diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2ef4591b..88c853a3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 This is the rolling changelog for TShock for Terraria. Use past tense when adding new entries; sign your name off when you add or change something. This should primarily be things like user changes, not necessarily codebase changes unless it's really relevant or large.
 
+## Upcoming changes
+* Debug logging now provides ConsoleDebug and ILog has been updated to support the concept of debug logs. Debug logs are now controlled by `config.json` instead of by preprocessor debug flag. (@hakusaro)
+
 ## TShock 4.4.0 (Pre-release 3)
 * Fixed `/worldmode` command to correctly target world mode. (@Ristellise)
 * The following commands have been removed: `tbloodmoon`, `invade`, `dropmeteor`. `fullmoon`, `sandstorm`, `rain`, `eclipse`
diff --git a/TShockAPI/ConfigFile.cs b/TShockAPI/ConfigFile.cs
index d9a5b559..e440e241 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/ConfigFile.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/ConfigFile.cs
@@ -520,6 +520,9 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 		[Description("Whether or not to show backup auto save messages.")]
 		public bool ShowBackupAutosaveMessages = true;
 
+		[Description("Whether or not the server should output debug level messages related to system operation.")]
+		public bool DebugLogs = false;
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Reads a configuration file from a given path
 		/// </summary>
diff --git a/TShockAPI/ILog.cs b/TShockAPI/ILog.cs
index 29a303ad..9fac3789 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/ILog.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/ILog.cs
@@ -123,13 +123,25 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 		void Write(string message, TraceLevel level);
 
 		/// <summary>
-		/// Writes a debug string to the log file. Only works if the DEBUG preprocessor conditional is set.
+		/// Writes a debug string to the log file and console. Only works if the DebugLogs config option is set to true.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="message">The message to be written.</param>
+		void ConsoleDebug(string message);
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Writes a debug string to the log file. Only works if the DebugLogs config option is set to true.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="message">The message to be written.</param>
+		void ConsoleDebug(string message, params object[] args);
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Writes a debug string to the log file. Only works if the DebugLogs config option is set to true.
 		/// </summary>
 		/// <param name="message">The message to be written.</param>
 		void Debug(string message);
 
 		/// <summary>
-		/// Writes a debug string to the log file. Only works if the DEBUG preprocessor conditional is set.
+		/// Writes a debug string to the log file. Only works if the DebugLogs config option is set to true.
 		/// </summary>
 		/// <param name="format">The format of the message to be written.</param>
 		/// <param name="args">The format arguments.</param>
diff --git a/TShockAPI/SqlLog.cs b/TShockAPI/SqlLog.cs
index 3b035c81..a0fd4493 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/SqlLog.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/SqlLog.cs
@@ -205,15 +205,34 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 			ConsoleInfo(string.Format(format, args));
 		}
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Writes a debug string to the log file. Also outputs to the console. Requires config TShock.DebugLogs to be true.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="message">The message to be written.</param>
+		public void ConsoleDebug(string message)
+		{
+			Console.WriteLine("Debug: " + message);
+			Write(message, TraceLevel.Verbose);
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Writes a debug string to the log file. Also outputs to the console. Requires config TShock.DebugLogs to be true.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="format">The format of the message to be written.</param>
+		/// <param name="args">The format arguments.</param>
+		public void ConsoleDebug(string format, params object[] args)
+		{
+			ConsoleDebug(string.Format(format, args));
+		}
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Writes a debug string to the log file.
 		/// </summary>
 		/// <param name="message">The message to be written.</param>
 		public void Debug(string message)
 		{
-#if DEBUG
-			Write(message, TraceLevel.Verbose);
-#endif
+			if (TShock.Config.DebugLogs)
+				Write(message, TraceLevel.Verbose);
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>
@@ -223,9 +242,8 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 		/// <param name="args">The format arguments.</param>
 		public void Debug(string format, params object[] args)
 		{
-#if DEBUG
-			Debug(string.Format(format, args));
-#endif
+			if (TShock.Config.DebugLogs)
+				Debug(string.Format(format, args));
 		}
 
 		public void Write(string message, TraceLevel level)
diff --git a/TShockAPI/TextLog.cs b/TShockAPI/TextLog.cs
index 532c9ebf..349ceb01 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/TextLog.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/TextLog.cs
@@ -172,15 +172,34 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 			ConsoleInfo(string.Format(format, args));
 		}
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Writes a debug string to the log file. Also outputs to the console. Requires config TShock.DebugLogs to be true.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="message">The message to be written.</param>
+		public void ConsoleDebug(string message)
+		{
+			Console.WriteLine("Debug: " + message);
+			Write(message, TraceLevel.Verbose);
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Writes a debug string to the log file. Also outputs to the console. Requires config TShock.DebugLogs to be true.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="format">The format of the message to be written.</param>
+		/// <param name="args">The format arguments.</param>
+		public void ConsoleDebug(string format, params object[] args)
+		{
+			ConsoleDebug(string.Format(format, args));
+		}
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Writes a debug string to the log file.
 		/// </summary>
 		/// <param name="message">The message to be written.</param>
 		public void Debug(string message)
 		{
-#if DEBUG
-			Write(message, TraceLevel.Verbose);
-#endif
+			if (TShock.Config.DebugLogs)
+				Write(message, TraceLevel.Verbose);
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>
@@ -190,9 +209,8 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 		/// <param name="args">The format arguments.</param>
 		public void Debug(string format, params object[] args)
 		{
-#if DEBUG
-			Debug(string.Format(format, args));
-#endif
+			if (TShock.Config.DebugLogs)
+				Debug(string.Format(format, args));
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>