diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 69160760c..74f434bb2 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ Misc:
  - Qt: Only set default controller bindings if loading fails (fixes mgba.io/i/799)
  - Qt: Save converter now supports importing GameShark Advance saves
  - Qt: Save positions of multiplayer windows (closes mgba.io/i/2128)
+ - Windows: Attach to console if present
 
 0.9.3: (2021-12-17)
 Emulation fixes:
diff --git a/src/platform/qt/main.cpp b/src/platform/qt/main.cpp
index 21570c0b8..38a3df725 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/main.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/qt/main.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ Q_IMPORT_PLUGIN(AVFServicePlugin);
 
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
 #include <process.h>
+#include <wincon.h>
 #else
 #include <unistd.h>
 #endif
@@ -48,6 +49,9 @@ Q_IMPORT_PLUGIN(AVFServicePlugin);
 using namespace QGBA;
 
 int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+	AttachConsole(ATTACH_PARENT_PROCESS);
+#endif
 #ifdef BUILD_SDL
 #if SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST(2, 0, 0) // CPP does not shortcut function lookup
 	SDL_SetMainReady();
@@ -154,6 +158,7 @@ int wmain(int argc, wchar_t* argv[]) {
 	for (int i = 0; i < argc; ++i) {
 		argv8.push_back(utf16to8(reinterpret_cast<uint16_t*>(argv[i]), wcslen(argv[i]) * 2));
 	}
+	__argv = argv8.data();
 	int ret = main(argc, argv8.data());
 	for (char* ptr : argv8) {
 		free(ptr);
diff --git a/src/platform/sdl/main.c b/src/platform/sdl/main.c
index 2e3b18514..5025e7b6c 100644
--- a/src/platform/sdl/main.c
+++ b/src/platform/sdl/main.c
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ static void _loadState(struct mCoreThread* thread) {
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {
+#ifdef _WIN32
+	AttachConsole(ATTACH_PARENT_PROCESS);
+#endif
 	struct mSDLRenderer renderer = {0};
 
 	struct mCoreOptions opts = {
@@ -213,6 +216,7 @@ int wmain(int argc, wchar_t** argv) {
 	for (i = 0; i < argc; ++i) {
 		argv8[i] = utf16to8((uint16_t*) argv[i], wcslen(argv[i]) * 2);
 	}
+	__argv = argv8;
 	int ret = main(argc, argv8);
 	for (i = 0; i < argc; ++i) {
 		free(argv8[i]);