diff --git a/Documentation/usage/dlv.md b/Documentation/usage/dlv.md
index 7feb273fc405686a611332084333fde5388240b0..7ec447aa1e97ef22690156bec64284ef756fa612 100644
--- a/Documentation/usage/dlv.md
+++ b/Documentation/usage/dlv.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Pass flags to the program you are debugging using `--`, for example:
       --api-version int                  Selects API version when headless. New clients should use v2. Can be reset via RPCServer.SetApiVersion. See Documentation/api/json-rpc/README.md. (default 1)
       --backend string                   Backend selection (see 'dlv help backend'). (default "default")
       --build-flags string               Build flags, to be passed to the compiler. For example: --build-flags="-tags=integration -mod=vendor -cover -v"
-      --check-go-version                 Checks that the version of Go in use is compatible with Delve. (default true)
+      --check-go-version                 Exits if the version of Go in use is not compatible (too old or too new) with the version of Delve. (default true)
       --disable-aslr                     Disables address space randomization
       --headless                         Run debug server only, in headless mode.
   -h, --help                             help for dlv
diff --git a/Documentation/usage/dlv_attach.md b/Documentation/usage/dlv_attach.md
index 623fa78723205b3d455580ec765f4290e26e4a12..b98d0fd84a4c549869e69c6a733029180663084b 100644
--- a/Documentation/usage/dlv_attach.md
+++ b/Documentation/usage/dlv_attach.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ dlv attach pid [executable] [flags]
       --api-version int                  Selects API version when headless. New clients should use v2. Can be reset via RPCServer.SetApiVersion. See Documentation/api/json-rpc/README.md. (default 1)
       --backend string                   Backend selection (see 'dlv help backend'). (default "default")
       --build-flags string               Build flags, to be passed to the compiler. For example: --build-flags="-tags=integration -mod=vendor -cover -v"
-      --check-go-version                 Checks that the version of Go in use is compatible with Delve. (default true)
+      --check-go-version                 Exits if the version of Go in use is not compatible (too old or too new) with the version of Delve. (default true)
       --disable-aslr                     Disables address space randomization
       --headless                         Run debug server only, in headless mode.
       --init string                      Init file, executed by the terminal client.
diff --git a/Documentation/usage/dlv_backend.md b/Documentation/usage/dlv_backend.md
index 6262097aa3b1e41ab0b857bef25c22d0f99cb5ef..009f4094b824565347c29b758eec9b716ce08315 100644
--- a/Documentation/usage/dlv_backend.md
+++ b/Documentation/usage/dlv_backend.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ are:
       --api-version int                  Selects API version when headless. New clients should use v2. Can be reset via RPCServer.SetApiVersion. See Documentation/api/json-rpc/README.md. (default 1)
       --backend string                   Backend selection (see 'dlv help backend'). (default "default")
       --build-flags string               Build flags, to be passed to the compiler. For example: --build-flags="-tags=integration -mod=vendor -cover -v"
-      --check-go-version                 Checks that the version of Go in use is compatible with Delve. (default true)
+      --check-go-version                 Exits if the version of Go in use is not compatible (too old or too new) with the version of Delve. (default true)
       --disable-aslr                     Disables address space randomization
       --headless                         Run debug server only, in headless mode.
       --init string                      Init file, executed by the terminal client.
diff --git a/Documentation/usage/dlv_connect.md b/Documentation/usage/dlv_connect.md
index 80c921ede20d15ffa2e9dcee01c59d5122fa6c58..096e57e4e6e5e5d4ebecf552951d9964ac8f004e 100644
--- a/Documentation/usage/dlv_connect.md
+++ b/Documentation/usage/dlv_connect.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ dlv connect addr [flags]
       --api-version int                  Selects API version when headless. New clients should use v2. Can be reset via RPCServer.SetApiVersion. See Documentation/api/json-rpc/README.md. (default 1)
       --backend string                   Backend selection (see 'dlv help backend'). (default "default")
       --build-flags string               Build flags, to be passed to the compiler. For example: --build-flags="-tags=integration -mod=vendor -cover -v"
-      --check-go-version                 Checks that the version of Go in use is compatible with Delve. (default true)
+      --check-go-version                 Exits if the version of Go in use is not compatible (too old or too new) with the version of Delve. (default true)
       --disable-aslr                     Disables address space randomization
       --headless                         Run debug server only, in headless mode.
