diff --git a/openstackclient/compute/v2/console.py b/openstackclient/compute/v2/console.py
index 110b21b81e..f0abaf4cf4 100644
--- a/openstackclient/compute/v2/console.py
+++ b/openstackclient/compute/v2/console.py
@@ -44,19 +44,18 @@ class ShowConsoleLog(command.Command):
         return parser
 
     def take_action(self, parsed_args):
-        compute_client = self.app.client_manager.compute
+        compute_client = self.app.client_manager.sdk_connection.compute
 
-        server = utils.find_resource(
-            compute_client.servers,
-            parsed_args.server,
+        server = compute_client.find_server(
+            name_or_id=parsed_args.server,
+            ignore_missing=False
         )
-        length = parsed_args.lines
-        if length:
-            # NOTE(dtroyer): get_console_output() appears to shortchange the
-            #                output by one line
-            length += 1
 
-        data = server.get_console_output(length=length)
+        output = compute_client.get_server_console_output(
+            server.id, length=parsed_args.lines)
+        data = None
+        if output:
+            data = output.get('output', None)
 
         if data and data[-1] != '\n':
             data += '\n'
diff --git a/openstackclient/tests/unit/compute/v2/test_console.py b/openstackclient/tests/unit/compute/v2/test_console.py
index 99a14f048d..1c6d658bc1 100644
--- a/openstackclient/tests/unit/compute/v2/test_console.py
+++ b/openstackclient/tests/unit/compute/v2/test_console.py
@@ -17,16 +17,95 @@ from unittest import mock
 
 from openstackclient.compute.v2 import console
 from openstackclient.tests.unit.compute.v2 import fakes as compute_fakes
+from openstackclient.tests.unit import utils
 
 
 class TestConsole(compute_fakes.TestComputev2):
 
     def setUp(self):
         super(TestConsole, self).setUp()
+
+        # SDK mock
+        self.app.client_manager.sdk_connection = mock.Mock()
+        self.app.client_manager.sdk_connection.compute = mock.Mock()
+        self.sdk_client = self.app.client_manager.sdk_connection.compute
+        self.sdk_client.find_server = mock.Mock()
+        self.sdk_client.get_server_console_output = mock.Mock()
+
         self.servers_mock = self.app.client_manager.compute.servers
         self.servers_mock.reset_mock()
 
 
+class TestConsoleLog(TestConsole):
+    _server = compute_fakes.FakeServer.create_one_server()
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TestConsoleLog, self).setUp()
+
+        self.sdk_client.find_server.return_value = self._server
+
+        self.cmd = console.ShowConsoleLog(self.app, None)
+
+    def test_show_no_args(self):
+        arglist = [
+        ]
+        verifylist = [
+        ]
+        self.assertRaises(utils.ParserException,
+                          self.check_parser,
+                          self.cmd,
+                          arglist,
+                          verifylist)
+
+    def test_show(self):
+        arglist = [
+            'fake_server'
+        ]
+        verifylist = [
+            ('server', 'fake_server')
+        ]
+        parsed_args = self.check_parser(self.cmd, arglist, verifylist)
+
+        output = {
+            'output': '1st line\n2nd line\n'
+        }
+        self.sdk_client.get_server_console_output.return_value = output
+        self.cmd.take_action(parsed_args)
+
+        self.sdk_client.find_server.assert_called_with(
+            name_or_id='fake_server', ignore_missing=False)
+        self.sdk_client.get_server_console_output.assert_called_with(
+            self._server.id,
+            length=None
+        )
+        stdout = self.app.stdout.content
+        self.assertEqual(stdout[0], output['output'])
+
+    def test_show_lines(self):
+        arglist = [
+            'fake_server',
+            '--lines', '15'
+        ]
+        verifylist = [
+            ('server', 'fake_server'),
+            ('lines', 15)
+        ]
+        parsed_args = self.check_parser(self.cmd, arglist, verifylist)
+
+        output = {
+            'output': '1st line\n2nd line'
+        }
+        self.sdk_client.get_server_console_output.return_value = output
+        self.cmd.take_action(parsed_args)
+
+        self.sdk_client.find_server.assert_called_with(
+            name_or_id='fake_server', ignore_missing=False)
+        self.sdk_client.get_server_console_output.assert_called_with(
+            self._server.id,
+            length=15
+        )
+
+
 class TestConsoleUrlShow(TestConsole):
 
     def setUp(self):
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/switch-console-log-to-sdk-6ee92b7833364d3d.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/switch-console-log-to-sdk-6ee92b7833364d3d.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2bd0bab49b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/switch-console-log-to-sdk-6ee92b7833364d3d.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Switch console logs operation to use SDK