diff --git a/tools/idf_monitor.py b/tools/idf_monitor.py
index e4a5ec4bd..49e2b74b8 100755
--- a/tools/idf_monitor.py
+++ b/tools/idf_monitor.py
@@ -559,7 +559,12 @@ if os.name == 'nt':
                             self.output.write(self.matched) # not an ANSI color code, display verbatim
                         self.matched = b''
                 else:
-                    self.output.write(b)
+                    try:
+                        self.output.write(b)
+                    except IOError:
+                        # Windows 10 bug since the Fall Creators Update, sometimes writing to console randomly fails
+                        # (but always succeeds the second time, it seems.) Ref https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/issues/1136
+                        self.output.write(b)
                     self.matched = b''
 
         def flush(self):