diff --git a/autotests/libinput/context_test.cpp b/autotests/libinput/context_test.cpp
index 0c5839bb53..fbb1f56fb5 100644
--- a/autotests/libinput/context_test.cpp
+++ b/autotests/libinput/context_test.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include "../../libinput/context.h"
 #include "../../udev.h"
 #include <QtTest>
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(KWIN_CORE, "kwin_core", QtCriticalMsg)
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(KWIN_CORE, "kwin_core", QtWarningMsg)
 
 using namespace KWin;
 using namespace KWin::LibInput;
diff --git a/data/org_kde_kwin.categories b/data/org_kde_kwin.categories
index b603d3fbf6..4f3428e740 100644
--- a/data/org_kde_kwin.categories
+++ b/data/org_kde_kwin.categories
@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
-kwin_core KWin Core DEFAULT_SEVERITY [CRITICAL] IDENTIFIER [KWIN_CORE]
-kwin_utils KWin utils DEFAULT_SEVERITY [CRITICAL] IDENTIFIER [KWIN_UTILS]
-kwin_virtualkeyboard KWin Virtual Keyboard Integration DEFAULT_SEVERITY [CRITICAL] IDENTIFIER [KWIN_VIRTUALKEYBOARD]
-kwineffects KWin Effects DEFAULT_SEVERITY [CRITICAL] IDENTIFIER [KWINEFFECTS]
-libkwineffects KWin Effects Library DEFAULT_SEVERITY [CRITICAL] IDENTIFIER [LIBKWINEFFECTS]
-libkwinglutils KWin OpenGL utility Library DEFAULT_SEVERITY [CRITICAL] IDENTIFIER [LIBKWINGLUTILS]
-libkwinxrenderutils KWin XRender utility Library DEFAULT_SEVERITY [CRITICAL] IDENTIFIER [LIBKWINXRENDERUTILS]
-kwin_wayland_drm KWin Wayland (DRM backend) DEFAULT_SEVERITY [CRITICAL] IDENTIFIER [KWIN_DRM]
-kwin_wayland_framebuffer KWin Wayland (Framebuffer backend) DEFAULT_SEVERITY [CRITICAL] IDENTIFIER [KWIN_FB]
-kwin_wayland_backend KWin Wayland (Wayland backend) DEFAULT_SEVERITY [CRITICAL] IDENTIFIER [KWIN_WAYLAND_BACKEND]
-kwin_wayland_x11windowed KWin Wayland (X11 backend) DEFAULT_SEVERITY [CRITICAL] IDENTIFIER [KWIN_X11WINDOWED]
-kwin_platform_x11_standalone KWin X11 Standalone Platform DEFAULT_SEVERITY [CRITICAL] IDENTIFIER [KWIN_X11STANDALONE]
-kwin_libinput KWin Libinput Integration DEFAULT_SEVERITY [CRITICAL] IDENTIFIER [KWIN_LIBINPUT]
-kwin_tabbox KWin Window Switcher DEFAULT_SEVERITY [CRITICAL] IDENTIFIER [KWIN_TABBOX]
-kwin_decorations KWin Decorations DEFAULT_SEVERITY [CRITICAL] IDENTIFIER [KWIN_DECORATIONS]
-kwin_scripting KWin Scripting DEFAULT_SEVERITY [CRITICAL] IDENTIFIER [KWIN_SCRIPTING]
-aurorae KWin Aurorae Window Decoration Engine DEFAULT_SEVERITY [CRITICAL] IDENTIFIER [AURORAE]
-kwin_xkbcommon KWin xkbcommon integration DEFAULT_SEVERITY [CRITICAL] IDENTIFIER [KWIN_XKB]
-kwin_qpa_plugin KWin QtPlatformAbstraction plugin DEFAULT_SEVERITY [CRITICAL] IDENTIFIER [KWIN_QPA]
-kwin_scene_xrender KWin XRender based compositor scene plugin DEFAULT_SEVERITY [CRITICAL] IDENTIFIER [KWIN_XRENDER]
-kwin_scene_qpainter KWin QPainter based compositor scene plugin DEFAULT_SEVERITY [CRITICAL] IDENTIFIER [KWIN_QPAINTER]
-kwin_scene_opengl KWin OpenGL based compositor scene plugins DEFAULT_SEVERITY [CRITICAL] IDENTIFIER [KWIN_OPENGL]
+kwin_core KWin Core DEFAULT_SEVERITY [WARNING] IDENTIFIER [KWIN_CORE]
+kwin_utils KWin utils DEFAULT_SEVERITY [WARNING] IDENTIFIER [KWIN_UTILS]
+kwin_virtualkeyboard KWin Virtual Keyboard Integration DEFAULT_SEVERITY [WARNING] IDENTIFIER [KWIN_VIRTUALKEYBOARD]
+kwineffects KWin Effects DEFAULT_SEVERITY [WARNING] IDENTIFIER [KWINEFFECTS]
+libkwineffects KWin Effects Library DEFAULT_SEVERITY [WARNING] IDENTIFIER [LIBKWINEFFECTS]
+libkwinglutils KWin OpenGL utility Library DEFAULT_SEVERITY [WARNING] IDENTIFIER [LIBKWINGLUTILS]
+libkwinxrenderutils KWin XRender utility Library DEFAULT_SEVERITY [WARNING] IDENTIFIER [LIBKWINXRENDERUTILS]
+kwin_wayland_drm KWin Wayland (DRM backend) DEFAULT_SEVERITY [WARNING] IDENTIFIER [KWIN_DRM]
+kwin_wayland_framebuffer KWin Wayland (Framebuffer backend) DEFAULT_SEVERITY [WARNING] IDENTIFIER [KWIN_FB]
+kwin_wayland_backend KWin Wayland (Wayland backend) DEFAULT_SEVERITY [WARNING] IDENTIFIER [KWIN_WAYLAND_BACKEND]
+kwin_wayland_x11windowed KWin Wayland (X11 backend) DEFAULT_SEVERITY [WARNING] IDENTIFIER [KWIN_X11WINDOWED]
+kwin_platform_x11_standalone KWin X11 Standalone Platform DEFAULT_SEVERITY [WARNING] IDENTIFIER [KWIN_X11STANDALONE]
