diff --git a/docs/env_vars.md b/docs/env_vars.md
index 2a03476b..a404581c 100644
--- a/docs/env_vars.md
+++ b/docs/env_vars.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Pwndbg relies on several environment variables to customize its behavior. Below
 - `HOME`, `XDG_CACHE_HOME`: Used by `lib.tempfile` to determine temporary file locations.
 - `PWNDBG_VENV_PATH`: Specifies the virtual environment path for Pwndbg.
 - `PWNDBG_DISABLE_COLORS`: Disables colored output in Pwndbg.
+- `PWNDBG_LOGLEVEL`: Initial log level to use for log messages.
 - `OPENAI_API_KEY`, `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY`: Used by the `ai` command for accessing respective AI APIs.
 - `GITHUB_ACTIONS`, `RUN_FLAKY`: Used by `tests_commands.py` to determine the test environment.
 - `PWNDBG_PROFILE`: Enables profiling for benchmarking.
diff --git a/gdbinit.py b/gdbinit.py
index 61e8f389..7ce179af 100644
--- a/gdbinit.py
+++ b/gdbinit.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 import cProfile
 import hashlib
+import logging
 import os
 import shutil
 import site
@@ -29,9 +30,10 @@ def hash_file(file_path: str | Path) -> str:
 
 
 def run_poetry_install(poetry_path: os.PathLike[str], dev: bool = False) -> Tuple[str, str, int]:
-    command: List[str | os.PathLike[str]] = [poetry_path, "install"]
+    command: List[str] = [str(poetry_path), "install"]
     if dev:
         command.extend(("--with", "dev"))
+    logging.debug(f"Updating deps with command: {' '.join(command)}")
     result = subprocess.run(command, capture_output=True, text=True)
     return result.stdout.strip(), result.stderr.strip(), result.returncode
 
@@ -60,9 +62,14 @@ def update_deps(src_root: Path, venv_path: Path) -> None:
     poetry_lock_hash_path = venv_path / "poetry.lock.hash"
 
     current_hash = hash_file(src_root / "poetry.lock")
+    logging.debug(f"Current poetry.lock hash: {current_hash}")
+
     stored_hash = None
     if poetry_lock_hash_path.exists():
         stored_hash = poetry_lock_hash_path.read_text().strip()
+        logging.debug(f"Stored poetry.lock hash: {stored_hash}")
+    else:
+        logging.debug("No stored hash found")
 
     # If the hashes don't match, update the dependencies
     if current_hash != stored_hash:
@@ -128,6 +135,21 @@ def skip_venv(src_root) -> bool:
     )
 
 
+def init_logger():
+    log_level_env = os.environ.get("PWNDBG_LOGLEVEL", "WARNING")
+    log_level = getattr(logging, log_level_env.upper())
+
+    root_logger = logging.getLogger()
+    root_logger.setLevel(log_level)
+
+    # Add a custom StreamHandler we will use to customize log message formatting. We
+    # configure the handler later, after pwndbg has been imported.
+    handler = logging.StreamHandler()
+    root_logger.addHandler(handler)
+
+    return handler
+
+
 def main() -> None:
     profiler = cProfile.Profile()
 
@@ -136,6 +158,8 @@ def main() -> None:
         start_time = time.time()
         profiler.enable()
 
+    handler = init_logger()
+
     src_root = Path(__file__).parent.resolve()
     if not skip_venv(src_root):
         venv_path = get_venv_path(src_root)
@@ -156,8 +180,12 @@ def main() -> None:
     pwndbg.dbg = pwndbg.dbg_mod.gdb.GDB()
     pwndbg.dbg.setup()
 
+    import pwndbg.log
     import pwndbg.profiling
 
+    # ColorFormatter relies on pwndbg being loaded, so we can't set it up until now
+    handler.setFormatter(pwndbg.log.ColorFormatter())
+
     pwndbg.profiling.init(profiler, start_time)
     if os.environ.get("PWNDBG_PROFILE") == "1":
         pwndbg.profiling.profiler.stop("pwndbg-load.pstats")
diff --git a/pwndbg/color/message.py b/pwndbg/color/message.py
index 61ec6fc0..156d8378 100644
--- a/pwndbg/color/message.py
+++ b/pwndbg/color/message.py
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ config_hint_color = theme.add_color_param(
 config_success_color = theme.add_color_param(
     "message-success-color", "green", "color of success messages"
 )
+config_debug_color = theme.add_color_param("message-debug-color", "blue", "color of debug messages")
+config_info_color = theme.add_color_param("message-info-color", "white", "color of info messages")
 config_warning_color = theme.add_color_param(
     "message-warning-color", "yellow", "color of warning messages"
 )
@@ -62,6 +64,14 @@ def success(msg: object) -> str:
     return generateColorFunction(config.message_success_color)(msg)
 
