diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0dddd40..28455fb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.49.4 - 2026-07-19
+
+- Added optional download job stdout mirroring with `ANI_CLI_WEB_JOB_STDOUT`, enabled by default in Docker and Docker Compose so container log collectors can capture downloader output.
+
 ## 0.49.3 - 2026-07-19
 
 - Changed Docker builds to copy the current local `ani-cli-web` checkout into the image instead of cloning the configured remote branch, so rebuilt images include local Docker/runtime fixes immediately.
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 07b36e0..a5fb137 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \
     ANI_CLI_DOWNLOAD_DIR=/downloads \
     ANI_CLI_WEB_HOST=0.0.0.0 \
     ANI_CLI_WEB_PORT=8421 \
+    ANI_CLI_WEB_JOB_STDOUT=true \
     UPDATE_ON_START=false \
     USER_UID= \
     USER_GID=
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c9c0bf0..8db24b5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Local web UI for a system-wide `ani-cli` install.
 
-Current version: `0.49.3`
+Current version: `0.49.4`
 
 ## What it does
 
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ Useful flags and env:
 - `./ani-cli-web --debug`
 - `ANI_CLI_WEB_HOST=0.0.0.0`
 - `ANI_CLI_WEB_PORT=8421`
+- `ANI_CLI_WEB_JOB_STDOUT=true`
 - `ANI_CLI_BIN=/path/to/ani-cli`
 - `ANIPY_CLI_BIN=/path/to/anipy-cli`
 - `ANIMDL_BIN=/path/to/animdl`
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ Docker notes:
 - App state is stored under `/app/.ani-cli-web`
 - `USER_UID` and `USER_GID` help keep mounted files owned by your host user
 - `UPDATE_ON_START=true` runs `ani-cli --update` before startup
+- `ANI_CLI_WEB_JOB_STDOUT=true` mirrors download job output to container stdout for log collectors; set it to `false` to keep job output only in the Queue page
 - `botan` is installed inside the container for providers or scripts that need Botan cryptography tooling
 - `anipy-cli` and `animdl` are installed systemwide inside the container at `/usr/local/bin`, linked from `/usr/bin`, and included in the runtime `PATH`; `animdl` is isolated in a Python 3.11 virtualenv so its pinned dependencies stay executable
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 72c9da1..947e8cd 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.49.3
+0.49.4
diff --git a/app_support.py b/app_support.py
index 4692664..3107fda 100644
--- a/app_support.py
+++ b/app_support.py
@@ -271,6 +271,10 @@ def background_workers_enabled():
     return not env_flag("ANI_CLI_WEB_DISABLE_WORKER")
 
 
+def job_stdout_enabled():
+    return env_flag("ANI_CLI_WEB_JOB_STDOUT")
+
+
 def client_address_is_local(host):
     text = str(host or "").strip()
     if not text:
diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
index 6d9f8fe..bd37fbc 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ services:
       ANI_CLI_WEB_ALLOW_REMOTE: ${ANI_CLI_WEB_ALLOW_REMOTE:-false}
       ANI_CLI_WEB_AUTH_USERNAME: ${ANI_CLI_WEB_AUTH_USERNAME:-}
       ANI_CLI_WEB_AUTH_PASSWORD: ${ANI_CLI_WEB_AUTH_PASSWORD:-}
+      ANI_CLI_WEB_JOB_STDOUT: ${ANI_CLI_WEB_JOB_STDOUT:-true}
       ANI_CLI_DOWNLOAD_DIR: /downloads
     volumes:
       - ./downloads:/downloads
diff --git a/queue_jobs.py b/queue_jobs.py
index 5aff0de..7fc3da7 100644
--- a/queue_jobs.py
+++ b/queue_jobs.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ from app_support import (
     finalize_library_files,
     job_output_dir,
     job_staging_dir,
+    job_stdout_enabled,
     load_json,
     normalize_config,
     now_iso,
@@ -1434,6 +1435,7 @@ class DownloadQueue:
         text = strip_control(line).strip()
         if not text:
             return
+        self._stdout_log(job, text)
         with self.lock:
             job.setdefault("log", []).append(text)
             job["log"] = job["log"][-MAX_LOG_LINES:]
@@ -1447,6 +1449,16 @@ class DownloadQueue:
             if should_flush:
                 self._save_job_locked(job)
 
+    def _stdout_log(self, job, line):
+        if not job_stdout_enabled():
+            return
+        text = strip_control(str(line)).strip()
+        if not text:
+            return
+        job_id = str((job or {}).get("id") or "-")
+        backend = str((job or {}).get("download_backend") or "download")
+        print(f"[download:{job_id}:{backend}] {text}", flush=True)
+
     def _cleanup_staging_dir(self, job):
         staging_dir = job_staging_dir(job)
         if not staging_dir.exists():
diff --git a/test_app.py b/test_app.py
index a9a2deb..3cbf870 100644
--- a/test_app.py
+++ b/test_app.py
@@ -381,6 +381,21 @@ class DownloadQueueCancelTests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(len(saved), 1)
         self.assertEqual(saved[0][-1], "line flush")
 
+    def test_append_log_can_mirror_download_output_to_stdout(self):
+        queue = object.__new__(APP.DownloadQueue)
+        queue.lock = threading.RLock()
+        queue._save_job_locked = lambda _job: None
+        job = {"id": "job-1", "download_backend": "animdl", "log": [], "updated_at": APP.now_iso()}
+
+        with mock.patch.dict(os.environ, {"ANI_CLI_WEB_JOB_STDOUT": "true"}, clear=False), mock.patch("builtins.print") as print_mock:
+            APP.DownloadQueue._append_log(queue, job, "\x1b[32mDownloading episode 1\x1b[0m\n")
+
+        print_mock.assert_called_once_with(
+            "[download:job-1:animdl] Downloading episode 1",
+            flush=True,
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(job["log"], ["Downloading episode 1"])
+
 
 class QueueApiTests(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):