diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/applicationlauncher.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/applicationlauncher.cpp
index f0d84760c54..290931cfd5b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/applicationlauncher.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/applicationlauncher.cpp
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ void ApplicationLauncherPrivate::readLocalStandardOutput()
     QByteArray data = m_guiProcess.readAllStandardOutput();
     QString msg = m_outputCodec->toUnicode(
             data.constData(), data.length(), &m_outputCodecState);
-    emit q->appendMessage(msg, StdOutFormatSameLine);
+    emit q->appendMessage(msg, StdOutFormatSameLine, false);
 }
 
 void ApplicationLauncherPrivate::readLocalStandardError()
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ void ApplicationLauncherPrivate::readLocalStandardError()
     QByteArray data = m_guiProcess.readAllStandardError();
     QString msg = m_outputCodec->toUnicode(
             data.constData(), data.length(), &m_errorCodecState);
-    emit q->appendMessage(msg, StdErrFormatSameLine);
+    emit q->appendMessage(msg, StdErrFormatSameLine, false);
 }
 
 void ApplicationLauncherPrivate::cannotRetrieveLocalDebugOutput()
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/applicationlauncher.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/applicationlauncher.h
index 3c6178f815f..a321c2214d1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/applicationlauncher.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/applicationlauncher.h
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public:
     static QString msgWinCannotRetrieveDebuggingOutput();
 
 signals:
-    void appendMessage(const QString &message, Utils::OutputFormat format);
+    void appendMessage(const QString &message, Utils::OutputFormat format, bool appendNewLine = true);
     void processStarted();
     void processExited(int exitCode, QProcess::ExitStatus);
     void error(QProcess::ProcessError error);
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp
index 02cdeace6eb..9613768eaaf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp
@@ -1810,9 +1810,9 @@ void RunWorker::reportFailure(const QString &msg)
  * Appends a message in the specified \a format to
  * the owning RunControl's \uicontrol{Application Output} pane.
  */
-void RunWorker::appendMessage(const QString &msg, OutputFormat format)
+void RunWorker::appendMessage(const QString &msg, OutputFormat format, bool appendNewLine)
 {
-    if (msg.endsWith('\n'))
+    if (!appendNewLine || msg.endsWith('\n'))
         d->runControl->appendMessage(msg, format);
     else
         d->runControl->appendMessage(msg + '\n', format);
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.h
index 75cdab63f17..0bd1115bf53 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.h
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ public:
     QVariant recordedData(const QString &channel) const;
 
     // Part of read-only interface of RunControl for convenience.
-    void appendMessage(const QString &msg, Utils::OutputFormat format);
+    void appendMessage(const QString &msg, Utils::OutputFormat format, bool appendNewLine = true);
     IDevice::ConstPtr device() const;
     const Runnable &runnable() const;
     Core::Id runMode() const;