diff --git a/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaPreferences.cpp b/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaPreferences.cpp
index 9a29da1777..3e4a99cd75 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaPreferences.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaPreferences.cpp
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ RiaPreferences::RiaPreferences(void)
     CAF_PDM_InitField(&pythonExecutable, "pythonExecutable", QString("python"), "Python Executable Location", "", "", "");
     pythonExecutable.uiCapability()->setUiEditorTypeName(caf::PdmUiFilePathEditor::uiEditorTypeName());
     pythonExecutable.uiCapability()->setUiLabelPosition(caf::PdmUiItemInfo::TOP);
+    CAF_PDM_InitField(&showPythonDebugInfo, "pythonDebugInfo", false, "Show Python Debug Info", "", "", "");
 
     CAF_PDM_InitField(&ssihubAddress,                   "ssihubAddress", QString("http://"), "SSIHUB Address", "", "", "");
     ssihubAddress.uiCapability()->setUiLabelPosition(caf::PdmUiItemInfo::TOP);
@@ -318,8 +319,9 @@ void RiaPreferences::defineUiOrdering(QString uiConfigName, caf::PdmUiOrdering&
 #ifdef ENABLE_GRPC
         caf::PdmUiGroup* pythonGroup = uiOrdering.addNewGroup("Python");
         pythonGroup->add(&enableGrpcServer);
+        pythonGroup->add(&showPythonDebugInfo);
         pythonGroup->add(&defaultGrpcPortNumber);
-        pythonGroup->add(&pythonExecutable);
+        pythonGroup->add(&pythonExecutable);     
 #endif
         caf::PdmUiGroup* scriptGroup = uiOrdering.addNewGroup("Script files");
         scriptGroup->add(&scriptDirectories);
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaPreferences.h b/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaPreferences.h
index 08598df29b..67fb53af80 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaPreferences.h
+++ b/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaPreferences.h
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ public: // Pdm Fields
     caf::PdmField<bool>     octaveShowHeaderInfoWhenExecutingScripts;
     
     caf::PdmField<QString>  pythonExecutable;
+    caf::PdmField<bool>     showPythonDebugInfo;
 
     caf::PdmField<QString>  ssihubAddress;
 
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/Commands/OctaveScriptCommands/RicExecuteScriptFeature.cpp b/ApplicationCode/Commands/OctaveScriptCommands/RicExecuteScriptFeature.cpp
index b01fb43976..83d49846ba 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/Commands/OctaveScriptCommands/RicExecuteScriptFeature.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/Commands/OctaveScriptCommands/RicExecuteScriptFeature.cpp
@@ -21,9 +21,12 @@
 
 #include "RicScriptFeatureImpl.h"
 
-#include "RimCalcScript.h"
 #include "RiaApplication.h"
+#include "RiaLogging.h"
+#include "RiaPreferences.h"
+#include "RimCalcScript.h"
 #include "RiuMainWindow.h"
+#include "RiuProcessMonitor.h"
 
 #include "cafSelectionManager.h"
 #include "cvfAssert.h"
@@ -31,6 +34,8 @@
 #include <QAction>
 #include <QFileInfo>
 
+#include <iostream>
+
 CAF_CMD_SOURCE_INIT(RicExecuteScriptFeature, "RicExecuteScriptFeature");
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -71,7 +76,35 @@ void RicExecuteScriptFeature::onActionTriggered(bool isChecked)
         if (!pythonPath.isEmpty())
         {
             QStringList arguments = RimCalcScript::createCommandLineArguments(calcScript->absoluteFileName());
-            RiaApplication::instance()->launchProcess(pythonPath, arguments, app->pythonProcessEnvironment());
+            QProcessEnvironment penv = app->pythonProcessEnvironment();
+
+            RiuProcessMonitor* processMonitor = RiuMainWindow::instance()->processMonitor();
+            if (RiaApplication::instance()->preferences()->showPythonDebugInfo() && processMonitor)
+            {
+                QStringList debugInfo;
+                debugInfo << "----- Launching Python interpreter -----";
+                debugInfo << "Python interpreter path: " + pythonPath;
+                debugInfo << "Using arguments: ";
+                for (QString argument : arguments)
+                {
+                    debugInfo << "*  " + argument;
+                }
+                QStringList envList = penv.toStringList();
+                debugInfo << "Using environment: ";
+                for (QString envVariable : envList)
+                {
+                    debugInfo << "*  " + envVariable;
+                }
+
+                debugInfo << "------------------------------------";
+
+                for (QString debugString : debugInfo)
+                {
+                    std::cout << debugString.toStdString() << std::endl;
+                    processMonitor->addStringToLog(debugString + "\n");
+                }
+            }
+            RiaApplication::instance()->launchProcess(pythonPath, arguments, penv);
         }
     }
 }