diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 54589e1d9b..60bcf3a396 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -5385,6 +5385,9 @@ void Application::registerScriptEngineWithApplicationServices(ScriptEngine* scri
 
     // connect this script engines printedMessage signal to the global ScriptEngines onPrintedMessage
     connect(scriptEngine, &ScriptEngine::printedMessage, DependencyManager::get<ScriptEngines>().data(), &ScriptEngines::onPrintedMessage);
+    connect(scriptEngine, &ScriptEngine::errorMessage, DependencyManager::get<ScriptEngines>().data(), &ScriptEngines::onErrorMessage);
+    connect(scriptEngine, &ScriptEngine::warningMessage, DependencyManager::get<ScriptEngines>().data(), &ScriptEngines::onWarningMessage);
+    connect(scriptEngine, &ScriptEngine::infoMessage, DependencyManager::get<ScriptEngines>().data(), &ScriptEngines::onInfoMessage);
 }
 
 bool Application::canAcceptURL(const QString& urlString) const {
diff --git a/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngine.cpp b/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngine.cpp
index ef0da5b248..6c3f6c7fa8 100644
--- a/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngine.cpp
+++ b/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngine.cpp
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ static QScriptValue debugPrint(QScriptContext* context, QScriptEngine* engine){
                      .replace("\n", "\\n")
                      .replace("\r", "\\r")
                      .replace("'", "\\'");
+
+    // FIXME - this approach neeeds revisiting. print() comes here, which ends up doing an evaluate?
     engine->evaluate("Script.print('" + message + "')");
 
     return QScriptValue();
@@ -130,20 +132,20 @@ QString encodeEntityIdIntoEntityUrl(const QString& url, const QString& entityID)
     return url + " [EntityID:" + entityID + "]";
 }
 
-static bool hasCorrectSyntax(const QScriptProgram& program) {
+static bool hasCorrectSyntax(const QScriptProgram& program, ScriptEngine* reportingEngine) {
     const auto syntaxCheck = QScriptEngine::checkSyntax(program.sourceCode());
     if (syntaxCheck.state() != QScriptSyntaxCheckResult::Valid) {
         const auto error = syntaxCheck.errorMessage();
         const auto line = QString::number(syntaxCheck.errorLineNumber());
         const auto column = QString::number(syntaxCheck.errorColumnNumber());
         const auto message = QString("[SyntaxError] %1 in %2:%3(%4)").arg(error, program.fileName(), line, column);
-        qCWarning(scriptengine) << qPrintable(message);
+        reportingEngine->scriptErrorMessage(qPrintable(message));
         return false;
     }
     return true;
 }
 
-static bool hadUncaughtExceptions(QScriptEngine& engine, const QString& fileName) {
+static bool hadUncaughtExceptions(QScriptEngine& engine, const QString& fileName, ScriptEngine* reportingEngine) {
     if (engine.hasUncaughtException()) {
         const auto backtrace = engine.uncaughtExceptionBacktrace();
         const auto exception = engine.uncaughtException().toString();
@@ -155,7 +157,7 @@ static bool hadUncaughtExceptions(QScriptEngine& engine, const QString& fileName
             static const auto lineSeparator = "\n    ";
             message += QString("\n[Backtrace]%1%2").arg(lineSeparator, backtrace.join(lineSeparator));
         }
-        qCWarning(scriptengine) << qPrintable(message);
+        reportingEngine->scriptErrorMessage(qPrintable(message));
         return true;
     }
     return false;
@@ -170,20 +172,20 @@ ScriptEngine::ScriptEngine(const QString& scriptContents, const QString& fileNam
     DependencyManager::get<ScriptEngines>()->addScriptEngine(this);
 
     connect(this, &QScriptEngine::signalHandlerException, this, [this](const QScriptValue& exception) {
-        hadUncaughtExceptions(*this, _fileNameString);
+        hadUncaughtExceptions(*this, _fileNameString, this);
     });
     
     setProcessEventsInterval(MSECS_PER_SECOND);
 }
 
 ScriptEngine::~ScriptEngine() {
-    qCDebug(scriptengine) << "Script Engine shutting down:" << getFilename();
+    scriptInfoMessage("Script Engine shutting down:" + getFilename());
 
     auto scriptEngines = DependencyManager::get<ScriptEngines>();
     if (scriptEngines) {
         scriptEngines->removeScriptEngine(this);
     } else {
-        qCWarning(scriptengine) << "Script destroyed after ScriptEngines!";
+        scriptWarningMessage("Script destroyed after ScriptEngines!");
     }
 }
 
