diff --git a/src/libcalamares/PythonJob.cpp b/src/libcalamares/PythonJob.cpp
index 85a4aa739..7154b5d9d 100644
--- a/src/libcalamares/PythonJob.cpp
+++ b/src/libcalamares/PythonJob.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE( libcalamares )
     bp::scope().attr( "version" ) = CALAMARES_VERSION;
     bp::scope().attr( "shortVersion" ) = CALAMARES_VERSION_SHORT;
 
+    bp::def( "debug", &CalamaresPython::debug );
+
     bp::class_< CalamaresPython::PythonJobInterface >( "Job", bp::init< Calamares::PythonJob* >() )
         .def_readonly( "prettyName", &CalamaresPython::PythonJobInterface::prettyName )
         .def_readonly( "workingPath", &CalamaresPython::PythonJobInterface::workingPath )
diff --git a/src/libcalamares/PythonJobApi.cpp b/src/libcalamares/PythonJobApi.cpp
index 179f8146b..fe7829f2a 100644
--- a/src/libcalamares/PythonJobApi.cpp
+++ b/src/libcalamares/PythonJobApi.cpp
@@ -19,10 +19,19 @@
 #include "PythonJobApi.h"
 
 #include "PythonHelper.h"
+#include "utils/Logger.h"
 
 namespace CalamaresPython
 {
 
+
+void
+debug( const std::string& s )
+{
+    cDebug() << "[PYTHON JOB]: " << QString::fromStdString( s );
+}
+
+
 PythonJobInterface::PythonJobInterface( Calamares::PythonJob* parent )
     : m_parent( parent )
 {
diff --git a/src/libcalamares/PythonJobApi.h b/src/libcalamares/PythonJobApi.h
index ff42c04d4..8c7eeae70 100644
--- a/src/libcalamares/PythonJobApi.h
+++ b/src/libcalamares/PythonJobApi.h
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 namespace CalamaresPython
 {
 
+void debug( const std::string& s );
+
 class PythonJobInterface
 {
 public: