diff --git a/common/debug.cpp b/common/debug.cpp
index 52ff4307dd4..b718b7917fa 100644
--- a/common/debug.cpp
+++ b/common/debug.cpp
@@ -190,6 +190,14 @@ void debug(int level, const char *s, ...) {
 
 }
 
+void debugN(const char *s, ...) {
+	va_list va;
+
+	va_start(va, s);
+	debugHelper(s, va, false);
+	va_end(va);
+}
+
 void debugN(int level, const char *s, ...) {
 	va_list va;
 
diff --git a/common/debug.h b/common/debug.h
index 2068a1314a8..06f897f1031 100644
--- a/common/debug.h
+++ b/common/debug.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ void setDebugOutputFormatter(OutputFormatter f);
 
 inline void debug(const char *s, ...) {}
 inline void debug(int level, const char *s, ...) {}
+inline void debugN(const char *s, ...) {}
 inline void debugN(int level, const char *s, ...) {}
 inline void debugC(int level, uint32 engineChannel, const char *s, ...) {}
 inline void debugC(uint32 engineChannel, const char *s, ...) {}
@@ -67,6 +68,12 @@ void debug(const char *s, ...) GCC_PRINTF(1, 2);
  */
 void debug(int level, const char *s, ...) GCC_PRINTF(2, 3);
 
+/**
+ * Print a debug message to the text console (stdout).
+ * Does not append a newline.
+ */
+void debugN(const char *s, ...) GCC_PRINTF(1, 2);
+
 /**
  * Print a debug message to the text console (stdout), but only if
  * the gDebugLevel equals at least the specified level.