diff --git a/src/debug.h b/src/debug.h
index 5e7d9a1d39..f963f383ca 100644
--- a/src/debug.h
+++ b/src/debug.h
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 // -*- C++ -*-
 /**
  * \file debug.h
+ * 
+ * FIXME: It would be nice if, in lyx::use_gui mode, instead of
+ * outputting to the console, we would pipe all messages onto a file
+ * and visualise the contents dynamically in a Qt window if needed.
+ *
  * This file is part of LyX, the document processor.
  * Licence details can be found in the file COPYING.
  *