diff --git a/src/game/client/components/console.cpp b/src/game/client/components/console.cpp
index 6b02a0442..3e067ed30 100644
--- a/src/game/client/components/console.cpp
+++ b/src/game/client/components/console.cpp
@@ -254,6 +254,10 @@ bool CGameConsole::CInstance::OnInput(const IInput::CEvent &Event)
 					{
 						char *pEntry = m_History.Allocate(m_Input.GetLength() + 1);
 						str_copy(pEntry, m_Input.GetString(), m_Input.GetLength() + 1);
+						// print out the user's commands before they get run
+						char aBuf[256];
+						str_format(aBuf, sizeof(aBuf), "> %s", m_Input.GetString());
+						m_pGameConsole->PrintLine(m_Type, aBuf);
 					}
 				}
 				ExecuteLine(m_Input.GetString());