diff --git a/engine/platform/sdl/sys_sdl.c b/engine/platform/sdl/sys_sdl.c
index 01abb740..c2bd960b 100644
--- a/engine/platform/sdl/sys_sdl.c
+++ b/engine/platform/sdl/sys_sdl.c
@@ -41,8 +41,54 @@ void Platform_MessageBox( const char *title, const char *message, qboolean paren
 }
 #endif // XASH_MESSAGEBOX == MSGBOX_SDL
 
+static const char *SDLash_CategoryToString( int category )
+{
+	switch( category )
+	{
+	case SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_APPLICATION: return "App";
+	case SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_ERROR: return "Error";
+	case SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_ASSERT: return "Assert";
+	case SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_SYSTEM: return "System";
+	case SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_AUDIO: return "Audio";
+	case SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_VIDEO: return "Video";
+	case SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_RENDER: return "Render";
+	case SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_INPUT: return "Input";
+	case SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_TEST: return "Test";
+	default: return "Unknown";
+	}
+}
+
+static void SDLCALL SDLash_LogOutputFunction( void *userdata, int category, SDL_LogPriority priority, const char *message )
+{
+	switch( priority )
+	{
+	case SDL_LOG_PRIORITY_CRITICAL:
+	case SDL_LOG_PRIORITY_ERROR:
+		Con_Printf( S_ERROR S_BLUE "SDL" S_DEFAULT ": [%s] %s\n", SDLash_CategoryToString( category ), message );
+		break;
+	case SDL_LOG_PRIORITY_WARN:
+		Con_DPrintf( S_WARN S_BLUE "SDL" S_DEFAULT ": [%s] %s\n", SDLash_CategoryToString( category ), message );
+		break;
+	case SDL_LOG_PRIORITY_INFO:
+		Con_Reportf( S_NOTE S_BLUE "SDL" S_DEFAULT ": [%s] %s\n", SDLash_CategoryToString( category ), message );
+		break;
+	default:
+		Con_Reportf( S_BLUE "SDL" S_DEFAULT ": [%s] %s\n", SDLash_CategoryToString( category ), message );
+		break;
+	}
+}
+
 void SDLash_Init( void )
 {
+	SDL_LogSetOutputFunction( SDLash_LogOutputFunction, NULL );
+
+	if( host_developer.value >= 2 )
+		SDL_LogSetAllPriority( SDL_LOG_PRIORITY_VERBOSE );
+	else if( host_developer.value >= 1 )
+		SDL_LogSetAllPriority( SDL_LOG_PRIORITY_WARN );
+	else
+		SDL_LogSetAllPriority( SDL_LOG_PRIORITY_ERROR );
+
 #ifndef SDL_INIT_EVENTS
 #define SDL_INIT_EVENTS 0
 #endif