diff --git a/apps/wing-console/console/app/demo/main.w b/apps/wing-console/console/app/demo/main.w
index 0937d568c29..bde1ce69bfa 100644
--- a/apps/wing-console/console/app/demo/main.w
+++ b/apps/wing-console/console/app/demo/main.w
@@ -324,3 +324,5 @@ class ApiUsersService {
 }
 
 new ApiUsersService();
+
+log("hello from inflight");
diff --git a/apps/wing-console/console/app/scripts/dev.mjs b/apps/wing-console/console/app/scripts/dev.mjs
index 28c77a818f9..56c18828cdc 100644
--- a/apps/wing-console/console/app/scripts/dev.mjs
+++ b/apps/wing-console/console/app/scripts/dev.mjs
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ const options = parseArgs({
       fileURLToPath(new URL("../demo/main.w", import.meta.url)),
     requestedPort: 1214,
     log: {
-      info: console.log,
-      error: console.error,
-      verbose: console.log,
+      info: () => {},
+      error: (...arguments_) => console.error("[error]", ...arguments_),
+      verbose: () => {},
     },
     config: {
       addEventListener(event, listener) {},
diff --git a/apps/wing-console/console/server/src/index.ts b/apps/wing-console/console/server/src/index.ts
index 2f3fbadeb4f..f3787650f6f 100644
--- a/apps/wing-console/console/server/src/index.ts
+++ b/apps/wing-console/console/server/src/index.ts
@@ -126,6 +126,9 @@ export const createConsoleServer = async ({
     testing: false,
     stateDir,
     watchGlobs,
+    preflightLog(data) {
+      consoleLogger.log(data, "compiler");
+    },
   });
   let isStarting = false;
   let isStopping = false;
diff --git a/apps/wing-console/console/server/src/utils/compiler.ts b/apps/wing-console/console/server/src/utils/compiler.ts
index f77018dc205..858e92205e8 100644
--- a/apps/wing-console/console/server/src/utils/compiler.ts
+++ b/apps/wing-console/console/server/src/utils/compiler.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ export interface CreateCompilerProps {
   testing?: boolean;
   stateDir?: string;
   watchGlobs?: string[];
+  preflightLog?: (message: string) => void;
 }
 
 export const createCompiler = ({
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ export const createCompiler = ({
   testing = false,
   stateDir,
   watchGlobs,
+  preflightLog,
 }: CreateCompilerProps): Compiler => {
   const dirname = path.dirname(wingfile);
   const events = new Emittery<CompilerEvents>();
@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@ export const createCompiler = ({
       simfile = await wing.compile(wingfile, {
         platform,
         testing,
+        preflightLog,
       });
       await events.emit("compiled", { simfile });
     } catch (error) {
diff --git a/apps/wing-console/console/ui/src/features/logs-pane/console-logs.tsx b/apps/wing-console/console/ui/src/features/logs-pane/console-logs.tsx
index c101afbda81..6b4d3c8ec10 100644
--- a/apps/wing-console/console/ui/src/features/logs-pane/console-logs.tsx
+++ b/apps/wing-console/console/ui/src/features/logs-pane/console-logs.tsx
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ const shortDateTimeFormat = new Intl.DateTimeFormat(undefined, {
   minute: "2-digit",
   second: "2-digit",
   fractionalSecondDigits: 3,
+  hour12: false,
 });
 
 const longDateTimeFormat = new Intl.DateTimeFormat(undefined, {
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ const longDateTimeFormat = new Intl.DateTimeFormat(undefined, {
   minute: "2-digit",
   second: "2-digit",
   fractionalSecondDigits: 3,
+  hour12: false,
 });
 
 interface LogEntryProps {
@@ -127,7 +129,7 @@ const LogEntryRow = memo(
         {/*eslint-disable-next-line jsx-a11y/click-events-have-key-events, jsx-a11y/no-static-element-interactions*/}
         <div
           className={classNames(
-            "group w-full flex",
+            "group w-full",
             "flex min-w-0",
             "justify-between",
             theme.border4,
@@ -173,7 +175,7 @@ const LogEntryRow = memo(
           <div
             className={classNames("min-w-0 text-left grow", {
               truncate: !expanded,
-              "ml-2": log.timestamp && !log.ctx?.hideTimestamp,
+              "ml-4": log.timestamp && !log.ctx?.hideTimestamp,
             })}
           >
             {canBeExpanded && (
@@ -208,6 +210,11 @@ const LogEntryRow = memo(
               )}
               ref={expandableRef}
             >
+              {log.source === "compiler" && (
+                <span className="bg-slate-450 text-white dark:bg-slate-550 rounded inline px-1 select-none pointer-events-none mr-2">
+                  Compiler
+                </span>
+              )}
               <Linkify
                 options={{
                   className: "text-sky-500 underline hover:text-sky-800",
diff --git a/libs/wingcompiler/src/compile.ts b/libs/wingcompiler/src/compile.ts
index af9f712d91c..6f55350e904 100644
--- a/libs/wingcompiler/src/compile.ts
+++ b/libs/wingcompiler/src/compile.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ export interface CompileOptions {
    */
   readonly testing?: boolean;
   readonly log?: (...args: any[]) => void;
+  readonly preflightLog?: (...args: any[]) => void;
 
   /// Enable/disable color output for the compiler (subject to terminal detection)
   readonly color?: boolean;
@@ -133,6 +134,7 @@ export function determineTargetFromPlatforms(platforms: string[]): string {
  */
 export async function compile(entrypoint: string, options: CompileOptions): Promise<string> {
   const { log } = options;
+  const preflightLog = options.preflightLog ?? console.log;
   // create a unique temporary directory for the compilation
   const targetdir = options.targetDir ?? join(dirname(entrypoint), "target");
   const entrypointFile = resolve(entrypoint);
@@ -205,9 +207,11 @@ export async function compile(entrypoint: string, options: CompileOptions): Prom
         delete preflightEnv.Path;
       }
     }
+
     await runPreflightCodeInWorkerThread(
       compileForPreflightResult.preflightEntrypoint,
-      preflightEnv
+      preflightEnv,
+      (data) => preflightLog?.(data.toString().trim())
     );
   }
   return synthDir;
@@ -332,7 +336,8 @@ function defaultValuesFile() {
 
 async function runPreflightCodeInWorkerThread(
   entrypoint: string,
-  env: Record<string, string | undefined>
+  env: Record<string, string | undefined>,
+  onStdout: (data: Buffer) => void
 ): Promise<void> {
   try {
     env.WING_PREFLIGHT_ENTRYPOINT = JSON.stringify(entrypoint);
@@ -340,8 +345,10 @@ async function runPreflightCodeInWorkerThread(
     await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       const worker = fork(join(__dirname, "..", "preflight.shim.cjs"), {
         env,
-        stdio: "inherit",
+        stdio: "pipe",
       });
+      worker.stdout?.on("data", onStdout);
+      worker.stderr?.on("data", onStdout);
       worker.on("message", reject);
       worker.on("error", reject);
       worker.on("exit", (code) => {