diff --git a/packages/compiler/test/ts7/baselines/order-parity/tests/corpus/stdout-patch-console-arguments.js.json b/packages/compiler/test/ts7/baselines/order-parity/tests/corpus/stdout-patch-console-arguments.js.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d8798d615
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/compiler/test/ts7/baselines/order-parity/tests/corpus/stdout-patch-console-arguments.js.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+ "order": [
+  "<repo>/tests/corpus/stdout-patch-console-arguments.js"
+ ],
+ "diags": []
+}
diff --git a/packages/runtime/src/scr_console.c b/packages/runtime/src/scr_console.c
index f1fefa626..040cb2234 100644
--- a/packages/runtime/src/scr_console.c
+++ b/packages/runtime/src/scr_console.c
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ void scr_init(void) {
  * the stream differs. */
 /* A real definition lets relocatable library links localize this hook;
  * a tentative common symbol stays externally visible on Mach-O. */
-SCR_TL bool (*scr_stdio_write_hook)(int fd, const void *data, size_t len, bool wide) = NULL;
+SCR_TL bool (*scr_stdio_write_hook)(int fd, const void *data, size_t len, int flags) = NULL;
 SCR_TL bool (*scr_stdio_capture)(int fd, const void *data, size_t len) = NULL;
 
 SCR_TL bool scr_stdin_fed = false;
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ static void scr_console_write(int fd, size_t n, const ScrLogArg *args, bool glob
   }
   if (scr_stdio_write_hook) {
     /* A patched write receives the JavaScript string, lone surrogates kept. */
-    scr_stdio_write_hook(fd, line, used, wide);
+    scr_stdio_write_hook(fd, line, used, (wide ? SCR_STDIO_HOOK_WIDE : 0) | SCR_STDIO_HOOK_CONSOLE);
     if (scr_exc_pending()) scr_exc_clear();
   } else {
     if (wide) scr_wtf8_to_utf8(line, used);
@@ -481,8 +481,16 @@ int scr_stdio_write_raw(int fd, const void *data, size_t len) {
 #endif
 }
 
+/* A byte chunk (process.stdout.write(buffer), a stream piped to stdout). */
 bool scr_stdio_write(int fd, const void *data, size_t len) {
-  if (scr_stdio_write_hook) return scr_stdio_write_hook(fd, data, len, false);
+  if (scr_stdio_write_hook) return scr_stdio_write_hook(fd, data, len, SCR_STDIO_HOOK_BYTES);
+  (void)scr_stdio_write_raw(fd, data, len);
+  return true;
+}
+
+/* A string chunk that is plain UTF-8. */
+bool scr_stdio_write_text(int fd, const void *data, size_t len) {
+  if (scr_stdio_write_hook) return scr_stdio_write_hook(fd, data, len, 0);
   (void)scr_stdio_write_raw(fd, data, len);
   return true;
 }
@@ -490,7 +498,7 @@ bool scr_stdio_write(int fd, const void *data, size_t len) {
 /* A string chunk: a patched write receives the string itself; the stream
  * receives its UTF-8, each lone surrogate as U+FFFD. */
 static __attribute__((noinline)) bool scr_stdio_write_wide(int fd, const ScrStr *s) {
-  if (scr_stdio_write_hook) return scr_stdio_write_hook(fd, s->data, s->len, true);
+  if (scr_stdio_write_hook) return scr_stdio_write_hook(fd, s->data, s->len, SCR_STDIO_HOOK_WIDE);
   char *owned;
   const char *bytes = scr_str_utf8(s, &owned);
   (void)scr_stdio_write_raw(fd, bytes, s->len);
@@ -500,5 +508,5 @@ static __attribute__((noinline)) bool scr_stdio_write_wide(int fd, const ScrStr
 
 bool scr_stdio_write_str(int fd, const ScrStr *s) {
   if (__builtin_expect(scr_wtf8_any(), 0) && !s->ascii) return scr_stdio_write_wide(fd, s);
-  return scr_stdio_write(fd, s->data, s->len);
+  return scr_stdio_write_text(fd, s->data, s->len);
 }
diff --git a/packages/runtime/src/scr_console_native.c b/packages/runtime/src/scr_console_native.c
index e11ffd3af..82dc476a1 100644
--- a/packages/runtime/src/scr_console_native.c
+++ b/packages/runtime/src/scr_console_native.c
@@ -489,8 +489,8 @@ void scr_console_clear(void) {
   if (!scr_process_is_tty(1)) return;
   const char *term = getenv("TERM");
   if (term && strcmp(term, "dumb") == 0) return;
-  scr_stdio_write(1, "\x1b[1;1H", 6);
-  scr_stdio_write(1, "\x1b[0J", 4);
+  scr_stdio_write_text(1, "\x1b[1;1H", 6);
+  scr_stdio_write_text(1, "\x1b[0J", 4);
 }
 
