diff --git a/src/dusk/main.cpp b/src/dusk/main.cpp
index 7d19325f8f..22cd5a9fc6 100644
--- a/src/dusk/main.cpp
+++ b/src/dusk/main.cpp
@@ -1,26 +1,126 @@
 #if _WIN32
 #define WINDOWS_LEAN_AND_MEAN
 #include <Windows.h>
+#include <shellapi.h>
 #endif
 
 #include <aurora/main.h>
 
+#include <cstdio>
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <string>
+#include <string_view>
+#include <vector>
+
 int game_main(int argc, char* argv[]);
 
-void WindowsSetupConsole();
+namespace {
 
-int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
-    WindowsSetupConsole();
+#if _WIN32
+bool ShouldShowWindowsConsole(int argc, char* argv[]) {
+    if (const auto* env = std::getenv("DUSK_CONSOLE")) {
+        if (env[0] != '\0' && env[0] != '0') {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    for (int i = 1; i < argc; ++i) {
+        if (std::string_view(argv[i]) == "--console") {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+void SetupWindowsConsoleStreams() {
+    FILE* stream = nullptr;
+    freopen_s(&stream, "CONIN$", "r", stdin);
+    freopen_s(&stream, "CONOUT$", "w", stdout);
+    freopen_s(&stream, "CONOUT$", "w", stderr);
+}
+
+void WindowsSetupConsole(bool showConsole) {
+    if (!showConsole) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (!AttachConsole(ATTACH_PARENT_PROCESS)) {
+        AllocConsole();
+    }
+
+    SetupWindowsConsoleStreams();
+    SetConsoleOutputCP(CP_UTF8);
+
+    if (const HANDLE stdoutHandle = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
+        stdoutHandle != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE && stdoutHandle != nullptr) {
+        DWORD consoleMode = 0;
+        if (GetConsoleMode(stdoutHandle, &consoleMode)) {
+            SetConsoleMode(stdoutHandle,
+                           consoleMode | ENABLE_PROCESSED_OUTPUT
+                                             | ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_PROCESSING);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+int DuskMain(int argc, char* argv[]) {
+    WindowsSetupConsole(ShouldShowWindowsConsole(argc, argv));
     return game_main(argc, argv);
 }
 
-void WindowsSetupConsole() {
-#if _WIN32
-    SetConsoleOutputCP(CP_UTF8);
+std::vector<std::string> WideArgsToUtf8(int argc, wchar_t** argv) {
+    std::vector<std::string> utf8Args;
+    utf8Args.reserve(argc);
 
-    auto stdout = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
-    DWORD consoleMode;
-    GetConsoleMode(stdout, &consoleMode);
-    SetConsoleMode(stdout, consoleMode | ENABLE_PROCESSED_OUTPUT | ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_PROCESSING);
+    for (int i = 0; i < argc; ++i) {
+        const int requiredSize =
+            WideCharToMultiByte(CP_UTF8, 0, argv[i], -1, nullptr, 0, nullptr, nullptr);
+        if (requiredSize <= 0) {
+            utf8Args.emplace_back();
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        std::vector<char> utf8Buffer(static_cast<size_t>(requiredSize));
+        WideCharToMultiByte(CP_UTF8, 0, argv[i], -1, utf8Buffer.data(), requiredSize, nullptr,
+                            nullptr);
+        utf8Args.emplace_back(utf8Buffer.data());
+    }
+
+    return utf8Args;
+}
+
+int RunWindowsGuiEntryPoint() {
+    int argc = 0;
+    wchar_t** wideArgv = CommandLineToArgvW(GetCommandLineW(), &argc);
+    if (wideArgv == nullptr) {
+        return DuskMain(__argc, __argv);
+    }
+
+    std::vector<std::string> utf8Args = WideArgsToUtf8(argc, wideArgv);
+    LocalFree(wideArgv);
+
+    std::vector<char*> argv;
+    argv.reserve(utf8Args.size());
+    for (auto& arg : utf8Args) {
+        argv.push_back(arg.data());
+    }
+
+    return DuskMain(argc, argv.data());
+}
+#else
+int DuskMain(int argc, char* argv[]) {
+    return game_main(argc, argv);
+}
+#endif
+
+}  // namespace
+
+int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
+    return DuskMain(argc, argv);
+}
+
+#if _WIN32
+int WINAPI wWinMain(HINSTANCE, HINSTANCE, PWSTR, int) {
+    return RunWindowsGuiEntryPoint();
+}
 #endif
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/m_Do/m_Do_main.cpp b/src/m_Do/m_Do_main.cpp
index 7aaec4b005..c0a4320a54 100644
--- a/src/m_Do/m_Do_main.cpp
+++ b/src/m_Do/m_Do_main.cpp
@@ -418,6 +418,7 @@ int game_main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
         arg_options.add_options()
             ("l,log-level", "Log level from " + std::to_string(AuroraLogLevel::LOG_DEBUG) + " to " + std::to_string(AuroraLogLevel::LOG_FATAL), cxxopts::value<uint8_t>()->default_value("0"))
             ("h,help", "Print usage")
+            ("console", "Show the Windows console window for logs", cxxopts::value<bool>()->default_value("false")->implicit_value("true"))
             ("dvd", "Path to DVD image file", cxxopts::value<std::string>())
             ("backend", "Graphics API backend to use (auto, d3d12, metal, vulkan, null)", cxxopts::value<std::string>())
             ("cvar", "Override configuration variables without modifying config", cxxopts::value<std::vector<std::string>>());