diff --git a/__tests__/core.test.ts b/__tests__/core.test.ts
index d10e059..2901065 100644
--- a/__tests__/core.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/core.test.ts
@@ -239,6 +239,16 @@ describe('@actions/core', () => {
       process.env['RUNNER_DEBUG'] = current
     }
   })
+
+  it('setCommandEcho can enable echoing', () => {
+    core.setCommandEcho(true)
+    assertWriteCalls([`::echo::on${os.EOL}`])
+  })
+
+  it('setCommandEcho can disable echoing', () => {
+    core.setCommandEcho(false)
+    assertWriteCalls([`::echo::off${os.EOL}`])
+  })
 })
 
 // Assert that process.stdout.write calls called only with the given arguments.
diff --git a/src/core.ts b/src/core.ts
index 85fc547..0cf9f04 100644
--- a/src/core.ts
+++ b/src/core.ts
@@ -87,6 +87,15 @@ export function setOutput(name: string, value: any): void {
   issueCommand('set-output', {name}, value)
 }
 
+/**
+ * Enables or disables the echoing of commands into stdout for the rest of the step.
+ * Echoing is disabled by default if ACTIONS_STEP_DEBUG is not set.
+ *
+ */
+export function setCommandEcho(enabled: boolean): void {
+  issue('echo', enabled ? 'on' : 'off')
+}
+
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Results
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------