diff --git a/doc/api/console.md b/doc/api/console.md
index 5121b59aee..1f7dea5b2b 100644
--- a/doc/api/console.md
+++ b/doc/api/console.md
@@ -237,6 +237,15 @@ undefined
 >
 ```
 
+### console.debug(data[, ...args])
+<!-- YAML
+added: v8.0.0
+-->
+* `data` {any}
+* `...args` {any}
+
+The `console.debug()` function is an alias for [`console.log()`][].
+
 ### console.dir(obj[, options])
 <!-- YAML
 added: v0.1.101
diff --git a/lib/console.js b/lib/console.js
index d2562df7c6..d0f7e61fd5 100644
--- a/lib/console.js
+++ b/lib/console.js
@@ -133,6 +133,9 @@ Console.prototype.log = function log(...args) {
 };
 
 
+Console.prototype.debug = Console.prototype.log;
+
+
 Console.prototype.info = Console.prototype.log;
 
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-console.js b/test/parallel/test-console.js
index f63c4f9431..9234a2a12d 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-console.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-console.js
@@ -61,6 +61,13 @@ console.log('%s %s', 'foo', 'bar', 'hop');
 console.log({ slashes: '\\\\' });
 console.log(custom_inspect);
 
+// test console.debug() goes to stdout
+console.debug('foo');
+console.debug('foo', 'bar');
+console.debug('%s %s', 'foo', 'bar', 'hop');
+console.debug({ slashes: '\\\\' });
+console.debug(custom_inspect);
+
 // test console.info() goes to stdout
 console.info('foo');
 console.info('foo', 'bar');
@@ -132,6 +139,10 @@ for (const expected of expectedStrings) {
   assert.strictEqual(errStrings.shift(), `${expected}\n`);
 }
 
+for (const expected of expectedStrings) {
+  assert.strictEqual(strings.shift(), `${expected}\n`);
+}
+
 assert.strictEqual(strings.shift(),
                    "{ foo: 'bar', inspect: [Function: inspect] }\n");
 assert.strictEqual(strings.shift(),