diff --git a/backends/platform/iphone/osys_main.cpp b/backends/platform/iphone/osys_main.cpp
index 9325ed50bf2..4bc567c39d3 100644
--- a/backends/platform/iphone/osys_main.cpp
+++ b/backends/platform/iphone/osys_main.cpp
@@ -242,6 +242,18 @@ void OSystem_IPHONE::addSysArchivesToSearchSet(Common::SearchSet &s, int priorit
 	}
 }
 
+void OSystem_IPHONE::logMessage(LogMessageType::Type type, const char *message) {
+	FILE *output = 0;
+
+	if (type == LogMessageType::kInfo || type == LogMessageType::kDebug)
+		output = stdout;
+	else
+		output = stderr;
+
+	fputs(message, output);
+	fflush(output);
+}
+
 void iphone_main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
 	//OSystem_IPHONE::migrateApp();
diff --git a/backends/platform/iphone/osys_main.h b/backends/platform/iphone/osys_main.h
index 14325f8090e..37896cceebe 100644
--- a/backends/platform/iphone/osys_main.h
+++ b/backends/platform/iphone/osys_main.h
@@ -180,6 +180,8 @@ public:
 
 	virtual Common::String getDefaultConfigFileName();
 
+	virtual void logMessage(LogMessageType::Type type, const char *message);
+
 protected:
 	void internUpdateScreen();
 	void dirtyFullScreen();