diff --git a/src/cmd_context/cmd_context.cpp b/src/cmd_context/cmd_context.cpp
index 80aa10cde..187c7ba63 100644
--- a/src/cmd_context/cmd_context.cpp
+++ b/src/cmd_context/cmd_context.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ Notes:
 #include"for_each_expr.h"
 #include"scoped_timer.h"
 #include"interpolant_cmds.h"
+#include"model_smt2_pp.h"
 
 func_decls::func_decls(ast_manager & m, func_decl * f):
     m_decls(TAG(func_decl*, f, 0)) {
@@ -1402,6 +1403,15 @@ void cmd_context::check_sat(unsigned num_assumptions, expr * const * assumptions
                 was_pareto = true;
                 get_opt()->display_assignment(regular_stream());
                 regular_stream() << "\n";
+                if (get_opt()->print_model()) {
+                    model_ref mdl;
+                    get_opt()->get_model(mdl);
+                    if (mdl) {
+                        regular_stream() << "(model " << std::endl;
+                        model_smt2_pp(regular_stream(), *this, *(mdl.get()), 2);
+                        regular_stream() << ")" << std::endl;                    
+                    }
+                }
                 r = get_opt()->optimize();
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/cmd_context/cmd_context.h b/src/cmd_context/cmd_context.h
index 148bb61d9..795b3a65a 100644
--- a/src/cmd_context/cmd_context.h
+++ b/src/cmd_context/cmd_context.h
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ public:
     virtual void display_assignment(std::ostream& out) = 0;
     virtual bool is_pareto() = 0;
     virtual void set_logic(symbol const& s) = 0;
+    virtual bool print_model() const = 0;
 };
 
 class cmd_context : public progress_callback, public tactic_manager, public ast_printer_context {
diff --git a/src/opt/opt_context.cpp b/src/opt/opt_context.cpp
index 857b57296..f5a3b5c67 100644
--- a/src/opt/opt_context.cpp
+++ b/src/opt/opt_context.cpp
@@ -254,6 +254,12 @@ namespace opt {
         }
     }
 
+
+    bool context::print_model() const {
+        opt_params optp(m_params);
+        return optp.print_model();
+    }
+
     void context::get_base_model(model_ref& mdl) {
         mdl = m_model;
     }
diff --git a/src/opt/opt_context.h b/src/opt/opt_context.h
index 59868dd1e..eabc2550f 100644
--- a/src/opt/opt_context.h
+++ b/src/opt/opt_context.h
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ namespace opt {
         virtual void cancel() { set_cancel(true); }
         virtual void set_hard_constraints(ptr_vector<expr> & hard);
         virtual lbool optimize();
+        virtual bool print_model() const;
         virtual void get_model(model_ref& _m);
         virtual void set_model(model_ref& _m);
         virtual void fix_model(model_ref& _m);