diff --git a/lib/common/output_xml.c b/lib/common/output_xml.c
index 4bd9a0aa41..6589f8d43b 100644
--- a/lib/common/output_xml.c
+++ b/lib/common/output_xml.c
@@ -1,401 +1,412 @@
 /*
  * Copyright 2019 the Pacemaker project contributors
  *
  * The version control history for this file may have further details.
  *
  * This source code is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License
  * version 2.1 or later (LGPLv2.1+) WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY.
  */
 
 #ifndef _GNU_SOURCE
 #  define _GNU_SOURCE
 #endif
 
 #include <config.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <crm/crm.h>
 #include <crm/common/output.h>
 #include <crm/common/xml.h>
 #include <glib.h>
 
 static gboolean legacy_xml = FALSE;
 static gboolean simple_list = FALSE;
 
 GOptionEntry pcmk__xml_output_entries[] = {
     { "xml-legacy", 0, G_OPTION_FLAG_HIDDEN, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE, &legacy_xml,
       NULL,
       NULL },
     { "xml-simple-list", 0, G_OPTION_FLAG_HIDDEN, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE, &simple_list,
       NULL,
       NULL },
 
     { NULL }
 };
 
 typedef struct private_data_s {
     xmlNode *root;
     GQueue *parent_q;
     GSList *errors;
     bool legacy_xml;
 } private_data_t;
 
 static void
 xml_free_priv(pcmk__output_t *out) {
     private_data_t *priv = out->priv;
 
     if (priv == NULL) {
         return;
     }
 
     xmlFreeNode(priv->root);
     g_queue_free(priv->parent_q);
     g_slist_free(priv->errors);
     free(priv);
 }
 
 static bool
 xml_init(pcmk__output_t *out) {
     private_data_t *priv = NULL;
 
     /* If xml_init was previously called on this output struct, just return. */
     if (out->priv != NULL) {
         return true;
     } else {
         out->priv = calloc(1, sizeof(private_data_t));
         if (out->priv == NULL) {
             return false;
         }
 
         priv = out->priv;
     }
 
     if (legacy_xml) {
         priv->root = create_xml_node(NULL, "crm_mon");
         xmlSetProp(priv->root, (pcmkXmlStr) "version", (pcmkXmlStr) VERSION);
     } else {
         priv->root = create_xml_node(NULL, "pacemaker-result");
         xmlSetProp(priv->root, (pcmkXmlStr) "api-version", (pcmkXmlStr) PCMK__API_VERSION);
 
         if (out->request != NULL) {
             xmlSetProp(priv->root, (pcmkXmlStr) "request", (pcmkXmlStr) out->request);
         }
     }
 
     priv->parent_q = g_queue_new();
     priv->errors = NULL;
     g_queue_push_tail(priv->parent_q, priv->root);
 
     /* Copy this from the file-level variable.  This means that it is only settable
      * as a command line option, and that pcmk__output_new must be called after all
      * command line processing is completed.
      */
     priv->legacy_xml = legacy_xml;
 
     return true;
 }
 
 static void
 add_error_node(gpointer data, gpointer user_data) {
     char *str = (char *) data;
     xmlNodePtr node = (xmlNodePtr) user_data;
     pcmk_create_xml_text_node(node, "error", str);
 }
 
 static void
 xml_finish(pcmk__output_t *out, crm_exit_t exit_status, bool print, void **copy_dest) {
     xmlNodePtr node;
     private_data_t *priv = out->priv;
 
     /* If root is NULL, xml_init failed and we are being called from pcmk__output_free
      * in the pcmk__output_new path.
      */
     if (priv == NULL || priv->root == NULL) {
         return;
     }
 
-    if (!legacy_xml) {
+    if (legacy_xml) {
+        GSList *node = priv->errors;
+
+        if (exit_status != CRM_EX_OK) {
+            fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", crm_exit_str(exit_status));
+        }
+
+        while (node != NULL) {
+            fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", (char *) node->data);
+            node = node->next;
+        }
+    } else {
         char *rc_as_str = crm_itoa(exit_status);
 
         node = create_xml_node(priv->root, "status");
         xmlSetProp(node, (pcmkXmlStr) "code", (pcmkXmlStr) rc_as_str);
         xmlSetProp(node, (pcmkXmlStr) "message", (pcmkXmlStr) crm_exit_str(exit_status));
 
         if (g_slist_length(priv->errors) > 0) {
             xmlNodePtr errors_node = create_xml_node(node, "errors");
             g_slist_foreach(priv->errors, add_error_node, (gpointer) errors_node);
         }
 
         free(rc_as_str);
     }
 
     if (print) {
         char *buf = dump_xml_formatted_with_text(priv->root);
         fprintf(out->dest, "%s", buf);
         free(buf);
     }
 
     if (copy_dest != NULL) {
         *copy_dest = copy_xml(priv->root);
     }
 }
 
 static void
 xml_reset(pcmk__output_t *out) {
     char *buf = NULL;
     private_data_t *priv = out->priv;
 
