diff --git a/docs/api.md b/docs/api.md
index eccc2e85f2e..46f9718305e 100644
--- a/docs/api.md
+++ b/docs/api.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   * [browser.stdout](#browserstdout)
   * [browser.version()](#browserversion)
 - [class: Page](#class-page)
-  * [event: 'consolemessage'](#event-consolemessage)
+  * [event: 'console'](#event-console)
   * [event: 'dialog'](#event-dialog)
   * [event: 'frameattached'](#event-frameattached)
   * [event: 'framedetached'](#event-framedetached)
@@ -205,10 +205,21 @@ browser.newPage().then(async page =>
 });
 ```
 
-#### event: 'consolemessage'
+#### event: 'console'
 - <[string]>
 
-Emitted when a page calls one of console API methods, e.g. `console.log`.
+Emitted when a page calls one of console API methods, e.g. `console.log` or `console.dir`.
+
+If multiple arguments are passed over to the console API call, these arguments are dispatched in an event.
+
+An example of handling `console` event:
+```js
+page.on('console', (...args) => {
+  for (let i =0; i < args.length; ++i)
+    console.log(`${i}: ${args[i]}`);
+});
+page.evaluate(() => console.log(5, 'hello', {foo: 'bar'}));
+```
 
 #### event: 'dialog'
 - <[Dialog]>
diff --git a/examples/features.js b/examples/features.js
index 6c28f811560..035dfc23453 100644
--- a/examples/features.js
+++ b/examples/features.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ var browser = new Browser();
 browser.newPage().then(async page => {
     var modernizrPath = path.join(__dirname, '../third_party/phantomjs/examples/modernizr.js');
     await page.injectFile(modernizrPath);
-    page.on('consolemessage', console.log);
+    page.on('console', console.log);
     await page.evaluate(detectFeatures);
     browser.close();
 });
diff --git a/examples/pagecallback.js b/examples/pagecallback.js
index 15daa316f5b..b4df51ed0a1 100644
--- a/examples/pagecallback.js
+++ b/examples/pagecallback.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ var Browser = require('../lib/Browser');
 var browser = new Browser();
 
 browser.newPage().then(async page => {
-    page.on('consolemessage', console.log);
+    page.on('console', console.log);
 
 
     await page.setInPageCallback('callPhantom', msg => {
diff --git a/lib/Page.js b/lib/Page.js
index b42953dcb07..766520307ed 100644
--- a/lib/Page.js
+++ b/lib/Page.js
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ class Page extends EventEmitter {
       return;
     }
     let values = await Promise.all(event.args.map(arg => helper.serializeRemoteObject(this._client, arg)));
-    this.emit(Page.Events.ConsoleMessage, ...values);
+    this.emit(Page.Events.Console, ...values);
   }
 
   _onDialog(event) {
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ function convertPrintParameterToInches(parameter) {
 }
 
 Page.Events = {
-  ConsoleMessage: 'consolemessage',
+  Console: 'console',
   Dialog: 'dialog',
   // Can'e use just 'error' due to node.js special treatment of error events.
   // @see https://nodejs.org/api/events.html#events_error_events
diff --git a/phantom_shim/WebPage.js b/phantom_shim/WebPage.js
index def5ba168e5..4fcd28cfa6e 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, (...args) => this._onConsoleMessage(...args));
+    this._pageEvents.on(PageEvents.Console, (...args) => this._onConsole(...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));
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class WebPage {
   /**
    * @param {!Array<!Object>} args
    */
-  _onConsoleMessage(...args) {
+  _onConsole(...args) {
     if (!this.onConsoleMessage)
       return;
     const text = args.join(' ');
diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
index b4b3dc3e33d..1d23274af02 100644
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -226,17 +226,17 @@ describe('Puppeteer', function() {
     }));
   });
 
-  describe('Page.Events.ConsoleMessage', function() {
+  describe('Page.Events.Console', function() {
     it('should work', SX(async function() {
       let commandArgs = [];
-      page.once('consolemessage', (...args) => commandArgs = args);
+      page.once('console', (...args) => commandArgs = args);
       page.evaluate(() => console.log(5, 'hello', {foo: 'bar'}));
-      await waitForEvents(page, 'consolemessage');
+      await waitForEvents(page, 'console');
       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.on('console', msg => messages.push(msg));
       page.evaluate(() => {
         // A pair of time/timeEnd generates only one Console API call.
         console.time('calling console.time');
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ describe('Puppeteer', function() {
         console.error('calling console.error');
       });
       // Wait for 5 events to hit.
-      await waitForEvents(page, 'consolemessage', 5);
+      await waitForEvents(page, 'console', 5);
       expect(messages[0]).toContain('calling console.time');
       expect(messages.slice(1)).toEqual([
         'calling console.trace',