diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 612122ccf248..fcd06d04f3b9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 ### Fixes
 
+* `[babel-plugin-jest-hoist]` Allow using `console` global variable
+  ([#6074](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/6074))
 * `[jest-jasmine2]` Always remove node core message from assert stack traces
   ([#6061](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/6061))
 
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-jest-hoist/src/index.js b/packages/babel-plugin-jest-hoist/src/index.js
index de290a3f006d..f86fe787875e 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-jest-hoist/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-jest-hoist/src/index.js
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ const WHITELISTED_IDENTIFIERS = {
   WeakMap: true,
   WeakSet: true,
   arguments: true,
+  console: true,
   expect: true,
   jest: true,
   require: true,