diff --git a/src/libs/utils/outputformat.h b/src/libs/utils/outputformat.h
index 1e959d05d46..96c2ef2b3ae 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/outputformat.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/outputformat.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ enum OutputFormat
     DebugFormat,
     StdOutFormat,
     StdErrFormat,
+    GeneralMessageFormat,
     NumberOfFormats // Keep this entry last.
 };
 
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/outputformatter.cpp b/src/libs/utils/outputformatter.cpp
index 875ba0ebecf..0ca2e495d0c 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/outputformatter.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/outputformatter.cpp
@@ -496,6 +496,7 @@ void OutputFormatter::initFormats()
     d->formats[StdOutFormat].setForeground(theme->color(Theme::OutputPanes_StdOutTextColor));
     d->formats[StdErrFormat].setForeground(theme->color(Theme::OutputPanes_StdErrTextColor));
     d->formats[DebugFormat].setForeground(theme->color(Theme::OutputPanes_DebugTextColor));
+    d->formats[GeneralMessageFormat].setForeground(theme->color(Theme::OutputPanes_DebugTextColor));
     setBoldFontEnabled(d->boldFontEnabled);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidrunner.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androidrunner.cpp
index 67c60dc37e0..1682d882b47 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidrunner.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidrunner.cpp
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ void AndroidRunner::stop()
     if (m_checkAVDTimer.isActive()) {
         m_checkAVDTimer.stop();
         appendMessage("\n\n" + tr("\"%1\" terminated.").arg(m_packageName),
-                      Utils::DebugFormat);
+                      Utils::NormalMessageFormat);
         return;
     }
 
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ void AndroidRunner::handleRemoteProcessStarted(Utils::Port debugServerPort,
 
 void AndroidRunner::handleRemoteProcessFinished(const QString &errString)
 {
-    appendMessage(errString, Utils::DebugFormat);
+    appendMessage(errString, Utils::NormalMessageFormat);
     if (runControl()->isRunning())
         runControl()->initiateStop();
     reportStopped();
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/messageoutputwindow.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/messageoutputwindow.cpp
index 1ca9a6be8f3..ef84b100ab1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/messageoutputwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/messageoutputwindow.cpp
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ QString MessageOutputWindow::displayName() const
 
 void MessageOutputWindow::append(const QString &text)
 {
-    m_widget->appendMessage(text, Utils::DebugFormat);
+    m_widget->appendMessage(text, Utils::GeneralMessageFormat);
 }
 
 int MessageOutputWindow::priorityInStatusBar() const
diff --git a/src/plugins/perfprofiler/perfprofilerruncontrol.cpp b/src/plugins/perfprofiler/perfprofilerruncontrol.cpp
index bdf2c7670c1..dfccc06d2c0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/perfprofiler/perfprofilerruncontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/perfprofiler/perfprofilerruncontrol.cpp
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public:
         if (url.isValid()) {
             args.append(QStringList{"--host", url.host(), "--port", QString::number(url.port())});
         }
-        appendMessage("PerfParser args: " + args.join(' '), Utils::DebugFormat);
+        appendMessage("PerfParser args: " + args.join(' '), Utils::NormalMessageFormat);
         m_reader.createParser(args);
         m_reader.startParser();
     }
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlpreview/qmldebugtranslationwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlpreview/qmldebugtranslationwidget.cpp
index 7a25c6f75fe..218d1366590 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlpreview/qmldebugtranslationwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlpreview/qmldebugtranslationwidget.cpp
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ void QmlDebugTranslationWidget::loadLogFile()
         if (f.open(QFile::ReadOnly)) {
             clear();
             while (!f.atEnd())
-                appendMessage(QString::fromUtf8(f.readLine()), Utils::DebugFormat);
+                appendMessage(QString::fromUtf8(f.readLine()), Utils::GeneralMessageFormat);
         } else {
             // TODO: maybe add this message to log and tasks
             qWarning() << "Failed to open" << fileName << ":" << f.errorString();
diff --git a/src/plugins/valgrind/valgrindengine.cpp b/src/plugins/valgrind/valgrindengine.cpp
index ff0a2928acf..41086584acf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/valgrind/valgrindengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/valgrind/valgrindengine.cpp
@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@ void ValgrindToolRunner::start()
     m_progress.reportStarted();
 
 #if VALGRIND_DEBUG_OUTPUT
-    emit outputReceived(tr("Valgrind options: %1").arg(toolArguments().join(' ')), DebugFormat);
-    emit outputReceived(tr("Working directory: %1").arg(runnable().workingDirectory), DebugFormat);
-    emit outputReceived(tr("Command line arguments: %1").arg(runnable().debuggeeArgs), DebugFormat);
+    emit outputReceived(tr("Valgrind options: %1").arg(toolArguments().join(' ')), LogMessageFormat);
+    emit outputReceived(tr("Working directory: %1").arg(runnable().workingDirectory), LogMessageFormat);
+    emit outputReceived(tr("Command line arguments: %1").arg(runnable().debuggeeArgs), LogMessageFormat);
 #endif
 
     CommandLine valgrind{m_settings.valgrindExecutable()};