diff --git a/src/Gui/DlgSettingsNotificationArea.cpp b/src/Gui/DlgSettingsNotificationArea.cpp
index c2f77c7e9c..2a6bfab7c1 100644
--- a/src/Gui/DlgSettingsNotificationArea.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/DlgSettingsNotificationArea.cpp
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ DlgSettingsNotificationArea::DlgSettingsNotificationArea(QWidget* parent)
             ui->autoRemoveUserNotifications->setEnabled(true);
             ui->hideNonIntrusiveNotificationsWhenWindowDeactivated->setEnabled(true);
             ui->preventNonIntrusiveNotificationsWhenWindowNotActive->setEnabled(true);
-            ui->errorSubscriptionEnabled->setEnabled(true);
-            ui->warningSubscriptionEnabled->setEnabled(true);
+            ui->developerErrorSubscriptionEnabled->setEnabled(true);
+            ui->developerWarningSubscriptionEnabled->setEnabled(true);
             QMessageBox::information(this,
                                      tr("Notification Area"),
                                      tr("Activation of the Notification Area only takes effect "
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ DlgSettingsNotificationArea::DlgSettingsNotificationArea(QWidget* parent)
             ui->autoRemoveUserNotifications->setEnabled(false);
             ui->hideNonIntrusiveNotificationsWhenWindowDeactivated->setEnabled(false);
             ui->preventNonIntrusiveNotificationsWhenWindowNotActive->setEnabled(false);
-            ui->errorSubscriptionEnabled->setEnabled(false);
-            ui->warningSubscriptionEnabled->setEnabled(false);
+            ui->developerErrorSubscriptionEnabled->setEnabled(false);
+            ui->developerWarningSubscriptionEnabled->setEnabled(false);
             // N.B: Deactivation is handled by the Notification Area itself, as it listens to all
             // its configuration parameters.
         }
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ void DlgSettingsNotificationArea::saveSettings()
     ui->notificationWidth->onSave();
     ui->hideNonIntrusiveNotificationsWhenWindowDeactivated->onSave();
     ui->preventNonIntrusiveNotificationsWhenWindowNotActive->onSave();
-    ui->errorSubscriptionEnabled->onSave();
-    ui->warningSubscriptionEnabled->onSave();
+    ui->developerErrorSubscriptionEnabled->onSave();
+    ui->developerWarningSubscriptionEnabled->onSave();
 }
 
 void DlgSettingsNotificationArea::loadSettings()
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ void DlgSettingsNotificationArea::loadSettings()
     ui->notificationWidth->onRestore();
     ui->hideNonIntrusiveNotificationsWhenWindowDeactivated->onRestore();
     ui->preventNonIntrusiveNotificationsWhenWindowNotActive->onRestore();
-    ui->errorSubscriptionEnabled->onRestore();
-    ui->warningSubscriptionEnabled->onRestore();
+    ui->developerErrorSubscriptionEnabled->onRestore();
+    ui->developerWarningSubscriptionEnabled->onRestore();
 }
 
 void DlgSettingsNotificationArea::changeEvent(QEvent* e)
diff --git a/src/Gui/DlgSettingsNotificationArea.ui b/src/Gui/DlgSettingsNotificationArea.ui
index 1d7dcd466d..3b3ddd961a 100644
--- a/src/Gui/DlgSettingsNotificationArea.ui
+++ b/src/Gui/DlgSettingsNotificationArea.ui
@@ -64,22 +64,22 @@
    <item row="1" column="0">
     <widget class="QGroupBox" name="GroupBoxSubscriptions">
      <property name="title">
-      <string>Additional data Sources</string>
+      <string>Additional data sources</string>
      </property>
-     <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
+     <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_1">
       <item row="0" column="0">
-       <widget class="Gui::PrefCheckBox" name="errorSubscriptionEnabled">
+       <widget class="Gui::PrefCheckBox" name="developerErrorSubscriptionEnabled">
         <property name="toolTip">
-         <string>Errors will appear in the notification area</string>
+         <string>Errors intended for developers will appear in the notification area</string>
         </property>
         <property name="text">
-         <string>Errors</string>
+         <string>Debug errors</string>
         </property>
         <property name="checked">
-         <bool>true</bool>
+         <bool>false</bool>
         </property>
         <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
-         <cstring>ErrorSubscriptionEnabled</cstring>
+         <cstring>DeveloperErrorSubscriptionEnabled</cstring>
         </property>
         <property name="prefPath" stdset="0">
          <cstring>NotificationArea</cstring>
@@ -87,18 +87,18 @@
        </widget>
       </item>
       <item row="1" column="0">
-       <widget class="Gui::PrefCheckBox" name="warningSubscriptionEnabled">
+       <widget class="Gui::PrefCheckBox" name="developerWarningSubscriptionEnabled">
         <property name="toolTip">
-         <string>Warnings will appear in the notification area</string>
+         <string>Warnings intended for developers will appear in the notification area</string>
         </property>
         <property name="text">
-         <string>Warnings</string>
+         <string>Debug warnings</string>
         </property>
         <property name="checked">
-         <bool>true</bool>
+         <bool>false</bool>
         </property>
         <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
-         <cstring>WarningSubscriptionEnabled</cstring>
+         <cstring>DeveloperWarningSubscriptionEnabled</cstring>
         </property>
         <property name="prefPath" stdset="0">
          <cstring>NotificationArea</cstring>
diff --git a/src/Gui/NotificationArea.cpp b/src/Gui/NotificationArea.cpp
index 326b58498e..e8ae746140 100644
--- a/src/Gui/NotificationArea.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/NotificationArea.cpp
@@ -109,6 +109,14 @@ struct NotificationAreaP
     const unsigned int inhibitNotificationTime = 250;
     //@}
 