+kwin_libinput KWin Libinput Integration DEFAULT_SEVERITY [WARNING] IDENTIFIER [KWIN_LIBINPUT]
+kwin_tabbox KWin Window Switcher DEFAULT_SEVERITY [WARNING] IDENTIFIER [KWIN_TABBOX]
+kwin_decorations KWin Decorations DEFAULT_SEVERITY [WARNING] IDENTIFIER [KWIN_DECORATIONS]
+kwin_scripting KWin Scripting DEFAULT_SEVERITY [WARNING] IDENTIFIER [KWIN_SCRIPTING]
+aurorae KWin Aurorae Window Decoration Engine DEFAULT_SEVERITY [WARNING] IDENTIFIER [AURORAE]
+kwin_xkbcommon KWin xkbcommon integration DEFAULT_SEVERITY [WARNING] IDENTIFIER [KWIN_XKB]
+kwin_qpa_plugin KWin QtPlatformAbstraction plugin DEFAULT_SEVERITY [WARNING] IDENTIFIER [KWIN_QPA]
+kwin_scene_xrender KWin XRender based compositor scene plugin DEFAULT_SEVERITY [WARNING] IDENTIFIER [KWIN_XRENDER]
+kwin_scene_qpainter KWin QPainter based compositor scene plugin DEFAULT_SEVERITY [WARNING] IDENTIFIER [KWIN_QPAINTER]
+kwin_scene_opengl KWin OpenGL based compositor scene plugins DEFAULT_SEVERITY [WARNING] IDENTIFIER [KWIN_OPENGL]
 kwin_screencast KWin Screen Cast Service DEFAULT_SEVERITY [WARNING] IDENTIFIER [KWIN_SCREENCAST]
 kwin_xwl KWin Xwayland Server DEFAULT_SEVERITY [WARNING] IDENTIFIER [KWIN_XWL]
diff --git a/decorations/decorations_logging.cpp b/decorations/decorations_logging.cpp
index 180ca4944d..9f49bcda75 100644
--- a/decorations/decorations_logging.cpp
+++ b/decorations/decorations_logging.cpp
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@
     SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 */
 #include "decorations_logging.h"
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(KWIN_DECORATIONS, "kwin_decorations", QtCriticalMsg)
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(KWIN_DECORATIONS, "kwin_decorations", QtWarningMsg)
diff --git a/effects/logging.cpp b/effects/logging.cpp
index 78f5b3576e..1a578ffa40 100644
--- a/effects/logging.cpp
+++ b/effects/logging.cpp
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@
     SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 */
 #include <kwineffects.h>
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(KWINEFFECTS, "kwineffects", QtCriticalMsg)
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(KWINEFFECTS, "kwineffects", QtWarningMsg)
diff --git a/libinput/libinput_logging.cpp b/libinput/libinput_logging.cpp
index bc76abd062..fd660c97fa 100644
--- a/libinput/libinput_logging.cpp
+++ b/libinput/libinput_logging.cpp
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@
     SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 */
 #include "libinput_logging.h"
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(KWIN_LIBINPUT, "kwin_libinput", QtCriticalMsg)
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(KWIN_LIBINPUT, "kwin_libinput", QtWarningMsg)
diff --git a/libkwineffects/logging.cpp b/libkwineffects/logging.cpp
index 8fb308acdd..eb7d5eabb2 100644
--- a/libkwineffects/logging.cpp
+++ b/libkwineffects/logging.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@
     SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 */
 #include "logging_p.h"
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(LIBKWINEFFECTS, "libkwineffects", QtCriticalMsg)
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(LIBKWINGLUTILS, "libkwinglutils", QtCriticalMsg)
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(LIBKWINXRENDERUTILS, "libkwinxrenderutils", QtCriticalMsg)
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(LIBKWINEFFECTS, "libkwineffects", QtWarningMsg)
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(LIBKWINGLUTILS, "libkwinglutils", QtWarningMsg)
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(LIBKWINXRENDERUTILS, "libkwinxrenderutils", QtWarningMsg)
diff --git a/main_x11.cpp b/main_x11.cpp
index 78ae744e07..48eb5e2ee8 100644
--- a/main_x11.cpp
+++ b/main_x11.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 #endif // HAVE_UNISTD_H
 #include <iostream>
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(KWIN_CORE, "kwin_core", QtCriticalMsg)
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(KWIN_CORE, "kwin_core", QtWarningMsg)
 
