diff --git a/confluent_client/bin/nodeconsole b/confluent_client/bin/nodeconsole
index 4dc0d5f4..a7f5a501 100755
--- a/confluent_client/bin/nodeconsole
+++ b/confluent_client/bin/nodeconsole
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ argparser.add_option('-t', '--tile', action='store_true', default=False,
                      help='Tile console windows in the terminal')
 argparser.add_option('-l', '--log', action='store_true', default=False,
                      help='Enter log replay mode instead of showing a live console')
+
+argparser.add_option('-d', '--dump', action='store_true', default=False,
+                     help= 'Dump log in stdout with timestamps')
+
 argparser.add_option('-w','--windowed', action='store_true', default=False,
                      help='Open terminal windows for each node.  The '
                           'environment variable NODECONSOLE_WINDOWED_COMMAND '
@@ -92,6 +96,16 @@ if options.log:
     logreader.replay_to_console(logname)
     sys.exit(0)
 
+if options.dump:
+    logname = args[0]
+    if not os.path.exists(logname) and logname[0] != '/':
+        logname = os.path.join('/var/log/confluent/consoles', logname)
+    if not os.path.exists(logname):
+        sys.stderr.write('Unable to locate {0} on local system\n'.format(logname))
+        sys.exit(1)
+    logreader.dump_to_console(logname)
+    sys.exit(0)
+
 def kill(noderange):
     sess = client.Command()
     envstring=os.environ.get('NODECONSOLE_WINDOWED_COMMAND')
diff --git a/confluent_client/confluent/logreader.py b/confluent_client/confluent/logreader.py
index 5bb14892..d1a86fa3 100644
--- a/confluent_client/confluent/logreader.py
+++ b/confluent_client/confluent/logreader.py
@@ -296,5 +296,47 @@ def replay_to_console(txtfile):
             sys.exit(1)
     _replay_to_console(txtfile, binfile)
 
+def dump_to_console(txtfile):
+    if os.path.exists(txtfile + '.cbl'):
+        binfile = txtfile + '.cbl'
+    elif '.' not in txtfile:
+        if '/' not in txtfile:
+            txtfile = os.getcwd() + '/' + txtfile
+        sys.stderr.write('Unable to locate cbl file: "{0}"\n'.format(txtfile + '.cbl'))
+        sys.exit(1)
+    else:
+        fileparts = txtfile.split('.')
+        prefix = '.'.join(fileparts[:-1])
+        binfile = prefix + '.cbl.' + fileparts[-1]
+        if not os.path.exists(binfile):
+            sys.stderr.write('Unable to locate cbl file: "{0}"\n'.format(binfile))
+            sys.exit(1)
+    replay = LogReplay(txtfile, binfile)
+    quitit = False
+    writeout('\x1b[2J\x1b[;H')
+    prepend = ''
+    try:
+        while not quitit:
+            newdata, delay = replay.get_output(False)
+            if newdata:
+                if prepend:
+                    newdata = prepend + newdata
+                    prepend = b''
+                writeout(newdata.replace(b'\r\n', '\r\n[ {0} ] '.format(time.strftime('%m/%d %H:%M:%S', time.localtime(replay.laststamp))).encode('utf8')))
+                newdata = ''
+                try:
+                    if hasattr(sys.stdout, 'buffer'):
+                        sys.stdout.buffer.flush()
+                    else:
+                        sys.stdout.flush()
+                except IOError:
+                    pass
+            else:
+                break
+    except Exception:
+        writeout('\x1b[m\x1b[?25h\n')
+        raise
+    writeout('\x1b[m\x1b[?25h\n')
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     replay_to_console(sys.argv[1])