 /* console.dir over a dyn value: inspect with custom inspection off. The
diff --git a/packages/runtime/src/scr_events.c b/packages/runtime/src/scr_events.c
index 78b7bb0f1..de1d12105 100644
--- a/packages/runtime/src/scr_events.c
+++ b/packages/runtime/src/scr_events.c
@@ -1507,9 +1507,19 @@ static ScrDyn *scr_stdio_invoke(void *ptr, ScrDyn *self, const char *name,
   return result;
 }
 
-static bool scr_stdio_intercept(int fd, const void *data, size_t length, bool wide) {
+/* Node's console error handler for a stream write (createWriteErrorHandler):
+ * console swallows write errors, so it ignores its argument. */
+static ScrDyn *scr_stdio_console_error_handler(ScrClosure *cb, ScrDyn *const *args, size_t argc) {
+  (void)cb; (void)args; (void)argc;
+  return scr_dyn_retain(scr_dyn_undefined());
+}
+
+static SCR_TL ScrDyn *scr_stdio_console_handler = NULL;
+
+static bool scr_stdio_intercept(int fd, const void *data, size_t length, int flags) {
   ScrStdio *stream = &scr_stdio_streams[fd == 2 ? 2 : 1];
   if (!stream->write || scr_dyn_strict_eq(stream->write, scr_stdio_methods[STDIO_WRITE])) {
+    bool wide = (flags & SCR_STDIO_HOOK_WIDE) != 0;
     char *owned = NULL;
     if (wide && scr_wtf8_find_surrogate(data, length)) {
       owned = malloc(length ? length : 1);
@@ -1522,12 +1532,22 @@ static bool scr_stdio_intercept(int fd, const void *data, size_t length, bool wi
     free(owned);
     return true;
   }
-  ScrStr *text = scr_str_new(data, length);
-  ScrDyn *chunk = scr_dyn_new_str(text);
-  scr_str_release(text);
+  ScrDyn *chunk;
+  if (flags & SCR_STDIO_HOOK_BYTES) {
+    ScrBytes *b = scr_bytes_new(SCR_BYTES_U8, (double)length);
+    memcpy(b->data, data, length);
+    chunk = scr_dyn_new_chunk(b);
+    scr_bytes_release(b);
+  } else {
+    ScrStr *text = scr_str_new(data, length);
+    chunk = scr_dyn_new_str(text);
+    scr_str_release(text);
+  }
+  ScrDyn *argv[2] = {chunk, scr_stdio_console_handler};
+  size_t argc = (flags & SCR_STDIO_HOOK_CONSOLE) ? 2 : 1;
   scr_dyn_this_push(stream, SCR_DYNH_STDIO);
   ScrDyn *fn = scr_dyn_retain(stream->write);
-  ScrDyn *result = scr_dyn_call(fn, &chunk, 1, "write");
+  ScrDyn *result = scr_dyn_call(fn, argv, argc, "write");
   scr_dyn_release(fn);
   scr_dyn_this_pop();
   bool accepted = result && scr_dyn_truthy(result);
@@ -1562,6 +1582,8 @@ static void scr_stdio_cleanup(void) {
     scr_dyn_release(scr_stdio_methods[i]);
     scr_stdio_methods[i] = NULL;
   }
+  scr_dyn_release(scr_stdio_console_handler);
+  scr_stdio_console_handler = NULL;
   scr_stdio_initialized = false;
 }
 
