diff --git a/app/src/adb.c b/app/src/adb.c
index 630a1952..ee0ef184 100644
--- a/app/src/adb.c
+++ b/app/src/adb.c
@@ -132,8 +132,12 @@ adb_execute_p(const char *serial, const char *const adb_cmd[],
 
     memcpy(&argv[i], adb_cmd, len * sizeof(const char *));
     argv[len + i] = NULL;
+    unsigned inherit = SC_INHERIT_STDERR;
+    if (!pout) {
+        inherit |= SC_INHERIT_STDOUT;
+    }
     enum sc_process_result r =
-        sc_process_execute_p(argv, &pid, NULL, pout, NULL);
+        sc_process_execute_p(argv, &pid, inherit, NULL, pout, NULL);
     if (r != SC_PROCESS_SUCCESS) {
         show_adb_err_msg(r, argv);
         pid = SC_PROCESS_NONE;
diff --git a/app/src/sys/unix/process.c b/app/src/sys/unix/process.c
index 5f4a9890..fead51b0 100644
--- a/app/src/sys/unix/process.c
+++ b/app/src/sys/unix/process.c
@@ -11,8 +11,16 @@
 #include "util/log.h"
 
 enum sc_process_result
-sc_process_execute_p(const char *const argv[], sc_pid *pid,
+sc_process_execute_p(const char *const argv[], sc_pid *pid, unsigned inherit,
                      int *pin, int *pout, int *perr) {
+    bool inherit_stdout = inherit & SC_INHERIT_STDOUT;
+    bool inherit_stderr = inherit & SC_INHERIT_STDERR;
+
+    // If pout is defined, then inherit MUST NOT contain SC_INHERIT_STDOUT.
+    assert(!pout || !inherit_stdout);
+    // If perr is defined, then inherit MUST NOT contain SC_INHERIT_STDERR.
+    assert(!perr || !inherit_stderr);
+
     int in[2];
     int out[2];
     int err[2];
@@ -90,20 +98,31 @@ sc_process_execute_p(const char *const argv[], sc_pid *pid,
             }
             close(in[1]);
         }
+        // Do not close stdin in the child process, this makes adb fail on
+        // Linux
+
         if (pout) {
             if (out[1] != STDOUT_FILENO) {
                 dup2(out[1], STDOUT_FILENO);
                 close(out[1]);
             }
             close(out[0]);
+        } else if (!inherit_stdout) {
+            // Close stdout in the child process
+            close(STDOUT_FILENO);
         }
+
         if (perr) {
             if (err[1] != STDERR_FILENO) {
                 dup2(err[1], STDERR_FILENO);
                 close(err[1]);
             }
             close(err[0]);
+        } else if (!inherit_stderr) {
+            // Close stderr in the child process
+            close(STDERR_FILENO);
         }
+
         close(internal[0]);
         enum sc_process_result err;
         if (fcntl(internal[1], F_SETFD, FD_CLOEXEC) == 0) {
diff --git a/app/src/sys/win/process.c b/app/src/sys/win/process.c
index 222a0240..8da65817 100644
--- a/app/src/sys/win/process.c
+++ b/app/src/sys/win/process.c
@@ -27,12 +27,17 @@ build_cmd(char *cmd, size_t len, const char *const argv[]) {
 }
 
 enum sc_process_result
-sc_process_execute_p(const char *const argv[], HANDLE *handle,
+sc_process_execute_p(const char *const argv[], HANDLE *handle, unsigned inherit,
                      HANDLE *pin, HANDLE *pout, HANDLE *perr) {
-    enum sc_process_result ret = SC_PROCESS_ERROR_GENERIC;
+    bool inherit_stdout = inherit & SC_INHERIT_STDOUT;
+    bool inherit_stderr = inherit & SC_INHERIT_STDERR;
 
-    // Add 1 per non-NULL pointer
-    unsigned handle_count = !!pin + !!pout + !!perr;
+    // If pout is defined, then inherit MUST NOT contain SC_INHERIT_STDOUT.
+    assert(!pout || !inherit_stdout);
+    // If perr is defined, then inherit MUST NOT contain SC_INHERIT_STDERR.
+    assert(!perr || !inherit_stderr);
+
+    enum sc_process_result ret = SC_PROCESS_ERROR_GENERIC;
 
     SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES sa;
     sa.nLength = sizeof(SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES);
@@ -80,53 +85,52 @@ sc_process_execute_p(const char *const argv[], HANDLE *handle,
     HANDLE handles[3];
 
     LPPROC_THREAD_ATTRIBUTE_LIST lpAttributeList = NULL;
-    if (handle_count) {
-        si.StartupInfo.dwFlags = STARTF_USESTDHANDLES;
+    si.StartupInfo.dwFlags = STARTF_USESTDHANDLES;
 
