diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index cf65de2e211..3652685986f 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2019-11-21  Tom de Vries  <tdevries@suse.de>
+
+	PR gdb/24956
+	* cli/cli-script.c (execute_control_command): Only switch to
+	INTERP_CONSOLE's ui_out when INTERP_MI is active.
+
 2019-11-19  Tom Tromey  <tom@tromey.com>
 
 	* tui/tui-win.c (tui_partial_win_by_name): Move from tui-data.c.
diff --git a/gdb/cli/cli-script.c b/gdb/cli/cli-script.c
index 316aca0f274..06cdcd6bfe5 100644
--- a/gdb/cli/cli-script.c
+++ b/gdb/cli/cli-script.c
@@ -696,6 +696,9 @@ execute_control_command_1 (struct command_line *cmd, int from_tty)
 enum command_control_type
 execute_control_command (struct command_line *cmd, int from_tty)
 {
+  if (!current_uiout->is_mi_like_p ())
+    return execute_control_command_1 (cmd, from_tty);
+
   /* Make sure we use the console uiout.  It's possible that we are executing
      breakpoint commands while running the MI interpreter.  */
   interp *console = interp_lookup (current_ui, INTERP_CONSOLE);
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
index f47ed172a64..16027e47498 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2019-11-21  Tom de Vries  <tdevries@suse.de>
+
+	PR gdb/24956
+	* gdb.base/ui-redirect.exp: Test output of user-defined command.
+
 2019-11-20  Sergio Durigan Junior  <sergiodj@redhat.com>
 
 	* gdb.python/py-progspace.exp: Add missing parentheses on some
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/ui-redirect.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/ui-redirect.exp
index efcac14b7cc..932c74af4b5 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/ui-redirect.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/ui-redirect.exp
@@ -57,6 +57,24 @@ set cmds "$cmds\n"
 set outdir [standard_output_file {}]
 set cmds_file "$outdir/cmds.txt"
 
+with_test_prefix "userdefined" {
+    set test "define userdefined"
+    gdb_test_multiple $test $test {
+	-re "End with a line saying just \"end\"\\.\r\n>$" {
+	    pass $test
+	}
+    }
+
+    set test "bt"
+    gdb_test_multiple $test $test {
+	-re "\r\n>$" {
+	    pass $test
+	}
+    }
+
+    gdb_test_no_output "end"
+}
+
 with_test_prefix "logging" {
     gdb_test_no_output "set logging file /dev/null"
     gdb_test "set logging on" \
@@ -64,6 +82,7 @@ with_test_prefix "logging" {
     gdb_test "save breakpoints $cmds_file" "Saved to file '$cmds_file'\\." \
 	"save breakpoints cmds.txt"
     cmp_file_string "$cmds_file" "$cmds" "cmds.txt"
+    gdb_test "userdefined" "#0  main ().*"
     gdb_test "set logging off" "Done logging to /dev/null\\."
     gdb_test "help" "List of classes of commands:.*"
 }
@@ -74,6 +93,7 @@ with_test_prefix "redirect" {
     "Redirecting output to /dev/null.*Copying debug output to /dev/null\\."
     gdb_test_no_output "save breakpoints $cmds_file" "save breakpoints cmds.txt"
     cmp_file_string "$cmds_file" "$cmds" "cmds.txt"
+    gdb_test_no_output "userdefined"
     gdb_test "set logging off" "Done logging to /dev/null\\."
     gdb_test "help" "List of classes of commands:.*"
 }
@@ -87,6 +107,7 @@ with_test_prefix "redirect while already logging" {
     gdb_test "save breakpoints $cmds_file" "Saved to file '$cmds_file'\\." \
 	"save breakpoints cmds.txt"
     cmp_file_string "$cmds_file" "$cmds" "cmds.txt"
+    gdb_test "userdefined" "#0  main ().*"
     gdb_test "set logging off" "Done logging to /dev/null\\."
     gdb_test "help" "List of classes of commands:.*"
     gdb_test_no_output "set logging redirect off"