diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/common/debug.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/common/debug.ts
index a700d42f770a2720dd34cb5becd7286442a98079..6b9ef76f8e868f28192e50b3b895ae0bec47d6ce 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/common/debug.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/common/debug.ts
@@ -458,6 +458,11 @@ export interface IDebugService {
 	 */
 	removeReplExpressions(): void;
 
+	/**
+	 * Appends the passed string to the debug repl.
+	 */
+	logToRepl(value: string): void;
+
 	/**
 	 * Adds a new watch expression and evaluates it against the debug adapter.
 	 */
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/electron-browser/debugCommands.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/electron-browser/debugCommands.ts
index 04ccb32929ce2ce65e5154ccf02cb4ae29bbc245..f9275e6c237cf5752111569523c8772d36e4db5d 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/electron-browser/debugCommands.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/electron-browser/debugCommands.ts
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ export function registerCommands(): void {
 
 	KeybindingsRegistry.registerCommandAndKeybindingRule({
 		id: '_workbench.startDebug',
-		weight: KeybindingsRegistry.WEIGHT.workbenchContrib(0),
+		weight: KeybindingsRegistry.WEIGHT.workbenchContrib(),
 		handler(accessor: ServicesAccessor, configurationOrName: any) {
 			const debugService = accessor.get(IDebugService);
 			if (!configurationOrName) {
 				configurationOrName = debugService.getViewModel().selectedConfigurationName;
 			}
 
-			return debugService.createProcess(configurationOrName);
+			debugService.createProcess(configurationOrName).done(undefined, errors.onUnexpectedError);
 		},
 		when: CONTEXT_NOT_IN_DEBUG_MODE,
 		primary: undefined
@@ -31,19 +31,30 @@ export function registerCommands(): void {
 
 	KeybindingsRegistry.registerCommandAndKeybindingRule({
 		id: 'workbench.customDebugRequest',
-		weight: KeybindingsRegistry.WEIGHT.workbenchContrib(0),
+		weight: KeybindingsRegistry.WEIGHT.workbenchContrib(),
 		handler(accessor: ServicesAccessor, request: string, requestArgs: any) {
 			const process = accessor.get(IDebugService).getViewModel().focusedProcess;
 			if (process) {
-				return process.session.custom(request, requestArgs);
+				process.session.custom(request, requestArgs).done(undefined, errors.onUnexpectedError);
 			}
-
-			return undefined;
 		},
 		when: CONTEXT_IN_DEBUG_MODE,
 		primary: undefined
 	});
 
+	KeybindingsRegistry.registerCommandAndKeybindingRule({
+		id: 'debug.logToDebugConsole',
+		weight: KeybindingsRegistry.WEIGHT.workbenchContrib(),
+		handler(accessor: ServicesAccessor, value: string) {
+			if (typeof value === 'string') {
+				const debugService = accessor.get(IDebugService);
+				debugService.logToRepl(value);
+			}
+		},
+		when: undefined,
+		primary: undefined
+	});
+
 	KeybindingsRegistry.registerCommandAndKeybindingRule({
 		id: 'debug.toggleBreakpoint',
 		weight: KeybindingsRegistry.WEIGHT.workbenchContrib(5),
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/electron-browser/debugService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/electron-browser/debugService.ts
index 4c3ca672badfc3609aaf6e92e0f5a111d9fba73b..d8979b8245bc010aec8fe2c2f3ed47b8dc2233c9 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/electron-browser/debugService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/electron-browser/debugService.ts
@@ -535,6 +535,10 @@ export class DebugService implements debug.IDebugService {
 		this.model.removeReplExpressions();
 	}
 
+	public logToRepl(value: string): void {
+		this.model.appendToRepl(value, severity.Info);
+	}
+
 	public addWatchExpression(name: string): TPromise<void> {
 		return this.model.addWatchExpression(this.viewModel.focusedProcess, this.viewModel.focusedStackFrame, name);
 	}