diff --git a/src/glog/logging.h.in b/src/glog/logging.h.in
index 0b53035..489c97f 100644
--- a/src/glog/logging.h.in
+++ b/src/glog/logging.h.in
@@ -428,6 +428,12 @@
 // Set whether appending a timestamp to the log file name
 DECLARE_bool(timestamp_in_logfile_name);
 
+// Set whether log messages go to stdout instead of logfiles
+DECLARE_bool(logtostdout);
+
+// Set color messages logged to stdout (if supported by terminal).
+DECLARE_bool(colorlogtostdout);
+
 // Set whether log messages go to stderr instead of logfiles
 DECLARE_bool(logtostderr);
 
diff --git a/src/googletest.h b/src/googletest.h
index 5d8e52a..5761361 100644
--- a/src/googletest.h
+++ b/src/googletest.h
@@ -353,6 +353,9 @@
   CHECK(s_captured_streams[fd] == NULL);
   s_captured_streams[fd] = new CapturedStream(fd, filename);
 }
+static inline void CaptureTestStdout() {
+  CaptureTestOutput(STDOUT_FILENO, FLAGS_test_tmpdir + "/captured.out");
+}
 static inline void CaptureTestStderr() {
   CaptureTestOutput(STDERR_FILENO, FLAGS_test_tmpdir + "/captured.err");
 }
@@ -507,9 +510,13 @@
   fclose(fp);
 }
 
-static inline bool MungeAndDiffTestStderr(const string& golden_filename) {
-  CapturedStream* cap = s_captured_streams[STDERR_FILENO];
-  CHECK(cap) << ": did you forget CaptureTestStderr()?";
+static inline bool MungeAndDiffTest(const string& golden_filename,
+                                    CapturedStream* cap) {
+  if (cap == s_captured_streams[STDOUT_FILENO]) {
+    CHECK(cap) << ": did you forget CaptureTestStdout()?";
+  } else {
+    CHECK(cap) << ": did you forget CaptureTestStderr()?";
+  }
 
   cap->StopCapture();
 
@@ -539,6 +546,14 @@
   return true;
 }
 
+static inline bool MungeAndDiffTestStderr(const string& golden_filename) {
+  return MungeAndDiffTest(golden_filename, s_captured_streams[STDERR_FILENO]);
+}
+
+static inline bool MungeAndDiffTestStdout(const string& golden_filename) {
+  return MungeAndDiffTest(golden_filename, s_captured_streams[STDOUT_FILENO]);
+}
+
 // Save flags used from logging_unittest.cc.
 #ifndef HAVE_LIB_GFLAGS
 struct FlagSaver {
diff --git a/src/logging.cc b/src/logging.cc
index 463ad9b..4028ccc 100644
--- a/src/logging.cc
+++ b/src/logging.cc
@@ -122,6 +122,10 @@
                  "log messages go to stderr in addition to logfiles");
 GLOG_DEFINE_bool(colorlogtostderr, false,
                  "color messages logged to stderr (if supported by terminal)");
+GLOG_DEFINE_bool(colorlogtostdout, false,
+                 "color messages logged to stdout (if supported by terminal)");
+GLOG_DEFINE_bool(logtostdout, BoolFromEnv("GOOGLE_LOGTOSTDOUT", false),
+                 "log messages go to stdout instead of logfiles");
 #ifdef GLOG_OS_LINUX
 GLOG_DEFINE_bool(drop_log_memory, true, "Drop in-memory buffers of log contents. "
                  "Logs can grow very quickly and they are rarely read before they "
@@ -739,43 +743,63 @@
   LogDestination::addresses_ = addresses;
 }
 
-static void ColoredWriteToStderr(LogSeverity severity,
-                                 const char* message, size_t len) {
-  const GLogColor color =
-      (LogDestination::terminal_supports_color() && FLAGS_colorlogtostderr) ?
-      SeverityToColor(severity) : COLOR_DEFAULT;
+static void ColoredWriteToStderrOrStdout(FILE* output, LogSeverity severity,
+                                         const char* message, size_t len) {
+  bool is_stdout = (output == stdout);
+  const GLogColor color = (LogDestination::terminal_supports_color() &&
+                           ((!is_stdout && FLAGS_colorlogtostderr) ||
+                            (is_stdout && FLAGS_colorlogtostdout)))
+                              ? SeverityToColor(severity)
+                              : COLOR_DEFAULT;
 
