diff --git a/lib/livebook/runtime/evaluator/io_proxy.ex b/lib/livebook/runtime/evaluator/io_proxy.ex
index 82c75a0d5..ef0d25e0b 100644
--- a/lib/livebook/runtime/evaluator/io_proxy.ex
+++ b/lib/livebook/runtime/evaluator/io_proxy.ex
@@ -245,6 +245,12 @@ defmodule Livebook.Runtime.Evaluator.IOProxy do
     {:ok, state}
   end
 
+  defp io_request({:livebook_put_output_to, client_id, output}, state) do
+    state = flush_buffer(state)
+    send(state.send_to, {:runtime_evaluation_output_to, client_id, state.ref, output})
+    {:ok, state}
+  end
+
   defp io_request({:livebook_get_input_value, input_id}, state) do
     input_cache =
       Map.put_new_lazy(state.input_cache, input_id, fn ->
diff --git a/lib/livebook/session.ex b/lib/livebook/session.ex
index 37969eb84..70541f673 100644
--- a/lib/livebook/session.ex
+++ b/lib/livebook/session.ex
@@ -1054,6 +1054,20 @@ defmodule Livebook.Session do
     {:noreply, handle_operation(state, operation)}
   end
 
+  def handle_info({:runtime_evaluation_output_to, client_id, cell_id, output}, state) do
+    client_pid =
+      Enum.find_value(state.client_pids_with_id, fn {pid, id} ->
+        id == client_id && pid
+      end)
+
+    if client_pid do
+      operation = {:add_cell_evaluation_output, @client_id, cell_id, output}
+      send(client_pid, {:operation, operation})
+    end
+
+    {:noreply, state}
+  end
+
   def handle_info({:runtime_evaluation_response, cell_id, response, metadata}, state) do
     {memory_usage, metadata} = Map.pop(metadata, :memory_usage)
     operation = {:add_cell_evaluation_response, @client_id, cell_id, response, metadata}
diff --git a/test/livebook/runtime/evaluator/io_proxy_test.exs b/test/livebook/runtime/evaluator/io_proxy_test.exs
index 5983334a6..94877cdb1 100644
--- a/test/livebook/runtime/evaluator/io_proxy_test.exs
+++ b/test/livebook/runtime/evaluator/io_proxy_test.exs
@@ -104,6 +104,12 @@ defmodule Livebook.Runtime.Evaluator.IOProxyTest do
     assert_received {:runtime_evaluation_output, :ref, {:text, "[1, 2, 3]"}}
   end
 
+  test "supports direct livebook output forwarding for a specific client", %{io: io} do
+    livebook_put_output_to(io, "client1", {:text, "[1, 2, 3]"})
+
+    assert_received {:runtime_evaluation_output_to, "client1", :ref, {:text, "[1, 2, 3]"}}
+  end
+
   describe "token requests" do
     test "returns different tokens for subsequent calls", %{io: io} do
       IOProxy.configure(io, :ref1, "cell1")
@@ -155,6 +161,10 @@ defmodule Livebook.Runtime.Evaluator.IOProxyTest do
     io_request(io, {:livebook_put_output, output})
   end
 
+  defp livebook_put_output_to(io, client_id, output) do
+    io_request(io, {:livebook_put_output_to, client_id, output})
+  end
+
   defp livebook_get_input_value(io, input_id) do
     io_request(io, {:livebook_get_input_value, input_id})
   end
diff --git a/test/livebook_web/live/session_live_test.exs b/test/livebook_web/live/session_live_test.exs
index a98a5036d..675d294fe 100644
--- a/test/livebook_web/live/session_live_test.exs
+++ b/test/livebook_web/live/session_live_test.exs
@@ -476,6 +476,30 @@ defmodule LivebookWeb.SessionLiveTest do
       assert content =~ "Updated frame"
       refute content =~ "In frame"
     end
+
+    test "client specific output is sent only to one target", %{conn: conn, session: session} do
+      user1 = build(:user, name: "Jake Peralta")
+      {_, client_id} = Session.register_client(session.pid, self(), user1)
+
+      Session.subscribe(session.id)
+      evaluate_setup(session.pid)
+
+      section_id = insert_section(session.pid)
+      cell_id = insert_text_cell(session.pid, section_id, :code)
+
+      Session.queue_cell_evaluation(session.pid, cell_id)
+
+      send(
+        session.pid,
+        {:runtime_evaluation_output_to, client_id, cell_id, {:stdout, "line 1\n"}}
+      )
+
+      assert_receive {:operation,
+                      {:add_cell_evaluation_output, _, ^cell_id, {:stdout, "line 1\n"}}}
+
+      {:ok, view, _} = live(conn, "/sessions/#{session.id}")
+      refute render(view) =~ "line 1"
+    end
   end
 
   describe "smart cells" do