diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 5555755..bcd4bd4 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ use crate::renderer;
 pub enum RendererType {
   Auto,
   Plain,
+  Raw,
   Json,
   Styled,
   Interactive
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ impl RendererType {
     match *self {
       RendererType::Auto => get_auto_renderer(config),
       RendererType::Plain => renderer::plain_renderer,
+      RendererType::Raw => renderer::raw_renderer,
       RendererType::Json => renderer::json_renderer,
       RendererType::Styled => renderer::styled_renderer,
       RendererType::Interactive => renderer::interactive_renderer,
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@ impl FromStr for RendererType {
     match s {
       "auto" => Ok(RendererType::Auto),
       "plain" => Ok(RendererType::Plain),
+      "raw" => Ok(RendererType::Raw),
       "json" => Ok(RendererType::Json),
       "styled" => Ok(RendererType::Styled),
       "interactive" => Ok(RendererType::Interactive),
diff --git a/src/parser/json.rs b/src/parser/json.rs
index 0a1a090..b4c2511 100644
--- a/src/parser/json.rs
+++ b/src/parser/json.rs
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ pub fn get_timestamp(msg: &Map<String, Value>) -> Option<(&str, DateTime<Utc>)>
 }
 
 pub fn parse_document(
+  line: &str,
   kind: MessageKind,
   doc: Map<String, Value>,
   meta: Option<ReaderMetadata>
@@ -143,6 +144,7 @@ pub fn parse_document(
 
   let message = Message {
     kind,
+    raw: line.to_string(),
     reader_metadata: meta,
     timestamp, level, text, metadata, mapped_fields
   };
@@ -159,7 +161,7 @@ pub fn parse_json(
   }
 
   match serde_json::from_str(line) {
-    Ok(message) => parse_document(MessageKind::Json, message, meta),
+    Ok(message) => parse_document(line, MessageKind::Json, message, meta),
     Err(_) => Ok(None)
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/parser/klog.rs b/src/parser/klog.rs
index 1e14f05..e6f57a1 100644
--- a/src/parser/klog.rs
+++ b/src/parser/klog.rs
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ pub fn parse_klog(
     return Ok(Some(Message {
       kind: MessageKind::Klog,
       reader_metadata: meta,
+      raw: line.to_string(),
       text: Some(text.to_string()),
 
       timestamp, level, metadata,
diff --git a/src/parser/logrus.rs b/src/parser/logrus.rs
index 926993f..2a08dac 100644
--- a/src/parser/logrus.rs
+++ b/src/parser/logrus.rs
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ pub fn parse_logrus(
       if doc.is_empty() {
         Ok(None)
       } else {
-        parse_document(MessageKind::Logrus, doc, meta)
+        parse_document(line, MessageKind::Logrus, doc, meta)
       }
     },
     Err(_) => Ok(None)
diff --git a/src/parser/plain.rs b/src/parser/plain.rs
index 9df3029..ae81419 100644
--- a/src/parser/plain.rs
+++ b/src/parser/plain.rs
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ pub fn parse_plain(
     kind: MessageKind::Plain,
     timestamp: get_meta_timestamp(&meta),
     level: get_log_level(line),
+    raw: line.to_string(),
     text: Some(String::from(line)),
     metadata: HashMap::new(),
     reader_metadata: meta,
diff --git a/src/parser/regex.rs b/src/parser/regex.rs
index 19469ad..c024359 100644
--- a/src/parser/regex.rs
+++ b/src/parser/regex.rs
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ fn parse_mapping(
   let message = Message {
     kind: MessageKind::Regex,
     reader_metadata: meta.clone(),
+    raw: line.to_string(),
     timestamp, level, text, metadata,
     mapped_fields: HashMap::new()
   };
diff --git a/src/parser/types.rs b/src/parser/types.rs
index a825dee..f4d40df 100644
--- a/src/parser/types.rs
+++ b/src/parser/types.rs
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ pub struct Message {
   #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
   pub level: Option<LogLevel>,
 
+  // The raw message content
+  pub raw: String,
+
   /// The message text
   #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
   pub text: Option<String>,
diff --git a/src/renderer/mod.rs b/src/renderer/mod.rs
index afc3afa..eeb3d80 100644
--- a/src/renderer/mod.rs
+++ b/src/renderer/mod.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ mod common;
 mod json;
 mod plain;
 mod styled;
+mod raw;
 pub mod interactive;
 
 pub use types::*;
@@ -12,3 +13,4 @@ pub use styled::styled_renderer;
 pub use interactive::interactive_renderer;
 pub use plain::plain_renderer;
 pub use json::json_renderer;
+pub use raw::raw_renderer;
diff --git a/src/renderer/raw.rs b/src/renderer/raw.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9bd333
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/raw.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// (C) Copyright 2019 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
+
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::sync::mpsc::Receiver;
+use std::thread::{self, JoinHandle};
+
+use crate::config::Config;
+use crate::renderer::types::*;
+
+pub fn raw_renderer(_: Arc<Config>, rx: Receiver<LogEntry>) -> JoinHandle<()> {
+  thread::Builder::new().name("raw_renderer".to_string()).spawn(move || {
+    for entry in rx {
+      if entry.eof.is_some() {
+        break;
+      }
+
+      if let Some(message) = entry.message {
+        println!("{}", message.message.raw);
+      }
+    }
+  }).unwrap()
+}
diff --git a/src/renderer/types.rs b/src/renderer/types.rs
index f784089..391ca2e 100644
--- a/src/renderer/types.rs
+++ b/src/renderer/types.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ impl MessageEntry {
       kind: MessageKind::Internal,
       timestamp: Some(Utc::now()),
       level: Some(LogLevel::Int),
+      raw: message.to_string(),
       text: Some(message.to_string()),
       metadata: HashMap::new(),
       reader_metadata: None,