diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 20926f84..2aba0d1a 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <untrapio.h>
 #include "qemm.h"
 #include "hdpmipt.h"
+#include "serial.h"
 
 #include <mpxplay.h>
 #include <au_mixer/mix_func.h>
@@ -221,6 +222,7 @@ struct MAIN_OPT
 }MAIN_Options[] =
 {
     "/?", "Show help", FALSE, 0,
+    "/DBG", "Debug output (0=console, 1=COM1, 2=COM2)", 0, 0,
     "/A", "Specify IO address, valid value: 220,240", 0x220, 0,
     "/I", "Specify IRQ number, valud value: 5,7", 7, 0,
     "/D", "Specify DMA channel, valid value: 0,1,3", 1, 0,
@@ -241,6 +243,8 @@ struct MAIN_OPT
 enum EOption
 {
     OPT_Help,
+    OPT_DEBUG_OUTPUT,
+
     OPT_ADDR,
     OPT_IRQ,
     OPT_DMA,
@@ -314,6 +318,19 @@ static void MAIN_SetBlasterEnv(struct MAIN_OPT* opt) //alter BLASTER env.
     #endif
 }
 
+static void
+update_serial_debug_output()
+{
+    bool enabled = (MAIN_Options[OPT_DEBUG_OUTPUT].value != 0);
+    if (!enabled) {
+        _LOG("Serial port debugging disabled.\n");
+    }
+    ser_setup(MAIN_Options[OPT_DEBUG_OUTPUT].value);
+    if (enabled) {
+        _LOG("Serial port debugging enabled.\n");
+    }
+}
+
 int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 {
     printf("SBEMU: Sound Blaster emulation on AC97. Version: %s", MAIN_SBEMU_VER);
@@ -369,6 +386,10 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
         }
     }
 
+    if (MAIN_Options[OPT_DEBUG_OUTPUT].value) {
+        update_serial_debug_output();
+    }
+
     if(MAIN_Options[OPT_ADDR].value != 0x220 && MAIN_Options[OPT_ADDR].value != 0x240)
     {
         printf("Error: Invalid IO port address: %x.\n", MAIN_Options[OPT_ADDR].value);
@@ -1010,6 +1031,13 @@ static void MAIN_TSR_Interrupt()
             #endif
             int irq = aui.card_irq;
             PIC_MaskIRQ(irq);
+
+            if(MAIN_Options[OPT_DEBUG_OUTPUT].value != opt[OPT_DEBUG_OUTPUT].value)
+            {
+                MAIN_Options[OPT_DEBUG_OUTPUT].value = opt[OPT_DEBUG_OUTPUT].value;
+                update_serial_debug_output();
+            }
+
             if(MAIN_Options[OPT_OUTPUT].value != opt[OPT_OUTPUT].value || MAIN_Options[OPT_RATE].value != opt[OPT_RATE].value || opt[OPT_RESET].value)
             {
                 if(opt[OPT_OUTPUT].value != MAIN_Options[OPT_OUTPUT].value || opt[OPT_RESET].value)
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 6b70fac4..2c63e4ad 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ SBEMU_SRC := sbemu/dbopl.cpp \
 	     sbemu/untrapio.c \
 	     sbemu/vdma.c \
 	     sbemu/virq.c \
+	     sbemu/serial.c \
 	     sbemu/dpmi/xms.c \
 	     sbemu/dpmi/dpmi.c \
 	     sbemu/dpmi/dbgutil.c \
diff --git a/mpxplay/newfunc/newfunc.h b/mpxplay/newfunc/newfunc.h
index 5e1204a2..8bb6994b 100644
--- a/mpxplay/newfunc/newfunc.h
+++ b/mpxplay/newfunc/newfunc.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stddef.h> // for offsetof
+#include "serial.h"
 
