diff --git a/freeglut/freeglut/CMakeLists.txt b/freeglut/freeglut/CMakeLists.txt
index 37d61aa..26b03a6 100644
--- a/freeglut/freeglut/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/freeglut/freeglut/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ set(VERSION_PATCH 0)
 OPTION(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS "Build FreeGLUT shared library." ON)
 OPTION(BUILD_STATIC_LIBS "Build FreeGLUT static library." ON)
 
+# option for whether warnings and errors should be printed
+OPTION(FREEGLUT_ERRORS "Lib prints errors to stderr" ON)
+#MARK_AS_ADVANCED(FREEGLUT_ERRORS)
+OPTION(FREEGLUT_WARNINGS "Lib prints warnings to stderr" ON)
+#MARK_AS_ADVANCED(FREEGLUT_WARNINGS)
+
 # option to also copy .pdb files to install directory when executing
 # INSTALL target
 IF(MSVC)
diff --git a/freeglut/freeglut/config.h.in b/freeglut/freeglut/config.h.in
index 823ff07..11af946 100644
--- a/freeglut/freeglut/config.h.in
+++ b/freeglut/freeglut/config.h.in
@@ -23,3 +23,7 @@
 #define VERSION_MAJOR @VERSION_MAJOR@
 #define VERSION_MINOR @VERSION_MINOR@
 #define VERSION_PATCH @VERSION_PATCH@
+
+/* warning and errors printed? */
+#define FREEGLUT_WARNINGS @FREEGLUT_WARNINGS@
+#define FREEGLUT_ERRORS @FREEGLUT_ERRORS@
diff --git a/freeglut/freeglut/src/fg_main.c b/freeglut/freeglut/src/fg_main.c
index c3bccdc..0a096f4 100644
--- a/freeglut/freeglut/src/fg_main.c
+++ b/freeglut/freeglut/src/fg_main.c
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ void fgError( const char *fmt, ... )
         va_end( ap );
 
     } else {
-
+#if FREEGLUT_ERRORS
         va_start( ap, fmt );
 
         fprintf( stderr, "freeglut ");
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ void fgError( const char *fmt, ... )
         fprintf( stderr, "\n" );
 
         va_end( ap );
+#endif
 
         if ( fgState.Initialised )
             fgDeinitialize ();
@@ -293,7 +294,7 @@ void fgWarning( const char *fmt, ... )
         va_end( ap );
 
     } else {
-
+#if FREEGLUT_WARNINGS
         va_start( ap, fmt );
 
         fprintf( stderr, "freeglut ");
@@ -303,6 +304,7 @@ void fgWarning( const char *fmt, ... )
         fprintf( stderr, "\n" );
 
         va_end( ap );
+#endif
     }
 }