diff --git a/module_build_service/builder/utils.py b/module_build_service/builder/utils.py
index 1e060714..5c779e09 100644
--- a/module_build_service/builder/utils.py
+++ b/module_build_service/builder/utils.py
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ def create_local_repo_from_koji_tag(config, tag, repo_dir, archs=None):
     # Placed here to avoid py2/py3 conflicts...
     import koji
 
+    log.local_repo_start(tag)
+
     if not archs:
         archs = ["x86_64", "noarch"]
 
@@ -100,6 +102,7 @@ def create_local_repo_from_koji_tag(config, tag, repo_dir, archs=None):
 
     if not builds:
         log.debug("No builds are associated with the tag %r", tag)
+        log.local_repo_done(tag, 'No builds to download')
         return False
 
     # Reformat builds so they are dict with build_id as a key.
@@ -130,9 +133,12 @@ def create_local_repo_from_koji_tag(config, tag, repo_dir, archs=None):
                 os.remove(local_fn)
             repo_changed = True
             url = pathinfo.build(build_info) + "/" + fname
-            download_args.append((url, local_fn))
+            download_args.append((tag, url, local_fn))
 
-    log.info("Downloading %d packages from Koji tag %s to %s" % (len(download_args), tag, repo_dir))
+    if repo_changed:
+        log.local_repo_start_downloads(tag, len(download_args), repo_dir)
+    else:
+        log.local_repo_done(tag, 'All builds already downloaded')
 
     # Create the output directory
     try:
@@ -141,22 +147,26 @@ def create_local_repo_from_koji_tag(config, tag, repo_dir, archs=None):
         if exception.errno != errno.EEXIST:
             raise
 
-    def _download_file(url_and_dest):
+    def _download_file(tag_url_and_dest):
         """
         Download a file in a memory efficient manner
-        :param url_and_dest: a tuple containing the URL and the destination to download to
+        :param url_and_dest: a tuple containing the tag, the URL and the destination to download to
         :return: None
         """
-        log.info("Downloading {0}...".format(url_and_dest[0]))
-        if len(url_and_dest) != 2:
-            raise ValueError("url_and_dest must have two values")
+        assert len(tag_url_and_dest) == 3, "tag_url_and_dest must have three values"
 
-        rv = requests.get(url_and_dest[0], stream=True, timeout=60)
-        with open(url_and_dest[1], "wb") as f:
+        tag, url, dest = tag_url_and_dest
+
+        log.local_repo_start_download(tag, url)
+
+        rv = requests.get(url, stream=True, timeout=60)
+        with open(dest, "wb") as f:
             for chunk in rv.iter_content(chunk_size=1024):
                 if chunk:
                     f.write(chunk)
 
+        log.local_repo_done_download(tag, url)
+
     # Download the RPMs four at a time.
     pool = ThreadPool(4)
     try:
@@ -173,6 +183,8 @@ def create_local_repo_from_koji_tag(config, tag, repo_dir, archs=None):
         log.info("Creating local repository in %s" % repo_dir)
         execute_cmd(["/usr/bin/createrepo_c", repo_dir])
 
+        log.local_repo_done(tag, 'Finished downloading packages')
+
     return True
 
 
diff --git a/module_build_service/common/config.py b/module_build_service/common/config.py
index 05bef11e..4ad3ad0c 100644
--- a/module_build_service/common/config.py
+++ b/module_build_service/common/config.py
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ class ProdConfiguration(BaseConfiguration):
 
 
 class LocalBuildConfiguration(BaseConfiguration):
+    SYSTEM = "mock"
+
     CACHE_DIR = "~/modulebuild/cache"
     LOG_LEVEL = "debug"
     MESSAGING = "drop"
diff --git a/module_build_service/common/logger.py b/module_build_service/common/logger.py
index b8fea378..a29fc3b5 100644
--- a/module_build_service/common/logger.py
+++ b/module_build_service/common/logger.py
@@ -19,11 +19,14 @@ logging.warning("%s failed to build", task_id)
 
 """
 
-from __future__ import absolute_import
+from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function
 import os
 import logging
 import logging.handlers
 import inspect
+import re
+import signal
+import sys
 
 levels = {
     "debug": logging.DEBUG,
@@ -203,6 +206,263 @@ class ModuleBuildLogs(object):
         del self.handlers[build.id]
 
