diff --git a/components/clp-package-utils/clp_package_utils/scripts/native/search.py b/components/clp-package-utils/clp_package_utils/scripts/native/search.py
index d166cf35f..d292656a7 100755
--- a/components/clp-package-utils/clp_package_utils/scripts/native/search.py
+++ b/components/clp-package-utils/clp_package_utils/scripts/native/search.py
@@ -83,24 +83,31 @@ def create_and_monitor_job_in_db(
         logger.error(f"job {job_id} finished with unexpected status: {job_status}")
 
 
-async def worker_connection_handler(reader: asyncio.StreamReader, writer: asyncio.StreamWriter):
-    try:
-        unpacker = msgpack.Unpacker()
-        while True:
-            # Read some data from the worker and feed it to msgpack
-            buf = await reader.read(1024)
-            if b"" == buf:
-                # Worker closed
-                return
-            unpacker.feed(buf)
+def get_worker_connection_handler(raw_output: bool):
+    async def worker_connection_handler(reader: asyncio.StreamReader, writer: asyncio.StreamWriter):
+        try:
+            unpacker = msgpack.Unpacker()
+            while True:
+                # Read some data from the worker and feed it to msgpack
+                buf = await reader.read(1024)
+                if b"" == buf:
+                    # Worker closed
+                    return
+                unpacker.feed(buf)
 
-            # Print out any messages we can decode in the form of ORIG_PATH: MSG
-            for unpacked in unpacker:
-                print(f"{unpacked[2]}: {unpacked[1]}", end="")
-    except asyncio.CancelledError:
-        return
-    finally:
-        writer.close()
+                # Print out any messages we can decode in the form of ORIG_PATH: MSG, or simply MSG
+                # if raw output is enabled.
+                for unpacked in unpacker:
+                    if raw_output:
+                        print(f"{unpacked[1]}", end="")
+                    else:
+                        print(f"{unpacked[2]}: {unpacked[1]}", end="")
+        except asyncio.CancelledError:
+            return
+        finally:
+            writer.close()
+
+    return worker_connection_handler
 
 
 async def do_search_without_aggregation(
@@ -112,6 +119,7 @@ async def do_search_without_aggregation(
     end_timestamp: int | None,
     ignore_case: bool,
     path_filter: str | None,
+    raw_output: bool,
 ):
     ip_list = socket.gethostbyname_ex(socket.gethostname())[2]
     if len(ip_list) == 0:
@@ -125,7 +133,7 @@ async def do_search_without_aggregation(
             break
 
     server = await asyncio.start_server(
-        client_connected_cb=worker_connection_handler,
+        client_connected_cb=get_worker_connection_handler(raw_output),
         host=host,
         port=0,
         family=socket.AF_INET,
@@ -184,6 +192,7 @@ async def do_search(
     path_filter: str | None,
     do_count_aggregation: bool | None,
     count_by_time_bucket_size: int | None,
+    raw_output: bool,
 ):
     if do_count_aggregation is None and count_by_time_bucket_size is None:
         await do_search_without_aggregation(
@@ -195,6 +204,7 @@ async def do_search(
             end_timestamp,
             ignore_case,
             path_filter,
+            raw_output,
         )
     else:
         await run_function_in_process(
@@ -226,12 +236,12 @@ def main(argv):
     args_parser.add_argument(
         "--begin-time",
         type=int,
-        help="Time range filter lower-bound (inclusive) as milliseconds" " from the UNIX epoch.",
+        help="Time range filter lower-bound (inclusive) as milliseconds from the UNIX epoch.",
     )
     args_parser.add_argument(
         "--end-time",
         type=int,
-        help="Time range filter upper-bound (inclusive) as milliseconds" " from the UNIX epoch.",
+        help="Time range filter upper-bound (inclusive) as milliseconds from the UNIX epoch.",
     )
     args_parser.add_argument(
         "--ignore-case",
@@ -250,6 +260,9 @@ def main(argv):
         type=int,
         help="Count the number of results in each time span of the given size (ms).",
     )
+    args_parser.add_argument(
+        "--raw", action="store_true", help="Output the search results as raw logs."
+    )
     parsed_args = args_parser.parse_args(argv[1:])
 
     if (
@@ -281,6 +294,7 @@ def main(argv):
                 parsed_args.file_path,
                 parsed_args.count,
                 parsed_args.count_by_time,
+                parsed_args.raw,
             )
         )
     except asyncio.CancelledError:
diff --git a/components/clp-package-utils/clp_package_utils/scripts/search.py b/components/clp-package-utils/clp_package_utils/scripts/search.py
index 38d528528..c01fb64b5 100755
--- a/components/clp-package-utils/clp_package_utils/scripts/search.py
+++ b/components/clp-package-utils/clp_package_utils/scripts/search.py
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@ def main(argv):
     args_parser.add_argument(
         "--begin-time",
         type=int,
-        help="Time range filter lower-bound (inclusive) as milliseconds" " from the UNIX epoch.",
+        help="Time range filter lower-bound (inclusive) as milliseconds from the UNIX epoch.",
     )
     args_parser.add_argument(
         "--end-time",
         type=int,
-        help="Time range filter upper-bound (inclusive) as milliseconds" " from the UNIX epoch.",
+        help="Time range filter upper-bound (inclusive) as milliseconds from the UNIX epoch.",
     )
     args_parser.add_argument(
         "--ignore-case",
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ def main(argv):
         type=int,
         help="Count the number of results in each time span of the given size (ms).",
     )
+    args_parser.add_argument(
+        "--raw", action="store_true", help="Output the search results as raw logs."
+    )
     parsed_args = args_parser.parse_args(argv[1:])
 
     # Validate and load config file
@@ -119,6 +122,8 @@ def main(argv):
     if parsed_args.count_by_time is not None:
         search_cmd.append("--count-by-time")
         search_cmd.append(str(parsed_args.count_by_time))
+    if parsed_args.raw:
+        search_cmd.append("--raw")
     cmd = container_start_cmd + search_cmd
     subprocess.run(cmd, check=True)