diff --git a/base/shell/cmd/cmd.c b/base/shell/cmd/cmd.c
index 2fa513c652e..bfa55221382 100644
--- a/base/shell/cmd/cmd.c
+++ b/base/shell/cmd/cmd.c
@@ -180,6 +180,38 @@ CON_STREAM_MODE OutputStreamMode = UTF8Text; // AnsiText;
 WORD wDefColor = 0;     /* Default color */
 #endif
 
+/* Dynamic tracing */
+#ifdef FEATURE_DYNAMIC_TRACE
+
+BOOL g_bDynamicTracing = FALSE;
+
+VOID cmd_trace(LPCSTR pszFormat, ...)
+{
+    va_list va;
+    char szTextA[1024];
+#ifdef _UNICODE
+    wchar_t szTextW[1024];
+#endif
+
+    if (!g_bDynamicTracing)
+        return;
+
+    va_start(va, pszFormat);
+    StringCchVPrintfA(szTextA, _countof(szTextA), pszFormat, va);
+
+#ifdef _UNICODE
+    MultiByteToWideChar(OutputCodePage, 0, szTextA, -1, szTextW, _countof(szTextW));
+    szTextW[_countof(szTextW) - 1] = UNICODE_NULL; /* Avoid buffer overrun */
+    ConOutPuts(szTextW);
+#else
+    ConOutPuts(szTextA);
+#endif
+
+    va_end(va);
+}
+
+#endif
+
 /*
  * convert
  *
diff --git a/base/shell/cmd/config.h b/base/shell/cmd/config.h
index 3a5b70b221a..09fb65d7e8e 100644
--- a/base/shell/cmd/config.h
+++ b/base/shell/cmd/config.h
@@ -18,26 +18,24 @@
 /* Define to enable the alias command, and aliases.*/
 #define FEATURE_ALIASES
 
-
 /* Define to enable history */
 #define FEATURE_HISTORY
 
 /*Define to enable history wrap (4nt's style)*/
 #define WRAP_HISTORY
 
-
 /* Define one of these to enable filename completion */
 //#define FEATURE_UNIX_FILENAME_COMPLETION
 #define FEATURE_4NT_FILENAME_COMPLETION
 
-
 /* Define to enable the directory stack */
 #define FEATURE_DIRECTORY_STACK
 
-
 /* Define to activate redirections and piping */
 #define FEATURE_REDIRECTION
 
+/* Define to enable dynamic switching of TRACE output in console */
+#define FEATURE_DYNAMIC_TRACE
 
 /* Define one of these to select the used locale. */
 /*  (date and time formats etc.) used in DATE, TIME, */
diff --git a/base/shell/cmd/precomp.h b/base/shell/cmd/precomp.h
index 7c0e76dc3da..c902dc97f15 100644
--- a/base/shell/cmd/precomp.h
+++ b/base/shell/cmd/precomp.h
@@ -37,10 +37,24 @@
 
 #include <wine/debug.h>
 WINE_DEFAULT_DEBUG_CHANNEL(cmd);
+
 #ifdef UNICODE
 #define debugstr_aw debugstr_w
 #else
 #define debugstr_aw debugstr_a
 #endif
 
+#ifdef FEATURE_DYNAMIC_TRACE
+extern BOOL g_bDynamicTracing;
+void cmd_trace(LPCSTR pszFormat, ...);
+#undef TRACE
+#define TRACE cmd_trace
+#undef ERR
+#define ERR cmd_trace
+#undef WARN
+#define WARN cmd_trace
+#undef FIXME
+#define FIXME cmd_trace
+#endif
+
 #endif /* __CMD_PRECOMP_H */
diff --git a/base/shell/cmd/set.c b/base/shell/cmd/set.c
index 1adf091ad84..7d026e31b43 100644
--- a/base/shell/cmd/set.c
+++ b/base/shell/cmd/set.c
@@ -175,6 +175,15 @@ INT cmd_set(LPTSTR param)
         }
 
         *p++ = _T('\0');
+
+#ifdef FEATURE_DYNAMIC_TRACE
+        /* Check for dynamic TRACE ON/OFF */
+        if (!_tcsicmp(param, _T("CMDTRACE")))
+        {
+            g_bDynamicTracing = !_tcsicmp(p, _T("ON"));
+        }
+#endif
+
         if (!SetEnvironmentVariable(param, *p ? p : NULL))
         {
             retval = 1;