@@ -1582,6 +1604,7 @@ ScrDyn *scr_process_stdio(double fd) {
       scr_box_set_f64(cb->caps[0], i);
       scr_stdio_methods[i] = scr_dyn_new_func(cb, scr_stdio_method, i == STDIO_WRITE ? 3 : 1, "", scr_stdio_names[i]);
     }
+    scr_stdio_console_handler = scr_dyn_new_func(scr_closure_new(NULL, 0), scr_stdio_console_error_handler, 1, "", "");
     scr_stdio_write_hook = scr_stdio_intercept;
   }
   return scr_dyn_new_handle(&scr_stdio_streams[fd == 0 ? 0 : fd == 2 ? 2 : 1], SCR_DYNH_STDIO);
diff --git a/packages/runtime/src/scr_lib.h b/packages/runtime/src/scr_lib.h
index fa88873af..324a4c041 100644
--- a/packages/runtime/src/scr_lib.h
+++ b/packages/runtime/src/scr_lib.h
@@ -71,9 +71,16 @@ ScrStr *scr_process_cwd(void);      /* +1 fresh (getcwd) */
 bool scr_stdio_write(int fd, const void *data, size_t len);
 bool scr_stdio_write_str(int fd, const ScrStr *s);
 int scr_stdio_write_raw(int fd, const void *data, size_t len);
-/* `wide` marks string bytes that may hold lone surrogates, which become
- * U+FFFD when they reach the stream itself. */
-extern SCR_TL bool (*scr_stdio_write_hook)(int fd, const void *data, size_t len, bool wide);
+/* `flags` describes the chunk a patched write receives: SCR_STDIO_HOOK_WIDE
+ * marks string bytes that may hold lone surrogates (they become U+FFFD when
+ * they reach the stream itself), SCR_STDIO_HOOK_CONSOLE a console line
+ * (Node's console passes its error handler as the second argument), and
+ * SCR_STDIO_HOOK_BYTES a byte chunk (the replacement receives a Buffer). */
+enum { SCR_STDIO_HOOK_WIDE = 1, SCR_STDIO_HOOK_CONSOLE = 2, SCR_STDIO_HOOK_BYTES = 4 };
+extern SCR_TL bool (*scr_stdio_write_hook)(int fd, const void *data, size_t len, int flags);
+/* A string chunk given as bytes (UTF-8, no lone surrogates): what
+ * scr_stdio_write was for callers that write text. */
+bool scr_stdio_write_text(int fd, const void *data, size_t len);
 /* A worker created with the stdout or stderr option: answers true when it
  * took the bytes for fd 1 or 2 instead of the process descriptor. */
 extern SCR_TL bool (*scr_stdio_capture)(int fd, const void *data, size_t len);
diff --git a/tests/corpus/stdout-patch-console-arguments.js b/tests/corpus/stdout-patch-console-arguments.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7f73d785f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/corpus/stdout-patch-console-arguments.js
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+// What a replaced process.stdout.write receives from console: Node's
+// console writes each formatted line with stream.write(line, errorHandler),
+// so the replacement sees a string and a function as its second argument
+// for console.log, info, debug, dir, count, table and grouped lines alike;
+// a direct write passes exactly its own arguments. The error handler accepts
+// a null error.
+const original = process.stdout.write;
+const seen = [];
+process.stdout.write = function (chunk, encodingOrCallback, callback) {
+  const kind = typeof chunk === "string" ? "string" : Buffer.isBuffer(chunk) ? "Buffer" : chunk.constructor.name;
+  seen.push(`${kind}:${JSON.stringify(String(chunk))}:${typeof encodingOrCallback}:${typeof callback}`);
+  if (typeof encodingOrCallback === "function") encodingOrCallback(null);
+  return true;
+};
+console.log("line", 1);
+console.info("info");
+console.debug("debug");
+console.log("%s=%d", "x", 2);
+console.dir({ a: 1 });
+console.count();
+console.group("group");
+console.log("inside");
+console.groupEnd();
+console.table([{ a: 1 }]);
+process.stdout.write("direct");
+process.stdout.write("hex", "utf8");
+process.stdout.write(Buffer.from("bytes"));
+process.stdout.write = original;
+console.log(seen.join("\n"));
diff --git a/tests/harness/corpus-costs/stdout-patch-console-arguments.js.json b/tests/harness/corpus-costs/stdout-patch-console-arguments.js.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b5d3a2f90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/harness/corpus-costs/stdout-patch-console-arguments.js.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "plain": 5460, "san": 7830 }