diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 149f57c..dd01df6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+XXX
+-------------------------
+
+- fix pytest/xdist issue485 (also depends on py-1.4.21.dev1): 
+  attach stdout/stderr on --boxed processes that die.
+
 1.10
 -------------------------
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f6c0abe..2aaa7cd 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from setuptools import setup
 
 setup(
     name="pytest-xdist",
-    version='1.10',
+    version='1.11.dev1',
     description='py.test xdist plugin for distributed testing and loop-on-failing modes',
     long_description=open('README.txt').read(),
     license='MIT',
diff --git a/testing/test_boxed.py b/testing/test_boxed.py
index 4b522f4..5b867fd 100644
--- a/testing/test_boxed.py
+++ b/testing/test_boxed.py
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
-import py
+import pytest
+import os
 
-@py.test.mark.skipif("not hasattr(os, 'fork')")
+needsfork = pytest.mark.skipif(not hasattr(os, "fork"),
+                               reason="os.fork required")
+
+@needsfork
 def test_functional_boxed(testdir):
     p1 = testdir.makepyfile("""
         import os
@@ -13,12 +17,32 @@ def test_functional_boxed(testdir):
         "*1 failed*"
     ])
 
+@needsfork
+def test_functional_boxed_stdout(testdir):
+    p1 = testdir.makepyfile("""
+        import os
+        import sys
+        def test_function():
+            sys.stdout.write("hello\\n")
+            sys.stderr.write("world\\n")
+            os.kill(os.getpid(), 15)
+    """)
+    result = testdir.runpytest(p1, "--boxed")
+    result.stdout.fnmatch_lines("""
+        *CRASHED*
+        *stdout*
+        hello
+        *stderr*
+        world
+        *1 failed*
+    """)
+
 class TestOptionEffects:
     def test_boxed_option_default(self, testdir):
         tmpdir = testdir.tmpdir.ensure("subdir", dir=1)
         config = testdir.parseconfig()
         assert not config.option.boxed
-        py.test.importorskip("execnet")
+        pytest.importorskip("execnet")
         config = testdir.parseconfig('-d', tmpdir)
         assert not config.option.boxed
 
diff --git a/xdist/__init__.py b/xdist/__init__.py
index d0a4df4..5f40d56 100644
--- a/xdist/__init__.py
+++ b/xdist/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 #
-__version__ = '1.10'
+__version__ = '1.11.dev1'
diff --git a/xdist/plugin.py b/xdist/plugin.py
index 1c9a891..b91f83d 100644
--- a/xdist/plugin.py
+++ b/xdist/plugin.py
@@ -118,10 +118,14 @@ def forked_run_report(item):
 
 def report_process_crash(item, result):
     path, lineno = item._getfslineno()
-    info = "%s:%s: running the test CRASHED with signal %d" %(
-            path, lineno, result.signal)
+    info = ("%s:%s: running the test CRASHED with signal %d" %
+            (path, lineno, result.signal))
     from _pytest import runner
     call = runner.CallInfo(lambda: 0/0, "???")
     call.excinfo = info
     rep = runner.pytest_runtest_makereport(item, call)
+    if result.out:
+        rep.sections.append(("captured stdout", result.out))
+    if result.err:
+        rep.sections.append(("captured stderr", result.err))
     return rep