diff --git a/metainfo.xml b/metainfo.xml
index 657cefa7ba..e0866b09cd 100644
--- a/metainfo.xml
+++ b/metainfo.xml
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@
           <li>Fixes selecting a single character not working easily (#1066).</li>
           <li>Fixes cycling between different selection modes (by speed-clicking) not properly working.</li>
           <li>Adds `profiles.*.permissions.display_host_writable_statusline` to allow the user to intervene in `DECSSDT` VT sequence to show the host writable statusline even if the indicator statusline is currently active.</li>
+          <li>Adds `gui.shader` log option for the output of shader configuration procedure.</li>
           <li>Extends `ViNormalMode` to toggle between insert and normal mode rather than just entering normal mode.</li>
           <li>Modal mode: Adds Return key to also move the cursor down (like vim).</li>
         </ul>
diff --git a/src/contour/display/ShaderConfig.cpp b/src/contour/display/ShaderConfig.cpp
index 80014f0b8d..a60be0c9f6 100644
--- a/src/contour/display/ShaderConfig.cpp
+++ b/src/contour/display/ShaderConfig.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ using namespace std::string_literals;
 namespace contour::display
 {
 
+auto const ShaderLog = logstore::Category("gui.shader", "Logs shader configuration");
+
 namespace
 {
     template <size_t N>
@@ -135,7 +137,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<QOpenGLShaderProgram> createShader(ShaderConfig const& _shaderCo
     }
 
     if (auto const logString = shader->log().toStdString(); !logString.empty())
-        errorlog()("Shader log: {}", logString);
+        ShaderLog()("{}", logString);
 
     Guarantee(shader->isLinked());
     return shader;