diff --git a/gdb/gdbserver/ChangeLog b/gdb/gdbserver/ChangeLog
index 469a2df1a4..3138f47868 100644
--- a/gdb/gdbserver/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/gdbserver/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2013-10-02  Pedro Alves  <palves@redhat.com>
+
+	* server.c (process_serial_event): Don't output "GDBserver
+	exiting" if GDB is connected through stdio.
+	* target.c (mywait): Likewise, be silent if GDB is connected
+	through stdio.
+
 2013-10-01  Joel Brobecker  <brobecker@adacore.com>
 
 	* lynx-low.c (lynx_add_threads_after_attach): New function.
diff --git a/gdb/gdbserver/server.c b/gdb/gdbserver/server.c
index 4de20d5bb8..e0af78547e 100644
--- a/gdb/gdbserver/server.c
+++ b/gdb/gdbserver/server.c
@@ -3550,7 +3550,10 @@ process_serial_event (void)
 	 the whole vStopped list (until it gets an OK).  */
       if (QUEUE_is_empty (notif_event_p, notif_stop.queue))
 	{
-	  fprintf (stderr, "GDBserver exiting\n");
+	  /* Be transparent when GDB is connected through stdio -- no
+	     need to spam GDB's console.  */
+	  if (!remote_connection_is_stdio ())
+	    fprintf (stderr, "GDBserver exiting\n");
 	  remote_close ();
 	  exit (0);
 	}
diff --git a/gdb/gdbserver/target.c b/gdb/gdbserver/target.c
index 1a0dee280e..d4a2a98721 100644
--- a/gdb/gdbserver/target.c
+++ b/gdb/gdbserver/target.c
@@ -82,13 +82,22 @@ mywait (ptid_t ptid, struct target_waitstatus *ourstatus, int options,
 
   ret = (*the_target->wait) (ptid, ourstatus, options);
 
-  if (ourstatus->kind == TARGET_WAITKIND_EXITED)
-    fprintf (stderr,
-	     "\nChild exited with status %d\n", ourstatus->value.integer);
-  else if (ourstatus->kind == TARGET_WAITKIND_SIGNALLED)
-    fprintf (stderr, "\nChild terminated with signal = 0x%x (%s)\n",
-	     gdb_signal_to_host (ourstatus->value.sig),
-	     gdb_signal_to_name (ourstatus->value.sig));
+  /* If GDB is connected through TCP/serial, then GDBserver will most
+     probably be running on its own terminal/console, so it's nice to
+     print there why is GDBserver exiting.  If however, GDB is
+     connected through stdio, then there's no need to spam the GDB
+     console with this -- the user will already see the exit through
+     regular GDB output, in that same terminal.  */
+  if (!remote_connection_is_stdio ())
+    {
+      if (ourstatus->kind == TARGET_WAITKIND_EXITED)
+	fprintf (stderr,
+		 "\nChild exited with status %d\n", ourstatus->value.integer);
+      else if (ourstatus->kind == TARGET_WAITKIND_SIGNALLED)
+	fprintf (stderr, "\nChild terminated with signal = 0x%x (%s)\n",
+		 gdb_signal_to_host (ourstatus->value.sig),
+		 gdb_signal_to_name (ourstatus->value.sig));
+    }
 
   if (connected_wait)
     server_waiting = 0;