       --init string                      Init file, executed by the terminal client.
diff --git a/Documentation/usage/dlv_core.md b/Documentation/usage/dlv_core.md
index 37a34a16e759339b61d090a8db1aa57d8773c61b..cb69b87e8643bf56e25d183ef023c08d5c1ced0d 100644
--- a/Documentation/usage/dlv_core.md
+++ b/Documentation/usage/dlv_core.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ dlv core <executable> <core> [flags]
       --api-version int                  Selects API version when headless. New clients should use v2. Can be reset via RPCServer.SetApiVersion. See Documentation/api/json-rpc/README.md. (default 1)
       --backend string                   Backend selection (see 'dlv help backend'). (default "default")
       --build-flags string               Build flags, to be passed to the compiler. For example: --build-flags="-tags=integration -mod=vendor -cover -v"
-      --check-go-version                 Checks that the version of Go in use is compatible with Delve. (default true)
+      --check-go-version                 Exits if the version of Go in use is not compatible (too old or too new) with the version of Delve. (default true)
       --disable-aslr                     Disables address space randomization
       --headless                         Run debug server only, in headless mode.
       --init string                      Init file, executed by the terminal client.
diff --git a/Documentation/usage/dlv_dap.md b/Documentation/usage/dlv_dap.md
index 63d89847aac8cb669935eb569dd2dfcf68b489f0..9ec39247d64e6a7c0fa7f6efc2cfc039b7042820 100644
--- a/Documentation/usage/dlv_dap.md
+++ b/Documentation/usage/dlv_dap.md
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ dlv dap [flags]
       --api-version int                  Selects API version when headless. New clients should use v2. Can be reset via RPCServer.SetApiVersion. See Documentation/api/json-rpc/README.md. (default 1)
       --backend string                   Backend selection (see 'dlv help backend'). (default "default")
       --build-flags string               Build flags, to be passed to the compiler. For example: --build-flags="-tags=integration -mod=vendor -cover -v"
-      --check-go-version                 Checks that the version of Go in use is compatible with Delve. (default true)
+      --check-go-version                 Exits if the version of Go in use is not compatible (too old or too new) with the version of Delve. (default true)
       --disable-aslr                     Disables address space randomization
       --headless                         Run debug server only, in headless mode.
       --init string                      Init file, executed by the terminal client.
diff --git a/Documentation/usage/dlv_debug.md b/Documentation/usage/dlv_debug.md
index 4611e3bf15d4732f6ca8da1331e74aefc6b932d2..b50413c205fd341143c1641fcf84d3c2e7624ed2 100644
--- a/Documentation/usage/dlv_debug.md
+++ b/Documentation/usage/dlv_debug.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ dlv debug [package] [flags]
       --api-version int                  Selects API version when headless. New clients should use v2. Can be reset via RPCServer.SetApiVersion. See Documentation/api/json-rpc/README.md. (default 1)
       --backend string                   Backend selection (see 'dlv help backend'). (default "default")
       --build-flags string               Build flags, to be passed to the compiler. For example: --build-flags="-tags=integration -mod=vendor -cover -v"
-      --check-go-version                 Checks that the version of Go in use is compatible with Delve. (default true)
+      --check-go-version                 Exits if the version of Go in use is not compatible (too old or too new) with the version of Delve. (default true)
       --disable-aslr                     Disables address space randomization
       --headless                         Run debug server only, in headless mode.
       --init string                      Init file, executed by the terminal client.
diff --git a/Documentation/usage/dlv_exec.md b/Documentation/usage/dlv_exec.md
index 498fe837f434ae73566e7463275d1826ff5e9ff3..06f007e3f2397f0809bd0af9283e77ee7e79979b 100644
--- a/Documentation/usage/dlv_exec.md
+++ b/Documentation/usage/dlv_exec.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ dlv exec <path/to/binary> [flags]
       --api-version int                  Selects API version when headless. New clients should use v2. Can be reset via RPCServer.SetApiVersion. See Documentation/api/json-rpc/README.md. (default 1)
       --backend string                   Backend selection (see 'dlv help backend'). (default "default")
       --build-flags string               Build flags, to be passed to the compiler. For example: --build-flags="-tags=integration -mod=vendor -cover -v"
-      --check-go-version                 Checks that the version of Go in use is compatible with Delve. (default true)
+      --check-go-version                 Exits if the version of Go in use is not compatible (too old or too new) with the version of Delve. (default true)
       --disable-aslr                     Disables address space randomization
       --headless                         Run debug server only, in headless mode.
