diff --git a/cloud-init-0.7.2-nodevconsole.patch b/cloud-init-0.7.2-nodevconsole.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2fae295
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cloud-init-0.7.2-nodevconsole.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+Index: cloud-init-0.7.2/cloudinit/util.py
+===================================================================
+--- cloud-init-0.7.2.orig/cloudinit/util.py
++++ cloud-init-0.7.2/cloudinit/util.py
+@@ -361,11 +361,11 @@ def multi_log(text, console=True, stderr
+     if stderr:
+         sys.stderr.write(text)
+     if console:
+-        # Don't use the write_file since
+-        # this might be 'sensitive' info (not debug worthy?)
+-        with open('/dev/console', 'wb') as wfh:
+-            wfh.write(text)
+-            wfh.flush()
++        # Some containers lack /dev/console, so we send output to
++        # stdout and configure upstart with "console output" and
++        # systemd with "journal+console" and let them take care of
++        # getting output to the console.
++        print text
+     if log:
+         if text[-1] == "\n":
+             log.log(log_level, text[:-1])
+Index: cloud-init-0.7.2/systemd/cloud-config.service
+===================================================================
+--- cloud-init-0.7.2.orig/systemd/cloud-config.service
++++ cloud-init-0.7.2/systemd/cloud-config.service
+@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ RemainAfterExit=yes
+ TimeoutSec=0
+ 
+ # Output needs to appear in instance console output
+-StandardOutput=tty
++StandardOutput=journal+console
+ 
+ [Install]
+ WantedBy=multi-user.target
+Index: cloud-init-0.7.2/systemd/cloud-final.service
+===================================================================
+--- cloud-init-0.7.2.orig/systemd/cloud-final.service
++++ cloud-init-0.7.2/systemd/cloud-final.service
+@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ RemainAfterExit=yes
+ TimeoutSec=0
+ 
+ # Output needs to appear in instance console output
+-StandardOutput=tty
++StandardOutput=journal+console
+ 
+ [Install]
+ WantedBy=multi-user.target
+Index: cloud-init-0.7.2/systemd/cloud-init-local.service
+===================================================================
+--- cloud-init-0.7.2.orig/systemd/cloud-init-local.service
++++ cloud-init-0.7.2/systemd/cloud-init-local.service
+@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ RemainAfterExit=yes
+ TimeoutSec=0
+ 
+ # Output needs to appear in instance console output
+-StandardOutput=tty
++StandardOutput=journal+console
+ 
+ [Install]
+ WantedBy=multi-user.target
+Index: cloud-init-0.7.2/systemd/cloud-init.service
+===================================================================
+--- cloud-init-0.7.2.orig/systemd/cloud-init.service
++++ cloud-init-0.7.2/systemd/cloud-init.service
+@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ RemainAfterExit=yes
+ TimeoutSec=0
+ 
+ # Output needs to appear in instance console output
+-StandardOutput=tty
++StandardOutput=journal+console
+ 
+ [Install]
+ WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/cloud-init.spec b/cloud-init.spec
index 97ceb32..80c4cd6 100644
--- a/cloud-init.spec
+++ b/cloud-init.spec
@@ -20,6 +20,13 @@ Patch0:         cloud-init-0.7.2-fedora.patch
 # https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1008250
 Patch1:         cloud-init-0.7.2-puppetagent.patch
 
+# Send text to stdout instead of /dev/console, then tell systemd to send
+# stdout to journal+console.  Code that sends directly to syslog remains
+# unchanged.
+# https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=977952
+# https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1228434
+Patch2:         cloud-init-0.7.2-nodevconsole.patch
+
 
 BuildArch:      noarch
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
@@ -58,6 +65,7 @@ ssh keys and to let the user run various scripts.
 %setup -q -n %{name}-%{version}
 %patch0 -p1
 %patch1 -p1
+%patch2 -p1
 
 cp -p %{SOURCE2} README.fedora
 
@@ -140,6 +148,7 @@ fi
 %changelog
 * Fri Sep 20 2013 Garrett Holmstrom <gholms@fedoraproject.org> - 0.7.2-5
 - Fixed puppet agent service name [RH:1008250]
+- Let systemd handle console output [RH:977952 LP:1228434]
 
 * Sat Aug 03 2013 Fedora Release Engineering <rel-eng@lists.fedoraproject.org> - 0.7.2-4
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_20_Mass_Rebuild