diff --git a/tests/unit/test_utils.py b/tests/unit/test_utils.py
index f5b96ad3f6..22655866a0 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_utils.py
@@ -1789,3 +1789,68 @@ def test_create_link_relation(self, mock_config_tree, mock_add_simple_link) -> N
         # Load the test object again with the link present
         test = tmt.Tree(logger=self.logger, path=self.tmp).tests(names=['tmp/test'])[0]
         assert test.link.get('verifies')[0].target == 'https://issues.redhat.com/browse/TT-262'
+
+
+def test_render_command_report_output():
+    delimiter = (tmt.utils.OUTPUT_WIDTH - 2) * '~'
+
+    assert '\n'.join(tmt.utils.render_command_report(
+        label='foo',
+        command=ShellScript('/bar/baz'),
+        output=tmt.utils.CommandOutput(
+            stdout='This is some stdout',
+            stderr='This is some stderr'
+            )
+        )) == f"""## foo
+
+# /bar/baz
+
+# stdout (1 lines)
+# {delimiter}
+This is some stdout
+# {delimiter}
+
+# stderr (1 lines)
+# {delimiter}
+This is some stderr
+# {delimiter}
+"""
+
+
+def test_render_command_report_exception():
+    delimiter = (tmt.utils.OUTPUT_WIDTH - 2) * '~'
+
+    assert '\n'.join(tmt.utils.render_command_report(
+        label='foo',
+        command=ShellScript('/bar/baz'),
+        exc=tmt.utils.RunError(
+            'foo failed',
+            ShellScript('/bar/baz').to_shell_command(),
+            1,
+            stdout='This is some stdout',
+            stderr='This is some stderr'
+            )
+        )) == f"""## foo
+
+# /bar/baz
+
+# stdout (1 lines)
+# {delimiter}
+This is some stdout
+# {delimiter}
+
+# stderr (1 lines)
+# {delimiter}
+This is some stderr
+# {delimiter}
+"""
+
+
+def test_render_command_report_minimal():
+    print(list(tmt.utils.render_command_report(
+        label='foo'
+        )))
+    assert '\n'.join(tmt.utils.render_command_report(
+        label='foo'
+        )) == """## foo
+"""
diff --git a/tmt/checks/avc.py b/tmt/checks/avc.py
index 1fdfad5d8d..96694440ee 100644
--- a/tmt/checks/avc.py
+++ b/tmt/checks/avc.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     Path,
     ShellScript,
     format_timestamp,
-    render_run_exception_streams,
+    render_command_report,
     )
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -117,21 +117,13 @@ def _output_logger(
 def _report_success(label: str, output: tmt.utils.CommandOutput) -> list[str]:
     """ Format successful command output for the report """
 
-    return [
-        f'# {label}',
-        output.stdout or '',
-        ''
-        ]
+    return list(render_command_report(label=label, output=output))
 
 
 def _report_failure(label: str, exc: tmt.utils.RunError) -> list[str]:
     """ Format failed command output for the report """
 
-    return [
-        f'# {label}',
-        "\n".join(render_run_exception_streams(exc.stdout, exc.stderr, verbose=1)),
-        ''
-        ]
+    return list(render_command_report(label=label, exc=exc))
 
 
 def create_ausearch_timestamp(
@@ -243,11 +235,7 @@ def create_final_report(
         got_ausearch = True
         got_denials = True
 
-        report += [
-            '# ausearch',
-            "\n".join(render_run_exception_streams(output.stdout, output.stderr, verbose=1)),
-            ''
-            ]
+        report += list(render_command_report(label='ausearch', output=output))
 
     else:
         if exc.returncode == 1 and exc.stderr and '<no matches>' in exc.stderr.strip():
diff --git a/tmt/checks/dmesg.py b/tmt/checks/dmesg.py
index 540b167a3e..c0bf460a26 100644
--- a/tmt/checks/dmesg.py
+++ b/tmt/checks/dmesg.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ def _save_dmesg(
 
         except tmt.utils.RunError as exc:
             outcome = ResultOutcome.ERROR
-            output = "\n".join(render_run_exception_streams(exc.stdout, exc.stderr, verbose=1))
+            output = "\n".join(render_run_exception_streams(exc.output, verbose=1))
 
         else:
             outcome = ResultOutcome.PASS
diff --git a/tmt/checks/watchdog.py b/tmt/checks/watchdog.py
index 9d61560b69..3f72e1b364 100644
--- a/tmt/checks/watchdog.py
+++ b/tmt/checks/watchdog.py
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ def _handle_output(ping_output: str) -> None:
                 _handle_output(exc.stdout or '')
 
             else:
-                _handle_output('\n'.join(render_run_exception_streams(exc.stdout, exc.stderr)))
+                _handle_output('\n'.join(render_run_exception_streams(exc.output)))
 
     def do_ssh_ping(
             self,
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ def _success(ncat_output: str) -> None:
                 _fail_connection_refused(exc.stderr or '')
 
             else:
-                _fail_unknown('\n'.join(render_run_exception_streams(exc.stdout, exc.stderr)))
+                _fail_unknown('\n'.join(render_run_exception_streams(exc.output)))
 
         logger.debug(
             f'failed {guest_context.ssh_ping_failures}'
diff --git a/tmt/utils/__init__.py b/tmt/utils/__init__.py
index 8977473ed1..c1b258ba8d 100644
--- a/tmt/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/tmt/utils/__init__.py
@@ -2289,6 +2289,21 @@ def __init__(
         # `finish`), save a logger for later.
         self.logger = caller._logger if isinstance(caller, Common) else None
 
