diff --git a/forms/preferenceeditor.ui b/forms/preferenceeditor.ui
index 83de6f18..0fcaf17e 100644
--- a/forms/preferenceeditor.ui
+++ b/forms/preferenceeditor.ui
@@ -80,6 +80,43 @@
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
+        <item>
+         <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox_Logging">
+          <property name="title">
+           <string>Logging</string>
+          </property>
+          <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2">
+           <item>
+            <widget class="QLabel" name="label_StatusMessages">
+             <property name="text">
+              <string>Status bar message types</string>
+             </property>
+            </widget>
+           </item>
+           <item>
+            <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkBox_StatusErrors">
+             <property name="text">
+              <string>Errors</string>
+             </property>
+            </widget>
+           </item>
+           <item>
+            <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkBox_StatusWarnings">
+             <property name="text">
+              <string>Warnings</string>
+             </property>
+            </widget>
+           </item>
+           <item>
+            <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkBox_StatusInformation">
+             <property name="text">
+              <string>Information</string>
+             </property>
+            </widget>
+           </item>
+          </layout>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
         <item>
          <spacer name="verticalSpacer_4">
           <property name="orientation">
diff --git a/include/config.h b/include/config.h
index 2e99dc3e..d261beb6 100644
--- a/include/config.h
+++ b/include/config.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <QUrl>
 #include <QVersionNumber>
 #include <QGraphicsPixmapItem>
+#include <set>
 
 #include "events.h"
 #include "gridsettings.h"
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ public:
         this->eventSelectionShapeMode = QGraphicsPixmapItem::MaskShape;
         this->shownInGameReloadMessage = false;
         this->gridSettings = GridSettings();
+        this->statusBarLogTypes = { LogType::LOG_ERROR, LogType::LOG_WARN };
     }
     void addRecentProject(QString project);
     void setRecentProjects(QStringList projects);
@@ -161,6 +163,8 @@ public:
     QByteArray newLayoutDialogGeometry;
     bool shownInGameReloadMessage;
     GridSettings gridSettings;
+    // Prefer over QSet to prevent shuffling elements when writing the config file.
+    std::set<LogType> statusBarLogTypes;
 
 protected:
     virtual QString getConfigFilepath() override;
diff --git a/include/mainwindow.h b/include/mainwindow.h
index 5de2a50a..016aefc9 100644
--- a/include/mainwindow.h
+++ b/include/mainwindow.h
@@ -398,6 +398,7 @@ private:
     void updateWindowTitle();
 
     void initWindow();
+    void initLogStatusBar();
     void initCustomUI();
     void initExtraSignals();
     void initEditor();
diff --git a/src/config.cpp b/src/config.cpp
index 7914cdce..669136c0 100644
--- a/src/config.cpp
+++ b/src/config.cpp
@@ -476,6 +476,13 @@ void PorymapConfig::parseConfigKeyValue(QString key, QString value) {
         this->gridSettings.style = GridSettings::getStyleFromName(value);
     } else if (key == "grid_color") {
         this->gridSettings.color = getConfigColor(key, value);
+    } else if (key == "status_bar_log_types") {
+        this->statusBarLogTypes.clear();
+        auto typeStrings = value.split(",", Qt::SkipEmptyParts);
+        for (const auto &typeString : typeStrings) {
+            LogType type = static_cast<LogType>(getConfigInteger(key, typeString, 0, 2));
+            this->statusBarLogTypes.insert(type);
+        }
     } else {
         logWarn(QString("Invalid config key found in config file %1: '%2'").arg(this->getConfigFilepath()).arg(key));
     }
@@ -559,6 +566,12 @@ QMap<QString, QString> PorymapConfig::getKeyValueMap() {
     map.insert("grid_y", QString::number(this->gridSettings.offsetY));
     map.insert("grid_style", GridSettings::getStyleName(this->gridSettings.style));
     map.insert("grid_color", this->gridSettings.color.name().remove("#")); // Our text config treats '#' as the start of a comment.
+
+    QStringList logTypesStrings;
+    for (const auto &type : this->statusBarLogTypes) {
+        logTypesStrings.append(QString::number(type));
+    }
+    map.insert("status_bar_log_types", logTypesStrings.join(","));
     
     return map;
 }
diff --git a/src/log.cpp b/src/log.cpp
index a27f46f1..75847372 100644
--- a/src/log.cpp
+++ b/src/log.cpp
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ void updateLogDisplays(const QString &message, LogType type) {
         {LogType::LOG_ERROR, QPixmap(QStringLiteral(":/icons/error.ico"))},
     };
 
+    bool startTimer = false;
     auto it = QMutableListIterator(Log::displays);
     while (it.hasNext()) {
         auto display = it.next();
@@ -123,11 +124,12 @@ void updateLogDisplays(const QString &message, LogType type) {
             display.icon->setPixmap(icons.value(type));
             display.statusBar->clearMessage();
             display.message->setText(message);
+            startTimer = true;
         }
     }
 
