diff --git a/beast/utility/Journal.h b/beast/utility/Journal.h
index bac08b443..25161f7fa 100644
--- a/beast/utility/Journal.h
+++ b/beast/utility/Journal.h
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ public:
             The default implementation always returns `true`.
         */
         virtual bool active (Severity);
+
+        /** Returns `true` if text at the severity goes to the Output window. */
+        virtual bool console ();
+
+        virtual void set_severity (Severity severity) = 0;
+        virtual void set_console (bool to_console) = 0;
     };
 
     /** Returns a Sink which does nothing. */
@@ -123,11 +129,8 @@ public:
         /** Returns `true` if the sink logs messages at the severity of this stream. */
         bool active() const;
 
-        /** Returns `true` if the stream also loggs messages to the Output window. */
-        bool toOutputWindow() const;
-
-        /** Also outputs Stream messages to the Output window (MSVC-specific). */
-        void setOutputWindow (bool toOutputWindow) const;
+        /** Returns `true` if the stream also logs messages to the Output window. */
+        bool console() const;
 
         Sink& sink() const;
         Severity severity() const;
@@ -143,7 +146,6 @@ public:
     private:
         Sink* m_sink;
         Severity m_severity;
-        bool mutable m_toOutputWindow;
     };
 
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -156,11 +158,13 @@ public:
     /** Returns a stream for this sink, with the specified severity. */
     Stream stream (Severity severity) const;
 
-    /** Returns `true` if the sink logs messages at that severity. */
-    bool active (Severity severity) const;
+    Sink& sink() const;
 
-    /** Sets all streams to also log to the Output window (MSVC-specific). */
-    void setOutputWindow (bool toOutputWindow) const;
+    /** Returns `true` if the sink logs messages at that severity. */
+    /** @{ */
+    bool active (Severity severity) const;
+    bool console () const;
+    /** @} */
 
     /** Convenience sink streams for each severity level. */
     Stream const trace;
diff --git a/beast/utility/impl/Journal.cpp b/beast/utility/impl/Journal.cpp
index 38d4efdc7..5435b83a0 100644
--- a/beast/utility/impl/Journal.cpp
+++ b/beast/utility/impl/Journal.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ bool Journal::Sink::active (Severity)
     return true;
 }
 
+bool Journal::Sink::console ()
+{
+    return false;
+}
+
 // A Sink that does nothing.
 class NullJournalSink : public Journal::Sink
 {
@@ -39,6 +44,19 @@ public:
     {
         return false;
     }
+
+    bool console (Journal::Severity)
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    void set_severity (Journal::Severity)
+    {
+    }
+
+    void set_console (bool)
+    {
+    }
 };
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -54,37 +72,34 @@ Journal::Sink& Journal::getNullSink ()
 Journal::ScopedStream::ScopedStream (Stream const& stream)
     : m_sink (stream.sink())
     , m_severity (stream.severity())
-    , m_toOutputWindow (stream.toOutputWindow())
 {
 }
 
 Journal::ScopedStream::ScopedStream (ScopedStream const& other)
     : m_sink (other.m_sink)
     , m_severity (other.m_severity)
-    , m_toOutputWindow (other.m_toOutputWindow)
 {
 }
 
 Journal::ScopedStream::ScopedStream (Stream const& stream, std::ostream& manip (std::ostream&))
     : m_sink (stream.sink())
     , m_severity (stream.severity())
-    , m_toOutputWindow (stream.toOutputWindow())
 {
     m_ostream << manip;
 }
 
 Journal::ScopedStream::~ScopedStream ()
 {
-    if (m_sink.active (m_severity))
+    if (! m_ostream.str().empty())
     {
-        if (! m_ostream.str().empty())
+        if (m_sink.active (m_severity))
             m_sink.write (m_severity, m_ostream.str());
-    }
 
-#if BEAST_MSVC
-    if (m_toOutputWindow && beast_isRunningUnderDebugger ())
-        Logger::outputDebugString (m_ostream.str());
-#endif
+    #if BEAST_MSVC
+        if (m_sink.console () && beast_isRunningUnderDebugger ())
+            Logger::outputDebugString (m_ostream.str());
+    #endif
+    }
 }
 
 std::ostream& Journal::ScopedStream::operator<< (std::ostream& manip (std::ostream&)) const
@@ -102,21 +117,18 @@ std::ostringstream& Journal::ScopedStream::ostream () const
 Journal::Stream::Stream ()
     : m_sink (&getNullSink ())
     , m_severity (kFatal)
-    , m_toOutputWindow (false)
 {
 }
 
 Journal::Stream::Stream (Sink& sink, Severity severity)
     : m_sink (&sink)
     , m_severity (severity)
-    , m_toOutputWindow (false)
 {
 }
 
 Journal::Stream::Stream (Stream const& other)
     : m_sink (other.m_sink)
     , m_severity (other.m_severity)
-    , m_toOutputWindow (other.m_toOutputWindow)
 {
 }
 
@@ -125,14 +137,9 @@ bool Journal::Stream::active () const
     return m_sink->active (m_severity);
 }
 
-bool Journal::Stream::toOutputWindow() const
+bool Journal::Stream::console() const
 {
-    return m_toOutputWindow;
-}
-
-void Journal::Stream::setOutputWindow (bool toOutputWindow) const
-{
-    m_toOutputWindow = toOutputWindow;
+    return m_sink->console ();
 }
 
 Journal::Sink& Journal::Stream::sink () const
@@ -201,20 +208,20 @@ Journal::Stream Journal::stream (Severity severity) const
     return Stream (*m_sink, severity);
 }
 
+Journal::Sink& Journal::sink() const
+{
+    return *m_sink;
+}
+
 /** Returns `true` if the sink logs messages at that severity. */
 bool Journal::active (Severity severity) const
 {
     return m_sink->active (severity);
 }
 
-void Journal::setOutputWindow (bool toOutputWindow) const
+bool Journal::console () const
 {
-    trace.setOutputWindow (toOutputWindow);
-    debug.setOutputWindow (toOutputWindow);
-    info.setOutputWindow (toOutputWindow);
-    warning.setOutputWindow (toOutputWindow);
-    fatal.setOutputWindow (toOutputWindow);
-    trace.setOutputWindow (toOutputWindow);
+    return m_sink->console ();
 }
 
 }