diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/util/StreamTaskListener.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/util/StreamTaskListener.java
index 32e837d1548d6e3719cbaa80819884a111baa2e2..2e844d86abbb08c837f73732b5e7755d9055ffdb 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/util/StreamTaskListener.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/util/StreamTaskListener.java
@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@ public final class StreamTaskListener implements TaskListener, Serializable {
         this(new WriterOutputStream(w));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Creates {@link StreamTaskListener} that swallows the result.
+     */
+    public StreamTaskListener() {
+        this(new NullStream());
+    }
+
     public PrintStream getLogger() {
         return out;
     }