diff --git a/internal/util-logging/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/util/Terminal.scala b/internal/util-logging/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/util/Terminal.scala
index 0019b04e9..27b1e29c4 100644
--- a/internal/util-logging/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/util/Terminal.scala
+++ b/internal/util-logging/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/util/Terminal.scala
@@ -438,6 +438,7 @@ object Terminal {
     override def toString: String = s"ProxyTerminal(current = $t)"
   }
   private[sbt] def get: Terminal = ProxyTerminal
+  private[sbt] def current: Terminal = activeTerminal.get
 
   private[sbt] def withIn[T](in: InputStream)(f: => T): T = {
     val original = inputStream.get
diff --git a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/LogManager.scala b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/LogManager.scala
index 7029cde2e..8612c692b 100644
--- a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/LogManager.scala
+++ b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/LogManager.scala
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ object LogManager {
         task: ScopedKey[_],
         context: LoggerContext
     ): ManagedLogger = {
-      val console = screen(task, state)
+      val console = ConsoleAppender("bg-" + ConsoleAppender.generateName(), ITerminal.current)
       LogManager.backgroundLog(data, state, task, console, relay(()), context)
     }
   }