@@ -274,7 +276,7 @@ void ScriptEngine::runDebuggable() {
         }
         _lastUpdate = now;
         // Debug and clear exceptions
-        hadUncaughtExceptions(*this, _fileNameString);
+        hadUncaughtExceptions(*this, _fileNameString, this);
     });
 
     timer->start(10);
@@ -359,7 +361,7 @@ void ScriptEngine::waitTillDoneRunning() {
             QThread::yieldCurrentThread();
         }
 
-        qCDebug(scriptengine) << "Script Engine has stopped:" << getFilename();
+        scriptInfoMessage("Script Engine has stopped:" + getFilename());
     }
 }
 
@@ -398,10 +400,25 @@ void ScriptEngine::scriptContentsAvailable(const QUrl& url, const QString& scrip
     emit scriptLoaded(url.toString());
 }
 
+void ScriptEngine::scriptErrorMessage(const QString& message) {
+    qCCritical(scriptengine) << message;
+    emit errorMessage(message);
+}
+
+void ScriptEngine::scriptWarningMessage(const QString& message) {
+    qCWarning(scriptengine) << message;
+    emit warningMessage(message);
+}
+
+void ScriptEngine::scriptInfoMessage(const QString& message) {
+    qCInfo(scriptengine) << message;
+    emit infoMessage(message);
+}
+
 // FIXME - switch this to the new model of ScriptCache callbacks
 void ScriptEngine::errorInLoadingScript(const QUrl& url) {
-    qCDebug(scriptengine) << "ERROR Loading file:" << url.toString() << "line:" << __LINE__;
-    emit errorLoadingScript(_fileNameString); // ??
+    scriptErrorMessage("ERROR Loading file:" + url.toString());
+    emit errorLoadingScript(_fileNameString);
 }
 
 // Even though we never pass AnimVariantMap directly to and from javascript, the queued invokeMethod of
@@ -809,7 +826,7 @@ QScriptValue ScriptEngine::evaluate(const QString& sourceCode, const QString& fi
 
     // Check syntax
     const QScriptProgram program(sourceCode, fileName, lineNumber);
-    if (!hasCorrectSyntax(program)) {
+    if (!hasCorrectSyntax(program, this)) {
         return QScriptValue();
     }
 
@@ -817,7 +834,7 @@ QScriptValue ScriptEngine::evaluate(const QString& sourceCode, const QString& fi
     const auto result = QScriptEngine::evaluate(program);
     --_evaluatesPending;
 
-    const auto hadUncaughtException = hadUncaughtExceptions(*this, program.fileName());
+    const auto hadUncaughtException = hadUncaughtExceptions(*this, program.fileName(), this);
     emit evaluationFinished(result, hadUncaughtException);
     return result;
 }
@@ -934,10 +951,10 @@ void ScriptEngine::run() {
         _lastUpdate = now;
 
         // Debug and clear exceptions
-        hadUncaughtExceptions(*this, _fileNameString);
+        hadUncaughtExceptions(*this, _fileNameString, this);
     }
 
-    qCDebug(scriptengine) << "Script Engine stopping:" << getFilename();
+    scriptInfoMessage("Script Engine stopping:" + getFilename());
 
     stopAllTimers(); // make sure all our timers are stopped if the script is ending
     emit scriptEnding();
@@ -1044,7 +1061,7 @@ void ScriptEngine::timerFired() {
     {
         auto engine = DependencyManager::get<ScriptEngines>();
         if (!engine || engine->isStopped()) {
-            qCDebug(scriptengine) << "Script.timerFired() while shutting down is ignored... parent script:" << getFilename();
+            scriptWarningMessage("Script.timerFired() while shutting down is ignored... parent script:" + getFilename());
             return; // bail early
         }
     }
@@ -1084,7 +1101,7 @@ QObject* ScriptEngine::setupTimerWithInterval(const QScriptValue& function, int
 
 QObject* ScriptEngine::setInterval(const QScriptValue& function, int intervalMS) {
     if (DependencyManager::get<ScriptEngines>()->isStopped()) {
-        qCDebug(scriptengine) << "Script.setInterval() while shutting down is ignored... parent script:" << getFilename();
+        scriptWarningMessage("Script.setInterval() while shutting down is ignored... parent script:" + getFilename());
         return NULL; // bail early
     }
 