     CRM_ASSERT(priv != NULL);
 
     buf = dump_xml_formatted_with_text(priv->root);
     fprintf(out->dest, "%s", buf);
 
     free(buf);
     xml_free_priv(out);
     xml_init(out);
 }
 
 static void
 xml_subprocess_output(pcmk__output_t *out, int exit_status,
                       const char *proc_stdout, const char *proc_stderr) {
     xmlNodePtr node, child_node;
     char *rc_as_str = NULL;
 
     rc_as_str = crm_itoa(exit_status);
 
     node = pcmk__output_xml_create_parent(out, "command");
     xmlSetProp(node, (pcmkXmlStr) "code", (pcmkXmlStr) rc_as_str);
 
     if (proc_stdout != NULL) {
         child_node = pcmk_create_xml_text_node(node, "output", proc_stdout);
         xmlSetProp(child_node, (pcmkXmlStr) "source", (pcmkXmlStr) "stdout");
     }
 
     if (proc_stderr != NULL) {
         child_node = pcmk_create_xml_text_node(node, "output", proc_stderr);
         xmlSetProp(child_node, (pcmkXmlStr) "source", (pcmkXmlStr) "stderr");
     }
 
     pcmk__output_xml_add_node(out, node);
     free(rc_as_str);
 }
 
 static void
 xml_version(pcmk__output_t *out, bool extended) {
     xmlNodePtr node;
     private_data_t *priv = out->priv;
     CRM_ASSERT(priv != NULL);
 
     node = pcmk__output_create_xml_node(out, "version");
     xmlSetProp(node, (pcmkXmlStr) "program", (pcmkXmlStr) "Pacemaker");
     xmlSetProp(node, (pcmkXmlStr) "version", (pcmkXmlStr) PACEMAKER_VERSION);
     xmlSetProp(node, (pcmkXmlStr) "author", (pcmkXmlStr) "Andrew Beekhof");
     xmlSetProp(node, (pcmkXmlStr) "build", (pcmkXmlStr) BUILD_VERSION);
     xmlSetProp(node, (pcmkXmlStr) "features", (pcmkXmlStr) CRM_FEATURES);
 }
 
 G_GNUC_PRINTF(2, 3)
 static void
 xml_err(pcmk__output_t *out, const char *format, ...) {
     private_data_t *priv = out->priv;
     int len = 0;
     char *buf = NULL;
     va_list ap;
 
     CRM_ASSERT(priv != NULL);
     va_start(ap, format);
     len = vasprintf(&buf, format, ap);
     CRM_ASSERT(len > 0);
     va_end(ap);
 
     priv->errors = g_slist_append(priv->errors, buf);
 }
 
 G_GNUC_PRINTF(2, 3)
 static void
 xml_info(pcmk__output_t *out, const char *format, ...) {
     /* This function intentially left blank */
 }
 
 static void
 xml_output_xml(pcmk__output_t *out, const char *name, const char *buf) {
     xmlNodePtr parent = NULL;
     xmlNodePtr cdata_node = NULL;
     private_data_t *priv = out->priv;
 
     CRM_ASSERT(priv != NULL);
 
     parent = pcmk__output_create_xml_node(out, name);
     cdata_node = xmlNewCDataBlock(getDocPtr(parent), (pcmkXmlStr) buf, strlen(buf));
     xmlAddChild(parent, cdata_node);
 }
 
 G_GNUC_PRINTF(4, 5)
 static void
 xml_begin_list(pcmk__output_t *out, const char *singular_noun, const char *plural_noun,
                const char *format, ...) {
     va_list ap;
     char *buf = NULL;
     int len;
 
     va_start(ap, format);
     len = vasprintf(&buf, format, ap);
     CRM_ASSERT(len >= 0);
     va_end(ap);
 
     if (legacy_xml || simple_list) {
         pcmk__output_xml_create_parent(out, buf);
     } else {
         xmlNodePtr list_node = NULL;
 
         list_node = pcmk__output_xml_create_parent(out, "list");
         xmlSetProp(list_node, (pcmkXmlStr) "name", (pcmkXmlStr) buf);
     }
 
     free(buf);
 }
 
 G_GNUC_PRINTF(3, 4)
 static void
 xml_list_item(pcmk__output_t *out, const char *name, const char *format, ...) {
     private_data_t *priv = out->priv;
     xmlNodePtr item_node = NULL;
     va_list ap;
     char *buf = NULL;
     int len;
 