 
+class LocalRepo(object):
+    def __init__(self, koji_tag):
+        self.koji_tag = koji_tag
+        self.current_downloads = set()
+        self.total_downloads = 0
+        self.completed_downloads = 0
+        self.status = ""
+
+    def start_downloads(self, total):
+        self.status = "Downloading packages"
+        self.total_downloads = total
+
+    def start_download(self, url):
+        self.current_downloads.add(url)
+
+    def done_download(self, url):
+        self.current_downloads.remove(url)
+        self.completed_downloads += 1
+
+    def show_status(self, stream, style):
+        if self.total_downloads > 0:
+            count = " {}/{}".format(self.completed_downloads, self.total_downloads)
+        else:
+            count = ""
+
+        print("{}: {}{}".format(style(self.koji_tag, bold=True), self.status, count),
+              file=stream)
+        for url in self.current_downloads:
+            print("    {}".format(os.path.basename(url)), file=stream)
+
+
+# Used to split aaa\nbbbb\n to ('aaa', '\n', 'bbb', '\n')
+NL_DELIMITER = re.compile('(\n)')
+# Matches *common* ANSI control sequences
+# https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANSI_escape_code#CSI_sequences
+CSI_SEQUENCE = re.compile('\033[0-9;]*[A-Za-z]')
+
+
+class EraseableStream(object):
+    """
+    Wrapper around a terminal stream for writing output that can be
+    erased.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, target):
+        self.target = target
+        self.lines_written = 0
+        # We assume that the EraseableStream starts writing at column 0
+        self.column = 0
+        self.resize()
+
+    def resize(self):
+        self.size = os.get_terminal_size(self.target.fileno())
+
+    def write(self, string):
+        # We want to track how many lines we've written so that we can
+        # back up and erase them. Tricky thing is handling wrapping.
+
+        # Strip control sequences
+        plain = CSI_SEQUENCE.sub('', string)
+
+        for piece in NL_DELIMITER.split(plain):
+            if piece == '\n':
+                self.column = 0
+                self.lines_written += 1
+            else:
+                self.column = self.column + len(piece)
+                # self.column == self.size.column doesn't wrap -
+                # normal modern terminals wrap when a character is written
+                # that would be off-screen, not immediately when the
+                # line is full.
+                while self.column > self.size.columns:
+                    self.column -= self.size.columns
+                    self.lines_written += 1
+
+        self.target.write(string)
+
+    def erase(self):
+        if self.column > 0:
+            # move cursor to the beginning of line and delete whole line
+            self.target.write("\033[0G\033[2K")
+        for i in range(0, self.lines_written):
+            # move up cursor and delete whole line
+            self.target.write("\033[1A\033[2K")
+
+        self.lines_written = 0
+        self.column = 0
+
+
+FG_COLORS = {
+    'green': '32',
+    'red': '91',
+}
+
+
+class MBSConsoleHandler(logging.Handler):
+    """
+    Special logging.Handler that is responsible for creating attractive and
+    informative output when running a local build. To allow certain log
+    messages to be handled differently for console output, methods in this
+    class decorated with the @console_message decorator are propagated to
+    the MBSLogger class.
+
+    When MBSLogger method is called, a normal log record is generated using
+    the format string from the decoration. The record is logged normally
+    in the build log or to a non-console handler, but when the event is
+    received by this handler, the original decorated method is called instead.
+    This method can optionally return a new string to be output to the log,
+    or simply update internal state without logging anything.
+
+    This handler also implements the behavior that when the handler level
+    is at its default INFO state, INFO level log messages are only shown if
+    they have an extra 'console' attribute added by calling MBSLogger.console()
+    rather than MBSLogger.info(). This allow further trimming down the
+    set of messages logged to the console without losing the distinction between
+    DEBUG and INFO.
+    """
+    console_messages = {}
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, stream=sys.stderr, **kwargs):
+        self.stream = stream
+
+        self.tty = self.stream.isatty()
+        if self.tty:
+            self.status_stream = EraseableStream(self.stream)
+        else:
