diff --git a/sys/console/full/src/console.c b/sys/console/full/src/console.c
index 4ae9ca6c7f..f6bc7d84c3 100644
--- a/sys/console/full/src/console.c
+++ b/sys/console/full/src/console.c
@@ -1021,8 +1021,8 @@ handle_nlip(uint8_t byte)
         } else if (byte == CONSOLE_NLIP_PKT_START1) {
             nlip_state = NLIP_PKT_START1;
         } else {
-            /* For old code compatibility end of lines characters pass through */
-            handled = g_console_ignore_non_nlip && byte != '\r' && byte != '\n';
+            handled = g_console_ignore_non_nlip &&
+                !MYNEWT_VAL(CONSOLE_NLIP_ECHO_LF) && byte != '\r' && byte != '\n';
         }
         break;
     }
diff --git a/sys/console/full/syscfg.yml b/sys/console/full/syscfg.yml
index 5115566d98..16d041344d 100644
--- a/sys/console/full/syscfg.yml
+++ b/sys/console/full/syscfg.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,13 @@ syscfg.defs:
     CONSOLE_NLIP:
         description: 'Enable NLIP handling in console code'
         value: 1
+    CONSOLE_NLIP_ECHO_LF:
+        description: >
+            Enable LF echo even if function console_ignore_non_nlip()
+            was called to ignore any non NLIP input. This allows for
+            simple check if application is running correctly
+            by using simple terminal.
+        value: 0
     CONSOLE_COMPAT:
         description: 'Console backward compatibility'
         value: 1