+    @functools.cached_property
+    def output(self) -> CommandOutput:
+        """
+        Captured output of the command.
+
+        .. note::
+
+           This field contains basically the same info as :py:attr:`stdout`
+           and :py:attr:`stderr`, but it's bundled into a single object.
+           This is how command output is passed between functions, therefore
+           the exception should offer it as well.
+        """
+
+        return CommandOutput(self.stdout, self.stderr)
+
 
 class MetadataError(GeneralError):
     """ General metadata error """
@@ -2446,28 +2461,105 @@ def from_env(cls) -> 'TracebackVerbosity':
 
 
 def render_run_exception_streams(
-        stdout: Optional[str],
-        stderr: Optional[str],
-        verbose: int = 0) -> Iterator[str]:
+        output: CommandOutput,
+        verbose: int = 0,
+        comment_sign: str = '#') -> Iterator[str]:
     """ Render run exception output streams for printing """
 
-    for name, output in (('stdout', stdout), ('stderr', stderr)):
-        if not output:
+    for name, content in (('stdout', output.stdout), ('stderr', output.stderr)):
+        if not content:
             continue
-        output_lines = output.strip().split('\n')
+        content_lines = content.strip().split('\n')
         # Show all lines in verbose mode, limit to maximum otherwise
         if verbose > 0:
-            line_summary = f"{len(output_lines)}"
+            line_summary = f"{len(content_lines)}"
         else:
-            line_summary = f"{min(len(output_lines), OUTPUT_LINES)}/{len(output_lines)}"
-            output_lines = output_lines[-OUTPUT_LINES:]
+            line_summary = f"{min(len(content_lines), OUTPUT_LINES)}/{len(content_lines)}"
+            content_lines = content_lines[-OUTPUT_LINES:]
+
+        line_intro = f'{comment_sign} '
+
+        yield line_intro + f'{name} ({line_summary} lines)'
+        yield line_intro + (OUTPUT_WIDTH - 2) * '~'
+        yield from content_lines
+        yield line_intro + (OUTPUT_WIDTH - 2) * '~'
+        yield ''
+
+
+@overload
+def render_command_report(
+        *,
+        label: str,
+        command: Optional[Union[ShellScript, Command]] = None,
+        output: CommandOutput,
+        exc: None = None) -> Iterator[str]:
+    pass
+
+
+@overload
+def render_command_report(
+        *,
+        label: str,
+        command: Optional[Union[ShellScript, Command]] = None,
+        output: None = None,
+        exc: RunError) -> Iterator[str]:
+    pass
+
+
+def render_command_report(
+        *,
+        label: str,
+        command: Optional[Union[ShellScript, Command]] = None,
+        output: Optional[CommandOutput] = None,
+        exc: Optional[RunError] = None,
+        comment_sign: str = '#') -> Iterator[str]:
+    """
+    Format a command output for a report file.
+
+    To provide unified look of various files reporting command outputs,
+    this helper would combine its arguments and emit lines the caller
+    may then write to a file. The following template is used:
+
+    .. code-block::
 
-        yield f'{name} ({line_summary} lines)'
-        yield OUTPUT_WIDTH * '~'
-        yield from output_lines
-        yield OUTPUT_WIDTH * '~'
+        ## ${label}
+
+        # ${command}
+
+        # stdout (N lines)
+        # ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+        ...
+        # ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+        # stderr (N lines)
+        # ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+        ...
+        # ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+    :param label: a string describing the intent of the command. It is
+        useful for user who reads the report file eventually.
+    :param command: command that was executed.
+    :param output: if set, it contains output of the command. It has
+        higher priority than ``exc``.
+    :param exc: if set, it represents a failed command, and input stored
+        in it is rendered.
+    :param comment_sign: a character to mark lines with comments that
+        document the report.
+    """
+
+    yield f'{comment_sign}{comment_sign} {label}'
+    yield ''
+
+    if command:
+        yield f'{comment_sign} {command.to_element()}'
         yield ''
 
+    if output is not None:
+        yield from render_run_exception_streams(output, verbose=1)
+
+    elif exc is not None:
+        yield from render_run_exception_streams(exc.output, verbose=1)
+
 
 def render_run_exception(exception: RunError) -> Iterator[str]:
     """ Render detailed output upon command execution errors for printing """
@@ -2480,7 +2572,7 @@ def render_run_exception(exception: RunError) -> Iterator[str]:
     else:
         verbose = 0
 
-    yield from render_run_exception_streams(exception.stdout, exception.stderr, verbose=verbose)
+    yield from render_run_exception_streams(exception.output, verbose=verbose)
 
 
 def render_exception_stack(