diff --git a/include/MessageOutput.h b/include/MessageOutput.h
index 7c56a6f47..7ff745ebd 100644
--- a/include/MessageOutput.h
+++ b/include/MessageOutput.h
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <AsyncWebSocket.h>
-#include <HardwareSerial.h>
-#include <Stream.h>
+#include <Print.h>
+#include <freertos/task.h>
 #include <mutex>
-
-#define BUFFER_SIZE 500
+#include <vector>
+#include <unordered_map>
+#include <queue>
 
 class MessageOutputClass : public Print {
 public:
@@ -16,13 +17,19 @@ class MessageOutputClass : public Print {
     void register_ws_output(AsyncWebSocket* output);
 
 private:
-    AsyncWebSocket* _ws = NULL;
-    char _buffer[BUFFER_SIZE];
-    uint16_t _buff_pos = 0;
-    uint32_t _lastSend = 0;
-    bool _forceSend = false;
+    using message_t = std::vector<uint8_t>;
+
+    // we keep a buffer for every task and only write complete lines to the
+    // serial output and then move them to be pushed through the websocket.
+    // this way we prevent mangling of messages from different contexts.
+    std::unordered_map<TaskHandle_t, message_t> _task_messages;
+    std::queue<message_t> _lines;
+
+    AsyncWebSocket* _ws = nullptr;
 
     std::mutex _msgLock;
+
+    void serialWrite(message_t const& m);
 };
 
 extern MessageOutputClass MessageOutput;
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diff --git a/src/MessageOutput.cpp b/src/MessageOutput.cpp
index 23c644bc9..79e53a4e5 100644
--- a/src/MessageOutput.cpp
+++ b/src/MessageOutput.cpp
@@ -2,54 +2,104 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (C) 2022 Thomas Basler and others
  */
+#include <HardwareSerial.h>
 #include "MessageOutput.h"
 
-#include <Arduino.h>
-
 MessageOutputClass MessageOutput;
 
 void MessageOutputClass::register_ws_output(AsyncWebSocket* output)
 {
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(_msgLock);
+
     _ws = output;
 }
 
+void MessageOutputClass::serialWrite(MessageOutputClass::message_t const& m)
+{
+    // on ESP32-S3, Serial.flush() blocks until a serial console is attached.
+    // operator bool() of HWCDC returns false if the device is not attached to
+    // a USB host. in general it makes sense to skip writing entirely if the
+    // default serial port is not ready.
+    if (!Serial) { return; }
+
+    size_t written = 0;
+    while (written < m.size()) {
+        written += Serial.write(m.data() + written, m.size() - written);
+    }
+    Serial.flush();
+}
+
 size_t MessageOutputClass::write(uint8_t c)
 {
-    if (_buff_pos < BUFFER_SIZE) {
-        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(_msgLock);
-        _buffer[_buff_pos] = c;
-        _buff_pos++;
-    } else {
-        _forceSend = true;
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(_msgLock);
+
+    auto res = _task_messages.emplace(xTaskGetCurrentTaskHandle(), message_t());
+    auto iter = res.first;
+    auto& message = iter->second;
+
+    message.push_back(c);
+
+    if (c == '\n') {
+        serialWrite(message);
+        _lines.emplace(std::move(message));
+        _task_messages.erase(iter);
     }
 
-    return Serial.write(c);
+    return 1;
 }
 
-size_t MessageOutputClass::write(const uint8_t* buffer, size_t size)
+size_t MessageOutputClass::write(const uint8_t *buffer, size_t size)
 {
     std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(_msgLock);
-    if (_buff_pos + size < BUFFER_SIZE) {
-        memcpy(&_buffer[_buff_pos], buffer, size);
-        _buff_pos += size;
+
+    auto res = _task_messages.emplace(xTaskGetCurrentTaskHandle(), message_t());
+    auto iter = res.first;
+    auto& message = iter->second;
+
+    message.reserve(message.size() + size);
+
+    for (size_t idx = 0; idx < size; ++idx) {
+        uint8_t c = buffer[idx];
+
+        message.push_back(c);
+
+        if (c == '\n') {
+            serialWrite(message);
+            _lines.emplace(std::move(message));
+            message.clear();
+            message.reserve(size - idx - 1);
+        }
     }
-    _forceSend = true;
 
-    return Serial.write(buffer, size);
+    if (message.empty()) { _task_messages.erase(iter); }
+
+    return size;
 }
 
 void MessageOutputClass::loop()
 {
-    // Send data via websocket if either time is over or buffer is full
-    if (_forceSend || (millis() - _lastSend > 1000)) {
-        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(_msgLock);
-        if (_ws && _buff_pos > 0) {
-            _ws->textAll(_buffer, _buff_pos);
-            _buff_pos = 0;
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(_msgLock);
+
+    // clean up (possibly filled) buffers of deleted tasks
+    auto map_iter = _task_messages.begin();
+    while (map_iter != _task_messages.end()) {
+        if (eTaskGetState(map_iter->first) == eDeleted) {
+            map_iter = _task_messages.erase(map_iter);
+            continue;
         }
-        if (_forceSend) {
-            _buff_pos = 0;
+
+        ++map_iter;
+    }
+
+    if (!_ws) {
+        while (!_lines.empty()) {
+            _lines.pop(); // do not hog memory
         }
-        _forceSend = false;
+        return;
+    }
+
+    while (!_lines.empty() && _ws->availableForWriteAll()) {
+        _ws->textAll(std::make_shared<message_t>(std::move(_lines.front())));
+        _lines.pop();
     }
 }
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