diff --git a/common/content/buffer.js b/common/content/buffer.js
index 7527f7ad..0843ecb6 100644
--- a/common/content/buffer.js
+++ b/common/content/buffer.js
@@ -468,14 +468,18 @@ function Buffer() //{{{
         "Print current document",
         function (args)
         {
+            let arg = args[0];
+
+            // FIXME: arg handling is a bit of a mess, check for filename
+            if (arg && (liberator.has("Win32") || arg[0] != ">"))
+                return liberator.echoerr("E488: Trailing characters");
+
             options.temporaryContext(function () {
-                if (args[0])
+                if (arg)
                 {
-                    if (args[0][0] != ">")
-                        return liberator.echoerr("E488: Trailing characters");
                     options.setPref("print.print_to_file", "true");
-                    options.setPref("print.print_to_filename", io.getFile(args[0].substr(1)).path);
-                    liberator.echomsg("Printing to file: " + args[0].substr(1));
+                    options.setPref("print.print_to_filename", io.getFile(arg.substr(1)).path);
+                    liberator.echomsg("Printing to file: " + arg.substr(1));
                 }
                 else
                 {
@@ -488,8 +492,8 @@ function Buffer() //{{{
                 getBrowser().contentWindow.print();
             });
 
-            if (args[0])
-                liberator.echomsg("Printed: " + args[0].substr(1));
+            if (arg)
+                liberator.echomsg("Printed: " + arg.substr(1));
             else
                 liberator.echomsg("Print job sent.");
         },
diff --git a/vimperator/NEWS b/vimperator/NEWS
index c850ec2b..f982feda 100644
--- a/vimperator/NEWS
+++ b/vimperator/NEWS
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
       VimperatorLeave respectively
     * IMPORTANT: 'verbose' is now by default at 1, set to 0 to not show any status messages
 
+    * :hardcopy now supports output redirection to a file on Unix and MacUnix
     * add ";f" extended hint mode to focus a frame
     * add "r", "l", and "b" to 'guioptions' to toggle the scrollbars.
     * remove spaces and newlines when open urls starting with http:// or similar
diff --git a/vimperator/locale/en-US/print.txt b/vimperator/locale/en-US/print.txt
index aad69e18..397f9dbb 100644
--- a/vimperator/locale/en-US/print.txt
+++ b/vimperator/locale/en-US/print.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ number of copies, orientation, etc.  When used with [!], the dialog is skipped
 and the default printer used.
 ________________________________________________________________________________
 
+
+||:ha[rdcopy][!] >{filename}|| +
+________________________________________________________________________________
+As above, but write the output to {filename}.
+________________________________________________________________________________
+
 section:Firefox{nbsp}printing{nbsp}dialogs[firefox-print-dialogs]
 
 The "Print Preview" and "Page Setup" dialogs can be opened via the :dialog command