diff --git a/apps/simplex-broadcast-bot/src/Broadcast/Options.hs b/apps/simplex-broadcast-bot/src/Broadcast/Options.hs
index 9a79af4b4..bce0f9497 100644
--- a/apps/simplex-broadcast-bot/src/Broadcast/Options.hs
+++ b/apps/simplex-broadcast-bot/src/Broadcast/Options.hs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import Data.Maybe (fromMaybe)
 import Options.Applicative
 import Simplex.Chat.Bot.KnownContacts
 import Simplex.Chat.Controller (updateStr, versionNumber, versionString)
-import Simplex.Chat.Options (ChatOpts (..), CoreChatOpts, coreChatOptsP)
+import Simplex.Chat.Options (ChatCmdLog (..), ChatOpts (..), CoreChatOpts, coreChatOptsP)
 
 data BroadcastBotOpts = BroadcastBotOpts
   { coreOptions :: CoreChatOpts,
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ mkChatOpts BroadcastBotOpts {coreOptions} =
       deviceName = Nothing,
       chatCmd = "",
       chatCmdDelay = 3,
+      chatCmdLog = CCLNone,
       chatServerPort = Nothing,
       optFilesFolder = Nothing,
       showReactions = False,
diff --git a/apps/simplex-chat/Main.hs b/apps/simplex-chat/Main.hs
index ccfc6a484..f47bd6c7c 100644
--- a/apps/simplex-chat/Main.hs
+++ b/apps/simplex-chat/Main.hs
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE DuplicateRecordFields #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE NamedFieldPuns #-}
 
 module Main where
 
-import Control.Concurrent (threadDelay)
-import Control.Concurrent.STM.TVar (readTVarIO)
+import Control.Concurrent (forkIO, threadDelay)
+import Control.Concurrent.STM
+import Control.Monad
 import Data.Time.Clock (getCurrentTime)
 import Data.Time.LocalTime (getCurrentTimeZone)
 import Server
-import Simplex.Chat.Controller (currentRemoteHost, versionNumber, versionString)
+import Simplex.Chat.Controller (ChatController (..), ChatResponse (..), currentRemoteHost, versionNumber, versionString)
 import Simplex.Chat.Core
 import Simplex.Chat.Options
 import Simplex.Chat.Terminal
@@ -22,20 +24,28 @@ main = do
   opts@ChatOpts {chatCmd, chatServerPort} <- getChatOpts appDir "simplex_v1"
   if null chatCmd
     then case chatServerPort of
-      Just chatPort ->
-        simplexChatServer defaultChatServerConfig {chatPort} terminalChatConfig opts
-      _ -> do
-        welcome opts
-        t <- withTerminal pure
-        simplexChatTerminal terminalChatConfig opts t
-    else simplexChatCore terminalChatConfig opts $ \user cc -> do
-      rh <- readTVarIO $ currentRemoteHost cc
-      let cmdRH = rh -- response RemoteHost is the same as for the command itself
-      r <- sendChatCmdStr cc chatCmd
-      ts <- getCurrentTime
-      tz <- getCurrentTimeZone
-      putStrLn $ serializeChatResponse (rh, Just user) ts tz cmdRH r
-      threadDelay $ chatCmdDelay opts * 1000000
+      Just chatPort -> simplexChatServer defaultChatServerConfig {chatPort} terminalChatConfig opts
+      _ -> runCLI opts
+    else simplexChatCore terminalChatConfig opts $ runCommand opts
+  where
+    runCLI opts = do
+      welcome opts
+      t <- withTerminal pure
+      simplexChatTerminal terminalChatConfig opts t
+    runCommand ChatOpts {chatCmd, chatCmdLog, chatCmdDelay} user cc = do
+      when (chatCmdLog /= CCLNone) . void . forkIO . forever $ do
+        (_, _, r') <- atomically . readTBQueue $ outputQ cc
+        case r' of
+          CRNewChatItem {} -> printResponse r'
+          _ -> when (chatCmdLog == CCLAll) $ printResponse r'
+      sendChatCmdStr cc chatCmd >>= printResponse
+      threadDelay $ chatCmdDelay * 1000000
+      where
+        printResponse r = do
+          ts <- getCurrentTime
+          tz <- getCurrentTimeZone
+          rh <- readTVarIO $ currentRemoteHost cc
+          putStrLn $ serializeChatResponse (rh, Just user) ts tz rh r
 