+            self.status_stream = None
+
+        self.long_running = None
+        self.repos = {}
+
+        self.debug_formatter = logging.Formatter(log_format)
+        self.info_formatter = logging.Formatter("%(message)s")
+        self.error_formatter = logging.Formatter(
+            self.style("%(levelname)s", bold=True, fg='red') + " - %(message)s")
+
+        logging.Handler.__init__(self, *args, level=logging.INFO, **kwargs)
+
+    def style(self, text, bold=False, fg=None):
+        if self.tty:
+            start = ""
+            if bold:
+                start += "\033[1m"
+            if fg:
+                start += "\033[" + FG_COLORS[fg] + "m"
+            return start + text + "\033[0m"
+        else:
+            return text
+
+    def emit(self, record):
+        if self.level == logging.INFO and record.levelno == logging.INFO:
+            if not getattr(record, 'console', False):
+                return
+
+        self.acquire()
+        try:
+            if self.tty:
+                self.status_stream.erase()
+
+            console_message_callback = self.console_messages.get(record.msg)
+            if console_message_callback:
+                formatted = console_message_callback(self, *record.args)
+            else:
+                if self.level < logging.INFO:
+                    formatted = self.debug_formatter.format(record)
+                elif record.levelno == logging.INFO:
+                    formatted = self.info_formatter.format(record)
+                else:
+                    formatted = self.error_formatter.format(record)
+
+            if formatted:
+                if self.long_running:
+                    print(file=self.stream)
+                    self.long_running = None
+
+                print(formatted, file=self.stream)
+
+            if self.tty:
+                if self.repos:
+                    print('------------------------------', file=self.status_stream)
+                for repo in self.repos.values():
+                    repo.show_status(self.status_stream, self.style)
+        finally:
+            self.release()
+
+    def console_message(msg):
+        def decorate(f):
+            f.console_message = msg
+            return f
+
+        return decorate
+
+    def resize(self):
+        if self.status_stream:
+            self.status_stream.resize()
+
+    @console_message("%s ...")
+    def long_running_start(self, msg):
+        if self.long_running:
+            print("", file=self.stream)
+        self.long_running = msg
+        print("{} ...".format(msg),
+              file=self.stream, end="")
+        self.stream.flush()
+
+    @console_message("%s ... done")
+    def long_running_end(self, msg):
+        if self.long_running == msg:
+            self.long_running = None
+            print(" done",
+                  file=self.stream)
+        else:
+            self.long_running = None
+            return "{} ... done".format(msg)
+
+    @console_message("%s: Making local repository for Koji tag")
+    def local_repo_start(self, koji_tag):
+        repo = LocalRepo(koji_tag)
+        self.repos[koji_tag] = repo
+
+        return "{}: Making local repository for Koji tag".format(
+            self.style(koji_tag, bold=True))
+
+    @console_message("%s: %s")
+    def local_repo_done(self, koji_tag, message):
+        del self.repos[koji_tag]
+
+        return "{}: {}".format(
+            self.style(koji_tag, bold=True),
+            self.style(message, fg='green', bold=True))
+
+    @console_message("%s: Downloading %d packages from Koji tag to %s")
+    def local_repo_start_downloads(self, koji_tag, num_packages, repo_dir):
+        repo = self.repos[koji_tag]
+        repo.start_downloads(num_packages)
+
+    @console_message("%s: Downloading %s")
+    def local_repo_start_download(self, koji_tag, url):
+        repo = self.repos[koji_tag]
+        repo.start_download(url)
+
+    @console_message("%s: Done downloading %s")
+    def local_repo_done_download(self, koji_tag, url):
+        repo = self.repos[koji_tag]
+        repo.done_download(url)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _setup_console_messages(cls):
+        for value in cls.__dict__.values():
+            console_message = getattr(value, 'console_message', None)
+            if console_message:
+                cls.console_messages[console_message] = value
+
+
+MBSConsoleHandler._setup_console_messages()
+
+
 class MBSLogger:
     def __init__(self):
         self._logger = logging.getLogger("MBS")
@@ -231,6 +491,9 @@ class MBSLogger:
     def info(self, *args, **kwargs):
         return self._log_call("info", args, kwargs)
 
