diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bd02575ae..3f2b8411f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+### Deprecated
+- Deprecated calling `echo` with `err` or `lineSeparator` but no `message`. 
+
+
 ## 3.0.0
 _2020-09-02_
 
diff --git a/clikt/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/github/ajalt/clikt/core/CliktCommand.kt b/clikt/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/github/ajalt/clikt/core/CliktCommand.kt
index 9c28d21d2..cc369c611 100644
--- a/clikt/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/github/ajalt/clikt/core/CliktCommand.kt
+++ b/clikt/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/github/ajalt/clikt/core/CliktCommand.kt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package com.github.ajalt.clikt.core
 import com.github.ajalt.clikt.completion.CompletionGenerator
 import com.github.ajalt.clikt.mpp.exitProcessMpp
 import com.github.ajalt.clikt.mpp.readEnvvar
+import com.github.ajalt.clikt.output.CliktConsole
 import com.github.ajalt.clikt.output.HelpFormatter.ParameterHelp
 import com.github.ajalt.clikt.output.TermUi
 import com.github.ajalt.clikt.parameters.arguments.Argument
@@ -243,8 +244,17 @@ abstract class CliktCommand(
      */
     open fun aliases(): Map<String, List<String>> = emptyMap()
 
-    /** Prints [lineSeparator] to `stdout`, or to `stderr` if [err] is true */
-    protected fun echo(err: Boolean = false, lineSeparator: String = currentContext.console.lineSeparator) {
+    /** Print the default [line separator][CliktConsole.lineSeparator] to `stdout` */
+    protected fun echo() {
+        echo("")
+    }
+
+    @Deprecated(
+            message="Specify message explicitly with `err` or `lineSeparator`",
+            replaceWith = ReplaceWith("echo(\"\", err=err, lineSeparator=lineSeparator)")
+    )
+    /** @suppress */
+    protected fun echo(err: Boolean, lineSeparator: String ) {
         echo("", err = err, lineSeparator = lineSeparator)
     }