diff --git a/qutebrowser/utils/misc.py b/qutebrowser/utils/misc.py
index 887b25c7b..b15049e0f 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/utils/misc.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/utils/misc.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 """Other utilities which don't fit anywhere else. """
 
 import os
+import io
 import sys
 import shlex
 import os.path
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ import urllib.request
 from urllib.parse import urljoin, urlencode
 from collections import OrderedDict
 from functools import reduce
+from contextlib import contextmanager
 
 from PyQt5.QtCore import QCoreApplication, QStandardPaths, Qt
 from PyQt5.QtGui import QKeySequence, QColor
@@ -439,3 +441,53 @@ def normalize_keystr(keystr):
     for mod in ('Ctrl', 'Meta', 'Alt', 'Shift'):
         keystr = keystr.replace(mod + '-', mod + '+')
     return keystr.lower()
+
+
+class FakeIOStream(io.TextIOBase):
+
+    """A fake file-like stream which calls a function for write-calls."""
+
+    def __init__(self, write_func):
+        self.write = write_func
+
+    def flush(self):
+        """This is only here to satisfy pylint."""
+        return super().flush()
+
+    def isatty(self):
+        """This is only here to satisfy pylint."""
+        return super().isatty()
+
+
+@contextmanager
+def fake_io(write_func):
+    """Run code with stdout and stderr replaced by FakeIOStreams.
+
+    Args:
+        write_func: The function to call when write is called.
+    """
+    old_stdout = sys.stdout
+    old_stderr = sys.stderr
+    fake_stderr = FakeIOStream(write_func)
+    fake_stdout = FakeIOStream(write_func)
+    sys.stderr = fake_stderr
+    sys.stdout = fake_stdout
+    yield
+    # If the code we did run did change sys.stdout/sys.stderr, we leave it
+    # unchanged. Otherwise, we reset it.
+    if sys.stdout is fake_stdout:
+        sys.stdout = old_stdout
+    if sys.stderr is fake_stderr:
+        sys.stderr = old_stderr
+
+
+@contextmanager
+def disabled_excepthook():
+    """Run code with the exception hook temporarely disabled."""
+    old_excepthook = sys.excepthook
+    sys.excepthook = sys.__excepthook__
+    yield
+    # If the code we did run did change sys.excepthook, we leave it
+    # unchanged. Otherwise, we reset it.
+    if sys.excepthook is sys.__excepthook__:
+        sys.excepthook = old_excepthook
diff --git a/qutebrowser/widgets/console.py b/qutebrowser/widgets/console.py
index bd04e3caa..798cf954d 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/widgets/console.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/widgets/console.py
@@ -21,27 +21,12 @@
 
 from code import InteractiveInterpreter
 
-from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtSignal, pyqtSlot, Qt, QObject
+from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtSignal, pyqtSlot, Qt
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QLineEdit, QTextEdit, QWidget, QVBoxLayout
+
 from qutebrowser.models.cmdhistory import (History, HistoryEmptyError,
                                            HistoryEndReachedError)
-
-
-class ConsoleInteractiveInterpreter(InteractiveInterpreter, QObject):
-
-    """Subclass of InteractiveInterpreter to use a signal instead of stderr.
-
-    FIXME: This approach doesn't actually work.
-    """
-
-    write_output = pyqtSignal(str)
-
-    def __init__(self, parent=None):
-        QObject.__init__(self, parent)
-        InteractiveInterpreter.__init__(self)
-
-    def write(self, data):
-        self.write_output.emit(data)
+from qutebrowser.utils.misc import fake_io, disabled_excepthook
 
 
 class ConsoleLineEdit(QLineEdit):
@@ -54,8 +39,7 @@ class ConsoleLineEdit(QLineEdit):
         super().__init__(parent)
         self._more = False
         self._buffer = []
-        self._interpreter = ConsoleInteractiveInterpreter()
-        self._interpreter.write_output.connect(self.write)
+        self._interpreter = InteractiveInterpreter()
         self.history = History()
         self.returnPressed.connect(self.execute)
 
@@ -71,7 +55,15 @@ class ConsoleLineEdit(QLineEdit):
         """Push a line to the interpreter."""
         self._buffer.append(line)
         source = '\n'.join(self._buffer)
-        self._more = self._interpreter.runsource(source, '<console>')
+        # We do two special things with the contextmanagers here:
+        #   - We replace stdout/stderr to capture output. Even if we could
+        #     override InteractiveInterpreter's write method, most things are
+        #     printed elsewhere (e.g. by exec). Other Python GUI shells do the
+        #     same.
+        #   - We disable our exception hook, so exceptions from the console get
+        #     printed and don't ooen a crashdialog.
+        with fake_io(self.write.emit), disabled_excepthook():
+            self._more = self._interpreter.runsource(source, '<console>')
         if not self._more:
             self._buffer = []