diff --git a/dlls/kernel32/tests/console.c b/dlls/kernel32/tests/console.c
index d66a2af6684..2b70c2ffc4c 100644
--- a/dlls/kernel32/tests/console.c
+++ b/dlls/kernel32/tests/console.c
@@ -3724,7 +3724,6 @@ static void test_AttachConsole_child(DWORD console_pid)
     ok(!res && GetLastError() == ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED,
        "AttachConsole returned: %x(%u)\n", res, GetLastError());
 
-    todo_wine
     ok(RtlGetCurrentPeb()->ProcessParameters->ConsoleHandle != NULL, "ConsoleHandle is NULL\n");
     res = FreeConsole();
     ok(res, "FreeConsole failed: %u\n", GetLastError());
diff --git a/server/console.c b/server/console.c
index 53910b3f46e..890ea609c2b 100644
--- a/server/console.c
+++ b/server/console.c
@@ -620,8 +620,8 @@ int free_console( struct process *process )
  *	2/ parent is a renderer which launches process, and process should attach to the console
  *	   rendered by parent
  */
-void inherit_console( struct thread *parent_thread, struct process *parent, struct process *process,
-                      obj_handle_t hconin )
+obj_handle_t inherit_console( struct thread *parent_thread, struct process *parent, struct process *process,
+                              obj_handle_t hconin )
 {
     int done = 0;
 
@@ -652,6 +652,10 @@ void inherit_console( struct thread *parent_thread, struct process *parent, stru
         process->console = (struct console_input *)grab_object( parent->console );
         process->console->num_proc++;
     }
+
+    if (!process->console) return 0;
+    return alloc_handle( process, process->console,
+                         SYNCHRONIZE | FILE_READ_ATTRIBUTES | FILE_WRITE_ATTRIBUTES, 0 );
 }
 
 struct thread *console_get_renderer( struct console_input *console )
diff --git a/server/process.c b/server/process.c
index 5e587b28cbe..61ba1549e9a 100644
--- a/server/process.c
+++ b/server/process.c
@@ -1224,7 +1224,8 @@ DECL_HANDLER(new_process)
          * like if hConOut and hConIn are console handles, then they should be on the same
          * physical console
          */
-        inherit_console( parent_thread, parent, process, req->inherit_all ? info->data->hstdin : 0 );
+        info->data->console = inherit_console( parent_thread, parent,
+                                               process, req->inherit_all ? info->data->hstdin : 0 );
     }
 
     if (!req->inherit_all && !(req->create_flags & CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE))
diff --git a/server/process.h b/server/process.h
index fb29f21cb12..3944a67d571 100644
--- a/server/process.h
+++ b/server/process.h
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ extern void detach_debugged_processes( struct thread *debugger );
 extern void enum_processes( int (*cb)(struct process*, void*), void *user);
 
 /* console functions */
-extern void inherit_console( struct thread *parent_thread, struct process *parent,
-                             struct process *process, obj_handle_t hconin );
+extern obj_handle_t inherit_console( struct thread *parent_thread, struct process *parent,
+                                     struct process *process, obj_handle_t hconin );
 extern int free_console( struct process *process );
 extern struct thread *console_get_renderer( struct console_input *console );