diff --git a/subprojects/logging/src/main/java/org/gradle/internal/logging/console/ThrottlingOutputEventListener.java b/subprojects/logging/src/main/java/org/gradle/internal/logging/console/ThrottlingOutputEventListener.java
index 72db322be3f4..51854a42c3d5 100644
--- a/subprojects/logging/src/main/java/org/gradle/internal/logging/console/ThrottlingOutputEventListener.java
+++ b/subprojects/logging/src/main/java/org/gradle/internal/logging/console/ThrottlingOutputEventListener.java
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 import org.gradle.internal.logging.events.OutputEventListener;
 import org.gradle.internal.logging.events.UpdateNowEvent;
 import org.gradle.internal.time.Clock;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -33,6 +35,8 @@
  * Queue output events to be forwarded and schedule flush when time passed or if end of build is signalled.
  */
 public class ThrottlingOutputEventListener implements OutputEventListener {
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ThrottlingOutputEventListener.class);
+
     private final OutputEventListener listener;
 
     private final ScheduledExecutorService executor;
@@ -58,7 +62,13 @@ private void scheduleUpdateNow() {
         executor.scheduleAtFixedRate(new Runnable() {
             @Override
             public void run() {
-                onOutput(new UpdateNowEvent(clock.getCurrentTime()));
+                try {
+                    onOutput(new UpdateNowEvent(clock.getCurrentTime()));
+                } catch (Throwable t) {
+                    // this class is used as task in a scheduled executor service, so it must not throw any throwable,
+                    // otherwise the further invocations of this task get automatically and silently cancelled
+                    LOGGER.debug("Exception while displaying output", t);
+                }
             }
         }, throttleMs, throttleMs, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
     }
diff --git a/subprojects/logging/src/test/groovy/org/gradle/internal/logging/console/ThrottlingOutputEventListenerTest.groovy b/subprojects/logging/src/test/groovy/org/gradle/internal/logging/console/ThrottlingOutputEventListenerTest.groovy
index 1501e0ff3172..fb8dfffe011c 100644
--- a/subprojects/logging/src/test/groovy/org/gradle/internal/logging/console/ThrottlingOutputEventListenerTest.groovy
+++ b/subprojects/logging/src/test/groovy/org/gradle/internal/logging/console/ThrottlingOutputEventListenerTest.groovy
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import org.gradle.internal.logging.events.EndOutputEvent
 import org.gradle.internal.logging.events.FlushOutputEvent
 import org.gradle.internal.logging.events.OutputEventListener
 import org.gradle.internal.logging.events.UpdateNowEvent
+import org.gradle.internal.time.Clock
 import org.gradle.internal.time.MockClock
 import org.gradle.util.internal.MockExecutor
 import spock.lang.Subject
@@ -155,4 +156,24 @@ class ThrottlingOutputEventListenerTest extends OutputSpecification {
         then:
         executor.isShutdown()
     }
+
+    def "throwables are not propagated out of the run method of the output loop"() {
+        given:
+        def executor = new MockExecutor()
+        new ThrottlingOutputEventListener(listener, 100, executor, Mock(Clock))
+        def checks = executor.shutdownNow()
+
+        when:
+        checks*.run()
+
+        then:
+        1 * _ >> { throw throwable }
+        noExceptionThrown()
+
+        where:
+        throwable              | _
+        new Exception()        | _
+        new RuntimeException() | _
+        new Error()            | _
+    }
 }