+    def console(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        return self._log_call("info", args, kwargs, console=True)
+
     def warning(self, *args, **kwargs):
         return self._log_call("warning", args, kwargs)
 
@@ -246,15 +509,38 @@ class MBSLogger:
     def log(self, *args, **kwargs):
         return self._log_call("log", args, kwargs)
 
-    def _log_call(self, level_name, args, kwargs):
+    def _log_call(self, level_name, args, kwargs, console=False):
         caller_filename = inspect.stack()[2][1]
         caller_filename = os.path.normpath(caller_filename)
         if not caller_filename.startswith(self._current_path):
             log_name = "MBS"
         else:
             log_name = "MBS" + caller_filename[len(self._current_path):-3].replace("/", ".")
+
+        if console:
+            kwargs.setdefault('extra', {})['console'] = True
+
         return getattr(logging.getLogger(log_name), level_name)(*args, **kwargs)
 
+    # @console_message decorated methods of MBSConsoleHandler are also propagated
+    # as additional methods of this class
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _setup_console_message(cls, msg, callback):
+        def log_method(self, *args):
+            self.console(msg, *args)
+
+        log_method.__name__ = callback.__name__
+        setattr(cls, callback.__name__, log_method)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _setup_console_messages(cls):
+        for msg, callback in MBSConsoleHandler.console_messages.items():
+            cls._setup_console_message(msg, callback)
+
+
+MBSLogger._setup_console_messages()
+
 
 def str_to_log_level(level):
     """
@@ -280,7 +566,19 @@ def init_logging(conf):
     log_backend = conf.log_backend
 
     if not log_backend or len(log_backend) == 0 or log_backend == "console":
-        logging.basicConfig(level=conf.log_level, format=log_format)
+        if conf.system == "mock":
+            root_logger = logging.getLogger()
+            root_logger.setLevel(conf.log_level)
+            handler = MBSConsoleHandler()
+            root_logger.addHandler(handler)
+
+            def handle_sigwinch(*args):
+                handler.resize()
+
+            signal.signal(signal.SIGWINCH, handle_sigwinch)
+        else:
+            logging.basicConfig(level=conf.log_level, format=log_format)
+
         log = MBSLogger()
         log.level = conf.log_level
     else:
diff --git a/module_build_service/common/models.py b/module_build_service/common/models.py
index ac0901e5..a64bf048 100644
--- a/module_build_service/common/models.py
+++ b/module_build_service/common/models.py
@@ -606,6 +606,10 @@ class ModuleBuild(MBSBase):
     def nvr_string(self):
         return kobo.rpmlib.make_nvr(self.nvr)
 
+    @property
+    def nsvc(self):
+        return "{}:{}:{}:{}".format(self.name, self.stream, self.version, self.context)
+
     @classmethod
     def create(
         cls,
diff --git a/module_build_service/manage.py b/module_build_service/manage.py
index 82767753..bbb3243e 100755
--- a/module_build_service/manage.py
+++ b/module_build_service/manage.py
@@ -135,10 +135,9 @@ def build_module_locally(
     build_logs.buffer_initially()
 
     # if debug is not specified, set log level of console to INFO
-    if not log_debug:
+    if log_debug:
         for handler in logging.getLogger().handlers:
-            if isinstance(handler, logging.StreamHandler):
-                handler.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+            handler.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
 
     if "SERVER_NAME" not in app.config or not app.config["SERVER_NAME"]:
         app.config["SERVER_NAME"] = "localhost"
diff --git a/module_build_service/resolver/MBSResolver.py b/module_build_service/resolver/MBSResolver.py
index 512f5b69..7c170caf 100644
--- a/module_build_service/resolver/MBSResolver.py
+++ b/module_build_service/resolver/MBSResolver.py
@@ -3,19 +3,16 @@
 """MBS handler functions."""
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-import logging
 
 import dogpile.cache
 
-from module_build_service.common import models
+from module_build_service.common import log, models
 from module_build_service.common.config import conf
 from module_build_service.common.errors import StreamNotXyz, UnprocessableEntity
 from module_build_service.common.request_utils import requests_session
 from module_build_service.common.utils import load_mmd, import_mmd
 from module_build_service.resolver.KojiResolver import KojiResolver
 
-log = logging.getLogger()
-
 
 def _canonicalize_state(state):
     if isinstance(state, int):
@@ -441,6 +438,8 @@ class MBSResolver(KojiResolver):
                 % (", ".join([name, stream, str(version), context]), strict)
             )
 
+        log.long_running_start("Loading build dependencies")
+
         # This is the set we're going to build up and return.
         module_tags = {}
 
@@ -485,6 +484,8 @@ class MBSResolver(KojiResolver):
             module_tags.setdefault(m["koji_tag"], [])
             module_tags[m["koji_tag"]].append(load_mmd(m["modulemd"]))
 
