diff --git a/base/shell/cmd/batch.c b/base/shell/cmd/batch.c
index 148943a990..5f6886c537 100644
--- a/base/shell/cmd/batch.c
+++ b/base/shell/cmd/batch.c
@@ -359,6 +359,8 @@ INT Batch (LPTSTR fullname, LPTSTR firstword, LPTSTR param, PARSED_COMMAND *Cmd)
                 ConOutChar(_T('\n'));
             PrintPrompt();
             EchoCommand(Cmd);
+            if (_tcsicmp(Cmd->Command.First, _T("echo")) == 0)
+                ConOutChar(_T(' '));
             ConOutChar(_T('\n'));
         }