diff --git a/src/fe-common/core/printtext.c b/src/fe-common/core/printtext.c
index 3c38fd9b..b5e7dbd8 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/core/printtext.c
+++ b/src/fe-common/core/printtext.c
@@ -334,6 +334,28 @@ void printtext_string(void *server, const char *target, int level, const char *t
         g_free(str);
 }
 
+/* Like printtext_window(), but don't handle %s etc. */
+void printtext_string_window(WINDOW_REC *window, int level, const char *text)
+{
+	TEXT_DEST_REC dest;
+        char *str;
+
+	g_return_if_fail(text != NULL);
+
+	format_create_dest(&dest, NULL, NULL, level,
+			   window != NULL ? window : active_win);
+
+	if (!sending_print_starting) {
+		sending_print_starting = TRUE;
+		signal_emit_id(signal_print_starting, 1, dest);
+                sending_print_starting = FALSE;
+	}
+
+        str = printtext_expand_formats(text, &dest.flags);
+	print_line(&dest, str);
+        g_free(str);
+}
+
 void printtext_window(WINDOW_REC *window, int level, const char *text, ...)
 {
 	TEXT_DEST_REC dest;
diff --git a/src/fe-common/core/printtext.h b/src/fe-common/core/printtext.h
index 656ca412..a29085ec 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/core/printtext.h
+++ b/src/fe-common/core/printtext.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ void printformat_module_window_args(const char *module, WINDOW_REC *window, int
 
 void printtext(void *server, const char *target, int level, const char *text, ...);
 void printtext_string(void *server, const char *target, int level, const char *text);
+void printtext_string_window(WINDOW_REC *window, int level, const char *text);
 void printtext_window(WINDOW_REC *window, int level, const char *text, ...);
 void printtext_multiline(void *server, const char *target, int level, const char *format, const char *text);
 void printtext_dest(TEXT_DEST_REC *dest, const char *text, ...);
diff --git a/src/perl/ui/Window.xs b/src/perl/ui/Window.xs
index b40cd464..f5e61c0e 100644
--- a/src/perl/ui/Window.xs
+++ b/src/perl/ui/Window.xs
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ print(window, str, level=MSGLEVEL_CLIENTNOTICE)
 	char *str
         int level;
 CODE:
-	printtext_window(window, level, str);
+	printtext_string_window(window, level, str);
 
 void
 command(window, cmd)