diff --git a/lnbits/extensions/watchonly/static/components/serial-signer/serial-signer.html b/lnbits/extensions/watchonly/static/components/serial-signer/serial-signer.html
index 357e98d7..ec23a9e2 100644
--- a/lnbits/extensions/watchonly/static/components/serial-signer/serial-signer.html
+++ b/lnbits/extensions/watchonly/static/components/serial-signer/serial-signer.html
@@ -99,7 +99,12 @@
           <q-item-label caption>View available comands.</q-item-label>
         </q-item-section>
       </q-item>
-      <q-item v-if="selectedPort" clickable v-close-popup>
+      <q-item
+        v-if="selectedPort"
+        @click="showConsole = true"
+        clickable
+        v-close-popup
+      >
         <q-item-section>
           <q-item-label>Console</q-item-label>
           <q-item-label caption
@@ -199,6 +204,26 @@
       </q-form>
     </q-card>
   </q-dialog>
+
+  <q-dialog v-model="showConsole" position="top">
+    <q-card class="q-pa-lg q-pt-xl">
+      <q-input
+        filled
+        dense
+        for="serial-port-console"
+        v-model.trim="receivedData"
+        type="textarea"
+        rows="25"
+        cols="200"
+        label="Console"
+      ></q-input>
+
+      <div class="row q-mt-lg">
+        <q-btn v-close-popup flat color="grey" class="q-ml-auto">Close</q-btn>
+      </div>
+    </q-card>
+  </q-dialog>
+
   <q-dialog v-model="hww.showRestoreDialog" position="top">
     <q-card class="q-pa-lg q-pt-xl lnbits__dialog-card">
       <q-form @submit="hwwRestore" class="q-gutter-md">
diff --git a/lnbits/extensions/watchonly/static/components/serial-signer/serial-signer.js b/lnbits/extensions/watchonly/static/components/serial-signer/serial-signer.js
index 1c4dde60..6e5c96fd 100644
--- a/lnbits/extensions/watchonly/static/components/serial-signer/serial-signer.js
+++ b/lnbits/extensions/watchonly/static/components/serial-signer/serial-signer.js
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ async function serialSigner(path) {
         writer: null,
         readableStreamClosed: null,
         reader: null,
-
         receivedData: '',
         config: {},
+
         hww: {
           password: null,
           showPassword: false,
@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@ async function serialSigner(path) {
           showWipeDialog: false,
           showRestoreDialog: false,
           showConfirmationDialog: false,
-          showConsole: false,
           showSignedPsbt: false,
           sendingPsbt: false,
           signingPsbt: false,
           psbtSent: false,
           psbtSentResolve: null
-        }
+        },
+        showConsole: false
       }
     },
 
@@ -179,9 +179,7 @@ async function serialSigner(path) {
       },
       updateSerialPortConsole: function (value) {
         this.receivedData += value + '\n'
-        const textArea = document.getElementById(
-          'watchonly-serial-port-data-input'
-        )
+        const textArea = document.getElementById('serial-port-console')
         if (textArea) textArea.scrollTop = textArea.scrollHeight
       },
       hwwShowPasswordDialog: async function () {