-        unsigned i = 0;
-        if (pin) {
-            si.StartupInfo.hStdInput = stdin_read_handle;
-            handles[i++] = si.StartupInfo.hStdInput;
-        }
-        if (pout) {
-            si.StartupInfo.hStdOutput = stdout_write_handle;
-            handles[i++] = si.StartupInfo.hStdOutput;
-        }
-        if (perr) {
-            si.StartupInfo.hStdError = stderr_write_handle;
-            handles[i++] = si.StartupInfo.hStdError;
-        }
-
-        SIZE_T size;
-        // Call it once to know the required buffer size
-        BOOL ok =
-            InitializeProcThreadAttributeList(NULL, 1, 0, &size)
-                || GetLastError() == ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_BUFFER;
-        if (!ok) {
-            goto error_close_stderr;
-        }
-
-        lpAttributeList = malloc(size);
-        if (!lpAttributeList) {
-            goto error_close_stderr;
-        }
-
-        ok = InitializeProcThreadAttributeList(lpAttributeList, 1, 0, &size);
-        if (!ok) {
-            free(lpAttributeList);
-            goto error_close_stderr;
-        }
-
-        ok = UpdateProcThreadAttribute(lpAttributeList, 0,
-                                       PROC_THREAD_ATTRIBUTE_HANDLE_LIST,
-                                       handles, handle_count * sizeof(HANDLE),
-                                       NULL, NULL);
-        if (!ok) {
-            goto error_free_attribute_list;
-        }
-
-        si.lpAttributeList = lpAttributeList;
+    unsigned handle_count = 0;
+    if (pin) {
+        si.StartupInfo.hStdInput = stdin_read_handle;
+        handles[handle_count++] = si.StartupInfo.hStdInput;
     }
+    if (pout || inherit_stdout) {
+        si.StartupInfo.hStdOutput = pout ? stdout_write_handle
+                                         : GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
+        handles[handle_count++] = si.StartupInfo.hStdOutput;
+    }
+    if (perr || inherit_stderr) {
+        si.StartupInfo.hStdError = perr ? stderr_write_handle
+                                        : GetStdHandle(STD_ERROR_HANDLE);
+        handles[handle_count++] = si.StartupInfo.hStdError;
+    }
+
+    SIZE_T size;
+    // Call it once to know the required buffer size
+    BOOL ok =
+        InitializeProcThreadAttributeList(NULL, 1, 0, &size)
+            || GetLastError() == ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_BUFFER;
+    if (!ok) {
+        goto error_close_stderr;
+    }
+
+    lpAttributeList = malloc(size);
+    if (!lpAttributeList) {
+        goto error_close_stderr;
+    }
+
+    ok = InitializeProcThreadAttributeList(lpAttributeList, 1, 0, &size);
+    if (!ok) {
+        free(lpAttributeList);
+        goto error_close_stderr;
+    }
+
+    ok = UpdateProcThreadAttribute(lpAttributeList, 0,
+                                   PROC_THREAD_ATTRIBUTE_HANDLE_LIST, handles,
+                                   handle_count * sizeof(HANDLE), NULL, NULL);
+    if (!ok) {
+        goto error_free_attribute_list;
+    }
+
+    si.lpAttributeList = lpAttributeList;
 
     char *cmd = malloc(CMD_MAX_LEN);
     if (!cmd || !build_cmd(cmd, CMD_MAX_LEN, argv)) {
@@ -140,10 +144,9 @@ sc_process_execute_p(const char *const argv[], HANDLE *handle,
         goto error_free_attribute_list;
     }
 
-    BOOL bInheritHandles = handle_count > 0;
-    DWORD dwCreationFlags = handle_count > 0 ? EXTENDED_STARTUPINFO_PRESENT : 0;
-    BOOL ok = CreateProcessW(NULL, wide, NULL, NULL, bInheritHandles,
-                             dwCreationFlags, NULL, NULL, &si.StartupInfo, &pi);
+    ok = CreateProcessW(NULL, wide, NULL, NULL, TRUE,
+                        EXTENDED_STARTUPINFO_PRESENT, NULL, NULL,
+                        &si.StartupInfo, &pi);
     free(wide);
     if (!ok) {
         if (GetLastError() == ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND) {
diff --git a/app/src/util/process.c b/app/src/util/process.c
index 28f51edd..8fcfdd7c 100644
--- a/app/src/util/process.c
+++ b/app/src/util/process.c
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 #include "log.h"
 
 enum sc_process_result
-sc_process_execute(const char *const argv[], sc_pid *pid) {
-    return sc_process_execute_p(argv, pid, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+sc_process_execute(const char *const argv[], sc_pid *pid, unsigned inherit) {
+    return sc_process_execute_p(argv, pid, inherit, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
 bool
diff --git a/app/src/util/process.h b/app/src/util/process.h
index 7964be5c..0aa09b29 100644
--- a/app/src/util/process.h
+++ b/app/src/util/process.h
@@ -67,20 +67,31 @@ enum sc_process_result {
     SC_PROCESS_ERROR_MISSING_BINARY,
 };
 
+#define SC_INHERIT_STDOUT (1 << 0)
+#define SC_INHERIT_STDERR (1 << 1)
+
 /**
  * Execute the command and write the process id to `pid`
+ *
+ * The parameter `inherit` is a ORed value of SC_INHERIT_* flags. It indicates
+ * if stdout and stderr must be inherited from the scrcpy process (in other
+ * words, if the process must output to the scrcpy console).
  */
 enum sc_process_result
-sc_process_execute(const char *const argv[], sc_pid *pid);
+sc_process_execute(const char *const argv[], sc_pid *pid, unsigned inherit);
 
 /**
  * Execute the command and write the process id to `pid`
  *
  * If not NULL, provide a pipe for stdin (`pin`), stdout (`pout`) and stderr
  * (`perr`).
+ *
+ * The parameter `inherit` has the same semantics as in `sc_process_execute()`.
+ * If `pout` is not NULL, then `inherit` MUST NOT contain SC_INHERIT_STDOUT.
+ * If `perr` is not NULL, then `inherit` MUST NOT contain SC_INHERIT_STDERR.
  */
 enum sc_process_result
-sc_process_execute_p(const char *const argv[], sc_pid *pid,
+sc_process_execute_p(const char *const argv[], sc_pid *pid, unsigned inherit,
                      sc_pipe *pin, sc_pipe *pout, sc_pipe *perr);
 
 /**