diff --git a/common/eqemu_logsys.cpp b/common/eqemu_logsys.cpp
index d2e839ddf..a0220e282 100644
--- a/common/eqemu_logsys.cpp
+++ b/common/eqemu_logsys.cpp
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ void EQEmuLogSys::StartLogs(const std::string log_name)
 	}
 }
 
-void EQEmuLogSys::LogDebugType(DebugLevel debug_level, uint16 log_type, std::string message, ...)
+void EQEmuLogSys::LogDebugType(DebugLevel debug_level, uint16 log_category, std::string message, ...)
 {
 	if (RuleI(Logging, DebugLogLevel) < debug_level){ return; }
 
@@ -145,7 +145,19 @@ void EQEmuLogSys::LogDebugType(DebugLevel debug_level, uint16 log_type, std::str
 	std::string output_message = vStringFormat(message.c_str(), args);
 	va_end(args);
 
-	EQEmuLogSys::Log(EQEmuLogSys::LogType::Debug, output_message);
+	
+	std::string category_string = "";
+	if (log_category > 0 && LogCategoryName[log_category]){
+		category_string = StringFormat("[%s]", LogCategoryName[log_category]);
+	}
+
+	std::string output_debug_message = StringFormat("%s %s", category_string.c_str(), output_message.c_str());
+
+	if (EQEmuLogSys::log_platform == EQEmuExePlatform::ExePlatformZone){
+		on_log_gmsay_hook(EQEmuLogSys::LogType::Debug, output_debug_message);
+	}
+
+	EQEmuLogSys::ConsoleMessage(EQEmuLogSys::Debug, log_category, output_message);
 }
 
 void EQEmuLogSys::LogDebug(DebugLevel debug_level, std::string message, ...)
@@ -197,7 +209,7 @@ void EQEmuLogSys::Log(uint16 log_type, const std::string message, ...)
 		on_log_gmsay_hook(log_type, output_message);
 	}
 
-	EQEmuLogSys::ConsoleMessage(log_type, output_message);
+	EQEmuLogSys::ConsoleMessage(log_type, 0, output_message);
 
 	char time_stamp[80];
 	EQEmuLogSys::SetCurrentTimeStamp(time_stamp);
@@ -206,11 +218,11 @@ void EQEmuLogSys::Log(uint16 log_type, const std::string message, ...)
 		process_log << time_stamp << " " << StringFormat("[%s] ", TypeNames[log_type]).c_str() << output_message << std::endl;
 	}
 	else{
-		std::cout << "[DEBUG] " << ":: There currently is no log file open for this process " << "\n";
+		// std::cout << "[DEBUG] " << ":: There currently is no log file open for this process " << "\n";
 	}
 }
 
-void EQEmuLogSys::ConsoleMessage(uint16 log_type, const std::string message)
+void EQEmuLogSys::ConsoleMessage(uint16 log_type, uint16 log_category, const std::string message)
 {
 	if (log_type > EQEmuLogSys::MaxLogID){
 		return;
@@ -220,6 +232,11 @@ void EQEmuLogSys::ConsoleMessage(uint16 log_type, const std::string message)
 	}
 	if (!RuleB(Logging, ConsoleLogCommands) && log_type == EQEmuLogSys::LogType::Commands){ return; }
 
+	std::string category = "";
+	if (log_category > 0 && LogCategoryName[log_category]){
+		category = StringFormat("[%s] ", LogCategoryName[log_category]);
+	}
+
 #ifdef _WINDOWS
 	HANDLE  console_handle;
 	console_handle = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE); 
@@ -237,7 +254,7 @@ void EQEmuLogSys::ConsoleMessage(uint16 log_type, const std::string message)
 	}
 #endif
 
-	std::cout << "[N::" << TypeNames[log_type] << "] " << message << "\n";
+	std::cout << "[N::" << TypeNames[log_type] << "] " << category << message << "\n";
 
 #ifdef _WINDOWS
 	/* Always set back to white*/
diff --git a/common/eqemu_logsys.h b/common/eqemu_logsys.h
index f99273313..3440f5a5e 100644
--- a/common/eqemu_logsys.h
+++ b/common/eqemu_logsys.h
@@ -74,11 +74,11 @@ public:
 	};
 
 	void CloseZoneLogs();
-	void ConsoleMessage(uint16 log_type, const std::string message);
+	void ConsoleMessage(uint16 log_type, uint16 log_category, const std::string message);
 	void LoadLogSettings();
 	void Log(uint16 log_type, const std::string message, ...);
 	void LogDebug(DebugLevel debug_level, std::string message, ...);
-	void LogDebugType(DebugLevel debug_level, uint16 log_type, std::string message, ...);
+	void LogDebugType(DebugLevel debug_level, uint16 log_category, std::string message, ...);
 	void MakeDirectory(std::string directory_name);
 	void SetCurrentTimeStamp(char* time_stamp);
 	void StartLogs(const std::string log_name);
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ public:
 private:
 	bool zone_general_init = false;
 	std::function<void(uint16 log_type, std::string&)> on_log_gmsay_hook;
+
 };
 
 extern EQEmuLogSys logger;
diff --git a/zone/client_logs.cpp b/zone/client_logs.cpp
index f2ead3a59..15079df60 100644
--- a/zone/client_logs.cpp
+++ b/zone/client_logs.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 */
 #include "../common/debug.h"
 #include "../common/features.h"
+#include "../common/eqemu_logsys.h"
 
 #ifdef CLIENT_LOGS
 #include "client_logs.h"
@@ -135,8 +136,18 @@ void ClientLogs::EQEmuIO_pva(EQEmuLog::LogIDs id, const char *prefix, const char
 	client_logs.msg(id, _buffer);
 }
 
+static uint32 gmsay_log_message_colors[EQEmuLogSys::MaxLogID] = {
+	15, // "Status", - Yellow
+	15,	// "Normal", - Yellow
+	3,	// "Error", - Red
+	14,	// "Debug", - Light Green
+	4,	// "Quest", 
+	5,	// "Command", 
+	3	// "Crash" 
+};
+
 void ClientLogs::ClientMessage(uint16 log_type, std::string& message){
-	entity_list.MessageStatus(0, 80, 7, "%s", message.c_str());
+	entity_list.MessageStatus(0, 80, gmsay_log_message_colors[log_type], "%s", message.c_str());
 }
 
 #endif //CLIENT_LOGS