diff --git a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/arduino-ide-frontend-module.ts b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/arduino-ide-frontend-module.ts
index 94f8cbca..7cbb5930 100644
--- a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/arduino-ide-frontend-module.ts
+++ b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/arduino-ide-frontend-module.ts
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ import { LibraryServiceProvider } from './library/library-service-provider';
 import { IncludeLibrary } from './contributions/include-library';
 import { OutputChannelManager as TheiaOutputChannelManager } from '@theia/output/lib/common/output-channel';
 import { OutputChannelManager } from './theia/output/output-channel';
+import { OutputChannelRegistryMainImpl as TheiaOutputChannelRegistryMainImpl, OutputChannelRegistryMainImpl } from './theia/plugin-ext/output-channel-registry-main';
 
 const ElementQueries = require('css-element-queries/src/ElementQueries');
 
@@ -314,6 +315,8 @@ export default new ContainerModule((bind, unbind, isBound, rebind) => {
     rebind(TheiaOutputWidget).toService(OutputWidget);
     bind(OutputChannelManager).toSelf().inSingletonScope();
     rebind(TheiaOutputChannelManager).toService(OutputChannelManager);
+    bind(OutputChannelRegistryMainImpl).toSelf().inTransientScope();
+    rebind(TheiaOutputChannelRegistryMainImpl).toService(OutputChannelRegistryMainImpl);
 
     // Show a disconnected status bar, when the daemon is not available
     bind(ApplicationConnectionStatusContribution).toSelf().inSingletonScope();
diff --git a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/theia/plugin-ext/output-channel-registry-main.ts b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/theia/plugin-ext/output-channel-registry-main.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b5a98b09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/theia/plugin-ext/output-channel-registry-main.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import { injectable, inject } from 'inversify';
+import { CommandService } from '@theia/core/lib/common/command';
+import { OutputCommands } from '@theia/output/lib/browser/output-commands';
+import { PluginInfo } from '@theia/plugin-ext/lib/common/plugin-api-rpc';
+import { OutputChannelRegistryMainImpl as TheiaOutputChannelRegistryMainImpl } from '@theia/plugin-ext/lib/main/browser/output-channel-registry-main';
+
+@injectable()
+export class OutputChannelRegistryMainImpl extends TheiaOutputChannelRegistryMainImpl {
+
+    @inject(CommandService)
+    protected readonly commandService: CommandService;
+
+    $append(name: string, text: string, pluginInfo: PluginInfo): PromiseLike<void> {
+        this.commandService.executeCommand(OutputCommands.APPEND.id, { name, text });
+        return Promise.resolve();
+    }
+
+    $clear(name: string): PromiseLike<void> {
+        this.commandService.executeCommand(OutputCommands.CLEAR.id, { name });
+        return Promise.resolve();
+    }
+
+    $dispose(name: string): PromiseLike<void> {
+        this.commandService.executeCommand(OutputCommands.DISPOSE.id, { name });
+        return Promise.resolve();
+    }
+
+    async $reveal(name: string, preserveFocus: boolean): Promise<void> {
+        const options = { preserveFocus };
+        this.commandService.executeCommand(OutputCommands.SHOW.id, { name, options });
+    }
+
+    $close(name: string): PromiseLike<void> {
+        this.commandService.executeCommand(OutputCommands.HIDE.id, { name });
+        return Promise.resolve();
+    }
+
+}