diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 2fadf0a..9573d50 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ const tmpdir           = require('os').tmpdir();
 const crypto           = require('crypto');
 const fs               = require('fs');
 const through          = require('through2');
+const wrapConsoleMethod = require('./wrap-console-method');
 
 const DEFAULT_WRITE_LEVEL = 'INFO';
 
@@ -37,6 +38,9 @@ class UI {
     // Output stream
     this.progress = false;
     this.actualOutputStream = options.outputStream || process.stdout;
+
+    this._tapConsole();
+
     this.outputStream = through(function (data, enc, callback) {
       if (this.process) {
         spinner.stop();
@@ -57,6 +61,13 @@ class UI {
     this.errorReport = null;
     this.ci = !!options.ci;
   }
+
+  _tapConsole() {
+    Object.keys(console).forEach(member => {
+      if (typeof original !== 'function') { return; }
+      wrapConsoleMethod(this, console, member);
+    });
+  }
   /**
     Unified mechanism to write a string to the console.
     Optionally include a writeLevel, this is used to decide if the specific
diff --git a/lib/wrap-console-method.js b/lib/wrap-console-method.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c92b989
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/wrap-console-method.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+'use strict';
+
+module.exports = function wrapConsoleMethod(ui, console, name) {
+  const original = console[name];
+
+  console[name] = function(...args) {
+    if (ui.progress) { ui.spinner.stop(); }
+    try {
+      original.apply(console, args);
+    } finally {
+      if (ui.progress) { ui.spinner.start(); }
+    }
+  }
+};
diff --git a/tests/unit/wrap-console-method-test.js b/tests/unit/wrap-console-method-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..befea5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/wrap-console-method-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const wrapConsoleMethod = require('../../lib/wrap-console-method');
+const { expect } = require('chai');
+
+describe('wrapConsoleMethod', function() {
+  it('works', function() {
+    let called = [];
+    function foo(...args) {
+      expect(this).to.eql(console);
+      called.push(args)
+    }
+    const ui = { };
+    const console = { foo };
+
+    expect(console.foo).to.eql(foo);
+    wrapConsoleMethod(ui, console, 'foo');
+
+    expect(console.foo).to.not.eql(foo);
+    console.foo(1,2,3,4);
+    expect(called).to.eql([[1,2,3,4]])
+    console.foo(2,3,4,5);
+    expect(called).to.eql([
+      [1,2,3,4],
+      [2,3,4,5]
+    ])
+  })
+});