diff --git a/pkg/machine/apple/apple.go b/pkg/machine/apple/apple.go
index 93201407e9..0e81569650 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/apple/apple.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/apple/apple.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"os"
+	"os/exec"
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
@@ -275,6 +276,42 @@ func StartGenericAppleVM(mc *vmconfigs.MachineConfig, cmdBinary string, bootload
 
 	logrus.Debugf("helper command-line: %v", cmd.Args)
 
+	if mc.LibKrunHypervisor != nil && logrus.IsLevelEnabled(logrus.DebugLevel) {
+		rtDir, err := mc.RuntimeDir()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, err
+		}
+		kdFile, err := rtDir.AppendToNewVMFile("krunkit-debug.sh", nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, err
+		}
+		f, err := os.Create(kdFile.Path)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, err
+		}
+		err = os.Chmod(kdFile.Path, 0744)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, err
+		}
+
+		_, err = f.WriteString("#!/bin/sh\nexec ")
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, err
+		}
+		for _, arg := range cmd.Args {
+			_, err = f.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%q ", arg))
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, nil, err
+			}
+		}
+		err = f.Close()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, err
+		}
+
+		cmd = exec.Command("/usr/bin/open", "-Wa", "Terminal", kdFile.Path)
+	}
+
 	if err := cmd.Start(); err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/machine/apple/vfkit.go b/pkg/machine/apple/vfkit.go
index 6369441466..301167a78d 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/apple/vfkit.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/apple/vfkit.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v5/pkg/machine/vmconfigs"
 	vfConfig "github.com/crc-org/vfkit/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/crc-org/vfkit/pkg/rest"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
 func GetDefaultDevices(mc *vmconfigs.MachineConfig) ([]vfConfig.VirtioDevice, *define.VMFile, error) {
@@ -41,7 +42,12 @@ func GetDefaultDevices(mc *vmconfigs.MachineConfig) ([]vfConfig.VirtioDevice, *d
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	devices = append(devices, disk, rng, serial, readyDevice)
+	devices = append(devices, disk, rng, readyDevice)
+	if mc.LibKrunHypervisor == nil || !logrus.IsLevelEnabled(logrus.DebugLevel) {
+		// If libkrun is the provider and we want to show the debug console,
+		// don't add a virtio serial device to avoid redirecting the output.
+		devices = append(devices, serial)
+	}
 
 	if mc.AppleHypervisor != nil && mc.AppleHypervisor.Vfkit.Rosetta {
 		rosetta := &vfConfig.RosettaShare{