   // Avoid using cerr from this module since we may get called during
   // exit code, and cerr may be partially or fully destroyed by then.
   if (COLOR_DEFAULT == color) {
-    fwrite(message, len, 1, stderr);
+    fwrite(message, len, 1, output);
     return;
   }
 #ifdef GLOG_OS_WINDOWS
-  const HANDLE stderr_handle = GetStdHandle(STD_ERROR_HANDLE);
+  const HANDLE output_handle =
+      GetStdHandle(is_stdout ? STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE : STD_ERROR_HANDLE);
 
   // Gets the current text color.
   CONSOLE_SCREEN_BUFFER_INFO buffer_info;
-  GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo(stderr_handle, &buffer_info);
+  GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo(output_handle, &buffer_info);
   const WORD old_color_attrs = buffer_info.wAttributes;
 
   // We need to flush the stream buffers into the console before each
   // SetConsoleTextAttribute call lest it affect the text that is already
   // printed but has not yet reached the console.
-  fflush(stderr);
-  SetConsoleTextAttribute(stderr_handle,
+  fflush(output);
+  SetConsoleTextAttribute(output_handle,
                           GetColorAttribute(color) | FOREGROUND_INTENSITY);
-  fwrite(message, len, 1, stderr);
-  fflush(stderr);
+  fwrite(message, len, 1, output);
+  fflush(output);
   // Restores the text color.
-  SetConsoleTextAttribute(stderr_handle, old_color_attrs);
+  SetConsoleTextAttribute(output_handle, old_color_attrs);
 #else
-  fprintf(stderr, "\033[0;3%sm", GetAnsiColorCode(color));
-  fwrite(message, len, 1, stderr);
-  fprintf(stderr, "\033[m");  // Resets the terminal to default.
+  fprintf(output, "\033[0;3%sm", GetAnsiColorCode(color));
+  fwrite(message, len, 1, output);
+  fprintf(output, "\033[m");  // Resets the terminal to default.
 #endif  // GLOG_OS_WINDOWS
 }
 
+static void ColoredWriteToStdout(LogSeverity severity, const char* message,
+                                 size_t len) {
+  FILE* output = stdout;
+  // We also need to send logs to the stderr when the severity is
+  // higher or equal to the stderr threshold.
+  if (severity >= FLAGS_stderrthreshold) {
+    output = stderr;
+  }
+  ColoredWriteToStderrOrStdout(output, severity, message, len);
+}
+
+static void ColoredWriteToStderr(LogSeverity severity, const char* message,
+                                 size_t len) {
+  ColoredWriteToStderrOrStdout(stderr, severity, message, len);
+}
+
 static void WriteToStderr(const char* message, size_t len) {
   // Avoid using cerr from this module since we may get called during
   // exit code, and cerr may be partially or fully destroyed by then.
@@ -847,8 +871,9 @@
                                              time_t timestamp,
                                              const char* message,
                                              size_t len) {
-
-  if ( FLAGS_logtostderr ) {           // global flag: never log to file
+  if (FLAGS_logtostdout) {  // global flag: never log to file
+    ColoredWriteToStdout(severity, message, len);
+  } else if (FLAGS_logtostderr) {  // global flag: never log to file
     ColoredWriteToStderr(severity, message, len);
   } else {
     for (int i = severity; i >= 0; --i) {
@@ -1812,9 +1837,14 @@
   // global flag: never log to file if set.  Also -- don't log to a
   // file if we haven't parsed the command line flags to get the
   // program name.
-  if (FLAGS_logtostderr || !IsGoogleLoggingInitialized()) {
-    ColoredWriteToStderr(data_->severity_,
-                         data_->message_text_, data_->num_chars_to_log_);
+  if (FLAGS_logtostderr || FLAGS_logtostdout || !IsGoogleLoggingInitialized()) {
+    if (FLAGS_logtostdout) {
+      ColoredWriteToStdout(data_->severity_, data_->message_text_,
+                           data_->num_chars_to_log_);
+    } else {
+      ColoredWriteToStderr(data_->severity_, data_->message_text_,
+                           data_->num_chars_to_log_);
+    }
 