 
+def debug(msg: object) -> str:
+    return generateColorFunction(config.message_warning_color)(msg)
+
+
+def info(msg: object) -> str:
+    return generateColorFunction(config.message_warning_color)(msg)
+
+
 def warn(msg: object) -> str:
     return generateColorFunction(config.message_warning_color)(msg)
 
diff --git a/pwndbg/commands/__init__.py b/pwndbg/commands/__init__.py
index 996195a7..e6cdab6b 100644
--- a/pwndbg/commands/__init__.py
+++ b/pwndbg/commands/__init__.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import argparse
 import functools
 import io
+import logging
 from enum import Enum
 from typing import Any
 from typing import Callable
@@ -22,12 +23,13 @@ import pwndbg.gdblib.kernel
 import pwndbg.gdblib.proc
 import pwndbg.gdblib.qemu
 import pwndbg.gdblib.regs
-from pwndbg.color import message
 from pwndbg.gdblib.heap.ptmalloc import DebugSymsHeap
 from pwndbg.gdblib.heap.ptmalloc import GlibcMemoryAllocator
 from pwndbg.gdblib.heap.ptmalloc import HeuristicHeap
 from pwndbg.gdblib.heap.ptmalloc import SymbolUnresolvableError
 
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 T = TypeVar("T")
 P = ParamSpec("P")
 
@@ -266,9 +268,9 @@ def OnlyWithFile(function: Callable[P, T]) -> Callable[P, Optional[T]]:
             return function(*a, **kw)
         else:
             if pwndbg.gdblib.qemu.is_qemu():
-                print(message.error("Could not determine the target binary on QEMU."))
+                log.error("Could not determine the target binary on QEMU.")
             else:
-                print(message.error(f"{function.__name__}: There is no file loaded."))
+                log.error(f"{function.__name__}: There is no file loaded.")
             return None
 
     return _OnlyWithFile
@@ -280,7 +282,7 @@ def OnlyWhenQemuKernel(function: Callable[P, T]) -> Callable[P, Optional[T]]:
         if pwndbg.gdblib.qemu.is_qemu_kernel():
             return function(*a, **kw)
         else:
-            print(
+            log.error(
                 f"{function.__name__}: This command may only be run when debugging the Linux kernel in QEMU."
             )
             return None
@@ -294,7 +296,7 @@ def OnlyWhenUserspace(function: Callable[P, T]) -> Callable[P, Optional[T]]:
         if not pwndbg.gdblib.qemu.is_qemu_kernel():
             return function(*a, **kw)
         else:
-            print(
+            log.error(
                 f"{function.__name__}: This command may only be run when not debugging a QEMU kernel target."
             )
             return None
@@ -317,9 +319,8 @@ def OnlyWithArch(arch_names: List[str]) -> Callable[[Callable[P, T]], Callable[P
                 return function(*a, **kw)
             else:
                 arches_str = ", ".join(arch_names)
-                print(
-                    f"%s: This command may only be run on the {arches_str} architecture(s)"
-                    % function.__name__
+                log.error(
+                    f"{function.__name__}: This command may only be run on the {arches_str} architecture(s)"
                 )
                 return None
 
@@ -334,7 +335,7 @@ def OnlyWithKernelDebugSyms(function: Callable[P, T]) -> Callable[P, Optional[T]
         if pwndbg.gdblib.kernel.has_debug_syms():
             return function(*a, **kw)
         else:
-            print(
+            log.error(
                 f"{function.__name__}: This command may only be run when debugging a Linux kernel with debug symbols."
             )
             return None
@@ -348,7 +349,7 @@ def OnlyWhenPagingEnabled(function: Callable[P, T]) -> Callable[P, Optional[T]]:
         if pwndbg.gdblib.kernel.paging_enabled():
             return function(*a, **kw)
         else:
-            print(f"{function.__name__}: This command may only be run when paging is enabled.")
+            log.error(f"{function.__name__}: This command may only be run when paging is enabled.")
             return None
 
