diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 672c7a2a5..6a8b8e0da 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Yii Framework 2 gii extension Change Log
 2.2.7 under development
 -----------------------
 
+- Bug #531: Fix `yii\gii\console\GenerateAction` to use `stdout()` instead of echoing the output (egmsystems)
 - Bug #532: Return `ExitCode::USAGE` on command input validation error (egmsystems)
 - Enh #537: Generating rules for the fields with default values (manky)
 - Enh #542: Use the table name to create the relation (thiagotalma)
diff --git a/src/console/GenerateAction.php b/src/console/GenerateAction.php
index 69cc8148e..40920f536 100644
--- a/src/console/GenerateAction.php
+++ b/src/console/GenerateAction.php
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ protected function displayValidationErrors()
     {
         $this->controller->stdout("Code not generated. Please fix the following errors:\n\n", Console::FG_RED);
         foreach ($this->generator->errors as $attribute => $errors) {
-            echo ' - ' . $this->controller->ansiFormat($attribute, Console::FG_CYAN) . ': ' . implode('; ', $errors) . "\n";
+            $this->controller->stdout(' - ' . $this->controller->ansiFormat($attribute, Console::FG_CYAN) . ': ' . implode('; ', $errors) . "\n");
         }
-        echo "\n";
+        $this->controller->stdout("\n");
     }
 
     protected function generateCode()