       --init string                      Init file, executed by the terminal client.
diff --git a/Documentation/usage/dlv_log.md b/Documentation/usage/dlv_log.md
index b41f1918de38847ffbd28afa7bf091a09ac72863..d925a7ea2904edfb274be7645c37c0a5661976fd 100644
--- a/Documentation/usage/dlv_log.md
+++ b/Documentation/usage/dlv_log.md
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ and dap modes.
       --api-version int                  Selects API version when headless. New clients should use v2. Can be reset via RPCServer.SetApiVersion. See Documentation/api/json-rpc/README.md. (default 1)
       --backend string                   Backend selection (see 'dlv help backend'). (default "default")
       --build-flags string               Build flags, to be passed to the compiler. For example: --build-flags="-tags=integration -mod=vendor -cover -v"
-      --check-go-version                 Checks that the version of Go in use is compatible with Delve. (default true)
+      --check-go-version                 Exits if the version of Go in use is not compatible (too old or too new) with the version of Delve. (default true)
       --disable-aslr                     Disables address space randomization
       --headless                         Run debug server only, in headless mode.
       --init string                      Init file, executed by the terminal client.
diff --git a/Documentation/usage/dlv_redirect.md b/Documentation/usage/dlv_redirect.md
index e6272128cf81b0ee107ffa79a7eae11cd6482d1c..ca50e5050fb88590d3e80e820f6422500aa26866 100644
--- a/Documentation/usage/dlv_redirect.md
+++ b/Documentation/usage/dlv_redirect.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ File redirects can also be changed using the 'restart' command.
       --api-version int                  Selects API version when headless. New clients should use v2. Can be reset via RPCServer.SetApiVersion. See Documentation/api/json-rpc/README.md. (default 1)
       --backend string                   Backend selection (see 'dlv help backend'). (default "default")
       --build-flags string               Build flags, to be passed to the compiler. For example: --build-flags="-tags=integration -mod=vendor -cover -v"
-      --check-go-version                 Checks that the version of Go in use is compatible with Delve. (default true)
+      --check-go-version                 Exits if the version of Go in use is not compatible (too old or too new) with the version of Delve. (default true)
       --disable-aslr                     Disables address space randomization
       --headless                         Run debug server only, in headless mode.
       --init string                      Init file, executed by the terminal client.
diff --git a/Documentation/usage/dlv_replay.md b/Documentation/usage/dlv_replay.md
index c92f2d61d9d39bdbe33923afb19d72bcd40b25b7..89832fd0d0397449a89405cf4e82cdc00869e11e 100644
--- a/Documentation/usage/dlv_replay.md
+++ b/Documentation/usage/dlv_replay.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ dlv replay [trace directory] [flags]
       --api-version int                  Selects API version when headless. New clients should use v2. Can be reset via RPCServer.SetApiVersion. See Documentation/api/json-rpc/README.md. (default 1)
       --backend string                   Backend selection (see 'dlv help backend'). (default "default")
       --build-flags string               Build flags, to be passed to the compiler. For example: --build-flags="-tags=integration -mod=vendor -cover -v"
-      --check-go-version                 Checks that the version of Go in use is compatible with Delve. (default true)
+      --check-go-version                 Exits if the version of Go in use is not compatible (too old or too new) with the version of Delve. (default true)
       --disable-aslr                     Disables address space randomization
       --headless                         Run debug server only, in headless mode.