@@ -1093,7 +1110,7 @@ QObject* ScriptEngine::setInterval(const QScriptValue& function, int intervalMS)
 
 QObject* ScriptEngine::setTimeout(const QScriptValue& function, int timeoutMS) {
     if (DependencyManager::get<ScriptEngines>()->isStopped()) {
-        qCDebug(scriptengine) << "Script.setTimeout() while shutting down is ignored... parent script:" << getFilename();
+        scriptWarningMessage("Script.setTimeout() while shutting down is ignored... parent script:" + getFilename());
         return NULL; // bail early
     }
 
@@ -1153,8 +1170,8 @@ void ScriptEngine::print(const QString& message) {
 // all of the files have finished loading.
 void ScriptEngine::include(const QStringList& includeFiles, QScriptValue callback) {
     if (DependencyManager::get<ScriptEngines>()->isStopped()) {
-        qCDebug(scriptengine) << "Script.include() while shutting down is ignored..."
-        << "includeFiles:" << includeFiles << "parent script:" << getFilename();
+        scriptWarningMessage("Script.include() while shutting down is ignored... includeFiles:" 
+                + includeFiles.join(",") + "parent script:" + getFilename());
         return; // bail early
     }
     QList<QUrl> urls;
@@ -1182,7 +1199,7 @@ void ScriptEngine::include(const QStringList& includeFiles, QScriptValue callbac
             thisURL = expandScriptUrl(QUrl::fromLocalFile(expandScriptPath(file)));
             QUrl defaultScriptsLoc = defaultScriptsLocation();
             if (!defaultScriptsLoc.isParentOf(thisURL)) {
-                qCDebug(scriptengine) << "ScriptEngine::include -- skipping" << file << "-- outside of standard libraries";
+                scriptWarningMessage("Script.include() -- skipping" + file + "-- outside of standard libraries");
                 continue;
             }
             isStandardLibrary = true;
@@ -1193,8 +1210,9 @@ void ScriptEngine::include(const QStringList& includeFiles, QScriptValue callbac
         if (!isStandardLibrary && !currentSandboxURL.isEmpty() && (thisURL.scheme() == "file") &&
             (currentSandboxURL.scheme() != "file" ||
              !thisURL.toString(strippingFlags).startsWith(currentSandboxURL.toString(strippingFlags), getSensitivity()))) {
-            qCWarning(scriptengine) << "Script.include() ignoring file path"
-                                    << thisURL << "outside of original entity script" << currentSandboxURL;
+
+            scriptWarningMessage("Script.include() ignoring file path" + thisURL.toString() 
+                                + "outside of original entity script" + currentSandboxURL.toString());
         } else {
             // We could also check here for CORS, but we don't yet.
             // It turns out that QUrl.resolve will not change hosts and copy authority, so we don't need to check that here.
@@ -1216,7 +1234,7 @@ void ScriptEngine::include(const QStringList& includeFiles, QScriptValue callbac
         for (QUrl url : urls) {
             QString contents = data[url];
             if (contents.isNull()) {
-                qCDebug(scriptengine) << "Error loading file: " << url << "line:" << __LINE__;
+                scriptErrorMessage("Error loading file: " + url.toString());
             } else {
                 std::lock_guard<std::recursive_mutex> lock(_lock);
                 if (!_includedURLs.contains(url)) {
@@ -1230,7 +1248,7 @@ void ScriptEngine::include(const QStringList& includeFiles, QScriptValue callbac
 
                     doWithEnvironment(capturedEntityIdentifier, capturedSandboxURL, operation);
                 } else {
-                    qCDebug(scriptengine) << "Script.include() skipping evaluation of previously included url:" << url;
+                    scriptWarningMessage("Script.include() skipping evaluation of previously included url:" + url.toString());
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -1259,8 +1277,8 @@ void ScriptEngine::include(const QStringList& includeFiles, QScriptValue callbac
 
 void ScriptEngine::include(const QString& includeFile, QScriptValue callback) {
     if (DependencyManager::get<ScriptEngines>()->isStopped()) {
-        qCDebug(scriptengine) << "Script.include() while shutting down is ignored... "
-            << "includeFile:" << includeFile << "parent script:" << getFilename();
+        scriptWarningMessage("Script.include() while shutting down is ignored...  includeFile:" 
+                    + includeFile + "parent script:" + getFilename());
         return; // bail early
     }
 
