diff --git a/include/journal.h b/include/journal.h
index 7ef10ae1..247e40c3 100644
--- a/include/journal.h
+++ b/include/journal.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ int journal_reopen(void);
 void journal_login(void);
 void journal_logout(void);
 void journal_prng(unsigned);
-void journal_output(struct player *, int, char *);
+void journal_output(struct player *, char *);
 void journal_input(char *);
 void journal_command(char *);
 void journal_update(int);
diff --git a/src/lib/subs/journal.c b/src/lib/subs/journal.c
index d2521f12..85f68ce8 100644
--- a/src/lib/subs/journal.c
+++ b/src/lib/subs/journal.c
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@
 static char journal_fname[] = "journal.log";
 static FILE *journal;
 
+static void journal_entry(char *fmt, ...) ATTRIBUTE((format (printf, 1, 2)));
+static void journal_output_1(struct player *, char *, char *, int);
+
 static FILE *
 journal_open(void)
 {
@@ -170,14 +173,35 @@ journal_logout(void)
 }
 
 void
-journal_output(struct player *pl, int id, char *output)
+journal_output(struct player *pl, char *output)
 {
+    static char buf[1024];
+    char *s, *e;
+
     if (keep_journal < 2)
 	return;
+
+    for (s = output; (e = strchr(s, '\n')); s = e + 1) {
+	journal_output_1(pl, buf, s, (int)(e + 1 - s));
+	buf[0] = 0;
+    }
+    if (strlen(buf) + strlen(s) < 1024)
+	strcpy(buf + strlen(buf), s);
+    else {
+	journal_output_1(pl, buf, s, -1);
+	buf[0] = 0;
+    }
+}
+
+void
+journal_output_1(struct player *pl, char *buf1, char *buf2, int buf2prec)
+{
     if (pl && pl->state == PS_PLAYING)
-	journal_entry("output %d %d %s", pl->cnum, id, output);
+	journal_entry("output %d %s%.*s",
+		      pl->cnum, buf1, buf2prec, buf2);
     else
-	journal_entry("output %p %d %s", pl, id, output);
+	journal_entry("output %p %s%.*s",
+		      pl, buf1, buf2prec, buf2);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/lib/subs/pr.c b/src/lib/subs/pr.c
index 44f5aee7..0b8146ef 100644
--- a/src/lib/subs/pr.c
+++ b/src/lib/subs/pr.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ pr_id(struct player *p, int id, char *format, ...)
 
     if (p->curid >= 0) {
 	io_puts(p->iop, "\n");
+	journal_output(p, "\n");
 	p->curid = -1;
     }
     va_start(ap, format);
@@ -246,7 +247,7 @@ pr_player(struct player *pl, int id, char *buf)
 	    bp += len;
 	}
     }
-    journal_output(pl, id, buf);
+    journal_output(pl, buf);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -301,7 +302,7 @@ upr_player(struct player *pl, int id, char *buf)
 	    io_puts(pl->iop, printbuf);
 	}
     }
-    journal_output(pl, id, buf);
+    journal_output(pl, buf);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -323,6 +324,7 @@ outid(struct player *pl, int n)
     buf[1] = ' ';
     buf[2] = '\0';
     io_puts(pl->iop, buf);
+    journal_output(pl, buf);
     pl->curid = n;
 }