diff --git a/kernel/log.cc b/kernel/log.cc
index 01107143913..74fede69f45 100644
--- a/kernel/log.cc
+++ b/kernel/log.cc
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 YOSYS_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
 std::vector<FILE*> log_files;
-std::vector<std::ostream*> log_streams;
+std::vector<std::ostream*> log_streams, log_warning_streams;
 std::vector<std::string> log_scratchpads;
 std::map<std::string, std::set<std::string>> log_hdump;
 std::vector<std::regex> log_warn_regexes, log_nowarn_regexes, log_werror_regexes;
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ int gettimeofday(struct timeval *tv, struct timezone *tz)
 }
 #endif
 
-void logv(const char *format, va_list ap)
+void logv(LogSeverity severity, const char *format, va_list ap)
 {
 	while (format[0] == '\n' && format[1] != 0) {
 		log("\n");
@@ -159,6 +159,10 @@ void logv(const char *format, va_list ap)
 
 		for (auto f : log_streams)
 			*f << time_str;
+
+    if (severity >= LogSeverity::LOG_WARNING)
+      for (auto f : log_warning_streams)
+        *f << time_str;
 	}
 
 	for (auto f : log_files)
@@ -167,6 +171,12 @@ void logv(const char *format, va_list ap)
 	for (auto f : log_streams)
 		*f << str;
 
+  if (severity >= LogSeverity::LOG_WARNING)
+    for (auto f : log_warning_streams) {
+      *f << str;
+      f->flush();
+    }
+
 	RTLIL::Design *design = yosys_get_design();
 	if (design != nullptr)
 		for (auto &scratchpad : log_scratchpads)
@@ -223,7 +233,7 @@ void logv_header(RTLIL::Design *design, const char *format, va_list ap)
 		header_id += stringf("%s%d", header_id.empty() ? "" : ".", c);
 
 	log("%s. ", header_id.c_str());
-	logv(format, ap);
+	logv(LogSeverity::LOG_INFO, format, ap);
 	log_flush();
 
 	if (log_hdump_all)
@@ -289,7 +299,7 @@ static void logv_warning_with_prefix(const char *prefix,
 			if (log_errfile != NULL && !log_quiet_warnings)
 				log_files.push_back(log_errfile);
 
-			log("%s%s", prefix, message.c_str());
+			log(LogSeverity::LOG_WARNING, "%s%s", prefix, message.c_str());
 			log_flush();
 
 			if (log_errfile != NULL && !log_quiet_warnings)
@@ -333,7 +343,7 @@ void log_file_info(const std::string &filename, int lineno,
 	va_start(ap, format);
 	std::string fmt = stringf("%s:%d: Info: %s",
 			filename.c_str(), lineno, format);
-	logv(fmt.c_str(), ap);
+	logv(LogSeverity::LOG_INFO, fmt.c_str(), ap);
 	va_end(ap);
 }
 
@@ -357,7 +367,7 @@ static void logv_error_with_prefix(const char *prefix,
 				f = stderr;
 
 	log_last_error = vstringf(format, ap);
-	log("%s%s", prefix, log_last_error.c_str());
+	log(LogSeverity::LOG_ERROR, "%s%s", prefix, log_last_error.c_str());
 	log_flush();
 
 	log_make_debug = bak_log_make_debug;
@@ -415,10 +425,18 @@ void log(const char *format, ...)
 {
 	va_list ap;
 	va_start(ap, format);
-	logv(format, ap);
+	logv(LogSeverity::LOG_INFO, format, ap);
 	va_end(ap);
 }
 
+void log(LogSeverity severity, const char *format, ...)
+{
+  va_list ap;
+  va_start(ap, format);
+  logv(severity, format, ap);
+  va_end(ap);
+}
+
 void log_header(RTLIL::Design *design, const char *format, ...)
 {
 	va_list ap;
@@ -479,7 +497,7 @@ void log_cmd_error(const char *format, ...)
 			pop_errfile = true;
 		}
 
-		log("ERROR: %s", log_last_error.c_str());
+		log(LogSeverity::LOG_ERROR, "ERROR: %s", log_last_error.c_str());
 		log_flush();
 
 		if (pop_errfile)
diff --git a/kernel/log.h b/kernel/log.h
index 48997d2506c..b2ee2f470ac 100644
--- a/kernel/log.h
+++ b/kernel/log.h
@@ -94,8 +94,15 @@ YOSYS_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
 struct log_cmd_error_exception { };
 
+enum LogSeverity {
+  LOG_INFO,
+  LOG_WARNING,
+  LOG_ERROR
+};
+
 extern std::vector<FILE*> log_files;
 extern std::vector<std::ostream*> log_streams;
+extern std::vector<std::ostream*> log_warning_streams;
 extern std::vector<std::string> log_scratchpads;
 extern std::map<std::string, std::set<std::string>> log_hdump;
 extern std::vector<std::regex> log_warn_regexes, log_nowarn_regexes, log_werror_regexes;
@@ -119,7 +126,7 @@ extern int log_make_debug;
 extern int log_force_debug;
 extern int log_debug_suppressed;
 
-void logv(const char *format, va_list ap);
+void logv(LogSeverity severity, const char *format, va_list ap);
 void logv_header(RTLIL::Design *design, const char *format, va_list ap);
 void logv_warning(const char *format, va_list ap);
 void logv_warning_noprefix(const char *format, va_list ap);
@@ -127,6 +134,7 @@ void logv_warning_noprefix(const char *format, va_list ap);
 [[noreturn]] void logv_file_error(const string &filename, int lineno, const char *format, va_list ap);
 
 void log(const char *format, ...)  YS_ATTRIBUTE(format(printf, 1, 2));
+void log(LogSeverity severity, const char *format, ...) YS_ATTRIBUTE(format(printf, 2, 3));
 void log_header(RTLIL::Design *design, const char *format, ...) YS_ATTRIBUTE(format(printf, 2, 3));
 void log_warning(const char *format, ...) YS_ATTRIBUTE(format(printf, 1, 2));
 void log_experimental(const char *format, ...) YS_ATTRIBUTE(format(printf, 1, 2));