diff --git a/device/src/shell/shell_commands.c b/device/src/shell/shell_commands.c
index 0a2d79270..7a209a4bc 100644
--- a/device/src/shell/shell_commands.c
+++ b/device/src/shell/shell_commands.c
@@ -384,6 +384,16 @@ static int cmd_uhk_useShellSinks(const struct shell *shell, size_t argc, char *a
     return 0;
 }
 
+static int cmd_uhk_stripVt100(const struct shell *shell, size_t argc, char *argv[])
+{
+    if (argc == 1) {
+        shell_fprintf(shell, SHELL_NORMAL, "%i\n", ShellConfig_StripVt100 ? 1 : 0);
+    } else {
+        ShellConfig_StripVt100 = argv[1][0] == '1';
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
 static int cmd_uhk_logStatus(const struct shell *shell, size_t argc, char *argv[])
 {
     uint16_t usbBufferFill, usbBufferSize;
@@ -393,6 +403,7 @@ static int cmd_uhk_logStatus(const struct shell *shell, size_t argc, char *argv[
     printk("Has log: %d\n", UsbLogBuffer_HasLog);
     printk("Usb log buffer fill: %d / %d\n", usbBufferFill, usbBufferSize);
     printk("UseShellSinks: %d\n", ShellConfig_UseShellSinks ? 1 : 0);
+    printk("StripVt100: %d\n", ShellConfig_StripVt100 ? 1 : 0);
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -431,6 +442,7 @@ void InitShellCommands(void)
         SHELL_CMD_ARG(snapshot, NULL, "Snap log buffer to status buffer", cmd_uhk_snaplog, 1, 0),
         SHELL_CMD_ARG(status, NULL, "print log status overview", cmd_uhk_logStatus, 1, 0),
         SHELL_CMD_ARG(useShellSinks, NULL, "get/set shell sinks mode", cmd_uhk_useShellSinks, 1, 1),
+        SHELL_CMD_ARG(stripVt100, NULL, "get/set vt100 stripping for USB log buffer", cmd_uhk_stripVt100, 1, 1),
         SHELL_SUBCMD_SET_END);
 
 #if DEVICE_IS_UHK80_RIGHT
diff --git a/device/src/shell/shell_transport_uhk.c b/device/src/shell/shell_transport_uhk.c
index e34899669..71accda0b 100644
--- a/device/src/shell/shell_transport_uhk.c
+++ b/device/src/shell/shell_transport_uhk.c
@@ -150,22 +150,32 @@ static void outputToSinks(const shell_sinks_t *sinks, struct uart_transport_data
         return;
     }
 
-    uint8_t stripped[48];
-    size_t strippedLen = stripVt100(td, data, length, stripped, sizeof(stripped));
+    bool stripForUsb = ShellConfig_StripVt100;
 
-    if (strippedLen == 0) {
-        return;
+    // OLED and status buffer always need stripping; USB buffer is optionally raw.
+    bool needStripped = sinks->toOled || sinks->toStatusBuffer || (sinks->toUsbBuffer && stripForUsb);
+
+    uint8_t stripped[48];
+    size_t strippedLen = 0;
+    if (needStripped) {
+        strippedLen = stripVt100(td, data, length, stripped, sizeof(stripped));
     }
 
     if (sinks->toUsbBuffer) {
-        UsbLogBuffer_Print(stripped, strippedLen);
+        if (stripForUsb) {
+            if (strippedLen > 0) {
+                UsbLogBuffer_Print(stripped, strippedLen);
+            }
+        } else {
+            UsbLogBuffer_Print((uint8_t *)data, length);
+        }
     }
 
-    if (sinks->toOled) {
+    if (sinks->toOled && strippedLen > 0) {
         LogO("%.*s", (int)strippedLen, stripped);
     }
 
-    if (sinks->toStatusBuffer) {
+    if (sinks->toStatusBuffer && strippedLen > 0) {
         Macros_SanitizedPut((const char *)stripped, (const char *)stripped + strippedLen);
     }
 }
diff --git a/device/src/shell/sinks.c b/device/src/shell/sinks.c
index 3f2e895cd..1c532a2b2 100644
--- a/device/src/shell/sinks.c
+++ b/device/src/shell/sinks.c
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ bool ShellConfig_IsInPanicMode = false;
 
 bool ShellConfig_UseShellSinks = true;
 
+bool ShellConfig_StripVt100 = true;
+
 static shell_sinks_t emptyConfig() {
     return (shell_sinks_t){
         .toUsbBuffer = false,
diff --git a/device/src/shell/sinks.h b/device/src/shell/sinks.h
index 66bba23df..1600bc489 100644
--- a/device/src/shell/sinks.h
+++ b/device/src/shell/sinks.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
     extern bool ShellConfig_IsInPanicMode;
     extern bool ShellConfig_UseShellSinks;
+    extern bool ShellConfig_StripVt100;
 
 // Functions: