diff --git a/integration_tests/__tests__/__snapshots__/console-test.js.snap b/integration_tests/__tests__/__snapshots__/console-test.js.snap
index e76821df8dca..9ad4db7e6ba5 100644
--- a/integration_tests/__tests__/__snapshots__/console-test.js.snap
+++ b/integration_tests/__tests__/__snapshots__/console-test.js.snap
@@ -55,3 +55,35 @@ Time:        <<REPLACED>>
 Ran all test suites.
 "
 `;
+
+exports[`test console printing with jsdom env 1`] = `
+"  console.log __tests__/console-test.js:11
+    This is a log message.
+
+  console.info __tests__/console-test.js:13
+    This is an info message.
+
+  console.warn __tests__/console-test.js:15
+    This is a warning message.
+
+  console.error __tests__/console-test.js:17
+    This is an error message.
+
+"
+`;
+
+exports[`test console printing with jsdom env 2`] = `
+" PASS  __tests__/console-test.js
+  ✓ works just fine
+
+"
+`;
+
+exports[`test console printing with jsdom env 3`] = `
+"Test Suites: 1 passed, 1 total
+Tests:       1 passed, 1 total
+Snapshots:   0 total
+Time:        <<REPLACED>>
+Ran all test suites.
+"
+`;
diff --git a/integration_tests/__tests__/console-test.js b/integration_tests/__tests__/console-test.js
index ecbf53cdbd54..fd2bbf13dc09 100644
--- a/integration_tests/__tests__/console-test.js
+++ b/integration_tests/__tests__/console-test.js
@@ -34,3 +34,14 @@ test('console printing with --verbose', () => {
   expect(rest).toMatchSnapshot();
   expect(summary).toMatchSnapshot();
 });
+
+test('console printing with jsdom env', () => {
+  const {stderr, stdout, status} =
+        runJest('console', ['--verbose', '--env=jsdom']);
+  const {summary, rest} = extractSummary(stderr);
+
+  expect(status).toBe(0);
+  expect(stdout).toMatchSnapshot();
+  expect(rest).toMatchSnapshot();
+  expect(summary).toMatchSnapshot();
+});
diff --git a/packages/jest-cli/src/runTest.js b/packages/jest-cli/src/runTest.js
index a7d0f99acda9..8ec2f6f15f07 100644
--- a/packages/jest-cli/src/runTest.js
+++ b/packages/jest-cli/src/runTest.js
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ function runTest(path: Path, config: Config, resolver: Resolver) {
   /* $FlowFixMe */
   const ModuleLoader = require(config.moduleLoader || 'jest-runtime');
 
-  const env = new TestEnvironment(config);
   const TestConsole =
     config.verbose
       ? Console
@@ -35,16 +34,18 @@ function runTest(path: Path, config: Config, resolver: Resolver) {
         ? NullConsole
         : BufferedConsole
       );
-  const testConsole = env.global.console = new TestConsole(
-    config.useStderr ? process.stderr : process.stdout,
-    process.stderr,
-    (type, message) => getConsoleOutput(
-      config.rootDir,
-      !!config.verbose,
-      // 4 = the console call is burried 4 stack frames deep
-      BufferedConsole.write([], type, message, 4),
-    ),
-  );
+  const createCustomConsole = (stackFrameDepth: number): Object => {
+    return new TestConsole(
+      config.useStderr ? process.stderr : process.stdout,
+      process.stderr,
+      (type, message) => getConsoleOutput(
+        config.rootDir,
+        !!config.verbose,
+        BufferedConsole.write([], type, message, stackFrameDepth),
+      ),
+    );
+  };
+  const env = new TestEnvironment(config, createCustomConsole);
   const runtime = new ModuleLoader(config, env, resolver);
   const start = Date.now();
   return TestRunner(config, env, runtime, path)
@@ -56,7 +57,8 @@ function runTest(path: Path, config: Config, resolver: Resolver) {
       result.perfStats = {end: Date.now(), start};
       result.testFilePath = path;
       result.coverage = runtime.getAllCoverageInfo();
-      result.console = testConsole.getBuffer();
+      result.console = env.console && env.console.getBuffer ?
+        env.console.getBuffer() : null;
       result.skipped = testCount === result.numPendingTests;
       return result;
     })
diff --git a/packages/jest-environment-jsdom/src/index.js b/packages/jest-environment-jsdom/src/index.js
index 121cd656ed7f..31eacb129f43 100644
--- a/packages/jest-environment-jsdom/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/jest-environment-jsdom/src/index.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
  */
 'use strict';
 
+import type {Console} from 'console';
 import type {Config} from 'types/Config';
 import type {Global} from 'types/Global';
 import type {Script} from 'vm';
@@ -18,15 +19,21 @@ const ModuleMocker = require('jest-mock');
 
 class JSDOMEnvironment {
 
+  console: ?Console;
   document: ?Object;
   fakeTimers: ?FakeTimers;
   global: ?Global;
   moduleMocker: ?ModuleMocker;
 
-  constructor(config: Config): void {
+  constructor(config: Config,
+              createCustomConsole: (x: number) => Console): void {
     // lazy require
-    this.document = require('jsdom').jsdom(/* markup */undefined, {
+    const jsdom = require('jsdom');
+    const console = this.console = createCustomConsole(8);
+    const virtualConsole = jsdom.createVirtualConsole().sendTo(console);
+    this.document = jsdom.jsdom(/* markup */undefined, {
       url: config.testURL,
+      virtualConsole,
     });
     const global = this.global = this.document.defaultView;
     // Node's error-message stack size is limited at 10, but it's pretty useful
@@ -45,6 +52,7 @@ class JSDOMEnvironment {
     if (this.global) {
       this.global.close();
     }
+    this.console = null;
     this.global = null;
     this.document = null;
     this.fakeTimers = null;
diff --git a/packages/jest-environment-node/src/index.js b/packages/jest-environment-node/src/index.js
index 99f10a87b3c6..d032dd6a4c29 100644
--- a/packages/jest-environment-node/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/jest-environment-node/src/index.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
  */
 'use strict';
 
+import type {Console} from 'console';
 import type {Config} from 'types/Config';
 import type {Global} from 'types/Global';
 import type {Script} from 'vm';
@@ -20,14 +21,16 @@ const vm = require('vm');
 
 class NodeEnvironment {
 
+  console: ?Console;
   context: ?vm$Context;
   fakeTimers: ?FakeTimers;
   global: ?Global;
   moduleMocker: ?ModuleMocker;
 
-  constructor(config: Config) {
+  constructor(config: Config, createCustomConsole: (x: number) => Console) {
     this.context = vm.createContext();
     const global = this.global = vm.runInContext('this', this.context);
+    global.console = this.console = createCustomConsole(4);
     global.global = global;
     global.clearInterval = clearInterval;
     global.clearTimeout = clearTimeout;
@@ -43,6 +46,7 @@ class NodeEnvironment {
     if (this.fakeTimers) {
       this.fakeTimers.dispose();
     }
+    this.console = null;
     this.context = null;
     this.fakeTimers = null;
   }