     // Auto-hide status bar messages after a set period of time
-    Log::displayClearTimer.start(5000);
+    if (startTimer) Log::displayClearTimer.start(5000);
 }
 
 void clearLogDisplays() {
diff --git a/src/mainwindow.cpp b/src/mainwindow.cpp
index 7dc75114..0f05a966 100644
--- a/src/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
     ui->setupUi(this);
 
     logInit();
-    addLogStatusBar(this->statusBar(), {LOG_ERROR, LOG_WARN});
     logInfo(QString("Launching Porymap v%1").arg(QCoreApplication::applicationVersion()));
 }
 
@@ -144,6 +143,7 @@ void MainWindow::setWindowDisabled(bool disabled) {
 
 void MainWindow::initWindow() {
     porymapConfig.load();
+    this->initLogStatusBar();
     this->initCustomUI();
     this->initExtraSignals();
     this->initEditor();
@@ -239,6 +239,14 @@ void MainWindow::applyUserShortcuts() {
             shortcut->setKeys(shortcutsConfig.userShortcuts(shortcut));
 }
 
+void MainWindow::initLogStatusBar() {
+    removeLogStatusBar(this->statusBar());
+    QSet logTypes = QSet(porymapConfig.statusBarLogTypes.begin(), porymapConfig.statusBarLogTypes.end());
+    if (!logTypes.isEmpty()) {
+        addLogStatusBar(this->statusBar(), logTypes);
+    }
+}
+
 void MainWindow::initCustomUI() {
     static const QMap<int, QString> mainTabNames = {
         {MainTab::Map, "Map"},
@@ -2921,6 +2929,7 @@ void MainWindow::on_actionPreferences_triggered() {
         connect(preferenceEditor, &PreferenceEditor::themeChanged, this, &MainWindow::setTheme);
         connect(preferenceEditor, &PreferenceEditor::themeChanged, editor, &Editor::maskNonVisibleConnectionTiles);
         connect(preferenceEditor, &PreferenceEditor::preferencesSaved, this, &MainWindow::togglePreferenceSpecificUi);
+        connect(preferenceEditor, &PreferenceEditor::preferencesSaved, this, &MainWindow::initLogStatusBar);
         // Changes to porymapConfig.loadAllEventScripts or porymapConfig.eventSelectionShapeMode
         // require us to repopulate the EventFrames and redraw event pixmaps, respectively.
         connect(preferenceEditor, &PreferenceEditor::preferencesSaved, editor, &Editor::updateEvents);
diff --git a/src/ui/preferenceeditor.cpp b/src/ui/preferenceeditor.cpp
index 1289fe79..291c14ab 100644
--- a/src/ui/preferenceeditor.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/preferenceeditor.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ void PreferenceEditor::updateFields() {
     ui->checkBox_CheckForUpdates->setChecked(porymapConfig.checkForUpdates);
     ui->checkBox_DisableEventWarning->setChecked(porymapConfig.eventDeleteWarningDisabled);
     ui->checkBox_AutocompleteAllScripts->setChecked(porymapConfig.loadAllEventScripts);
+
+    auto logTypeEnd = porymapConfig.statusBarLogTypes.end();
+    ui->checkBox_StatusErrors->setChecked(porymapConfig.statusBarLogTypes.find(LogType::LOG_ERROR) != logTypeEnd);
+    ui->checkBox_StatusWarnings->setChecked(porymapConfig.statusBarLogTypes.find(LogType::LOG_WARN) != logTypeEnd);
+    ui->checkBox_StatusInformation->setChecked(porymapConfig.statusBarLogTypes.find(LogType::LOG_INFO) != logTypeEnd);
 }
 
 void PreferenceEditor::saveFields() {
@@ -77,6 +82,12 @@ void PreferenceEditor::saveFields() {
     porymapConfig.reopenOnLaunch = ui->checkBox_OpenRecentProject->isChecked();
     porymapConfig.checkForUpdates = ui->checkBox_CheckForUpdates->isChecked();
     porymapConfig.eventDeleteWarningDisabled = ui->checkBox_DisableEventWarning->isChecked();
+
+    porymapConfig.statusBarLogTypes.clear();
+    if (ui->checkBox_StatusErrors->isChecked()) porymapConfig.statusBarLogTypes.insert(LogType::LOG_ERROR);
+    if (ui->checkBox_StatusWarnings->isChecked()) porymapConfig.statusBarLogTypes.insert(LogType::LOG_WARN);
+    if (ui->checkBox_StatusInformation->isChecked()) porymapConfig.statusBarLogTypes.insert(LogType::LOG_INFO);
+
     porymapConfig.save();
 
     emit preferencesSaved();