diff --git a/plum/cli/main.py b/plum/cli/main.py
index 95eef03b2..c43cf7a79 100644
--- a/plum/cli/main.py
+++ b/plum/cli/main.py
@@ -87,7 +87,16 @@ class TopLevelCommand(Command):
         Usage: run SERVICE COMMAND [ARGS...]
         """
         service = self.service_collection.get(options['SERVICE'])
-        service.start_container(command=[options['COMMAND']] + options['ARGS'])
+        container_options = {
+            'command': [options['COMMAND']] + options['ARGS'],
+        }
+        container = service.create_container(**container_options)
+        stream = self.client.logs(container, stream=True)
+        service.start_container(container, **container_options)
+        for data in stream:
+            if data is None:
+                break
+            print data
 
     def start(self, options):
         """
diff --git a/plum/service.py b/plum/service.py
index f734c41e0..e81ed0101 100644
--- a/plum/service.py
+++ b/plum/service.py
@@ -33,9 +33,14 @@ class Service(object):
         while len(self.containers) > num:
             self.stop_container()
 
-    def start_container(self, **override_options):
+    def create_container(self, **override_options):
         container_options = self._get_container_options(override_options)
-        container = self.client.create_container(**container_options)
+        return self.client.create_container(**container_options)
+
+    def start_container(self, container=None, **override_options):
+        container_options = self._get_container_options(override_options)
+        if container is None:
+            container = self.create_container(**override_options)
         port_bindings = {}
         for port in container_options.get('ports', []):
             port_bindings[port] = None
@@ -44,7 +49,7 @@ class Service(object):
             links=self._get_links(),
             port_bindings=port_bindings,
         )
-        return container['Id']
+        return container
 
     def stop_container(self):
         container_id = self.containers[-1]['Id']