@@ -1274,13 +1292,13 @@ void ScriptEngine::include(const QString& includeFile, QScriptValue callback) {
 // the Application or other context will connect to in order to know to actually load the script
 void ScriptEngine::load(const QString& loadFile) {
     if (DependencyManager::get<ScriptEngines>()->isStopped()) {
-        qCDebug(scriptengine) << "Script.load() while shutting down is ignored... "
-            << "loadFile:" << loadFile << "parent script:" << getFilename();
+        scriptWarningMessage("Script.load() while shutting down is ignored... loadFile:" 
+                + loadFile + "parent script:" + getFilename());
         return; // bail early
     }
     if (!currentEntityIdentifier.isInvalidID()) {
-        qCWarning(scriptengine) << "Script.load() from entity script is ignored... "
-            << "loadFile:" << loadFile << "parent script:" << getFilename();
+        scriptWarningMessage("Script.load() from entity script is ignored...  loadFile:" 
+                + loadFile + "parent script:" + getFilename());
         return; // bail early
     }
 
@@ -1368,7 +1386,7 @@ void ScriptEngine::entityScriptContentAvailable(const EntityItemID& entityID, co
     auto fileName = isURL ? scriptOrURL : "EmbeddedEntityScript";
 
     QScriptProgram program(contents, fileName);
-    if (!hasCorrectSyntax(program)) {
+    if (!hasCorrectSyntax(program, this)) {
         if (!isFileUrl) {
             scriptCache->addScriptToBadScriptList(scriptOrURL);
         }
@@ -1396,7 +1414,7 @@ void ScriptEngine::entityScriptContentAvailable(const EntityItemID& entityID, co
         });
         testConstructor = sandbox.evaluate(program);
     }
-    if (hadUncaughtExceptions(sandbox, program.fileName())) {
+    if (hadUncaughtExceptions(sandbox, program.fileName(), this)) {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -1410,10 +1428,10 @@ void ScriptEngine::entityScriptContentAvailable(const EntityItemID& entityID, co
         if (testConstructorValue.size() > maxTestConstructorValueSize) {
             testConstructorValue = testConstructorValue.mid(0, maxTestConstructorValueSize) + "...";
         }
-        qCDebug(scriptengine) << "Error -- ScriptEngine::loadEntityScript() entity:" << entityID
-                              << "failed to load entity script -- expected a function, got " + testConstructorType
-                              << "," << testConstructorValue
-                              << "," << scriptOrURL;
+        scriptErrorMessage("Error -- ScriptEngine::loadEntityScript() entity:" + entityID.toString()
+                              + "failed to load entity script -- expected a function, got " + testConstructorType
+                              + "," + testConstructorValue
+                              + "," + scriptOrURL);
 
         if (!isFileUrl) {
             scriptCache->addScriptToBadScriptList(scriptOrURL);
@@ -1513,7 +1531,7 @@ void ScriptEngine::refreshFileScript(const EntityItemID& entityID) {
         QString filePath = QUrl(details.scriptText).toLocalFile();
         auto lastModified = QFileInfo(filePath).lastModified().toMSecsSinceEpoch();
         if (lastModified > details.lastModified) {
-            qCDebug(scriptengine) << "Reloading modified script " << details.scriptText;
+            scriptInfoMessage("Reloading modified script " + details.scriptText);
 
             QFile file(filePath);
             file.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly);
@@ -1521,7 +1539,7 @@ void ScriptEngine::refreshFileScript(const EntityItemID& entityID) {
             this->unloadEntityScript(entityID);
             this->entityScriptContentAvailable(entityID, details.scriptText, scriptContents, true, true);
             if (!_entityScripts.contains(entityID)) {
-                qWarning() << "Reload script " << details.scriptText << " failed";
+                scriptWarningMessage("Reload script " + details.scriptText + " failed");
             } else {
                 details = _entityScripts[entityID];
             }
@@ -1548,7 +1566,7 @@ void ScriptEngine::doWithEnvironment(const EntityItemID& entityID, const QUrl& s
 #else
     operation();
 #endif
-    hadUncaughtExceptions(*this, _fileNameString);
+    hadUncaughtExceptions(*this, _fileNameString, this);
 
     currentEntityIdentifier = oldIdentifier;
     currentSandboxURL = oldSandboxURL;
diff --git a/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngine.h b/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngine.h
index 2b2cb3c81a..1606e70d28 100644
--- a/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngine.h
+++ b/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngine.h
@@ -174,6 +174,10 @@ public:
 
     void setEmitScriptUpdatesFunction(std::function<bool()> func) { _emitScriptUpdates = func; }
 
