diff --git a/runtime/bin/process_win.cc b/runtime/bin/process_win.cc
index d5814a8..1811456 100644
--- a/runtime/bin/process_win.cc
+++ b/runtime/bin/process_win.cc
@@ -554,12 +554,17 @@
     if (!Process::ModeIsAttached(mode_)) {
       creation_flags |= DETACHED_PROCESS;
     } else {
-      // Ensure that if console needs to be created, it is created hidden.
-      // Normally stdout for console dart application is associated with console
-      // that is launched from, but for gui applications(flutter on windows)
-      // console might be absent, will be created by CreateProcessW below.
-      // When that happens we ensure that console window doesn't pop up.
-      creation_flags |= CREATE_NO_WINDOW;
+      // Unless we are inherting stdio which means there is some console
+      // associated with the app, we want to ensure no console window pops
+      // up for the spawned child.
+      if (mode_ != kInheritStdio) {
+        // Normally stdout for console dart application is associated with a
+        // console that is launched from, but for gui applications(flutter on
+        // windows) console might be absent, will be created by CreateProcessW
+        // below. When that happens we ensure that console window doesn't
+        // pop up.
+        creation_flags |= CREATE_NO_WINDOW;
+      }
     }
     BOOL result = CreateProcessW(
         NULL,  // ApplicationName