diff --git a/extensions/positron-python/python_files/positron/positron_ipykernel/positron_ipkernel.py b/extensions/positron-python/python_files/positron/positron_ipykernel/positron_ipkernel.py
index 7d8162be5aa4..2f21952d9e5e 100644
--- a/extensions/positron-python/python_files/positron/positron_ipykernel/positron_ipkernel.py
+++ b/extensions/positron-python/python_files/positron/positron_ipykernel/positron_ipkernel.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 import traitlets
 from ipykernel.comm.manager import CommManager
+from ipykernel.compiler import get_tmp_directory
 from ipykernel.ipkernel import IPythonKernel
 from ipykernel.kernelapp import IPKernelApp
 from ipykernel.zmqshell import ZMQDisplayPublisher, ZMQInteractiveShell
@@ -190,6 +191,9 @@ def connection_show(self, line: str) -> None:
 
 _traceback_file_link_re = re.compile(r"^(File \x1b\[\d+;\d+m)(.+):(\d+)")
 
+# keep reference to original showwarning
+original_showwarning = warnings.showwarning
+
 
 class PositronShell(ZMQInteractiveShell):
     kernel: PositronIPyKernel
@@ -419,6 +423,8 @@ def __init__(self, **kwargs) -> None:
         # Register display publisher hooks
         self.shell.display_pub.register_hook(self.widget_hook)
 
+        warnings.showwarning = self._showwarning
+
         # Ignore warnings that the user can't do anything about
         warnings.filterwarnings(
             "ignore",
@@ -468,6 +474,29 @@ async def do_shutdown(self, restart: bool) -> JsonRecord:  # type: ignore Report
         # points to the same underlying asyncio loop).
         return dict(status="ok", restart=restart)
 
+    # monkey patching warning.showwarning is recommended by the official documentation
+    # https://docs.python.org/3/library/warnings.html#warnings.showwarning
+    def _showwarning(self, message, category, filename, lineno, file=None, line=None):
+        # if coming from one of our files, log and don't send to user
+        positron_files_path = Path(__file__).parent
+
+        if str(positron_files_path) in str(filename):
+            msg = f"{filename}-{lineno}: {category}: {message}"
+            logger.warning(msg)
+            return
+
+        # Check if the filename refers to a cell in the Positron Console.
+        # We use the fact that ipykernel sets the filename to a path starting in the root temporary
+        # directory. We can't determine the full filename since it depends on the cell's code which
+        # is unknown at this point. See ipykernel.compiler.XCachingCompiler.get_code_name.
+        console_dir = get_tmp_directory()
+        if console_dir in str(filename):
+            filename = f"<positron-console-cell-{self.execution_count}>"
+
+        msg = warnings.WarningMessage(message, category, filename, lineno, file, line)
+
+        return original_showwarning(message, category, filename, lineno, file, line)  # type: ignore reportAttributeAccessIssue
+
 
 class PositronIPKernelApp(IPKernelApp):
     kernel: PositronIPyKernel
diff --git a/extensions/positron-python/python_files/positron/positron_ipykernel/tests/test_positron_ipkernel.py b/extensions/positron-python/python_files/positron/positron_ipykernel/tests/test_positron_ipkernel.py
index f264048fa797..4d4de9c45737 100644
--- a/extensions/positron-python/python_files/positron/positron_ipykernel/tests/test_positron_ipkernel.py
+++ b/extensions/positron-python/python_files/positron/positron_ipykernel/tests/test_positron_ipkernel.py
@@ -3,11 +3,14 @@
 #
 
 import os
+import logging
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, cast
 from unittest.mock import Mock
 
+import pytest
 from IPython.utils.syspathcontext import prepended_to_syspath
+from ipykernel.compiler import get_tmp_directory
 
 from positron_ipykernel.help import help
 from positron_ipykernel.session_mode import SessionMode
@@ -23,6 +26,13 @@
 # method with the expected arguments. The actual messages sent over
 # the comm are tested in the respective service tests.
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def warning_kwargs():
+    return {"message": "this is a warning", "category": UserWarning, "lineno": 3}
+
 
 def test_override_help(shell: PositronShell) -> None:
     """
@@ -308,3 +318,27 @@ def test_question_mark_help(shell: PositronShell, mock_help_service: Mock) -> No
     mock_help_service.show_help.assert_called_once_with(
         "positron_ipykernel.utils.positron_ipykernel_usage"
     )
+
+
+def test_console_warning(shell: PositronShell, warning_kwargs):
+    """
+    Check message for warnings
+    """
+    filename = get_tmp_directory() + os.sep + "12345678.py"
+
+    with pytest.warns() as record:
+        shell.kernel._showwarning(filename=filename, **warning_kwargs)
+
+        assert len(record) == 1
+        assert record[0].filename == "<positron-console-cell-1>"
+        assert record[0].message == "this is a warning"
+
+
+def test_console_warning_logger(shell: PositronShell, caplog, warning_kwargs):
+    """
+    Check that Positron files are sent to logs
+    """
+
+    with caplog.at_level(logging.WARNING):
+        shell.kernel._showwarning(filename=Path(__file__), **warning_kwargs)
+        assert "this is a warning" in caplog.text