 welcome :: ChatOpts -> IO ()
 welcome ChatOpts {coreOptions = CoreChatOpts {dbFilePrefix, networkConfig}} =
diff --git a/apps/simplex-directory-service/src/Directory/Options.hs b/apps/simplex-directory-service/src/Directory/Options.hs
index 6d4e1296f..78157d7e1 100644
--- a/apps/simplex-directory-service/src/Directory/Options.hs
+++ b/apps/simplex-directory-service/src/Directory/Options.hs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ where
 import Options.Applicative
 import Simplex.Chat.Bot.KnownContacts
 import Simplex.Chat.Controller (updateStr, versionNumber, versionString)
-import Simplex.Chat.Options (ChatOpts (..), CoreChatOpts, coreChatOptsP)
+import Simplex.Chat.Options (ChatOpts (..), ChatCmdLog (..), CoreChatOpts, coreChatOptsP)
 
 data DirectoryOpts = DirectoryOpts
   { coreOptions :: CoreChatOpts,
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ mkChatOpts DirectoryOpts {coreOptions} =
       deviceName = Nothing,
       chatCmd = "",
       chatCmdDelay = 3,
+      chatCmdLog = CCLNone,
       chatServerPort = Nothing,
       optFilesFolder = Nothing,
       showReactions = False,
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Mobile.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/Mobile.hs
index 3671844d7..7c74a7325 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Mobile.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Mobile.hs
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ mobileChatOpts dbFilePrefix =
       deviceName = Nothing,
       chatCmd = "",
       chatCmdDelay = 3,
+      chatCmdLog = CCLNone,
       chatServerPort = Nothing,
       optFilesFolder = Nothing,
       showReactions = False,
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Options.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/Options.hs
index 85298ae31..a222e2e77 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Options.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Options.hs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 module Simplex.Chat.Options
   ( ChatOpts (..),
     CoreChatOpts (..),
+    ChatCmdLog (..),
     chatOptsP,
     coreChatOptsP,
     getChatOpts,
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ data ChatOpts = ChatOpts
     deviceName :: Maybe Text,
     chatCmd :: String,
     chatCmdDelay :: Int,
+    chatCmdLog :: ChatCmdLog,
     chatServerPort :: Maybe String,
     optFilesFolder :: Maybe FilePath,
     showReactions :: Bool,
@@ -62,6 +64,9 @@ data CoreChatOpts = CoreChatOpts
     highlyAvailable :: Bool
   }
 
+data ChatCmdLog = CCLAll | CCLMessages | CCLNone
+  deriving (Eq)
+
 agentLogLevel :: ChatLogLevel -> LogLevel
 agentLogLevel = \case
   CLLDebug -> LogDebug
@@ -229,6 +234,14 @@ chatOptsP appDir defaultDbFileName = do
           <> value 3
           <> showDefault
       )
+  chatCmdLog <-
+    option
+      parseChatCmdLog
+      ( long "execute-log"
+          <> metavar "EXEC_LOG"
+          <> help "Log during command execution: all, messages, none (default)"
+          <> value CCLNone
+      )
   chatServerPort <-
     option
       parseServerPort
@@ -288,6 +301,7 @@ chatOptsP appDir defaultDbFileName = do
         deviceName,
         chatCmd,
         chatCmdDelay,
+        chatCmdLog,
         chatServerPort,
         optFilesFolder,
         showReactions,
@@ -327,6 +341,13 @@ parseLogLevel = eitherReader $ \case
   "important" -> Right CLLImportant
   _ -> Left "Invalid log level"
 
+parseChatCmdLog :: ReadM ChatCmdLog
+parseChatCmdLog = eitherReader $ \case
+  "all" -> Right CCLAll
+  "messages" -> Right CCLMessages
+  "none" -> Right CCLNone
+  _ -> Left "Invalid chat command log level"
+
 getChatOpts :: FilePath -> FilePath -> IO ChatOpts
 getChatOpts appDir defaultDbFileName =
   execParser $
diff --git a/tests/ChatClient.hs b/tests/ChatClient.hs
index 578eef4e4..f7982c5fb 100644
--- a/tests/ChatClient.hs
+++ b/tests/ChatClient.hs
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ testOpts =
       deviceName = Nothing,
       chatCmd = "",
       chatCmdDelay = 3,
+      chatCmdLog = CCLNone,
       chatServerPort = Nothing,
       optFilesFolder = Nothing,
       showReactions = True,