diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/console/PydevConsoleRunner.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/console/PydevConsoleRunner.java
index 39490d15cb95..2f6543121a6e 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/console/PydevConsoleRunner.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/console/PydevConsoleRunner.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import com.intellij.execution.console.LanguageConsoleViewImpl;
 import com.intellij.execution.process.CommandLineArgumentsProvider;
 import com.intellij.execution.process.ProcessOutputTypes;
 import com.intellij.execution.runners.AbstractConsoleRunnerWithHistory;
+import com.intellij.execution.ui.ConsoleViewContentType;
 import com.intellij.execution.ui.RunContentDescriptor;
 import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.AnAction;
 import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.AnActionEvent;
@@ -18,10 +19,10 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.util.Key;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.text.StringUtil;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.encoding.EncodingManager;
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiElement;
+import com.intellij.util.PathUtil;
 import com.intellij.util.net.NetUtils;
 import com.jetbrains.django.run.Runner;
 import com.jetbrains.django.util.DjangoUtil;
-import com.jetbrains.python.PyBundle;
 import com.jetbrains.python.PythonHelpersLocator;
 import com.jetbrains.python.console.pydev.ICallback;
 import com.jetbrains.python.console.pydev.InterpreterResponse;
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ public class PydevConsoleRunner extends AbstractConsoleRunnerWithHistory {
   private final int[] myPorts;
   private PydevConsoleCommunication myPydevConsoleCommunication;
   public static Key<PydevConsoleCommunication> CONSOLE_KEY = new Key<PydevConsoleCommunication>("PYDEV_CONSOLE_KEY");
+  private static final String PYTHON_ENV_COMMAND = "import sys; print('Python %s on %s' % (sys.version, sys.platform))\n";
 
   protected PydevConsoleRunner(@NotNull final Project project,
                                @NotNull final String consoleTitle,
@@ -54,9 +56,10 @@ public class PydevConsoleRunner extends AbstractConsoleRunnerWithHistory {
   }
 
   public static void run(@NotNull final Project project,
-                         @NotNull final Module module,
-                         @NotNull final Sdk sdk) {
-    final String consoleTitle = PyBundle.message("python.console");
+                         @NotNull final Sdk sdk,
+                         final String consoleTitle,
+                         final String projectRoot,
+                         final String ... statements2execute) {
     final int[] ports;
     try {
       // File "pydev/console/pydevconsole.py", line 223, in <module>
@@ -86,9 +89,9 @@ public class PydevConsoleRunner extends AbstractConsoleRunnerWithHistory {
       }
     };
 
-    final PydevConsoleRunner consoleRunner = new PydevConsoleRunner(project, consoleTitle, provider, DjangoUtil.getProjectRoot(module), ports);
+    final PydevConsoleRunner consoleRunner = new PydevConsoleRunner(project, consoleTitle, provider, projectRoot, ports);
     try {
-      consoleRunner.initAndRun();
+      consoleRunner.initAndRun(statements2execute);
     }
     catch (ExecutionException e) {
       ExecutionHelper.showErrors(project, Arrays.<Exception>asList(e), consoleTitle, null);
@@ -117,20 +120,27 @@ public class PydevConsoleRunner extends AbstractConsoleRunnerWithHistory {
     return new PyConsoleProcessHandler(process, myConsoleView.getConsole(), getProviderCommandLine(myProvider), outputEncoding);
   }
 
-  @Override
-  public void initAndRun() throws ExecutionException {
+  public void initAndRun(final String[] statements2execute) throws ExecutionException {
     super.initAndRun();
 
     // Propagate console communication to language console
     ((PydevLanguageConsoleView)myConsoleView).setPydevConsoleCommunication(myPydevConsoleCommunication);
 
     try {
-      Thread.sleep(200);
+      Thread.sleep(300);
     }
     catch (InterruptedException e) {
       // Ignore
     }
-    sendInput("import sys; print('Python %s on %s' % (sys.version, sys.platform))\n");
+
+    // Make executed statements visible to developers
+    final LanguageConsoleImpl console = myConsoleView.getConsole();
+    PyConsoleHighlightingUtil.processOutput(console, PYTHON_ENV_COMMAND, ProcessOutputTypes.SYSTEM);
+    sendInput(PYTHON_ENV_COMMAND);
+    for (String statement : statements2execute) {
+      PyConsoleHighlightingUtil.processOutput(console, statement + "\n", ProcessOutputTypes.SYSTEM);
+      sendInput(statement+"\n");
+    }
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -216,4 +226,8 @@ public class PydevConsoleRunner extends AbstractConsoleRunnerWithHistory {
   public static boolean isInPydevConsole(final PsiElement element){
     return element.getContainingFile().getCopyableUserData(CONSOLE_KEY) != null;
   }
+
+  public static String createExtendPathCommand(Module module) {
+    return "sys.path.append('" + PathUtil.getCanonicalPath(DjangoUtil.getProjectRoot(module)) + "')";
+  }
 }
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diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/console/RunPythonConsoleAction.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/console/RunPythonConsoleAction.java
index aec5e812cf9e..18d1ad30b5db 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/console/RunPythonConsoleAction.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/console/RunPythonConsoleAction.java
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package com.jetbrains.python.console;
 
-import com.intellij.execution.process.CommandLineArgumentsProvider;
 import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.AnAction;
 import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.AnActionEvent;
 import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.LangDataKeys;
@@ -9,17 +8,10 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.module.ModuleManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.DumbAware;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
 import com.intellij.openapi.projectRoots.Sdk;
-import com.intellij.openapi.roots.ModuleRootManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.IconLoader;
-import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFile;
 import com.jetbrains.django.util.DjangoUtil;
 import com.jetbrains.python.PyBundle;
 import com.jetbrains.python.sdk.PythonSdkType;
-import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
-import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
-
-import java.util.Collections;
-import java.util.Map;
 
 /**
  * @author oleg
@@ -62,6 +54,8 @@ public class RunPythonConsoleAction extends AnAction implements DumbAware {
       assert module != null : "Module is null";
       assert sdk != null : "Sdk is null";
 
-      PydevConsoleRunner.run(project, module, sdk);
+      PydevConsoleRunner.run(project, sdk, PyBundle.message("python.console"), DjangoUtil.getProjectRoot(module),
+                             PydevConsoleRunner.createExtendPathCommand(module));
     }
+
 }