diff --git a/platform/execution-impl/api-dump-experimental.txt b/platform/execution-impl/api-dump-experimental.txt
index 699973d41bb2..94b3fcdf0bb7 100644
--- a/platform/execution-impl/api-dump-experimental.txt
+++ b/platform/execution-impl/api-dump-experimental.txt
@@ -25,4 +25,5 @@ f:com.intellij.execution.util.EnvFilesUtilKt
 com.intellij.terminal.ui.TerminalWidget
 - com.intellij.openapi.ui.ComponentContainer
 - *a:getTerminalSizeInitializedFuture():java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture
+- *:getText():java.lang.CharSequence
 - *:isCommandRunning():Z
diff --git a/platform/execution-impl/src/com/intellij/terminal/JBTerminalWidget.java b/platform/execution-impl/src/com/intellij/terminal/JBTerminalWidget.java
index e81328c1a362..8b6d67467157 100644
--- a/platform/execution-impl/src/com/intellij/terminal/JBTerminalWidget.java
+++ b/platform/execution-impl/src/com/intellij/terminal/JBTerminalWidget.java
@@ -429,6 +429,11 @@ public class JBTerminalWidget extends JediTermWidget implements Disposable, UiCo
       }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public @NotNull CharSequence getText() {
+      return widget().getText();
+    }
+
     @Override
     public boolean isCommandRunning() {
       try {
diff --git a/platform/execution-impl/src/com/intellij/terminal/ui/TerminalWidget.kt b/platform/execution-impl/src/com/intellij/terminal/ui/TerminalWidget.kt
index 16ba910e88a9..99fce0ae9c70 100644
--- a/platform/execution-impl/src/com/intellij/terminal/ui/TerminalWidget.kt
+++ b/platform/execution-impl/src/com/intellij/terminal/ui/TerminalWidget.kt
@@ -72,6 +72,15 @@ interface TerminalWidget : ComponentContainer {
   @RequiresEdt(generateAssertion = false)
   fun sendCommandToExecute(shellCommand: String)
 
+  /**
+   * Returns the **immutable** state of the terminal output text.
+   */
+  @ApiStatus.Experimental
+  @RequiresEdt(generateAssertion = false)
+  fun getText(): CharSequence {
+    return ""
+  }
+
   /**
    * Note that implementations might not guarantee that the result is 100% correct.
    */
diff --git a/plugins/terminal/frontend/src/com/intellij/terminal/frontend/ReworkedTerminalView.kt b/plugins/terminal/frontend/src/com/intellij/terminal/frontend/ReworkedTerminalView.kt
index 4ba847bf1e39..2c7cf7e921de 100644
--- a/plugins/terminal/frontend/src/com/intellij/terminal/frontend/ReworkedTerminalView.kt
+++ b/plugins/terminal/frontend/src/com/intellij/terminal/frontend/ReworkedTerminalView.kt
@@ -199,6 +199,10 @@ internal class ReworkedTerminalView(
     terminalInput.sendBytes(bytes)
   }
 
+  override fun getText(): CharSequence {
+    return getCurEditor().document.immutableCharSequence
+  }
+
   override fun isCommandRunning(): Boolean {
     // Will work only if there is a shell integration.
     // If there is no shell integration, then it is always false.
diff --git a/plugins/terminal/frontend/src/com/intellij/terminal/frontend/ReworkedTerminalWidget.kt b/plugins/terminal/frontend/src/com/intellij/terminal/frontend/ReworkedTerminalWidget.kt
index 21fa8ab0613d..1c8c6e519ec0 100644
--- a/plugins/terminal/frontend/src/com/intellij/terminal/frontend/ReworkedTerminalWidget.kt
+++ b/plugins/terminal/frontend/src/com/intellij/terminal/frontend/ReworkedTerminalWidget.kt
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ internal class ReworkedTerminalWidget(
     view.sendCommandToExecute(shellCommand)
   }
 
+  override fun getText(): CharSequence {
+    return view.getText()
+  }
+
   override fun isCommandRunning(): Boolean {
     return view.isCommandRunning()
   }
diff --git a/plugins/terminal/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/terminal/block/BlockTerminalView.kt b/plugins/terminal/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/terminal/block/BlockTerminalView.kt
index a73c2b7ee7cc..406b31e74718 100644
--- a/plugins/terminal/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/terminal/block/BlockTerminalView.kt
+++ b/plugins/terminal/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/terminal/block/BlockTerminalView.kt
@@ -294,6 +294,14 @@ class BlockTerminalView(
     controller.startCommandExecution(shellCommand)
   }
 
