diff --git a/build/opt.go b/build/opt.go
index a1aa29185..076b5f907 100644
--- a/build/opt.go
+++ b/build/opt.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"io"
+	"log"
 	"maps"
 	"os"
 	"path"
@@ -336,7 +337,14 @@ func toSolveOpt(ctx context.Context, node builder.Node, multiDriver bool, opt *O
 		env.Filename = path.Base(opt.Inputs.DockerfilePath)
 		env.Target = opt.Target
 		env.Labels = opt.Labels
-		so.SourcePolicyProvider = policysession.NewPolicyProvider(policy.NewPolicy(opt.Inputs.policy, env).CheckPolicy)
+		p := policy.NewPolicy(policy.Opt{
+			Files: opt.Inputs.policy,
+			Env:   env,
+			Log: func(msg string) {
+				log.Printf("[policy] %s", msg)
+			},
+		})
+		so.SourcePolicyProvider = policysession.NewPolicyProvider(p.CheckPolicy)
 	}
 
 	// add node identifier to shared key if one was specified
diff --git a/policy/builtins.go b/policy/builtins.go
index b1fd55592..37475fdb9 100644
--- a/policy/builtins.go
+++ b/policy/builtins.go
@@ -192,6 +192,10 @@ func builtins() []*ast.Builtin {
 		// SemVers
 		ast.SemVerIsValid,
 		ast.SemVerCompare,
+
+		// Printing
+		ast.Print,
+		ast.InternalPrint,
 	}
 	return b
 }
diff --git a/policy/validate.go b/policy/validate.go
index cddd58555..91f32096d 100644
--- a/policy/validate.go
+++ b/policy/validate.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/moby/buildkit/util/gitutil/gitobject"
 	"github.com/open-policy-agent/opa/v1/ast"
 	"github.com/open-policy-agent/opa/v1/rego"
+	"github.com/open-policy-agent/opa/v1/topdown/print"
 	ocispecs "github.com/opencontainers/image-spec/specs-go/v1"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -43,8 +44,13 @@ func debugf(format string, v ...any) {
 }
 
 type Policy struct {
-	files []File
-	env   Env
+	opt Opt
+}
+
+type Opt struct {
+	Files []File
+	Env   Env
+	Log   func(string)
 }
 
 var _ policysession.PolicyCallback = (&Policy{}).CheckPolicy
@@ -54,17 +60,16 @@ type File struct {
 	Data     []byte
 }
 
-func NewPolicy(files []File, env Env) *Policy {
+func NewPolicy(opt Opt) *Policy {
 	return &Policy{
-		files: files,
-		env:   env,
+		opt: opt,
 	}
 }
 
 func (p *Policy) CheckPolicy(ctx context.Context, req *policysession.CheckPolicyRequest) (*policysession.DecisionResponse, *gwpb.ResolveSourceMetaRequest, error) {
 	var inp Input
 	var unknowns []string
-	inp.Env = p.env
+	inp.Env = p.opt.Env
 
 	if req.Source == nil || req.Source.Source == nil {
 		return nil, nil, errors.Errorf("no source info in request")
@@ -316,6 +321,9 @@ func (p *Policy) CheckPolicy(ctx context.Context, req *policysession.CheckPolicy
 	}
 
 	comp := ast.NewCompiler().WithCapabilities(caps)
+	if p.opt.Log != nil {
+		comp = comp.WithEnablePrintStatements(true)
+	}
 
 	opts := []func(*rego.Rego){
 		rego.SetRegoVersion(ast.RegoV1),
@@ -324,7 +332,14 @@ func (p *Policy) CheckPolicy(ctx context.Context, req *policysession.CheckPolicy
 		rego.SkipPartialNamespace(true),
 		rego.Compiler(comp),
 	}
-	for _, file := range p.files {
+	if p.opt.Log != nil {
+		opts = append(opts,
+			rego.EnablePrintStatements(true),
+			rego.PrintHook(p),
+		)
+	}
+
+	for _, file := range p.opt.Files {
 		opts = append(opts, rego.Module(file.Filename, string(file.Data)))
 	}
 	dt, err := json.MarshalIndent(inp, "", "  ")
@@ -444,6 +459,13 @@ func (p *Policy) CheckPolicy(ctx context.Context, req *policysession.CheckPolicy
 	return resp, nil, nil
 }
 
+func (p *Policy) Print(ctx print.Context, msg string) error {
+	if p.opt.Log != nil {
+		p.opt.Log(ctx.Location.Format("%s", msg))
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func withPrefix(arr []string, prefix string) []string {
 	out := make([]string, len(arr))
 	for i, s := range arr {