     CRM_ASSERT(priv != NULL);
 
     va_start(ap, format);
     len = vasprintf(&buf, format, ap);
     CRM_ASSERT(len >= 0);
     va_end(ap);
 
     item_node = pcmk__output_create_xml_text_node(out, "item", buf);
     free(buf);
 
     xmlSetProp(item_node, (pcmkXmlStr) "name", (pcmkXmlStr) name);
 }
 
 static void
 xml_increment_list(pcmk__output_t *out) {
     /* This function intentially left blank */
 }
 
 static void
 xml_end_list(pcmk__output_t *out) {
     private_data_t *priv = out->priv;
 
     CRM_ASSERT(priv != NULL);
 
     if (priv->legacy_xml || simple_list) {
         g_queue_pop_tail(priv->parent_q);
     } else {
         char *buf = NULL;
         xmlNodePtr node;
 
         node = g_queue_pop_tail(priv->parent_q);
         buf = crm_strdup_printf("%lu", xmlChildElementCount(node));
         xmlSetProp(node, (pcmkXmlStr) "count", (pcmkXmlStr) buf);
         free(buf);
     }
 }
 
 pcmk__output_t *
 pcmk__mk_xml_output(char **argv) {
     pcmk__output_t *retval = calloc(1, sizeof(pcmk__output_t));
 
     if (retval == NULL) {
         return NULL;
     }
 
     retval->fmt_name = "xml";
     retval->request = argv == NULL ? NULL : g_strjoinv(" ", argv);
     retval->supports_quiet = false;
 
     retval->init = xml_init;
     retval->free_priv = xml_free_priv;
     retval->finish = xml_finish;
     retval->reset = xml_reset;
 
     retval->register_message = pcmk__register_message;
     retval->message = pcmk__call_message;
 
     retval->subprocess_output = xml_subprocess_output;
     retval->version = xml_version;
     retval->info = xml_info;
     retval->err = xml_err;
     retval->output_xml = xml_output_xml;
 
     retval->begin_list = xml_begin_list;
     retval->list_item = xml_list_item;
     retval->increment_list = xml_increment_list;
     retval->end_list = xml_end_list;
 
     return retval;
 }
 
 xmlNodePtr
 pcmk__output_xml_create_parent(pcmk__output_t *out, const char *name) {
     xmlNodePtr node = pcmk__output_create_xml_node(out, name);
     pcmk__output_xml_push_parent(out, node);
     return node;
 }
 
 void
 pcmk__output_xml_add_node(pcmk__output_t *out, xmlNodePtr node) {
     private_data_t *priv = out->priv;
 
     CRM_ASSERT(priv != NULL);
     CRM_ASSERT(node != NULL);
 
     xmlAddChild(g_queue_peek_tail(priv->parent_q), node);
 }
 
 xmlNodePtr
 pcmk__output_create_xml_node(pcmk__output_t *out, const char *name) {
     private_data_t *priv = out->priv;
 
     CRM_ASSERT(priv != NULL);
 
     return create_xml_node(g_queue_peek_tail(priv->parent_q), name);
 }
 
 xmlNodePtr
 pcmk__output_create_xml_text_node(pcmk__output_t *out, const char *name, const char *content) {
     xmlNodePtr node = pcmk__output_create_xml_node(out, name);
     xmlNodeSetContent(node, (pcmkXmlStr) content);
     return node;
 }
 
 void
 pcmk__output_xml_push_parent(pcmk__output_t *out, xmlNodePtr parent) {
     private_data_t *priv = out->priv;
 
     CRM_ASSERT(priv != NULL);
     CRM_ASSERT(parent != NULL);
 
     g_queue_push_tail(priv->parent_q, parent);
 }
 
 void
 pcmk__output_xml_pop_parent(pcmk__output_t *out) {
     private_data_t *priv = out->priv;
 
     CRM_ASSERT(priv != NULL);
     CRM_ASSERT(g_queue_get_length(priv->parent_q) > 0);
 
     g_queue_pop_tail(priv->parent_q);
 }
 
 xmlNodePtr
 pcmk__output_xml_peek_parent(pcmk__output_t *out) {
     private_data_t *priv = out->priv;
 
     CRM_ASSERT(priv != NULL);
 
     /* If queue is empty NULL will be returned */
     return g_queue_peek_tail(priv->parent_q);
 }