+  override fun getText(): CharSequence {
+    alternateBufferView?.let { return it.getText() }
+
+    val outputText = outputView.controller.outputModel.editor.document.text
+    val promptText = promptView.controller.model.editor.document.text
+    return "$outputText\n$promptText"
+  }
+
   override fun dispose() {}
 
   private fun getDisposed(): () -> Boolean = outputView.controller.outputModel.editor.getDisposed()
diff --git a/plugins/terminal/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/terminal/block/OldPlainTerminalView.kt b/plugins/terminal/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/terminal/block/OldPlainTerminalView.kt
index c4437b1fa62e..a3d1b4f58c3c 100644
--- a/plugins/terminal/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/terminal/block/OldPlainTerminalView.kt
+++ b/plugins/terminal/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/terminal/block/OldPlainTerminalView.kt
@@ -57,5 +57,9 @@ internal class OldPlainTerminalView(project: Project,
     widget.executeCommand(shellCommand)
   }
 
+  override fun getText(): CharSequence {
+    return widget.text
+  }
+
   override fun dispose() {}
 }
diff --git a/plugins/terminal/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/terminal/block/PlainTerminalView.kt b/plugins/terminal/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/terminal/block/PlainTerminalView.kt
index ef51dec688ab..20b6083e1019 100644
--- a/plugins/terminal/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/terminal/block/PlainTerminalView.kt
+++ b/plugins/terminal/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/terminal/block/PlainTerminalView.kt
@@ -73,5 +73,9 @@ internal class PlainTerminalView(
     session.commandExecutionManager.sendCommandToExecute(shellCommand)
   }
 
+  override fun getText(): CharSequence {
+    return view.getText()
+  }
+
   override fun dispose() {}
 }
diff --git a/plugins/terminal/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/terminal/block/SimpleTerminalView.kt b/plugins/terminal/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/terminal/block/SimpleTerminalView.kt
index 645f3df547e8..5dc2527dded4 100644
--- a/plugins/terminal/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/terminal/block/SimpleTerminalView.kt
+++ b/plugins/terminal/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/terminal/block/SimpleTerminalView.kt
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ internal class SimpleTerminalView(
 
   fun isFocused(): Boolean = editor.contentComponent.hasFocus()
 
+  fun getText(): CharSequence {
+    return editor.document.immutableCharSequence
+  }
+
   override fun dispose() {
     EditorFactory.getInstance().releaseEditor(editor)
     Disposer.dispose(controller)
diff --git a/plugins/terminal/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/terminal/block/TerminalContentView.kt b/plugins/terminal/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/terminal/block/TerminalContentView.kt
index 28e04d4fea8f..fd6d5d88c55b 100644
--- a/plugins/terminal/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/terminal/block/TerminalContentView.kt
+++ b/plugins/terminal/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/terminal/block/TerminalContentView.kt
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ interface TerminalContentView : Disposable {
   @RequiresEdt(generateAssertion = false)
   fun sendCommandToExecute(shellCommand: String)
 
+  /**
+   * Returns the **immutable** state of the terminal output text.
+   */
+  @RequiresEdt(generateAssertion = false)
+  fun getText(): CharSequence
+
   @RequiresEdt(generateAssertion = false)
   fun isCommandRunning(): Boolean {
     return false
diff --git a/plugins/terminal/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/terminal/block/TerminalWidgetImpl.kt b/plugins/terminal/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/terminal/block/TerminalWidgetImpl.kt
index f33ae9675ecb..ebb5808a49ca 100644
--- a/plugins/terminal/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/terminal/block/TerminalWidgetImpl.kt
+++ b/plugins/terminal/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/terminal/block/TerminalWidgetImpl.kt
@@ -124,6 +124,10 @@ internal class TerminalWidgetImpl(
     view.sendCommandToExecute(shellCommand)
   }
 
+  override fun getText(): CharSequence {
+    return view.getText()
+  }
+
   override fun isCommandRunning(): Boolean {
     val connector = ttyConnector ?: return false
     return TerminalUtil.hasRunningCommands(connector)
@@ -181,6 +185,10 @@ internal class TerminalWidgetImpl(
       postponedShellCommands.add(shellCommand)
     }
 
+    override fun getText(): CharSequence {
+      return ""
+    }
+
     fun moveTerminationCallbacksTo(destView: TerminalContentView) {
       for (info in postponedTerminationCallbackInfos) {
         destView.addTerminationCallback(info.first, info.second)