+    void scriptErrorMessage(const QString& message);
+    void scriptWarningMessage(const QString& message);
+    void scriptInfoMessage(const QString& message);
+
 public slots:
     void callAnimationStateHandler(QScriptValue callback, AnimVariantMap parameters, QStringList names, bool useNames, AnimVariantResultHandler resultHandler);
     void updateMemoryCost(const qint64&);
@@ -187,6 +191,8 @@ signals:
     void cleanupMenuItem(const QString& menuItemString);
     void printedMessage(const QString& message);
     void errorMessage(const QString& message);
+    void warningMessage(const QString& message);
+    void infoMessage(const QString& message);
     void runningStateChanged();
     void evaluationFinished(QScriptValue result, bool isException);
     void loadScript(const QString& scriptName, bool isUserLoaded);
diff --git a/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngines.cpp b/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngines.cpp
index 9ddc8901db..93c9823920 100644
--- a/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngines.cpp
+++ b/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngines.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,26 @@ void ScriptEngines::onPrintedMessage(const QString& message) {
     emit printedMessage(message, scriptEngine->getFilename());
 }
 
+void ScriptEngines::onErrorMessage(const QString& message) {
+    auto scriptEngine = qobject_cast<ScriptEngine*>(sender());
+    emit errorMessage(message, scriptEngine->getFilename());
+}
+
+void ScriptEngines::onWarningMessage(const QString& message) {
+    auto scriptEngine = qobject_cast<ScriptEngine*>(sender());
+    emit warningMessage(message, scriptEngine->getFilename());
+}
+
+void ScriptEngines::onInfoMessage(const QString& message) {
+    auto scriptEngine = qobject_cast<ScriptEngine*>(sender());
+    emit infoMessage(message, scriptEngine->getFilename());
+}
+
+void ScriptEngines::onErrorLoadingScript(const QString& url) {
+    auto scriptEngine = qobject_cast<ScriptEngine*>(sender());
+    emit errorLoadingScript(url, scriptEngine->getFilename());
+}
+
 ScriptEngines::ScriptEngines()
     : _scriptsLocationHandle("scriptsLocation", DESKTOP_LOCATION)
 {
diff --git a/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngines.h b/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngines.h
index 06f94cd5f1..583b6c0ea2 100644
--- a/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngines.h
+++ b/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngines.h
@@ -74,10 +74,18 @@ signals:
     void scriptCountChanged();
     void scriptsReloading();
     void scriptLoadError(const QString& filename, const QString& error);
-    void printedMessage(const QString& message, const QString& filename);
+    void printedMessage(const QString& message, const QString& engineName);
+    void errorMessage(const QString& message, const QString& engineName);
+    void warningMessage(const QString& message, const QString& engineName);
+    void infoMessage(const QString& message, const QString& engineName);
+    void errorLoadingScript(const QString& url, const QString& engineName);
 
 public slots:
     void onPrintedMessage(const QString& message);
+    void onErrorMessage(const QString& message);
+    void onWarningMessage(const QString& message);
+    void onInfoMessage(const QString& message);
+    void onErrorLoadingScript(const QString& url);
 
 protected slots:
     void onScriptFinished(const QString& fileNameString, ScriptEngine* engine);
diff --git a/scripts/developer/debugging/debugWindow.js b/scripts/developer/debugging/debugWindow.js
index c5d600458d..bff17afcd4 100644
--- a/scripts/developer/debugging/debugWindow.js
+++ b/scripts/developer/debugging/debugWindow.js
@@ -23,3 +23,15 @@ window.closed.connect(function() { Script.stop(); });
 ScriptDiscoveryService.printedMessage.connect(function(message, scriptFileName) {
     window.sendToQml("[" + scriptFileName + "] " + message);
 });
+
+ScriptDiscoveryService.warningMessage.connect(function(message, scriptFileName) {
+    window.sendToQml("[" + scriptFileName + "] WARNING - " + message);
+});
+
+ScriptDiscoveryService.errorMessage.connect(function(message, scriptFileName) {
+    window.sendToQml("[" + scriptFileName + "] ERROR - " + message);
+});
+
+ScriptDiscoveryService.infoMessage.connect(function(message, scriptFileName) {
+    window.sendToQml("[" + scriptFileName + "] INFO - " + message);
+});