diff --git a/acir/src/circuit/directives.rs b/acir/src/circuit/directives.rs
index c3d8e2cd0..cd94fde0e 100644
--- a/acir/src/circuit/directives.rs
+++ b/acir/src/circuit/directives.rs
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ pub enum Directive {
         b: Vec<Witness>,
         radix: u32,
     },
+
+    Log(LogInfo),
 }
 
 impl Directive {
@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@ impl Directive {
             Directive::Truncate { .. } => "truncate",
             Directive::OddRange { .. } => "odd_range",
             Directive::ToRadix { .. } => "to_radix",
+            Directive::Log { .. } => "log",
         }
     }
     fn to_u16(&self) -> u16 {
@@ -67,6 +70,7 @@ impl Directive {
             Directive::Truncate { .. } => 2,
             Directive::OddRange { .. } => 3,
             Directive::ToRadix { .. } => 4,
+            Directive::Log { .. } => 5,
         }
     }
 
@@ -116,6 +120,17 @@ impl Directive {
                 }
                 write_u32(&mut writer, *radix)?;
             }
+            Directive::Log(info) => match info {
+                LogInfo::FinalizedOutput(output_string) => {
+                    write_bytes(&mut writer, output_string.as_bytes())?;
+                }
+                LogInfo::WitnessOutput(witnesses) => {
+                    write_u32(&mut writer, witnesses.len() as u32)?;
+                    for w in witnesses {
+                        write_u32(&mut writer, w.witness_index())?;
+                    }
+                }
+            },
         };
 
         Ok(())
@@ -184,6 +199,16 @@ impl Directive {
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+// If values are compile time and/or known during
+// evaluation, we can form an output string during ACIR generation.
+// Otherwise, we must store witnesses whose values will
+// be fetched during the PWG stage.
+pub enum LogInfo {
+    FinalizedOutput(String),
+    WitnessOutput(Vec<Witness>),
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn serialisation_roundtrip() {
     fn read_write(directive: Directive) -> (Directive, Directive) {
diff --git a/acir/src/circuit/opcodes.rs b/acir/src/circuit/opcodes.rs
index 37017adde..a253be75b 100644
--- a/acir/src/circuit/opcodes.rs
+++ b/acir/src/circuit/opcodes.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::io::{Read, Write};
 
-use super::directives::Directive;
+use super::directives::{Directive, LogInfo};
 use crate::native_types::{Expression, Witness};
 use crate::serialisation::{read_n, read_u16, read_u32, write_bytes, write_u16, write_u32};
 use crate::BlackBoxFunc;
@@ -164,6 +164,15 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for Opcode {
                     b.last().unwrap().witness_index(),
                 )
             }
+            Opcode::Directive(Directive::Log(info)) => match info {
+                LogInfo::FinalizedOutput(output_string) => write!(f, "Log: {output_string}"),
+                LogInfo::WitnessOutput(witnesses) => write!(
+                    f,
+                    "Log: _{}..._{}",
+                    witnesses.first().unwrap().witness_index(),
+                    witnesses.last().unwrap().witness_index()
+                ),
+            },
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/acvm/src/lib.rs b/acvm/src/lib.rs
index c44fd9632..1e69fce1a 100644
--- a/acvm/src/lib.rs
+++ b/acvm/src/lib.rs
@@ -211,10 +211,7 @@ pub fn default_is_blackbox_supported(
     // attempt to transform into supported gates. If these are also not available
     // then a compiler error will be emitted.
     fn plonk_is_supported(opcode: &BlackBoxFunc) -> bool {
-        match opcode {
-            BlackBoxFunc::AES => false,
-            _ => true,
-        }
+        !matches!(opcode, BlackBoxFunc::AES)
     }
 
     match language {
diff --git a/acvm/src/pwg/directives.rs b/acvm/src/pwg/directives.rs
index 94bc2d60b..ebe01fb2d 100644
--- a/acvm/src/pwg/directives.rs
+++ b/acvm/src/pwg/directives.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 
-use acir::{circuit::directives::Directive, native_types::Witness, FieldElement};
+use acir::{
+    circuit::directives::{Directive, LogInfo},
+    native_types::Witness,
+    FieldElement,
+};
 use num_bigint::BigUint;
 use num_traits::{One, Zero};
 
@@ -108,6 +112,43 @@ pub fn solve_directives(
             initial_witness.insert(*b, FieldElement::from_be_bytes_reduce(&int_b.to_bytes_be()));
             initial_witness.insert(*r, FieldElement::from_be_bytes_reduce(&int_r.to_bytes_be()));
 
+            Ok(())
+        }
+        Directive::Log(info) => {
+            let witnesses = match info {
+                LogInfo::FinalizedOutput(output_string) => {
+                    println!("{output_string}");
+                    return Ok(());
+                }
+                LogInfo::WitnessOutput(witnesses) => witnesses,
+            };
+
+            if witnesses.len() == 1 {
+                let witness = &witnesses[0];
+                let log_value = witness_to_value(initial_witness, *witness)?;
+                println!("{}", log_value.to_hex());
+
+                return Ok(());
+            }
+
+            // If multiple witnesses are to be fetched for a log directive,
+            // it assumed that an array is meant to be printed to standard output
+            //
+            // Collect all field element values corresponding to the given witness indices
+            // and convert them to hex strings.
+            let mut elements_as_hex = Vec::with_capacity(witnesses.len());
+            for witness in witnesses {
+                let element = witness_to_value(initial_witness, *witness)?;
+                elements_as_hex.push(element.to_hex());
+            }
+
+            // Join all of the hex strings using a comma
+            let comma_separated_elements = elements_as_hex.join(",");
+
+            let output_witnesses_string = "[".to_owned() + &comma_separated_elements + "]";
+
+            println!("{output_witnesses_string}");
+
             Ok(())
         }
     }