     // this could be protected by a flag if necessary.
     LogDestination::LogToSinks(data_->severity_,
@@ -1824,7 +1854,6 @@
                                (data_->num_chars_to_log_ -
                                 data_->num_prefix_chars_ - 1) );
   } else {
-
     // log this message to all log files of severity <= severity_
     LogDestination::LogToAllLogfiles(data_->severity_, logmsgtime_.timestamp(),
                                      data_->message_text_,
@@ -1862,7 +1891,7 @@
       fatal_time = logmsgtime_.timestamp();
     }
 
-    if (!FLAGS_logtostderr) {
+    if (!FLAGS_logtostderr && !FLAGS_logtostdout) {
       for (int i = 0; i < NUM_SEVERITIES; ++i) {
         if (LogDestination::log_destinations_[i]) {
           LogDestination::log_destinations_[i]->logger_->Write(true, 0, "", 0);
diff --git a/src/logging_unittest.cc b/src/logging_unittest.cc
index 11538c2..728b5fe 100644
--- a/src/logging_unittest.cc
+++ b/src/logging_unittest.cc
@@ -242,6 +242,22 @@
 
   FLAGS_logtostderr = false;
 
+  FLAGS_logtostdout = true;
+  FLAGS_stderrthreshold = NUM_SEVERITIES;
+  CaptureTestStdout();
+  TestRawLogging();
+  TestLoggingLevels();
+  TestLogString();
+  TestLogSink();
+  TestLogToString();
+  TestLogSinkWaitTillSent();
+  TestCHECK();
+  TestDCHECK();
+  TestSTREQ();
+  EXPECT_TRUE(
+      MungeAndDiffTestStdout(FLAGS_test_srcdir + "/src/logging_unittest.out"));
+  FLAGS_logtostdout = false;
+
   TestBasename();
   TestBasenameAppendWhenNoTimestamp();
   TestTwoProcessesWrite();
@@ -1263,6 +1279,9 @@
 // Check that LogSink::WaitTillSent can be used in the advertised way.
 // We also do golden-stderr comparison.
 static void TestLogSinkWaitTillSent() {
+  // Clear global_messages here to make sure that this test case can be
+  // reentered
+  global_messages.clear();
   { TestWaitingLogSink sink;
     // Sleeps give the sink threads time to do all their work,
     // so that we get a reliable log capture to compare to the golden file.
diff --git a/src/logging_unittest.out b/src/logging_unittest.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..18795e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/logging_unittest.out
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] vlog -1
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] vlog 0
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] vlog 1
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] log info
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] vlog_if -1
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] vlog_if 0
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] vlog_if 1
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] log_if info
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] vlog_if 0 expr
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] log_if info expr
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] log_if info every 1 expr
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] vlog_if 0 every 1 expr
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] vlog -1
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] vlog 0
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] vlog 1
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] log info
+WYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] log warning
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] vlog_if -1
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] vlog_if 0
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] vlog_if 1
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] log_if info
+WYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] log_if warning
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] vlog_if 0 expr
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] log_if info expr
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] log_if info every 1 expr
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] vlog_if 0 every 1 expr
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] vlog -1
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] vlog 0
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] vlog 1
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] log info
+WYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] log warning
+EYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] log error
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] vlog_if -1
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] vlog_if 0
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] vlog_if 1
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] log_if info
+WYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] log_if warning
+EYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] log_if error
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] vlog_if 0 expr
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] log_if info expr
+EYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] log_if error expr
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] log_if info every 1 expr
+EYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] log_if error every 1 expr
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] vlog_if 0 every 1 expr
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] vlog -1
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] vlog 0
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] vlog 1
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] log info
+WYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] log warning
+EYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] log error
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] vlog_if -1
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] vlog_if 0
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] vlog_if 1
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] log_if info
+WYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] log_if warning
+EYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] log_if error
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] vlog_if 0 expr
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] log_if info expr
+EYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] log_if error expr
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] log_if info every 1 expr
+EYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] log_if error every 1 expr
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] vlog_if 0 every 1 expr
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] vlog -1
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] vlog 0
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] vlog 1
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] log info
+WYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] log warning
+EYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] log error
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] vlog_if -1
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] vlog_if 0
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] vlog_if 1
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] log_if info
+WYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] log_if warning
+EYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] log_if error
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] vlog_if 0 expr
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] log_if info expr
+EYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] log_if error expr
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] log_if info every 1 expr
+EYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] log_if error every 1 expr
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] vlog_if 0 every 1 expr
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] vlog -1
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] vlog 0
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] vlog 1
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] log info
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] vlog_if -1
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] vlog_if 0
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] vlog_if 1
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] log_if info
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] vlog_if 0 expr
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] log_if info expr
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] log_if info every 1 expr
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] vlog_if 0 every 1 expr
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] vlog -1
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] vlog 0
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] vlog 1
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] log info
+WYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] log warning
+EYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] log error
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] vlog_if -1
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] vlog_if 0
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] vlog_if 1
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] log_if info
+WYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] log_if warning
+EYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] log_if error
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] vlog_if 0 expr
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] log_if info expr
+EYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] log_if error expr
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] log_if info every 1 expr
+EYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] log_if error every 1 expr
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] vlog_if 0 every 1 expr
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] LOG_STRING: reported info
+WYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] LOG_STRING: reported warning
+EYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] LOG_STRING: reported error
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] Captured by LOG_STRING:  LOG_STRING: collected info
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] Captured by LOG_STRING:  LOG_STRING: collected warning
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] Captured by LOG_STRING:  LOG_STRING: collected error
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] LOG_TO_SINK: collected info
+WYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] LOG_TO_SINK: collected warning
+EYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] LOG_TO_SINK: collected error
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] LOG_TO_SINK: reported info
+WYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] LOG_TO_SINK: reported warning
+EYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] LOG_TO_SINK: reported error
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] Captured by LOG_TO_SINK:
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] LOG_TO_SINK: collected info
+WYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] LOG_TO_SINK: collected warning
+EYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] LOG_TO_SINK: collected error
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] LOG_TO_SINK_BUT_NOT_TO_LOGFILE: collected info
+WYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] LOG_TO_SINK_BUT_NOT_TO_LOGFILE: collected warning
+EYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] LOG_TO_SINK_BUT_NOT_TO_LOGFILE: collected error
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] LOG_TO_STRING: collected info
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] Captured by LOG_TO_STRING:  LOG_TO_STRING: collected info
+WYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] LOG_TO_STRING: collected warning
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] Captured by LOG_TO_STRING:  LOG_TO_STRING: collected warning
+EYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] LOG_TO_STRING: collected error
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] Captured by LOG_TO_STRING:  LOG_TO_STRING: collected error
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] LOG_TO_STRING: reported info
+WYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] LOG_TO_STRING: reported warning
+EYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] LOG_TO_STRING: reported error
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] Message 1
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] Sink is sending out a message: IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] Message 1
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] Have 0 left
+EYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] Message 2
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] Sink is sending out a message: EYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] Message 2
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] Have 0 left
+WYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] Message 3
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] Sink is sending out a message: WYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] Message 3
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] Have 0 left
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] Sink capture: IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] Message 1
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] Sink capture: EYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] Message 2
+IYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] Sink capture: WYEARDATE TIME__ THREADID logging_unittest.cc:LINE] Message 3
diff --git a/src/raw_logging.cc b/src/raw_logging.cc
index 7b0f89c..4315983 100644
--- a/src/raw_logging.cc
+++ b/src/raw_logging.cc
@@ -123,8 +123,9 @@
 GLOG_ATTRIBUTE_FORMAT(printf, 4, 5)
 void RawLog__(LogSeverity severity, const char* file, int line,
               const char* format, ...) {
-  if (!(FLAGS_logtostderr || severity >= FLAGS_stderrthreshold ||
-        FLAGS_alsologtostderr || !IsGoogleLoggingInitialized())) {
+  if (!(FLAGS_logtostdout || FLAGS_logtostderr ||
+        severity >= FLAGS_stderrthreshold || FLAGS_alsologtostderr ||
+        !IsGoogleLoggingInitialized())) {
     return;  // this stderr log message is suppressed
   }
   // can't call localtime_r here: it can allocate