diff --git a/legacy/eio/ChangeLog b/legacy/eio/ChangeLog
index 894d602c46..90cccb3724 100644
--- a/legacy/eio/ChangeLog
+++ b/legacy/eio/ChangeLog
@@ -26,3 +26,4 @@
 2012-08-07  Vincent Torri
 
 	* Do not free Windows stuff when it is not used. Fix seg fault
+	* Add log debugging macros
diff --git a/legacy/eio/NEWS b/legacy/eio/NEWS
index 1478343f5f..81e59189d8 100644
--- a/legacy/eio/NEWS
+++ b/legacy/eio/NEWS
@@ -13,5 +13,6 @@ Fixes:
         - Fix segfault when shutting down the Windows monitor.
 
 Improvements:
+	- Add log debuggong macros
 
 Removal:
diff --git a/legacy/eio/src/lib/eio_main.c b/legacy/eio/src/lib/eio_main.c
index 591dcca5f1..e65f75b0da 100644
--- a/legacy/eio/src/lib/eio_main.c
+++ b/legacy/eio/src/lib/eio_main.c
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ struct _Eio_Alloc_Pool
    EIO_MUTEX_TYPE lock;
 };
 
-static int _eio_count = 0;
+static int _eio_init_count = 0;
+int _eio_log_dom_global = -1;
 
 static Eio_Alloc_Pool progress_pool = { 0, NULL, EIO_MUTEX_INITIALIZER };
 static Eio_Alloc_Pool direct_info_pool = { 0, NULL, EIO_MUTEX_INITIALIZER };
@@ -211,12 +212,27 @@ eio_associate_free(void *data)
 EAPI int
 eio_init(void)
 {
-   _eio_count++;
+   if (++_eio_init_count != 1)
+     return _eio_init_count;
 
-   if (_eio_count > 1) return _eio_count;
+   if (!eina_init())
+     {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Eio can not initialize Eina\n");
+        return --_eio_init_count;
+     }
 
-   eina_init();
-   ecore_init();
+   _eio_log_dom_global = eina_log_domain_register("eio", EIO_DEFAULT_LOG_COLOR);
+   if (_eio_log_dom_global < 0)
+     {
+        EINA_LOG_ERR("Eio can not create a general log domain.");
+        goto shutdown_eina;
+     }
+
+   if (!ecore_init())
+     {
+        ERR("Can not initialize Eina\n");
+        goto unregister_log_domain;
+     }
 
    EIO_MUTEX_INIT(progress_pool);
    EIO_MUTEX_INIT(direct_info_pool);
@@ -225,7 +241,14 @@ eio_init(void)
 
    eio_monitor_init();
 
-   return _eio_count;
+   return _eio_init_count;
+
+unregister_log_domain:
+   eina_log_domain_unregister(_eio_log_dom_global);
+   _eio_log_dom_global = -1;
+shutdown_eina:
+   eina_shutdown();
+   return --_eio_init_count;
 }
 
 EAPI int
@@ -236,14 +259,13 @@ eio_shutdown(void)
    Eio_Progress *pg;
    Eio_File_Associate *asso;
 
-   if (_eio_count <= 0)
+   if (_eio_init_count <= 0)
      {
-        EINA_LOG_ERR("Init count not greater than 0 in shutdown.");
+        ERR("Init count not greater than 0 in shutdown.");
         return 0;
      }
-   _eio_count--;
-
-   if (_eio_count > 0) return _eio_count;
+   if (--_eio_init_count != 0)
+     return _eio_init_count;
 
    eio_monitor_shutdown();
 
@@ -270,6 +292,9 @@ eio_shutdown(void)
    associate_pool.count = 0;
 
    ecore_shutdown();
+   eina_log_domain_unregister(_eio_log_dom_global);
+   _eio_log_dom_global = -1;
    eina_shutdown();
-   return _eio_count;
+
+   return _eio_init_count;
 }
diff --git a/legacy/eio/src/lib/eio_monitor_win32.c b/legacy/eio/src/lib/eio_monitor_win32.c
index 33556b5947..910a59a19b 100644
--- a/legacy/eio/src/lib/eio_monitor_win32.c
+++ b/legacy/eio/src/lib/eio_monitor_win32.c
@@ -210,8 +210,15 @@ _eio_monitor_win32_watcher_new(Eio_Monitor *monitor, unsigned char is_dir)
                               &w->overlapped,
                               NULL))
      {
-       printf("error : %s\n", evil_last_error_get());
-       goto close_event;
+        char *msg;
+
+        msg = evil_last_error_get();
+        if (msg)
+          {
+             ERR("%s\n", msg);
+             free(msg);
+          }
+        goto close_event;
      }
 
    w->h = ecore_main_win32_handler_add(w->event,
@@ -280,6 +287,7 @@ void eio_monitor_backend_add(Eio_Monitor *monitor)
    backend->file = _eio_monitor_win32_watcher_new(monitor, 0);
    if (!backend->file)
      {
+        INF("falling back to poll monitoring");
         free(backend);
         eio_monitor_fallback_add(monitor);
         return;
@@ -288,6 +296,7 @@ void eio_monitor_backend_add(Eio_Monitor *monitor)
    backend->dir = _eio_monitor_win32_watcher_new(monitor, 1);
    if (!backend->dir)
      {
+        INF("falling back to poll monitoring");
         _eio_monitor_win32_watcher_free(backend->file);
         free(backend);
         eio_monitor_fallback_add(monitor);
diff --git a/legacy/eio/src/lib/eio_private.h b/legacy/eio/src/lib/eio_private.h
index 0802aba2df..aab69dc2f2 100644
--- a/legacy/eio/src/lib/eio_private.h
+++ b/legacy/eio/src/lib/eio_private.h
@@ -91,6 +91,33 @@ typedef struct stat _eio_stat_t;
 
 #define EIO_PACKED_TIME 0.003
 
+extern int _eio_log_dom_global;
+
+#ifdef EIO_DEFAULT_LOG_COLOR
+# undef EIO_DEFAULT_LOG_COLOR
+#endif /* ifdef EIO_DEFAULT_LOG_COLOR */
+#define EIO_DEFAULT_LOG_COLOR EINA_COLOR_CYAN
+#ifdef ERR
+# undef ERR
+#endif /* ifdef ERR */
+#define ERR(...)  EINA_LOG_DOM_ERR(_eio_log_dom_global, __VA_ARGS__)
+#ifdef DBG
+# undef DBG
+#endif /* ifdef DBG */
+#define DBG(...)  EINA_LOG_DOM_DBG(_eio_log_dom_global, __VA_ARGS__)
+#ifdef INF
+# undef INF
+#endif /* ifdef INF */
+#define INF(...)  EINA_LOG_DOM_INFO(_eio_log_dom_global, __VA_ARGS__)
+#ifdef WRN
+# undef WRN
+#endif /* ifdef WRN */
+#define WRN(...)  EINA_LOG_DOM_WARN(_eio_log_dom_global, __VA_ARGS__)
+#ifdef CRIT
+# undef CRIT
+#endif /* ifdef CRIT */
+#define CRIT(...) EINA_LOG_DOM_CRIT(_eio_log_dom_global, __VA_ARGS__)
+
 typedef struct _Eio_Eet_Open Eio_Eet_Open;
 typedef struct _Eio_Eet_Simple Eio_Eet_Simple;
 typedef struct _Eio_Eet_Write Eio_Eet_Write;