 #ifdef __WATCOMC__
  #define NEWFUNC_ASM 1
@@ -1067,6 +1068,11 @@ static void mpxplay_debugf(FILE *fp, const char *format, ...)
  vsnprintf(sout, 4096, format, ap);
  va_end(ap);
 
+ if (ser_puts(sout)) {
+     ser_puts("\n");
+     return;
+ }
+
  if(fp){
 #ifdef MPXPLAY_EXTENDED_DEBUG
   mpxplay_debug_create_timestamp(timestamp, sizeof(timestamp));
diff --git a/sbemu/dpmi/dbgutil.c b/sbemu/dpmi/dbgutil.c
index a57a0bfb..5086bf86 100644
--- a/sbemu/dpmi/dbgutil.c
+++ b/sbemu/dpmi/dbgutil.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <conio.h>
 #include "dpmi.h"
 #include "dbgutil.h"
+#include "serial.h"
 
 #if defined(__BC__)
 extern BOOL DPMI_IsInProtectedMode();
@@ -129,16 +130,10 @@ void DBG_Logv(const char* fmt, va_list aptr)
     len = min(len, SIZE-1);
     buf[len] = '\0';
 
-    #if 0
-    outp(0x3F8+3, 0x03);
-    for(int i = 0; i < len; ++i)
-    {
-        while((inp(0x3F8+5)&0x20)==0);
-        outp(0x3F8, buf[i]);
+    if (ser_puts(buf)) {
+        return;
     }
-    return;
-    #endif
-    
+
     if(!(CPU_FLAGS()&CPU_IFLAG))
     { //use VGA when in interrupt
         VGA_Print(buf);
diff --git a/sbemu/serial.c b/sbemu/serial.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..51023ab4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sbemu/serial.c
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+// https://github.com/MindlapseDemos/wip-dosdemo/blob/master/src/dos/logger.c
+// GPLv3 by John Tsiombikas
+
+#include "serial.h"
+
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <pc.h>
+
+#define UART1_BASE	0x3f8
+#define UART2_BASE	0x2f8
+
+#define UART_DATA	0
+#define UART_DIVLO	0
+#define UART_DIVHI	1
+#define UART_FIFO	2
+#define UART_LCTL	3
+#define UART_MCTL	4
+#define UART_LSTAT	5
+
+#define DIV_9600			(115200 / 9600)
+#define DIV_38400			(115200 / 38400)
+#define LCTL_8N1			0x03
+#define LCTL_DLAB			0x80
+#define MCTL_DTR_RTS_OUT2	0x0b
+#define LST_TRIG_EMPTY		0x20
+
+static unsigned int iobase = 0;
+
+void
+ser_setup(int sdev)
+{
+    switch (sdev) {
+        case 1: iobase = UART1_BASE; break;
+        case 2: iobase = UART2_BASE; break;
+        default: iobase = 0; break;
+    }
+
+    if (iobase == 0) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    /* set clock divisor */
+    outp(iobase | UART_LCTL, LCTL_DLAB);
+    outp(iobase | UART_DIVLO, DIV_9600 & 0xff);
+    outp(iobase | UART_DIVHI, DIV_9600 >> 8);
+
+    /* set format 8n1 */
+    outp(iobase | UART_LCTL, LCTL_8N1);
+
+    /* assert RTS and DTR */
+    outp(iobase | UART_MCTL, MCTL_DTR_RTS_OUT2);
+}
+
+static void
+ser_putchar(int c)
+{
+    if (c == '\n') {
+        ser_putchar('\r');
+    }
+
+    while((inp(iobase | UART_LSTAT) & LST_TRIG_EMPTY) == 0);
+    outp(iobase | UART_DATA, c);
+}
+
+bool
+ser_puts(const char *s)
+{
+    if (iobase == 0) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    while(*s) {
+        ser_putchar(*s++);
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
diff --git a/sbemu/serial.h b/sbemu/serial.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a0398d33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sbemu/serial.h
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+void
+ser_setup(int sdev);
+
+bool
+ser_puts(const char *s);