+        log.long_running_end("Loading build dependencies")
+
         return module_tags
 
     def resolve_requires(self, requires):
diff --git a/module_build_service/scheduler/batches.py b/module_build_service/scheduler/batches.py
index 97553974..f8b873dd 100644
--- a/module_build_service/scheduler/batches.py
+++ b/module_build_service/scheduler/batches.py
@@ -255,7 +255,9 @@ def start_next_batch_build(config, module, builder, components=None):
         log.info("Skipping build of batch %d, no component to build.", module.batch)
         return start_next_batch_build(config, module, builder)
 
-    log.info("Starting build of next batch %d, %s" % (module.batch, unbuilt_components))
+    log.console("Starting build of next batch %d: %s",
+                module.batch,
+                ', '.join(c.package for c in unbuilt_components))
 
     # Attempt to reuse any components possible in the batch before attempting to build any
     unbuilt_components_after_reuse = []
diff --git a/module_build_service/scheduler/default_modules.py b/module_build_service/scheduler/default_modules.py
index 6846d13e..cad71f51 100644
--- a/module_build_service/scheduler/default_modules.py
+++ b/module_build_service/scheduler/default_modules.py
@@ -243,6 +243,8 @@ def handle_collisions_with_base_module_rpms(mmd, arches, force_for_old_dnf=False
         )
         return
 
+    log.long_running_start("Finding RPMs to exclude from the base modules")
+
     log.info("Finding any buildrequired modules that collide with the RPMs in the base modules")
     bm_tags = set()
     non_bm_tags = set()
@@ -300,6 +302,8 @@ def handle_collisions_with_base_module_rpms(mmd, arches, force_for_old_dnf=False
     xmd["mbs"]["ursine_rpms"] = list(conflicts)
     mmd.set_xmd(xmd)
 
+    log.long_running_end("Finding RPMs to exclude from the base modules")
+
 
 def _get_rpms_from_tags(koji_session, tags, arches):
     """
diff --git a/module_build_service/scheduler/handlers/modules.py b/module_build_service/scheduler/handlers/modules.py
index 0587fbb9..149723fd 100644
--- a/module_build_service/scheduler/handlers/modules.py
+++ b/module_build_service/scheduler/handlers/modules.py
@@ -145,6 +145,8 @@ def done(msg_id, module_build_id, module_build_state):
         build.transition(db_session, conf, state=models.BUILD_STATES["ready"])
         db_session.commit()
 
+    log.console("Finished building %s", build.nsvc)
+
     build_logs.stop(build)
     GenericBuilder.clear_cache(build)
 
@@ -181,7 +183,8 @@ def init(msg_id, module_build_id, module_build_state):
         build_logs.build_logs_dir = mock_resultsdir
 
     build_logs.start(db_session, build)
-    log.info("Start to handle %s which is in init state.", build.mmd().get_nsvc())
+    log.console("Starting to build %s", build.nsvc)
+    log.console("Logging to %s", build_logs.path(db_session, build))
 
     error_msg = ""
     failure_reason = "unspec"
@@ -413,7 +416,8 @@ def wait(msg_id, module_build_id, module_build_state):
         raise
 
     if not build.component_builds:
-        log.info("There are no components in module %r, skipping build" % build)
+        log.console("There are no components in module %s, skipping build",
+                    build.nsvc)
         build.transition(db_session, conf, state=models.BUILD_STATES["build"])
         db_session.add(build)
         db_session.commit()
@@ -426,13 +430,14 @@ def wait(msg_id, module_build_id, module_build_state):
     # If all components in module build will be reused, we don't have to build
     # module-build-macros, because there won't be any build done.
     if attempt_to_reuse_all_components(builder, build):
-        log.info("All components have been reused for module %r, skipping build" % build)
+        log.console("All components have been reused for module %s, skipping build",
+                    build.nsvc)
         build.transition(db_session, conf, state=models.BUILD_STATES["build"])
         db_session.add(build)
         db_session.commit()
         return []
 
-    log.debug("Starting build batch 1")
+    log.console("Starting build of batch 1: module-build-macros")
     build.batch = 1
     db_session.commit()
 
diff --git a/module_build_service/web/mse.py b/module_build_service/web/mse.py
index c55ed3a7..e6704600 100644
--- a/module_build_service/web/mse.py
+++ b/module_build_service/web/mse.py
@@ -255,6 +255,8 @@ def generate_expanded_mmds(db_session, mmd, raise_if_stream_ambigous=False, defa
     if not default_streams:
         default_streams = {}
 
+    log.long_running_start("Expanding module streams to determine build requirements")
+
     # Create local copy of mmd, because we will expand its dependencies,
     # which would change the module.
     current_mmd = mmd.copy()
@@ -284,7 +286,7 @@ def generate_expanded_mmds(db_session, mmd, raise_if_stream_ambigous=False, defa
     # Resolve the dependencies between modules and get the list of all valid
     # combinations in which we can build this module.
     requires_combinations = mmd_resolver.solve(current_mmd)
-    log.info("Resolving done, possible requires: %r", requires_combinations)
+    log.long_running_end("Expanding module streams to determine build requirements")
 
     # This is where we are going to store the generated MMDs.
     mmds = []
@@ -383,6 +385,9 @@ def generate_expanded_mmds(db_session, mmd, raise_if_stream_ambigous=False, defa
             nsvc = ":".join(nsvca.split(":")[:-1])
             br_list.append(nsvc)
 
+        log.console("Build requirements #%s:\n  %s",
+                    len(mmds) + 1, ", ".join(br_list))
+
         # Resolve the buildrequires and store the result in XMD.
         if "mbs" not in xmd:
             xmd["mbs"] = {}
diff --git a/tests/test_common/test_logger.py b/tests/test_common/test_logger.py
index 8ea24546..0ce0b2ab 100644
--- a/tests/test_common/test_logger.py
+++ b/tests/test_common/test_logger.py
@@ -1,14 +1,19 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 from __future__ import absolute_import
+import io
+import logging
 import os
 from os import path
+import re
 import pytest
 import shutil
 import tempfile
+import textwrap
+from unittest.mock import patch
 
 from module_build_service.common import log, models
-from module_build_service.common.logger import ModuleBuildLogs
+from module_build_service.common.logger import ModuleBuildLogs, MBSConsoleHandler
 from module_build_service.scheduler.consumer import MBSConsumer
 from module_build_service.scheduler.db_session import db_session
 
