diff --git a/lib/FrameManager.js b/lib/FrameManager.js
index 73fc8a64dd9..c7a2abc3a39 100644
--- a/lib/FrameManager.js
+++ b/lib/FrameManager.js
@@ -169,29 +169,7 @@ class FrameManager extends EventEmitter {
       let message = await helper.getExceptionMessage(this._client, exceptionDetails);
       throw new Error('Evaluation failed: ' + message);
     }
-    if (remoteObject.unserializableValue) {
-      switch (remoteObject.unserializableValue) {
-        case '-0':
-          return -0;
-        case 'NaN':
-          return NaN;
-        case 'Infinity':
-          return Infinity;
-        case '-Infinity':
-          return -Infinity;
-        default:
-          throw new Error('Unsupported unserializable value: ' + remoteObject.unserializableValue);
-      }
-    }
-    if (!remoteObject.objectId)
-      return remoteObject.value;
-    let response = await this._client.send('Runtime.callFunctionOn', {
-      objectId: remoteObject.objectId,
-      functionDeclaration: 'function() { return this; }',
-      returnByValue: true,
-    });
-    this._client.send('Runtime.releaseObject', {objectId: remoteObject.objectId});
-    return response.result.value;
+    return await helper.serializeRemoteObject(this._client, remoteObject);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/lib/Page.js b/lib/Page.js
index 700c413b93f..b42953dcb07 100644
--- a/lib/Page.js
+++ b/lib/Page.js
@@ -223,8 +223,8 @@ class Page extends EventEmitter {
       }
       return;
     }
-    let values = event.args.map(arg => arg.value || arg.description || '');
-    this.emit(Page.Events.ConsoleMessage, values.join(' '));
+    let values = await Promise.all(event.args.map(arg => helper.serializeRemoteObject(this._client, arg)));
+    this.emit(Page.Events.ConsoleMessage, ...values);
   }
 
   _onDialog(event) {
diff --git a/lib/helper.js b/lib/helper.js
index 794090f953f..01eebd6070c 100644
--- a/lib/helper.js
+++ b/lib/helper.js
@@ -52,6 +52,37 @@ class Helper {
     }
     return message;
   }
+
+  /**
+   * @param {!Connection} client
+   * @param {!Object} remoteObject
+   * @return {!Object}
+   */
+  static async serializeRemoteObject(client, remoteObject) {
+    if (remoteObject.unserializableValue) {
+      switch (remoteObject.unserializableValue) {
+        case '-0':
+          return -0;
+        case 'NaN':
+          return NaN;
+        case 'Infinity':
+          return Infinity;
+        case '-Infinity':
+          return -Infinity;
+        default:
+          throw new Error('Unsupported unserializable value: ' + remoteObject.unserializableValue);
+      }
+    }
+    if (!remoteObject.objectId)
+      return remoteObject.value;
+    let response = await client.send('Runtime.callFunctionOn', {
+      objectId: remoteObject.objectId,
+      functionDeclaration: 'function() { return this; }',
+      returnByValue: true,
+    });
+    client.send('Runtime.releaseObject', {objectId: remoteObject.objectId});
+    return response.result.value;
+  }
 }
 
 module.exports = Helper;
diff --git a/phantom_shim/WebPage.js b/phantom_shim/WebPage.js
index 4c453aaf358..def5ba168e5 100644
--- a/phantom_shim/WebPage.js
+++ b/phantom_shim/WebPage.js
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class WebPage {
     this._pageEvents.on(PageEvents.Response, response => this._onResponseReceived(response));
     this._pageEvents.on(PageEvents.RequestFinished, request => this._onRequestFinished(request));
     this._pageEvents.on(PageEvents.RequestFailed, event => (this.onResourceError || noop).call(null, event));
-    this._pageEvents.on(PageEvents.ConsoleMessage, msg => (this.onConsoleMessage || noop).call(null, msg));
+    this._pageEvents.on(PageEvents.ConsoleMessage, (...args) => this._onConsoleMessage(...args));
     this._pageEvents.on(PageEvents.Confirm, message => this._onConfirm(message));
     this._pageEvents.on(PageEvents.Alert, message => this._onAlert(message));
     this._pageEvents.on(PageEvents.Dialog, dialog => this._onDialog(dialog));
@@ -81,6 +81,16 @@ class WebPage {
     };
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @param {!Array<!Object>} args
+   */
+  _onConsoleMessage(...args) {
+    if (!this.onConsoleMessage)
+      return;
+    const text = args.join(' ');
+    this.onConsoleMessage(text);
+  }
+
   /**
    * @return {string}
    */
diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
index 8697a7b25ba..b4b3dc3e33d 100644
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -226,12 +226,37 @@ describe('Puppeteer', function() {
     }));
   });
 
-  it('Page Events: ConsoleMessage', SX(async function() {
-    let msgs = [];
-    page.on('consolemessage', msg => msgs.push(msg));
-    await page.evaluate(() => console.log('Message!'));
-    expect(msgs).toEqual(['Message!']);
-  }));
+  describe('Page.Events.ConsoleMessage', function() {
+    it('should work', SX(async function() {
+      let commandArgs = [];
+      page.once('consolemessage', (...args) => commandArgs = args);
+      page.evaluate(() => console.log(5, 'hello', {foo: 'bar'}));
+      await waitForEvents(page, 'consolemessage');
+      expect(commandArgs).toEqual([5, 'hello', {foo: 'bar'}]);
+    }));
+    it('should work for different console API calls', SX(async function() {
+      let messages = [];
+      page.on('consolemessage', msg => messages.push(msg));
+      page.evaluate(() => {
+        // A pair of time/timeEnd generates only one Console API call.
+        console.time('calling console.time');
+        console.timeEnd('calling console.time');
+        console.trace('calling console.trace');
+        console.dir('calling console.dir');
+        console.warn('calling console.warn');
+        console.error('calling console.error');
+      });
+      // Wait for 5 events to hit.
+      await waitForEvents(page, 'consolemessage', 5);
+      expect(messages[0]).toContain('calling console.time');
+      expect(messages.slice(1)).toEqual([
+        'calling console.trace',
+        'calling console.dir',
+        'calling console.warn',
+        'calling console.error',
+      ]);
+    }));
+  });
 
   describe('Page.navigate', function() {
     it('should fail when navigating to bad url', SX(async function() {
@@ -990,6 +1015,27 @@ describe('Puppeteer', function() {
   });
 });
 
+/**
+ * @param {!EventEmitter} emitter
+ * @param {string} eventName
+ * @param {number=} eventCount
+ * @return {!Promise}
+ */
+function waitForEvents(emitter, eventName, eventCount = 1) {
+  let fulfill;
+  let promise = new Promise(x => fulfill = x);
+  emitter.on(eventName, onEvent);
+  return promise;
+
+  function onEvent() {
+    --eventCount;
+    if (eventCount)
+      return;
+    emitter.removeListener(eventName, onEvent);
+    fulfill();
+  }
+}
+
 // Since Jasmine doesn't like async functions, they should be wrapped
 // in a SX function.
 function SX(fun) {