diff --git a/fail2ban/server/action.py b/fail2ban/server/action.py
index 6c36bbca..dcc4dad6 100644
--- a/fail2ban/server/action.py
+++ b/fail2ban/server/action.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ __date__ = "$Date$"
 __copyright__ = "Copyright (c) 2004 Cyril Jaquier"
 __license__ = "GPL"
 
-import logging, os, subprocess, time, signal
+import logging, os, subprocess, time, signal, tempfile
 import threading
 #from subprocess import call
 
@@ -353,8 +353,11 @@ class Action:
 		logSys.debug(realCmd)
 		_cmd_lock.acquire()
 		try: # Try wrapped within another try needed for python version < 2.5
+			stdout = tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix=".stdout", prefix="fai2ban_")
+			stderr = tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix=".stderr", prefix="fai2ban_")
 			try:
-				popen = subprocess.Popen(realCmd, shell=True)
+				popen = subprocess.Popen(
+					realCmd, stdout=stdout, stderr=stderr, shell=True)
 				stime = time.time()
 				retcode = popen.poll()
 				while time.time() - stime <= timeout and retcode is None:
@@ -376,6 +379,15 @@ class Action:
 		finally:
 			_cmd_lock.release()
 
+		std_level = retcode == 0 and logging.DEBUG or logging.ERROR
+		if std_level >= logSys.getEffectiveLevel():
+			stdout.seek(0)
+			logSys.log(std_level, "%s stdout: %r" % (realCmd, stdout.read()))
+			stderr.seek(0)
+			logSys.log(std_level, "%s stderr: %r" % (realCmd, stderr.read()))
+		stdout.close()
+		stderr.close()
+
 		if retcode == 0:
 			logSys.debug("%s returned successfully" % realCmd)
 			return True
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/actiontestcase.py b/fail2ban/tests/actiontestcase.py
index 6cac0c14..abeab7d6 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/actiontestcase.py
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/actiontestcase.py
@@ -103,3 +103,11 @@ class ExecuteAction(unittest.TestCase):
 		self.assertAlmostEqual(time.time() - stime, 2.1, places=1)
 		self.assertTrue(self._is_logged('sleep 60 timed out after 2 seconds'))
 		self.assertTrue(self._is_logged('sleep 60 killed with SIGTERM'))
+
+	def testCaptureStdOutErr(self):
+		Action.executeCmd('echo "How now brown cow"')
+		self.assertTrue(self._is_logged("'How now brown cow\\n'"))
+		Action.executeCmd(
+			'echo "The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain" 1>&2')
+		self.assertTrue(self._is_logged(
+			"'The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain\\n'"))