 namespace KWin
 {
diff --git a/plugins/kdecorations/aurorae/src/lib/auroraetheme.cpp b/plugins/kdecorations/aurorae/src/lib/auroraetheme.cpp
index 989791e417..4020ca9dc1 100644
--- a/plugins/kdecorations/aurorae/src/lib/auroraetheme.cpp
+++ b/plugins/kdecorations/aurorae/src/lib/auroraetheme.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #include <KConfig>
 #include <KConfigGroup>
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(AURORAE, "aurorae", QtCriticalMsg)
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(AURORAE, "aurorae", QtWarningMsg)
 
 namespace Aurorae {
 
diff --git a/plugins/platforms/drm/logging.cpp b/plugins/platforms/drm/logging.cpp
index 20102dcf51..b4f66c7ab6 100644
--- a/plugins/platforms/drm/logging.cpp
+++ b/plugins/platforms/drm/logging.cpp
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@
     SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 */
 #include "logging.h"
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(KWIN_DRM, "kwin_wayland_drm", QtCriticalMsg)
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(KWIN_DRM, "kwin_wayland_drm", QtWarningMsg)
diff --git a/plugins/platforms/fbdev/logging.cpp b/plugins/platforms/fbdev/logging.cpp
index 467e898284..5990a66a12 100644
--- a/plugins/platforms/fbdev/logging.cpp
+++ b/plugins/platforms/fbdev/logging.cpp
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@
     SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 */
 #include "logging.h"
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(KWIN_FB, "kwin_wayland_framebuffer", QtCriticalMsg)
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(KWIN_FB, "kwin_wayland_framebuffer", QtWarningMsg)
diff --git a/plugins/platforms/wayland/logging.cpp b/plugins/platforms/wayland/logging.cpp
index a5c80a17c7..cdbff07e48 100644
--- a/plugins/platforms/wayland/logging.cpp
+++ b/plugins/platforms/wayland/logging.cpp
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@
     SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 */
 #include "logging.h"
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(KWIN_WAYLAND_BACKEND, "kwin_wayland_backend", QtCriticalMsg)
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(KWIN_WAYLAND_BACKEND, "kwin_wayland_backend", QtWarningMsg)
diff --git a/plugins/platforms/x11/common/eglonxbackend.cpp b/plugins/platforms/x11/common/eglonxbackend.cpp
index eb675e83d4..ea2ec63804 100644
--- a/plugins/platforms/x11/common/eglonxbackend.cpp
+++ b/plugins/platforms/x11/common/eglonxbackend.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #include <QLoggingCategory>
 #include <QDebug>
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(KWIN_CORE, "kwin_core", QtCriticalMsg)
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(KWIN_CORE, "kwin_core", QtWarningMsg)
 