@@ -113,3 +118,309 @@ class TestLogger:
         log2 = ModuleBuildLogs("/some/path", "build-{name}-{stream}-{version}.log")
         assert log2.name(db_session, build) == "build-nginx-1-2.log"
         assert log2.path(db_session, build) == "/some/path/build-nginx-1-2.log"
+
+
+class FakeTerminal(object):
+    """
+    Just enough terminal to allow meaningfully testing the terminal fanciness
+    in MBSConsoleHandler
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.serializer = FakeTerminalSerializer(self)
+        self.reset()
+        self.columns = 80
+        self.rows = 24
+
+    def get_size(self):
+        return os.terminal_size((self.columns, self.rows))
+
+    def isatty(self):
+        return True
+
+    def fileno(self):
+        return 42
+
+    def flush(self):
+        pass
+
+    def write(self, raw):
+        for m in re.finditer(r'\n|\033\[[0-9;]*[A-Za-z]|\033|[^\033\n]*', raw):
+            piece = m.group(0)
+            if piece == '\n':
+                self._next_row()
+            elif piece == '\033[0m':
+                self.cur_attr = "x"
+            elif piece == '\033[1m':
+                self.cur_attr = self.cur_attr.upper()
+            elif piece == '\033[32m':
+                self.cur_attr = 'G' if self.cur_attr.isupper() else 'g'
+            elif piece == '\033[91m':
+                self.cur_attr = 'R' if self.cur_attr.isupper() else 'r'
+            elif piece == '\033[0G':
+                self.cursor_column = 0
+            elif piece == '\033[1A':
+                self.cursor_column = 0
+                self.cursor_row = max(self.cursor_row - 1, 0)
+            elif piece == '\033[2K':
+                self.text[self.cursor_row] = ' ' * self.cursor_column
+                self.attrs[self.cursor_row] = 'x' * self.cursor_column
+            elif piece.startswith('\033['):
+                raise RuntimeError("Unhandled CSI sequence: %r", piece)
+            else:
+                pos = 0
+                while len(piece) - pos > self.columns - self.cursor_column:
+                    to_insert = self.columns - self.cursor_column
+                    self._insert(piece[pos:pos + to_insert])
+                    pos += to_insert
+                    self._next_row()
+                self._insert(piece[pos:])
+
+    def _next_row(self):
+        self.cursor_row += 1
+        if self.cursor_row == len(self.text):
+            self.text.append('')
+            self.attrs.append('')
+        self.cursor_column = 0
+
+    def _insert(self, string):
+        text = self.text[self.cursor_row]
+        self.text[self.cursor_row] = (text[0:self.cursor_column]
+                                      + string
+                                      + text[self.cursor_column + len(string):])
+        attrs = self.attrs[self.cursor_row]
+        self.attrs[self.cursor_row] = (attrs[0:self.cursor_column]
+                                       + self.cur_attr * len(string)
+                                       + attrs[self.cursor_column + len(string):])
+        self.cursor_column += len(string)
+
+    def reset(self):
+        self.text = ['']
+        self.attrs = ['']
+        self.cur_attr = 'x'
+        self.cursor_row = 0
+        self.cursor_column = 0
+
+    def serialize(self):
+        return self.serializer.serialize()
+
+
+class FakeTerminalSerializer(object):
+    """Serializes the terminal contents with <R></R> tags to represent attributes"""
+
+    def __init__(self, terminal):
+        self.terminal = terminal
+
+    def serialize(self):
+        self.result = io.StringIO()
+        self.last_attr = 'x'
+
+        for row in range(0, len(self.terminal.text)):
+            text = self.terminal.text[row]
+            attrs = self.terminal.attrs[row]
+
+            for col in range(0, len(text)):
+                self.set_attr(attrs[col])
+                self.result.write(text[col])
+            self.set_attr('x')
+            self.result.write('\n')
+
+        value = self.result.getvalue()
+        self.result = None
+
+        return value
+
+    def set_attr(self, attr):
+        if attr != self.last_attr:
+            if self.last_attr != 'x':
+                self.result.write('</' + self.last_attr + '>')
+            if attr != 'x':
+                self.result.write('<' + attr + '>')
+            self.last_attr = attr
+
+
+class TestConsoleHandler:
+    def terminal(test_method):
+        test_method.terminal = True
+        return test_method
+
+    def level(level):
+        def decorate(test_method):
+            test_method.level = level
+            return test_method
+
+        return decorate
+
+    def setup_method(self, test_method):
+        if getattr(test_method, 'terminal', False):
+            self.stream = FakeTerminal()
+
+            self.get_terminal_size_patcher = patch("os.get_terminal_size")
+            mock_get_terminal_size = self.get_terminal_size_patcher.start()
+
+            def get_terminal_size(fileno):
+                return self.stream.get_size()
+
+            mock_get_terminal_size.side_effect = get_terminal_size
+        else:
+            self.stream = io.StringIO()
+
+        self.handler = MBSConsoleHandler(stream=self.stream)
+        self.handler.level = getattr(test_method, 'level', logging.INFO)
+
+        logging.getLogger().addHandler(self.handler)
+
+    def teardown_method(self, test_method):
+        logging.getLogger().removeHandler(self.handler)
+
+        if getattr(test_method, 'terminal', False):
+            self.get_terminal_size_patcher.stop()
+
+    def current(self):
+        if isinstance(self.stream, FakeTerminal):
+            val = self.stream.serialize()
