diff --git a/SABnzbd.py b/SABnzbd.py
index 24ef7639d0c..4ff86dfa1c8 100755
--- a/SABnzbd.py
+++ b/SABnzbd.py
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ def main():
     ipv6_hosting = None
     inet_exposure = None
 
-    service, sab_opts, _serv_opts, upload_nzbs = commandline_handler()
+    _service, sab_opts, _serv_opts, upload_nzbs = commandline_handler()
 
     for opt, arg in sab_opts:
         if opt == "--servicecall":
@@ -949,8 +949,9 @@ def main():
     sabnzbd.DIR_LANGUAGE = real_path(sabnzbd.DIR_PROG, DEF_LANGUAGE)
     org_dir = os.getcwd()
 
-    # Need console logging if requested or just running as script
-    console_logging = (console_logging or not hasattr(sys, "frozen")) and not sabnzbd.DAEMON
+    # Need console logging if requested, for SABnzbd.py and SABnzbd-console.exe
+    console_logging = console_logging or sys.executable.endswith("console.exe") or not hasattr(sys, "frozen")
+    console_logging = console_logging and not sabnzbd.DAEMON
 
     LOGLEVELS = (logging.FATAL, logging.WARNING, logging.INFO, logging.DEBUG)
 
@@ -1639,6 +1640,12 @@ class SABnzbd(win32serviceutil.ServiceFramework):
             "access to network shares."
         )
 
+        # Only SABnzbd-console.exe can print to the console, so the service is installed
+        # from there. But we run SABnzbd.exe so nothing is logged. Logging can cause the
+        # Windows Service to stop because the output buffers are full.
+        if hasattr(sys, "frozen"):
+            _exe_name_ = "SABnzbd.exe"
+
         def __init__(self, args):
             win32serviceutil.ServiceFramework.__init__(self, args)
             self.hWaitStop = win32event.CreateEvent(None, 0, 0, None)
diff --git a/builder/SABnzbd.spec b/builder/SABnzbd.spec
index 6617003b2bf..72d6e61ed59 100644
--- a/builder/SABnzbd.spec
+++ b/builder/SABnzbd.spec
@@ -113,8 +113,7 @@ exe = EXE(
     [],
     exclude_binaries=True,
     name="SABnzbd",
-    console=True,
-    hide_console="hide-early",
+    console=False,
     append_pkg=False,
     icon="icons/sabnzbd.ico",
     contents_directory=".",
@@ -126,6 +125,29 @@ exe = EXE(
 
 coll = COLLECT(exe, pyi_analysis.binaries, pyi_analysis.zipfiles, pyi_analysis.datas, name="SABnzbd")
 
+# We need to run again for the console-app
+if sys.platform == "win32":
+    # Enable console=True for this one
+    console_exe = EXE(
+        pyz,
+        pyi_analysis.scripts,
+        [],
+        exclude_binaries=True,
+        name="SABnzbd-console",
+        append_pkg=False,
+        icon="icons/sabnzbd.ico",
+        contents_directory=".",
+        version=version_info,
+    )
+
+    console_coll = COLLECT(
+        console_exe,
+        pyi_analysis.binaries,
+        pyi_analysis.zipfiles,
+        pyi_analysis.datas,
+        name="SABnzbd-console",
+    )
+
 # Build the APP on macOS
 if sys.platform == "darwin":
     info_plist = {
diff --git a/builder/package.py b/builder/package.py
index 352a6423e9a..9ece063fe34 100644
--- a/builder/package.py
+++ b/builder/package.py
@@ -227,6 +227,9 @@ def test_sab_binary(binary_path: str):
         # Run PyInstaller and check output
         run_external_command([sys.executable, "-O", "-m", "PyInstaller", "SABnzbd.spec"])
 
+        shutil.copytree("dist/SABnzbd-console", "dist/SABnzbd", dirs_exist_ok=True)
+        safe_remove("dist/SABnzbd-console")
+
         # Remove unwanted DLL's
         shutil.rmtree("dist/SABnzbd/Pythonwin")
         if BUILDING_64BIT: