diff --git a/buildconfig/stubs/mypy_allow_list.txt b/buildconfig/stubs/mypy_allow_list.txt
index 1e7c532d72..2dbc9f3d1d 100644
--- a/buildconfig/stubs/mypy_allow_list.txt
+++ b/buildconfig/stubs/mypy_allow_list.txt
@@ -27,3 +27,4 @@ pygame\.pypm
 pygame\._sdl2\.mixer
 pygame\.sysfont.*
 pygame\.docs.*
+pygame\.debug
diff --git a/buildconfig/stubs/pygame/__init__.pyi b/buildconfig/stubs/pygame/__init__.pyi
index a8ecdd7f25..035cbfd138 100644
--- a/buildconfig/stubs/pygame/__init__.pyi
+++ b/buildconfig/stubs/pygame/__init__.pyi
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ from .base import (
     quit as quit,
     register_quit as register_quit,
     set_error as set_error,
+    PygameDebugWarning as PygameDebugWarning,
 )
 
 from .rwobject import (
diff --git a/buildconfig/stubs/pygame/base.pyi b/buildconfig/stubs/pygame/base.pyi
index 4aa5d42149..c41801d046 100644
--- a/buildconfig/stubs/pygame/base.pyi
+++ b/buildconfig/stubs/pygame/base.pyi
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ __version__: str
 
 class error(RuntimeError): ...
 class BufferError(Exception): ...
+class PygameDebugWarning(Warning): ...
 
 # Always defined
 HAVE_NEWBUF: int = 1
diff --git a/src_c/_pygame.h b/src_c/_pygame.h
index e87986d776..650522e460 100644
--- a/src_c/_pygame.h
+++ b/src_c/_pygame.h
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ typedef enum {
 #define PYGAMEAPI_PIXELARRAY_NUMSLOTS 2
 #define PYGAMEAPI_COLOR_NUMSLOTS 5
 #define PYGAMEAPI_MATH_NUMSLOTS 2
-#define PYGAMEAPI_BASE_NUMSLOTS 29
+#define PYGAMEAPI_BASE_NUMSLOTS 30
 #define PYGAMEAPI_EVENT_NUMSLOTS 10
 #define PYGAMEAPI_WINDOW_NUMSLOTS 1
 #define PYGAMEAPI_GEOMETRY_NUMSLOTS 1
diff --git a/src_c/base.c b/src_c/base.c
index 573bca3aa2..d578e9a862 100644
--- a/src_c/base.c
+++ b/src_c/base.c
@@ -2225,6 +2225,7 @@ static PyMethodDef _base_methods[] = {
 // generated at runtime.
 // when building static make global accessible symbol directly.
 static PyObject *pgExc_SDLError;
+static PyObject *pgExc_PygameDebugWarning;
 #endif
 
 MODINIT_DEFINE(base)
@@ -2234,6 +2235,7 @@ MODINIT_DEFINE(base)
 #if !(defined(BUILD_STATIC) && defined(NO_PYGAME_C_API))
     // only pointer via C-api will be used, no need to keep global.
     PyObject *pgExc_SDLError;
+    PyObject *pgExc_PygameDebugWarning;
 #endif
     static void *c_api[PYGAMEAPI_BASE_NUMSLOTS];
 
@@ -2284,6 +2286,15 @@ MODINIT_DEFINE(base)
         goto error;
     }
 
+    /* create the exceptions */
+    pgExc_PygameDebugWarning =
+        PyErr_NewException("pygame.PygameDebugWarning", PyExc_Warning, NULL);
+    if (PyModule_AddObject(module, "PygameDebugWarning",
+                           pgExc_PygameDebugWarning)) {
+        Py_XDECREF(pgExc_PygameDebugWarning);
+        goto error;
+    }
+
     /* export the c api */
     c_api[0] = pgExc_SDLError;
     c_api[1] = pg_RegisterQuit;
@@ -2314,8 +2325,9 @@ MODINIT_DEFINE(base)
     c_api[26] = pg_TwoDoublesFromFastcallArgs;
     c_api[27] = pg_GetDefaultConvertFormat;
     c_api[28] = pg_SetDefaultConvertFormat;
+    c_api[29] = pgExc_PygameDebugWarning;
 
-#define FILLED_SLOTS 29
+#define FILLED_SLOTS 30
 
 #if PYGAMEAPI_BASE_NUMSLOTS != FILLED_SLOTS
 #error export slot count mismatch
diff --git a/src_c/include/_pygame.h b/src_c/include/_pygame.h
index 5ff4882dfb..8700074afe 100644
--- a/src_c/include/_pygame.h
+++ b/src_c/include/_pygame.h
@@ -189,6 +189,8 @@ typedef struct pg_bufferinfo_s {
 #define pg_SetDefaultConvertFormat \
     (*(SDL_PixelFormat * (*)(Uint32)) PYGAMEAPI_GET_SLOT(base, 28))
 
+#define pgExc_PygameDebugWarning ((PyObject *)PYGAMEAPI_GET_SLOT(base, 29))
+
 #define import_pygame_base() IMPORT_PYGAME_MODULE(base)
 #endif /* ~PYGAMEAPI_BASE_INTERNAL */
 
diff --git a/src_py/__init__.py b/src_py/__init__.py
index 5f7e540547..359119b7d1 100644
--- a/src_py/__init__.py
+++ b/src_py/__init__.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 import os
 import sys
 import platform
+import warnings
 
 # Choose Windows display driver
 if os.name == "nt":
@@ -93,8 +94,6 @@ def warn(self):
         msg_type = "import" if self.urgent else "use"
         message = f"{msg_type} {self.name}: {self.info}\n({self.reason})"
         try:
-            import warnings
-
             level = 4 if self.urgent else 3
             warnings.warn(message, RuntimeWarning, level)
         except ImportError:
@@ -395,11 +394,7 @@ def __color_reduce(c):
 
 copyreg.pickle(Color, __color_reduce, __color_constructor)
 
-if "PYGAME_HIDE_SUPPORT_PROMPT" not in os.environ:
-    print(
-        f"pygame-ce {ver} (SDL {'.'.join(map(str, get_sdl_version()))}, "
-        f"Python {platform.python_version()})"
-    )
+warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", category=pygame.base.PygameDebugWarning)
 
 # cleanup namespace
-del pygame, os, sys, platform, MissingModule, copyreg, packager_imports
+del pygame, os, sys, platform, warnings, MissingModule, copyreg, packager_imports
diff --git a/src_py/debug.py b/src_py/debug.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c427c11d44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src_py/debug.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import os
+import platform
+import warnings
+import pygame
+
+if "PYGAME_HIDE_SUPPORT_PROMPT" not in os.environ:
+    print(
+        f"pygame-ce {pygame.version.ver} (SDL {'.'.join(map(str, pygame.base.get_sdl_version()))}, "
+        f"Python {platform.python_version()})"
+    )
+
+    pygame.print_debug_info()
+
+warnings.filterwarnings("default", category=pygame.PygameDebugWarning)
+
+del os, platform, warnings
diff --git a/src_py/meson.build b/src_py/meson.build
index 541c54cd69..44c75884ae 100644
--- a/src_py/meson.build
+++ b/src_py/meson.build
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ python_sources = files(
     'camera.py',
     'colordict.py',
     'cursors.py',
+    'debug.py',
     'freetype.py',
     'ftfont.py',
     'locals.py',