nocapture = {nocapture};
         {console_override}
 
         window.__wbg_test_invoke = f => f();
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ pub fn execute(module: &str, tmpdir: &Path, cli: Cli, tests: &[String]) -> Resul
 
         const tests = [];
     "#,
+        nocapture = cli.nocapture.clone(),
         console_override = SHARED_SETUP,
         args = cli.into_args(),
     );
diff --git a/crates/cli/src/bin/wasm-bindgen-test-runner/headless.rs b/crates/cli/src/bin/wasm-bindgen-test-runner/headless.rs
index 6064475312d..d39229312b2 100644
--- a/crates/cli/src/bin/wasm-bindgen-test-runner/headless.rs
+++ b/crates/cli/src/bin/wasm-bindgen-test-runner/headless.rs
@@ -210,14 +210,15 @@ pub fn run(
             println!("output div contained:\n{}", tab(&output));
         }
     }
-    if !logs.is_empty() {
-        println!("console.log div contained:\n{}", tab(&logs));
-    }
-    if !errors.is_empty() {
-        println!("console.log div contained:\n{}", tab(&errors));
-    }
 
     if !output.contains("test result: ok") {
+        if !logs.is_empty() {
+            println!("console.log div contained:\n{}", tab(&logs));
+        }
+        if !errors.is_empty() {
+            println!("console.log div contained:\n{}", tab(&errors));
+        }
+
         bail!("some tests failed")
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/cli/src/bin/wasm-bindgen-test-runner/index-headless.html b/crates/cli/src/bin/wasm-bindgen-test-runner/index-headless.html
index 790245f20db..e5af4a0eb61 100644
--- a/crates/cli/src/bin/wasm-bindgen-test-runner/index-headless.html
+++ b/crates/cli/src/bin/wasm-bindgen-test-runner/index-headless.html
@@ -18,10 +18,14 @@
          }
      };
 
+     // {NOCAPTURE}
      const wrap = method => {
          const og = orig(`console_${method}`);
          const on_method = `on_console_${method}`;
          console[method] = function (...args) {
+             if (nocapture) {
+                 orig("output").apply(this, args);
+             }
              if (window[on_method]) {
                  window[on_method](args);
              }
diff --git a/crates/cli/src/bin/wasm-bindgen-test-runner/main.rs b/crates/cli/src/bin/wasm-bindgen-test-runner/main.rs
index 0c7ef99dc28..a16e860fb12 100644
--- a/crates/cli/src/bin/wasm-bindgen-test-runner/main.rs
+++ b/crates/cli/src/bin/wasm-bindgen-test-runner/main.rs
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ struct Cli {
     skip: Vec<String>,
     #[arg(long, help = "List all tests and benchmarks")]
     list: bool,
+    #[arg(
+        long,
+        help = "don't capture `console.*()` of each task, allow printing directly"
+    )]
+    nocapture: bool,
     #[arg(
         long,
         value_enum,
diff --git a/crates/cli/src/bin/wasm-bindgen-test-runner/node.rs b/crates/cli/src/bin/wasm-bindgen-test-runner/node.rs
index c9bb0a7d4d4..68249ad7da9 100644
--- a/crates/cli/src/bin/wasm-bindgen-test-runner/node.rs
+++ b/crates/cli/src/bin/wasm-bindgen-test-runner/node.rs
@@ -15,13 +15,17 @@ const wrap = method => {
     const og = console[method];
     const on_method = `on_console_${method}`;
     console[method] = function (...args) {
-        og.apply(this, args);
+        if (nocapture) {
+            og.apply(this, args);
+        }
         if (handlers[on_method]) {
             handlers[on_method](args);
         }
     };
 };
 
+// save original `console.log`
+global.__wbgtest_og_console_log = console.log;
 // override `console.log` and `console.error` etc... before we import tests to
 // ensure they're bound correctly in wasm. This'll allow us to intercept
 // all these calls and capture the output of tests
@@ -53,6 +57,7 @@ pub fn execute(
         {fs};
         {wasm};
 
+        const nocapture = {nocapture};
         {console_override}
 
         global.__wbg_test_invoke = f => f();
@@ -88,6 +93,7 @@ pub fn execute(
             r"import fs from 'node:fs/promises'".to_string()
         },
         coverage = coverage.display(),
+        nocapture = cli.nocapture.clone(),
         console_override = SHARED_SETUP,
         args = cli.into_args(),
     );
diff --git a/crates/cli/src/bin/wasm-bindgen-test-runner/server.rs b/crates/cli/src/bin/wasm-bindgen-test-runner/server.rs
index cae510afc43..88999940e52 100644
--- a/crates/cli/src/bin/wasm-bindgen-test-runner/server.rs
+++ b/crates/cli/src/bin/wasm-bindgen-test-runner/server.rs
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ pub(crate) fn spawn(
         )
     };
 
+    let nocapture = cli.nocapture;
     let args = cli.into_args();
 
     if test_mode.is_worker() {
@@ -102,9 +103,13 @@ pub(crate) fn spawn(
 
         worker_script.push_str(&format!(
             r#"
+            const nocapture = {nocapture};
             const wrap = method => {{
                 const on_method = `on_console_${{method}}`;
                 self.console[method] = function (...args) {{
+                    if (nocapture) {{
+                        self.__wbg_test_output_writeln(args);
+                    }}
                     if (self[on_method]) {{
                         self[on_method](args);
                     }}
@@ -297,6 +302,7 @@ pub(crate) fn spawn(
             } else {
                 include_str!("index.html")
             };
+            let s = s.replace("// {NOCAPTURE}", &format!("const nocapture = {nocapture};"));
             let s = if !test_mode.is_worker() && test_mode.no_modules() {
                 s.replace(
                     "<!-- {IMPORT_SCRIPTS} -->",
diff --git a/crates/test/src/rt/node.rs b/crates/test/src/rt/node.rs
index a505564f1e8..40e5276b3dd 100644
--- a/crates/test/src/rt/node.rs
+++ b/crates/test/src/rt/node.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ extern "C" {
     type NodeError;
     #[wasm_bindgen(method, getter, js_class = "Error", structural)]
     fn stack(this: &NodeError) -> String;
+    #[wasm_bindgen(js_name = __wbgtest_og_console_log)]
+    fn og_console_log(s: &str);
 }
 
 impl Node {
@@ -30,7 +32,7 @@ impl Node {
 
 impl super::Formatter for Node {
     fn writeln(&self, line: &str) {
-        super::js_console_log(line);
+        og_console_log(line);
     }
 
     fn log_test(&self, name: &str, result: &TestResult) {