diff --git a/cmd/multiproduct_kati/main.go b/cmd/multiproduct_kati/main.go
index c976dcb45..1171a6521 100644
--- a/cmd/multiproduct_kati/main.go
+++ b/cmd/multiproduct_kati/main.go
@@ -158,7 +158,10 @@ type mpContext struct {
 func main() {
 	stdio := terminal.StdioImpl{}
 
-	log := logger.New(stdio.Stdout())
+	output := terminal.NewStatusOutput(stdio.Stdout(), "",
+		build.OsEnvironment().IsEnvTrue("ANDROID_QUIET_BUILD"))
+
+	log := logger.New(output)
 	defer log.Cleanup()
 
 	flag.Parse()
@@ -171,8 +174,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	stat := &status.Status{}
 	defer stat.Finish()
-	stat.AddOutput(terminal.NewStatusOutput(stdio.Stdout(), "",
-		build.OsEnvironment().IsEnvTrue("ANDROID_QUIET_BUILD")))
+	stat.AddOutput(output)
 
 	var failures failureCount
 	stat.AddOutput(&failures)
@@ -187,7 +189,7 @@ func main() {
 		Context: ctx,
 		Logger:  log,
 		Tracer:  trace,
-		Writer:  stdio.Stdout(),
+		Writer:  output,
 		Status:  stat,
 	}}
 
@@ -340,7 +342,7 @@ func main() {
 	} else if failures > 1 {
 		log.Fatalf("%d failures", failures)
 	} else {
-		fmt.Fprintln(stdio.Stdout(), "Success")
+		fmt.Fprintln(output, "Success")
 	}
 }
 
@@ -465,3 +467,8 @@ func (f *failureCount) Message(level status.MsgLevel, message string) {
 }
 
 func (f *failureCount) Flush() {}
+
+func (f *failureCount) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	// discard writes
+	return len(p), nil
+}
diff --git a/cmd/soong_ui/main.go b/cmd/soong_ui/main.go
index 58d8d345e..f5276c335 100644
--- a/cmd/soong_ui/main.go
+++ b/cmd/soong_ui/main.go
@@ -109,7 +109,10 @@ func main() {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
-	log := logger.New(c.stdio().Stdout())
+	output := terminal.NewStatusOutput(c.stdio().Stdout(), os.Getenv("NINJA_STATUS"),
+		build.OsEnvironment().IsEnvTrue("ANDROID_QUIET_BUILD"))
+
+	log := logger.New(output)
 	defer log.Cleanup()
 
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
@@ -122,8 +125,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	stat := &status.Status{}
 	defer stat.Finish()
-	stat.AddOutput(terminal.NewStatusOutput(c.stdio().Stdout(), os.Getenv("NINJA_STATUS"),
-		build.OsEnvironment().IsEnvTrue("ANDROID_QUIET_BUILD")))
+	stat.AddOutput(output)
 	stat.AddOutput(trace.StatusTracer())
 
 	build.SetupSignals(log, cancel, func() {
@@ -137,7 +139,7 @@ func main() {
 		Logger:  log,
 		Metrics: met,
 		Tracer:  trace,
-		Writer:  c.stdio().Stdout(),
+		Writer:  output,
 		Status:  stat,
 	}}
 
diff --git a/ui/status/log.go b/ui/status/log.go
index 921aa4401..7badac73c 100644
--- a/ui/status/log.go
+++ b/ui/status/log.go
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ func (v *verboseLog) Message(level MsgLevel, message string) {
 	fmt.Fprintf(v.w, "%s%s\n", level.Prefix(), message)
 }
 
+func (v *verboseLog) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	fmt.Fprint(v.w, string(p))
+	return len(p), nil
+}
+
 type errorLog struct {
 	w io.WriteCloser
 
@@ -134,3 +139,8 @@ func (e *errorLog) Message(level MsgLevel, message string) {
 
 	fmt.Fprintf(e.w, "error: %s\n", message)
 }
+
+func (e *errorLog) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	fmt.Fprint(e.w, string(p))
+	return len(p), nil
+}
diff --git a/ui/status/status.go b/ui/status/status.go
index 46ec72e80..3d8cd7a2c 100644
--- a/ui/status/status.go
+++ b/ui/status/status.go
@@ -173,6 +173,9 @@ type StatusOutput interface {
 	// Flush is called when your outputs should be flushed / closed. No
 	// output is expected after this call.
 	Flush()
+
+	// Write lets StatusOutput implement io.Writer
+	Write(p []byte) (n int, err error)
 }
 
 // Status is the multiplexer / accumulator between ToolStatus instances (via
diff --git a/ui/status/status_test.go b/ui/status/status_test.go
index e62785f43..949458222 100644
--- a/ui/status/status_test.go
+++ b/ui/status/status_test.go
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ func (c *counterOutput) FinishAction(result ActionResult, counts Counts) {
 func (c counterOutput) Message(level MsgLevel, msg string) {}
 func (c counterOutput) Flush()                             {}
 
+func (c counterOutput) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	// Discard writes
+	return len(p), nil
+}
+
 func (c counterOutput) Expect(t *testing.T, counts Counts) {
 	if Counts(c) == counts {
 		return
diff --git a/ui/terminal/dumb_status.go b/ui/terminal/dumb_status.go
index 08ef3733a..201770fac 100644
--- a/ui/terminal/dumb_status.go
+++ b/ui/terminal/dumb_status.go
@@ -64,3 +64,8 @@ func (s *dumbStatusOutput) FinishAction(result status.ActionResult, counts statu
 }
 
 func (s *dumbStatusOutput) Flush() {}
+
+func (s *dumbStatusOutput) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	fmt.Fprint(s.writer, string(p))
+	return len(p), nil
+}
diff --git a/ui/terminal/smart_status.go b/ui/terminal/smart_status.go
index a52fdc2b5..9a4931c01 100644
--- a/ui/terminal/smart_status.go
+++ b/ui/terminal/smart_status.go
@@ -104,6 +104,13 @@ func (s *smartStatusOutput) Flush() {
 	s.requestLine()
 }
 
+func (s *smartStatusOutput) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	s.lock.Lock()
+	defer s.lock.Unlock()
+	s.print(string(p))
+	return len(p), nil
+}
+
 func (s *smartStatusOutput) requestLine() {
 	if !s.haveBlankLine {
 		fmt.Fprintln(s.writer)
diff --git a/ui/tracer/status.go b/ui/tracer/status.go
index af50e2d4d..c83125514 100644
--- a/ui/tracer/status.go
+++ b/ui/tracer/status.go
@@ -85,3 +85,8 @@ func (s *statusOutput) FinishAction(result status.ActionResult, counts status.Co
 
 func (s *statusOutput) Flush()                                        {}
 func (s *statusOutput) Message(level status.MsgLevel, message string) {}
+
+func (s *statusOutput) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	// Discard writes
+	return len(p), nil
+}