+    /** @name Data source control */
+    //@{
+    /* Controls whether debug warnings and errors intended for developers should be processed or not
+     */
+    bool developerErrorSubscriptionEnabled = false;
+    bool developerWarningSubscriptionEnabled = false;
+    //@}
+
     bool missedNotifications = false;
 
     // Access control
@@ -231,9 +239,9 @@ NotificationAreaObserver::NotificationAreaObserver(NotificationArea* notificatio
     : notificationArea(notificationarea)
 {
     Base::Console().AttachObserver(this);
-    bLog = false;                  // ignore log messages
-    bMsg = false;                  // ignore messages
-    bNotification = true;          // activate user notifications
+    bLog = false;        // ignore log messages
+    bMsg = false;        // ignore messages
+    bNotification = true;// activate user notifications
 }
 
 NotificationAreaObserver::~NotificationAreaObserver()
@@ -241,8 +249,9 @@ NotificationAreaObserver::~NotificationAreaObserver()
     Base::Console().DetachObserver(this);
 }
 
-void NotificationAreaObserver::SendLog(const std::string& notifiername, const std::string& msg, Base::LogStyle level,
-                                       Base::IntendedRecipient recipient, Base::ContentType content)
+void NotificationAreaObserver::SendLog(const std::string& notifiername, const std::string& msg,
+                                       Base::LogStyle level, Base::IntendedRecipient recipient,
+                                       Base::ContentType content)
 {
     // 1. As notification system is shared with report view and others, the expectation is that any
     // individual error and warning message will end in "\n". This means the string must be stripped
@@ -252,8 +261,19 @@ void NotificationAreaObserver::SendLog(const std::string& notifiername, const st
     // "\n", as this generates problems with the translation system. Then the string must be
     // stripped of "\n" before translation.
 
-    if( recipient == Base::IntendedRecipient::Developer ||
-        content == Base::ContentType::Untranslatable) {
+    bool violatesBasicPolicy = (recipient == Base::IntendedRecipient::Developer
+                                || content == Base::ContentType::Untranslatable);
+
+    // We allow derogations for debug purposes according to user preferences
+    bool meetsDerogationCriteria = false;
+
+    if (violatesBasicPolicy) {
+        meetsDerogationCriteria =
+            (level == Base::LogStyle::Warning && notificationArea->areDeveloperWarningsActive())
+            || (level == Base::LogStyle::Error && notificationArea->areDeveloperErrorsActive());
+    }
+
+    if (violatesBasicPolicy && !meetsDerogationCriteria) {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -682,15 +702,15 @@ NotificationArea::ParameterObserver::ParameterObserver(NotificationArea* notific
              auto enabled = hGrp->GetBool(string.c_str(), true);
              notificationArea->pImp->preventNonIntrusiveNotificationsWhenWindowNotActive = enabled;
          }},
-        {"ErrorSubscriptionEnabled",
+        {"DeveloperErrorSubscriptionEnabled",
          [this](const std::string& string) {
-             auto enabled = hGrp->GetBool(string.c_str(), true);
-             notificationArea->pImp->observer->bErr = enabled;
+             auto enabled = hGrp->GetBool(string.c_str(), false);
+             notificationArea->pImp->developerErrorSubscriptionEnabled = enabled;
          }},
-        {"WarningSubscriptionEnabled",
+        {"DeveloperWarningSubscriptionEnabled",
          [this](const std::string& string) {
-             auto enabled = hGrp->GetBool(string.c_str(), true);
-             notificationArea->pImp->observer->bWrn = enabled;
+             auto enabled = hGrp->GetBool(string.c_str(), false);
+             notificationArea->pImp->developerWarningSubscriptionEnabled = enabled;
          }},
     };
 
@@ -865,6 +885,16 @@ void NotificationArea::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent* e)
     QPushButton::mousePressEvent(e);
 }
 
+bool NotificationArea::areDeveloperWarningsActive() const
+{
+    return pImp->developerWarningSubscriptionEnabled;
+}
+
+bool NotificationArea::areDeveloperErrorsActive() const
+{
+    return pImp->developerErrorSubscriptionEnabled;
+}
+
 void NotificationArea::pushNotification(const QString& notifiername, const QString& message,
                                         Base::LogStyle level)
 {
diff --git a/src/Gui/NotificationArea.h b/src/Gui/NotificationArea.h
index 9af248faa7..9e5622b9bb 100644
--- a/src/Gui/NotificationArea.h
+++ b/src/Gui/NotificationArea.h
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ public:
     void pushNotification(const QString& notifiername, const QString& message,
                           Base::LogStyle level);
 
+    bool areDeveloperWarningsActive () const;
+    bool areDeveloperErrorsActive () const;
+
 private:
     void showInNotificationArea();
     bool confirmationRequired(Base::LogStyle level);