+        else:
+            val = self.stream.getvalue()
+
+        return val.rstrip() + '\n'
+
+    def log_messages(self):
+        log.debug("Debug")
+        log.info("Info")
+        log.console("Console")
+        log.warning("Warning")
+        log.error("Error")
+
+    def test_console_basic(self):
+        self.log_messages()
+
+        current = self.current()
+        assert "Debug" not in current
+        assert "Info" not in current
+        assert "Console" in current
+        assert "\nWARNING - Warning" in current
+        assert "\nERROR - Error" in current
+
+    @terminal
+    def test_console_terminal(self):
+        self.log_messages()
+
+        current = self.current()
+        assert "Debug" not in current
+        assert "Info" not in current
+        assert "Console" in current
+        assert "<R>WARNING</R> - Warning" in current
+        assert "<R>ERROR</R> - Error" in current
+
+    @level(logging.DEBUG)
+    @terminal
+    def test_console_debug(self):
+        self.log_messages()
+
+        current = self.current()
+        assert "MainThread - MBS - DEBUG - Debug" in current
+        assert "MainThread - MBS - INFO - Info" in current
+        assert "MainThread - MBS - INFO - Console" in current
+        assert "MainThread - MBS - WARNING - Warning" in current
+        assert "MainThread - MBS - ERROR - Error" in current
+
+    @terminal
+    def test_console_long_running(self):
+        log.long_running_start("Frobulating")
+        log.long_running_end("Frobulating")
+        log.console("---")
+
+        log.long_running_start("Frobulating")
+        log.console("Now Hear This")
+        log.long_running_end("Frobulating")
+        log.console("---")
+
+        log.long_running_start("Frobulating")
+        log.long_running_start("Blabbing")
+        log.long_running_end("Blabbing")
+        log.long_running_end("Frobulating")
+
+        assert self.current() == textwrap.dedent("""\
+            Frobulating ... done
+            ---
+            Frobulating ...
+            Now Hear This
+            Frobulating ... done
+            ---
+            Frobulating ...
+            Blabbing ... done
+            Frobulating ... done
+        """)
+
+    @terminal
+    def test_console_local_repo(self):
+        log.local_repo_start("module-testmodule-build")
+
+        assert self.current() == textwrap.dedent("""\
+            <X>module-testmodule-build</X>: Making local repository for Koji tag
+            ------------------------------
+            <X>module-testmodule-build</X>:
+        """)
+
+        log.local_repo_start_downloads("module-testmodule-build", 42, "/tmp/download-dir")
+        log.local_repo_start_download("module-testmodule-build",
+                                      "https://ftp.example.com/libsomething-1.2.3-1.x86_64.rpm")
+        log.local_repo_start_download("module-testmodule-build",
+                                      "https://ftp.example.com/libother-1.2.3-1.x86_64.rpm")
+        log.local_repo_done_download("module-testmodule-build",
+                                     "https://ftp.example.com/libother-1.2.3-1.x86_64.rpm")
+        assert self.current() == textwrap.dedent("""\
+            <X>module-testmodule-build</X>: Making local repository for Koji tag
+            ------------------------------
+            <X>module-testmodule-build</X>: Downloading packages 1/42
+                libsomething-1.2.3-1.x86_64.rpm
+        """)
+
+        log.local_repo_done_download("module-testmodule-build",
+                                     "https://ftp.example.com/libsomething-1.2.3-1.x86_64.rpm")
+        log.local_repo_done("module-testmodule-build", "downloaded everything")
+        assert self.current() == textwrap.dedent("""\
+            <X>module-testmodule-build</X>: Making local repository for Koji tag
+            <X>module-testmodule-build</X>: <G>downloaded everything</G>
+        """)
+
+    @terminal
+    def test_console_local_repo_wrap(self):
+        log.local_repo_start("module-testmodule-build")
+        long_url = "https://ftp.example.com/lib" + (80 * "z") + "-1.2.3-1.x86_64.rpm"
+        log.local_repo_start_downloads("module-testmodule-build", 42, "/tmp/download-dir")
+        log.local_repo_start_download("module-testmodule-build", long_url)
+        assert self.current() == textwrap.dedent("""\
+            <X>module-testmodule-build</X>: Making local repository for Koji tag
+            ------------------------------
+            <X>module-testmodule-build</X>: Downloading packages 0/42
+                libzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
+            zzzzzzz-1.2.3-1.x86_64.rpm
+        """)
+
+        log.local_repo_done_download("module-testmodule-build", long_url)
+        log.local_repo_done("module-testmodule-build", "downloaded everything")
+        assert self.current() == textwrap.dedent("""\
+            <X>module-testmodule-build</X>: Making local repository for Koji tag
+            <X>module-testmodule-build</X>: <G>downloaded everything</G>
+        """)
+
+    @terminal
+    def test_console_partial_line_erase(self):
+        self.handler.status_stream.write("Foo\nBar")
+        self.handler.status_stream.erase()
+        self.handler.status_stream.write("Baz")
+
+        assert self.current() == "Baz\n"
+
+    @terminal
+    def test_console_resize(self):
+        self.stream.columns = 20
+        self.handler.resize()
+
+        self.stream.write("Foo\n")
+        self.handler.status_stream.write(30 * "x")
+        self.handler.status_stream.erase()
+        self.handler.status_stream.write("Baz")
+
+        assert self.current() == "Foo\nBaz\n"