 namespace KWin
 {
diff --git a/plugins/platforms/x11/standalone/logging.cpp b/plugins/platforms/x11/standalone/logging.cpp
index 9eaeeb86e0..21a1c984dd 100644
--- a/plugins/platforms/x11/standalone/logging.cpp
+++ b/plugins/platforms/x11/standalone/logging.cpp
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@
     SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 */
 #include "logging.h"
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(KWIN_X11STANDALONE, "kwin_platform_x11_standalone", QtCriticalMsg)
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(KWIN_X11STANDALONE, "kwin_platform_x11_standalone", QtWarningMsg)
diff --git a/plugins/platforms/x11/windowed/logging.cpp b/plugins/platforms/x11/windowed/logging.cpp
index 939dc0b5c7..05bc9c7bbe 100644
--- a/plugins/platforms/x11/windowed/logging.cpp
+++ b/plugins/platforms/x11/windowed/logging.cpp
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@
     SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 */
 #include "logging.h"
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(KWIN_X11WINDOWED, "kwin_wayland_x11windowed", QtCriticalMsg)
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(KWIN_X11WINDOWED, "kwin_wayland_x11windowed", QtWarningMsg)
diff --git a/scripting/scripting_logging.cpp b/scripting/scripting_logging.cpp
index c61400d615..2f1a8a4215 100644
--- a/scripting/scripting_logging.cpp
+++ b/scripting/scripting_logging.cpp
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@
     SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 */
 #include "scripting_logging.h"
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(KWIN_SCRIPTING, "kwin_scripting", QtCriticalMsg)
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(KWIN_SCRIPTING, "kwin_scripting", QtWarningMsg)
diff --git a/tabbox/tabbox_logging.cpp b/tabbox/tabbox_logging.cpp
index c3e37b4fa7..006b8e88cd 100644
--- a/tabbox/tabbox_logging.cpp
+++ b/tabbox/tabbox_logging.cpp
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@
     SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 */
 #include "tabbox_logging.h"
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(KWIN_TABBOX, "kwin_tabbox", QtCriticalMsg)
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(KWIN_TABBOX, "kwin_tabbox", QtWarningMsg)
diff --git a/utils.cpp b/utils.cpp
index abf215b601..adc45ddd86 100644
--- a/utils.cpp
+++ b/utils.cpp
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@
 
 #endif
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(KWIN_CORE, "kwin_core", QtCriticalMsg)
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(KWIN_VIRTUALKEYBOARD, "kwin_virtualkeyboard", QtCriticalMsg)
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(KWIN_CORE, "kwin_core", QtWarningMsg)
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(KWIN_VIRTUALKEYBOARD, "kwin_virtualkeyboard", QtWarningMsg)
 namespace KWin
 {
 
diff --git a/xkb.cpp b/xkb.cpp
index c7f3e35ab2..77b3626faa 100644
--- a/xkb.cpp
+++ b/xkb.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <bitset>
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(KWIN_XKB, "kwin_xkbcommon", QtCriticalMsg)
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(KWIN_XKB, "kwin_xkbcommon", QtWarningMsg)
 
 namespace KWin
 {