diff --git a/lib/constants.py b/lib/constants.py
index febbd9d..7a0c3e2 100644
--- a/lib/constants.py
+++ b/lib/constants.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ QUIT_CONFIRM_TIMEOUT = 3.0  # Seconds to confirm quit (Ctrl-C twice)
 RESPAWN_DELAY = 3.0  # Seconds before players respawn after death
 STATUS_OUTPUT_WINDOW = 1.5  # Seconds a 'status' command echo suppresses its chunked table output
 STATUS_SEED_WINDOW = 2.0  # Seconds the roster seeder collects the 'status' dump after connect
+CVAR_RESPONSE_TTL = 10.0  # Seconds a user-queried cvar response may arrive after the query
 STATS_CONNECTION_DELAY = 0.5  # Initial stats connection delay
 
 # UI dimensions
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 84b9f18..1fdf904 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import signal
 import sys
 import os
 
-from lib.constants import VERSION, DEFAULT_HOST, POLL_TIMEOUT, QUIT_CONFIRM_TIMEOUT, RESPAWN_DELAY, MAX_COMMAND_HISTORY, STATUS_OUTPUT_WINDOW, STATUS_SEED_WINDOW
+from lib.constants import VERSION, DEFAULT_HOST, POLL_TIMEOUT, QUIT_CONFIRM_TIMEOUT, RESPAWN_DELAY, MAX_COMMAND_HISTORY, STATUS_OUTPUT_WINDOW, STATUS_SEED_WINDOW, CVAR_RESPONSE_TTL
 from lib.state import GameState
 from lib.network import RconConnection, StatsConnection
 from lib.parser import EventParser
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ STATUS_ROW_PATTERN = re.compile(
 ROSTER_CHAT_GUARD_PATTERN = re.compile(r'^.{1,40}:\s')
 VOTE_CAST_PATTERN = re.compile(r'^(.+?) voted for (.+)\.$')
 CHAT_SHAPE_PATTERN = re.compile(r'^[\w(][^:]*:\s')
+CVAR_QUERY_PATTERN = re.compile(r'^[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*$')
 GAME_END_PATTERN = re.compile(
     r'((?:timelimit|fraglimit|capturelimit|roundlimit)\s+hit'
     r'|hit\s+the\s+(?:timelimit|fraglimit|capturelimit|roundlimit)'
@@ -72,6 +73,16 @@ quit_confirm_time = None
 _QUIT_CONFIRM_TIMEOUT = QUIT_CONFIRM_TIMEOUT
 _RESPAWN_DELAY = RESPAWN_DELAY
 
+# Cvars the user queried from the console (lowercased name -> request time):
+# their responses display verbatim; everything else stays suppressed
+expected_cvar_responses = {}
+
+
+def consume_expected_cvar(cvar_name):
+    """True when the user queried this cvar from the console recently"""
+    requested_at = expected_cvar_responses.pop(cvar_name.lower(), None)
+    return requested_at is not None and (time.time() - requested_at) < CVAR_RESPONSE_TTL
+
 # Global shutdown flag (set by handle_ctrl_c, checked by main_loop)
 shutdown_requested = False
 
@@ -102,20 +113,27 @@ def handle_ctrl_c():
 
 def parse_cvar_response(message, game_state, ui):
     """
-    Parse server cvar responses and update state
-    Returns True if message should be suppressed from display
+    Parse server cvar responses: update state for known cvars, and display the
+    response when the user queried it from the console. Returns True when the
+    message is consumed (known-cvar update or a displayed query result).
     """
-    # Parse cvar responses (format: "cvar_name" is:"value" default:...)
-    cvar_match = CVAR_RESPONSE_PATTERN.search(message)
-    if cvar_match:
-        cvar_name = cvar_match.group(1)
-        value = cvar_match.group(2)
+    match = CVAR_RESPONSE_PATTERN.search(message)
+    if not match:
+        return False
 
-        if game_state.server_info.update_from_cvar(cvar_name, value):
-            ui.update_server_info(game_state)
-            return True
+    cvar_name = match.group(1)
+    value = match.group(2)
 
-    return False
+    state_updated = game_state.server_info.update_from_cvar(cvar_name, value)
+    if state_updated:
+        ui.update_server_info(game_state)
+
+    displayed = consume_expected_cvar(cvar_name)
+    if displayed:
+        timestamp = time.strftime('%H:%M:%S')
+        ui.print_message(f"^3[^7{timestamp}^3]^7 {message.rstrip()}\n")
+
+    return state_updated or displayed
 
 
 def is_command_echo(message):
@@ -356,6 +374,11 @@ def handle_user_input(ui, rcon):
             timestamp = time.strftime('%H:%M:%S')
             ui.print_message(f"^3[^7{timestamp}^3]^7 Server: {stripped[4:]}\n")
 
+        # A bare cvar name queries its value; the response displays verbatim
+        # when it arrives (other clients' query output stays suppressed)
+        if CVAR_QUERY_PATTERN.match(stripped):
+            expected_cvar_responses[stripped.lower()] = time.time()
+
 
 def handle_stats_stream(stats_conn, stats_check_counter, event_parser, ui, game_state):
     """Poll and process stats stream events"""