diff --git a/units/console-shell.service.m4 b/units/console-shell.service.m4
index cce2d5a5a4..a4a9108b32 100644
--- a/units/console-shell.service.m4
+++ b/units/console-shell.service.m4
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ WorkingDirectory=/root
 ExecStart=-/sbin/sulogin
 ExecStopPost=-/bin/systemctl poweroff
 StandardInput=tty-force
+StandardOutput=inherit
+StandardError=inherit
 KillMode=process
 
 # Bash ignores SIGTERM, so we send SIGHUP instead, to ensure that bash
diff --git a/units/emergency.service b/units/emergency.service
index eff5261868..4847f4f0c6 100644
--- a/units/emergency.service
+++ b/units/emergency.service
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ ExecStartPre=-/bin/echo 'Welcome to emergency mode. Use "systemctl default" or ^
 ExecStart=-/sbin/sulogin
 ExecStopPost=/bin/systemctl --fail --no-block default
 StandardInput=tty-force
+StandardOutput=inherit
+StandardError=inherit
 KillMode=process
 
 # Bash ignores SIGTERM, so we send SIGHUP instead, to ensure that bash
diff --git a/units/rescue.service.m4 b/units/rescue.service.m4
index d2fd582e86..5b4ab6efb6 100644
--- a/units/rescue.service.m4
+++ b/units/rescue.service.m4
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ m4_ifdef(`TARGET_MEEGO',
 ExecStart=-/bin/bash -c "exec ${SINGLE}"',)))
 ExecStopPost=-/bin/systemctl --fail --no-block default
 StandardInput=tty-force
+StandardOutput=inherit
+StandardError=inherit
 KillMode=process
 
 # Bash ignores SIGTERM, so we send SIGHUP instead, to ensure that bash