diff --git a/docs/reference/gio/gio-sections-common.txt b/docs/reference/gio/gio-sections-common.txt
index 43da80c50..2f3973956 100644
--- a/docs/reference/gio/gio-sections-common.txt
+++ b/docs/reference/gio/gio-sections-common.txt
@@ -3366,6 +3366,8 @@ g_application_command_line_get_exit_status
 <SUBSECTION>
 g_application_command_line_print
 g_application_command_line_printerr
+g_application_command_line_print_literal
+g_application_command_line_printerr_literal
 <SUBSECTION Standard>
 G_TYPE_APPLICATION_COMMAND_LINE
 G_APPLICATION_COMMAND_LINE
diff --git a/gio/gapplicationcommandline.c b/gio/gapplicationcommandline.c
index 44845f60e..1c8cbd3bf 100644
--- a/gio/gapplicationcommandline.c
+++ b/gio/gapplicationcommandline.c
@@ -654,6 +654,54 @@ g_application_command_line_get_is_remote (GApplicationCommandLine *cmdline)
   return IS_REMOTE (cmdline);
 }
 
+/**
+ * g_application_command_line_print_literal:
+ * @cmdline: a #GApplicationCommandLine
+ * @message: the message
+ *
+ * Prints a message using the stdout print handler in the invoking process.
+ *
+ * Unlike g_application_command_line_print(), @message is not a `printf()`-style
+ * format string. Use this function if @message contains text you don't have
+ * control over, that could include `printf()` escape sequences.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.80
+ **/
+void
+g_application_command_line_print_literal (GApplicationCommandLine *cmdline,
+                                          const gchar             *message)
+{
+  g_return_if_fail (G_IS_APPLICATION_COMMAND_LINE (cmdline));
+  g_return_if_fail (message != NULL);
+
+  G_APPLICATION_COMMAND_LINE_GET_CLASS (cmdline)
+    ->print_literal (cmdline, message);
+}
+
+/**
+ * g_application_command_line_printerr_literal:
+ * @cmdline: a #GApplicationCommandLine
+ * @message: the message
+ *
+ * Prints a message using the stderr print handler in the invoking process.
+ *
+ * Unlike g_application_command_line_printerr(), @message is not
+ * a `printf()`-style format string. Use this function if @message contains text
+ * you don't have control over, that could include `printf()` escape sequences.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.80
+ **/
+void
+g_application_command_line_printerr_literal (GApplicationCommandLine *cmdline,
+                                             const gchar             *message)
+{
+  g_return_if_fail (G_IS_APPLICATION_COMMAND_LINE (cmdline));
+  g_return_if_fail (message != NULL);
+
+  G_APPLICATION_COMMAND_LINE_GET_CLASS (cmdline)
+    ->printerr_literal (cmdline, message);
+}
+
 /**
  * g_application_command_line_print:
  * @cmdline: a #GApplicationCommandLine
diff --git a/gio/gapplicationcommandline.h b/gio/gapplicationcommandline.h
index abb68526f..b6fdcd893 100644
--- a/gio/gapplicationcommandline.h
+++ b/gio/gapplicationcommandline.h
@@ -97,6 +97,13 @@ const gchar *           g_application_command_line_get_cwd              (GApplic
 GIO_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 gboolean                g_application_command_line_get_is_remote        (GApplicationCommandLine   *cmdline);
 
+GIO_AVAILABLE_IN_2_80
+void                    g_application_command_line_print_literal        (GApplicationCommandLine   *cmdline,
+                                                                         const gchar               *message);
+GIO_AVAILABLE_IN_2_80
+void                    g_application_command_line_printerr_literal     (GApplicationCommandLine   *cmdline,
+                                                                         const gchar               *message);
+
 GIO_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 void                    g_application_command_line_print                (GApplicationCommandLine   *cmdline,
                                                                          const gchar               *format,