     return _OnlyWhenPagingEnabled
@@ -360,7 +361,7 @@ def OnlyWhenRunning(function: Callable[P, T]) -> Callable[P, Optional[T]]:
         if pwndbg.gdblib.proc.alive:
             return function(*a, **kw)
         else:
-            print(f"{function.__name__}: The program is not being run.")
+            log.error(f"{function.__name__}: The program is not being run.")
             return None
 
     return _OnlyWhenRunning
@@ -373,7 +374,7 @@ def OnlyWithTcache(function: Callable[P, T]) -> Callable[P, Optional[T]]:
         if pwndbg.gdblib.heap.current.has_tcache():
             return function(*a, **kw)
         else:
-            print(
+            log.error(
                 f"{function.__name__}: This version of GLIBC was not compiled with tcache support."
             )
             return None
@@ -387,7 +388,7 @@ def OnlyWhenHeapIsInitialized(function: Callable[P, T]) -> Callable[P, Optional[
         if pwndbg.gdblib.heap.current is not None and pwndbg.gdblib.heap.current.is_initialized():
             return function(*a, **kw)
         else:
-            print(f"{function.__name__}: Heap is not initialized yet.")
+            log.error(f"{function.__name__}: Heap is not initialized yet.")
             return None
 
     return _OnlyWhenHeapIsInitialized
@@ -400,8 +401,8 @@ def _is_statically_linked() -> bool:
 
 
 def _try2run_heap_command(function: Callable[P, T], *a: P.args, **kw: P.kwargs) -> T | None:
-    e = lambda s: print(message.error(s))
-    w = lambda s: print(message.warn(s))
+    e = log.error
+    w = log.warning
     # Note: We will still raise the error for developers when exception-* is set to "on"
     try:
         return function(*a, **kw)
@@ -438,8 +439,8 @@ def _try2run_heap_command(function: Callable[P, T], *a: P.args, **kw: P.kwargs)
 def OnlyWithResolvedHeapSyms(function: Callable[P, T]) -> Callable[P, T | None]:
     @functools.wraps(function)
     def _OnlyWithResolvedHeapSyms(*a: P.args, **kw: P.kwargs) -> T | None:
-        e = lambda s: print(message.error(s))
-        w = lambda s: print(message.warn(s))
+        e = log.error
+        w = log.warn
         if (
             isinstance(pwndbg.gdblib.heap.current, HeuristicHeap)
             and pwndbg.config.resolve_heap_via_heuristic == "auto"
diff --git a/pwndbg/commands/dev.py b/pwndbg/commands/dev.py
index 492f37a6..1a21f88b 100644
--- a/pwndbg/commands/dev.py
+++ b/pwndbg/commands/dev.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import argparse
+import logging
 
 import pwndbg.color.message as MessageColor
 import pwndbg.commands
@@ -63,3 +64,20 @@ def dev_dump_instruction(address=None, force_emulate=False, no_emulate=False) ->
         if instructions:
             insn = instructions[0]
             print(repr(insn))
+
+
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Set the log level.")
+parser.add_argument(
+    "level",
+    type=str,
+    nargs="?",
+    choices=["debug", "info", "warning", "error", "critical"],
+    default="warning",
+    help="The log level to set.",
+)
+
+
+@pwndbg.commands.ArgparsedCommand(parser, category=CommandCategory.DEV)
+def log_level(level: str) -> None:
+    logging.getLogger().setLevel(getattr(logging, level.upper()))
+    print(f"Log level set to {level}")
diff --git a/pwndbg/log.py b/pwndbg/log.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eccdded1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pwndbg/log.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import logging
+
+import pwndbg.color
+
+
+class ColorFormatter(logging.Formatter):
+    log_funcs = {
+        logging.DEBUG: pwndbg.color.message.debug,
+        logging.INFO: pwndbg.color.message.info,
+        logging.WARNING: pwndbg.color.message.warn,
+        logging.ERROR: pwndbg.color.message.error,
+        logging.CRITICAL: pwndbg.color.message.error,
+    }
+
+    def format(self, record):
+        log_func = self.log_funcs.get(record.levelno)
+        formatter = logging.Formatter(log_func("%(message)s"))
+        return formatter.format(record)