diff --git a/common/gal/opengl/opengl_gal.cpp b/common/gal/opengl/opengl_gal.cpp
index ad6832d86f..f8a44ba6cb 100644
--- a/common/gal/opengl/opengl_gal.cpp
+++ b/common/gal/opengl/opengl_gal.cpp
@@ -1774,6 +1774,10 @@ void OPENGL_GAL::init()
 
     GLenum err = glewInit();
 
+#ifdef __WXDEBUG__
+    enableGlDebug( true );
+#endif
+
     try
     {
         if( GLEW_OK != err )
diff --git a/common/gal/opengl/utils.cpp b/common/gal/opengl/utils.cpp
index 06af84546e..64faeec788 100644
--- a/common/gal/opengl/utils.cpp
+++ b/common/gal/opengl/utils.cpp
@@ -88,7 +88,15 @@ int checkGlError( const std::string& aInfo, bool aThrow )
 static void GLAPIENTRY debugMsgCallback( GLenum aSource, GLenum aType, GLuint aId,
    GLenum aSeverity, GLsizei aLength, const GLchar* aMessage, const void* aUserParam )
 {
-    printf( "%s", aMessage );
+    switch( aSeverity )
+    {
+        case GL_DEBUG_SEVERITY_HIGH:   printf( "OpenGL ERROR: " ); break;
+        case GL_DEBUG_SEVERITY_MEDIUM: printf( "OpenGL WARNING: " ); break;
+        case GL_DEBUG_SEVERITY_LOW:    printf( "OpenGL INFO: " ); break;
+        case GL_DEBUG_SEVERITY_NOTIFICATION: return;
+    }
+
+    printf( "%s\n", aMessage );
 }