diff --git a/common/Kconfig b/common/Kconfig
index 983d305..9af0a54 100644
--- a/common/Kconfig
+++ b/common/Kconfig
@@ -594,6 +594,17 @@
 
 endchoice
 
+config PBL_CONSOLE
+	depends on PBL_IMAGE
+	depends on !CONSOLE_NONE
+	bool "Enable console support in PBL"
+	help
+	  This enables printf/pr_* support in the PBL to get more
+	  informational output earlier during startup. Note that
+	  printf/pr_* need a valid C environment, so the binary
+	  must be running at the address it's linked at and bss must
+	  be cleared. On ARM that would be after setup_c().
+
 config PARTITION
 	bool
 	prompt "Enable Partitions"
@@ -935,18 +946,6 @@
 	help
 	  If enabled this will print initcall traces.
 
-config PBL_CONSOLE
-	depends on PBL_IMAGE
-	depends on DEBUG_LL
-	depends on !CONSOLE_NONE
-	bool "Enable console support in PBL"
-	help
-	  This enables printf/pr_* support in the PBL to get more
-	  informational output earlier during startup. Note that
-	  printf/pr_* need a valid C environment, so the binary
-	  must be running at the address it's linked at and bss must
-	  be cleared. On ARM that would be after setup_c().
-
 endmenu
 
 config HAS_DEBUG_LL
diff --git a/include/console.h b/include/console.h
index 839ec17..a6737c8 100644
--- a/include/console.h
+++ b/include/console.h
@@ -83,4 +83,10 @@
 int console_set_baudrate(struct console_device *cdev, unsigned baudrate);
 unsigned console_get_baudrate(struct console_device *cdev);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PBL_CONSOLE
+void pbl_set_putc(void (*putcf)(void *ctx, int c), void *ctx);
+#else
+static inline void pbl_set_putc(void (*putcf)(void *ctx, int c), void *ctx) {}
+#endif
+
 #endif
diff --git a/pbl/console.c b/pbl/console.c
index a9859ad..3574753 100644
--- a/pbl/console.c
+++ b/pbl/console.c
@@ -1,6 +1,47 @@
 #include <common.h>
 #include <debug_ll.h>
 
+static void (*__putc)(void *ctx, int c);
+static void *putc_ctx;
+
+/**
+ * pbl_set_putc() - setup UART used for PBL console
+ * @putc: The putc function.
+ * @ctx: The context pointer passed back to putc
+ *
+ * This sets the putc function which is afterwards used to output
+ * characters in the PBL.
+ */
+void pbl_set_putc(void (*putcf)(void *ctx, int c), void *ctx)
+{
+	__putc = putcf;
+	putc_ctx = ctx;
+}
+
+void console_putc(unsigned int ch, char c)
+{
+	if (!__putc)
+		putc_ll(c);
+	else
+		__putc(putc_ctx, c);
+}
+
+int console_puts(unsigned int ch, const char *str)
+{
+	int n = 0;
+
+	while (*str) {
+		if (*str == '\n')
+			putc_ll('\r');
+
+		console_putc(CONSOLE_STDOUT, *str);
+		str++;
+		n++;
+	}
+
+	return n;
+}
+
 int printf(const char *fmt, ...)
 {
 	va_list args;
@@ -11,7 +52,7 @@
 	i = vsprintf(printbuffer, fmt, args);
 	va_end(args);
 
-	puts_ll(printbuffer);
+	console_puts(CONSOLE_STDOUT, printbuffer);
 
 	return i;
 }
@@ -26,7 +67,7 @@
 	i = vsprintf(printbuffer, fmt, args);
 	va_end(args);
 
-	puts_ll(printbuffer);
+	console_puts(CONSOLE_STDOUT, printbuffer);
 
 	return i;
 }
@@ -35,8 +76,3 @@
 {
 	return 0;
 }
-
-void console_putc(unsigned int ch, char c)
-{
-	putc_ll(c);
-}