diff --git a/config/docs.cfg b/config/docs.cfg
index 858b5e37..f005654d 100644
--- a/config/docs.cfg
+++ b/config/docs.cfg
@@ -247,7 +247,9 @@ docargument [B] [triangle debug] [min 0/max 1/default 0];
 docremark [Prints details while connecting triangles of 3d models.];
 docident [debugargs] [Dump all command arguments to STDOUT];
 docargument [...] [...] [] [1];
-docident [echo] [];
+docident [echo] [Outputs text to the console.];
+docargument [L] [List of strings] [] [0];
+docident [hudecho] [Outputs text to the console and heads up display.];
 docargument [L] [List of strings] [] [0];
 docident [exec] [Executes all commands in a specified config file.];
 docargument [C] [the config file] [] [0];
diff --git a/docs/reference.xml b/docs/reference.xml
index 6306e272..ab8cbad2 100644
--- a/docs/reference.xml
+++ b/docs/reference.xml
@@ -853,6 +853,14 @@
 				</command>
 
 				<command name="echo">
+          <description>Outputs text to the console.</description>
+					<arguments>
+						<argument token="L" description="List of strings"/>
+					</arguments>
+				</command>
+        
+        <command name="hudecho">
+          <description>Outputs text to the console and heads up display.</description>
 					<arguments>
 						<argument token="L" description="List of strings"/>
 					</arguments>
diff --git a/source/src/client.cpp b/source/src/client.cpp
index a7d760eb..11611ed1 100644
--- a/source/src/client.cpp
+++ b/source/src/client.cpp
@@ -270,7 +270,19 @@ void echo(char *text)
     while(s);
 }
 
+void hudecho(char *text)
+{
+    const char *s = strtok(text, "\n");
+    do
+    {
+        hudoutf("%s", s ? s : "");
+        s = strtok(NULL, "\n");
+    }
+    while(s);
+}
+
 COMMAND(echo, ARG_CONC);
+COMMAND(hudecho, ARG_CONC);
 COMMANDN(say, toserver, ARG_CONC);
 COMMANDN(me, toserverme, ARG_CONC);
 COMMANDN(connect, connectserv, ARG_3STR);