diff --git a/homeassistant/components/shell_command.py b/homeassistant/components/shell_command.py
index ca33666d1f3..10a6c350b7c 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/shell_command.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/shell_command.py
@@ -68,8 +68,9 @@ def async_setup(hass: HomeAssistantType, config: ConfigType) -> bool:
                 cmd,
                 loop=hass.loop,
                 stdin=None,
-                stdout=asyncio.subprocess.DEVNULL,
-                stderr=asyncio.subprocess.DEVNULL)
+                stdout=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
+                stderr=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
+                )
         else:
             # Template used. Break into list and use create_subprocess_exec
             # (which uses shell=False) for security
@@ -80,12 +81,19 @@ def async_setup(hass: HomeAssistantType, config: ConfigType) -> bool:
                 *shlexed_cmd,
                 loop=hass.loop,
                 stdin=None,
-                stdout=asyncio.subprocess.DEVNULL,
-                stderr=asyncio.subprocess.DEVNULL)
+                stdout=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
+                stderr=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
+                )
 
         process = yield from create_process
-        yield from process.communicate()
+        stdout_data, stderr_data = yield from process.communicate()
 
+        if stdout_data:
+            _LOGGER.debug("Stdout of command: `%s`, return code: %s:\n%s",
+                          cmd, process.returncode, stdout_data)
+        if stderr_data:
+            _LOGGER.debug("Stderr of command: `%s`, return code: %s:\n%s",
+                          cmd, process.returncode, stderr_data)
         if process.returncode != 0:
             _LOGGER.exception("Error running command: `%s`, return code: %s",
                               cmd, process.returncode)
diff --git a/tests/components/test_shell_command.py b/tests/components/test_shell_command.py
index c7cef78a127..a1acffd62e5 100644
--- a/tests/components/test_shell_command.py
+++ b/tests/components/test_shell_command.py
@@ -148,3 +148,41 @@ class TestShellCommand(unittest.TestCase):
             self.assertEqual(1, mock_call.call_count)
             self.assertEqual(1, mock_error.call_count)
             self.assertFalse(os.path.isfile(path))
+
+    @patch('homeassistant.components.shell_command._LOGGER.debug')
+    def test_stdout_captured(self, mock_output):
+        """Test subprocess that has stdout."""
+        test_phrase = "I have output"
+        self.assertTrue(
+                setup_component(self.hass, shell_command.DOMAIN, {
+                    shell_command.DOMAIN: {
+                        'test_service': "echo {}".format(test_phrase)
+                        }
+                    }))
+
+        self.hass.services.call('shell_command', 'test_service',
+                                blocking=True)
+
+        self.hass.block_till_done()
+        self.assertEqual(1, mock_output.call_count)
+        self.assertEqual(test_phrase.encode() + b'\n',
+                         mock_output.call_args_list[0][0][-1])
+
+    @patch('homeassistant.components.shell_command._LOGGER.debug')
+    def test_stderr_captured(self, mock_output):
+        """Test subprocess that has stderr."""
+        test_phrase = "I have error"
+        self.assertTrue(
+                setup_component(self.hass, shell_command.DOMAIN, {
+                    shell_command.DOMAIN: {
+                        'test_service': ">&2 echo {}".format(test_phrase)
+                        }
+                    }))
+
+        self.hass.services.call('shell_command', 'test_service',
+                                blocking=True)
+
+        self.hass.block_till_done()
+        self.assertEqual(1, mock_output.call_count)
+        self.assertEqual(test_phrase.encode() + b'\n',
+                         mock_output.call_args_list[0][0][-1])