       --init string                      Init file, executed by the terminal client.
diff --git a/Documentation/usage/dlv_run.md b/Documentation/usage/dlv_run.md
index 0032e1939ca32437e3471311a2c681eec00f2901..c2db3e457d2f598f8c4ef9ae3c061004e30bdf6d 100644
--- a/Documentation/usage/dlv_run.md
+++ b/Documentation/usage/dlv_run.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ dlv run [flags]
       --api-version int                  Selects API version when headless. New clients should use v2. Can be reset via RPCServer.SetApiVersion. See Documentation/api/json-rpc/README.md. (default 1)
       --backend string                   Backend selection (see 'dlv help backend'). (default "default")
       --build-flags string               Build flags, to be passed to the compiler. For example: --build-flags="-tags=integration -mod=vendor -cover -v"
-      --check-go-version                 Checks that the version of Go in use is compatible with Delve. (default true)
+      --check-go-version                 Exits if the version of Go in use is not compatible (too old or too new) with the version of Delve. (default true)
       --disable-aslr                     Disables address space randomization
       --headless                         Run debug server only, in headless mode.
       --init string                      Init file, executed by the terminal client.
diff --git a/Documentation/usage/dlv_test.md b/Documentation/usage/dlv_test.md
index d291a844abbba87332b531a0138c51f5137c9b4e..2d8526f0628d24c2b2ce2371357afd7a6af78ad8 100644
--- a/Documentation/usage/dlv_test.md
+++ b/Documentation/usage/dlv_test.md
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ dlv test [package] [flags]
       --api-version int                  Selects API version when headless. New clients should use v2. Can be reset via RPCServer.SetApiVersion. See Documentation/api/json-rpc/README.md. (default 1)
       --backend string                   Backend selection (see 'dlv help backend'). (default "default")
       --build-flags string               Build flags, to be passed to the compiler. For example: --build-flags="-tags=integration -mod=vendor -cover -v"
-      --check-go-version                 Checks that the version of Go in use is compatible with Delve. (default true)
+      --check-go-version                 Exits if the version of Go in use is not compatible (too old or too new) with the version of Delve. (default true)
       --disable-aslr                     Disables address space randomization
       --headless                         Run debug server only, in headless mode.
       --init string                      Init file, executed by the terminal client.
diff --git a/Documentation/usage/dlv_trace.md b/Documentation/usage/dlv_trace.md
index 5d7548ae68f9f820cc4d870ac2da4985f2975942..fa50aa7841129b5c03e46e09ec129abfaabaaa25 100644
--- a/Documentation/usage/dlv_trace.md
+++ b/Documentation/usage/dlv_trace.md
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ dlv trace [package] regexp [flags]
       --api-version int                  Selects API version when headless. New clients should use v2. Can be reset via RPCServer.SetApiVersion. See Documentation/api/json-rpc/README.md. (default 1)
       --backend string                   Backend selection (see 'dlv help backend'). (default "default")
       --build-flags string               Build flags, to be passed to the compiler. For example: --build-flags="-tags=integration -mod=vendor -cover -v"
-      --check-go-version                 Checks that the version of Go in use is compatible with Delve. (default true)
+      --check-go-version                 Exits if the version of Go in use is not compatible (too old or too new) with the version of Delve. (default true)
       --disable-aslr                     Disables address space randomization
       --headless                         Run debug server only, in headless mode.
       --init string                      Init file, executed by the terminal client.
diff --git a/Documentation/usage/dlv_version.md b/Documentation/usage/dlv_version.md
index 6fec61119c9fac4c4297cb7b38691b3cde68c728..1a21d1942cccb3f1a082543a76d601aa0cfe14df 100644
--- a/Documentation/usage/dlv_version.md
+++ b/Documentation/usage/dlv_version.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ dlv version [flags]
       --api-version int                  Selects API version when headless. New clients should use v2. Can be reset via RPCServer.SetApiVersion. See Documentation/api/json-rpc/README.md. (default 1)
       --backend string                   Backend selection (see 'dlv help backend'). (default "default")
       --build-flags string               Build flags, to be passed to the compiler. For example: --build-flags="-tags=integration -mod=vendor -cover -v"
-      --check-go-version                 Checks that the version of Go in use is compatible with Delve. (default true)
+      --check-go-version                 Exits if the version of Go in use is not compatible (too old or too new) with the version of Delve. (default true)
       --disable-aslr                     Disables address space randomization
       --headless                         Run debug server only, in headless mode.
       --init string                      Init file, executed by the terminal client.
diff --git a/cmd/dlv/cmds/commands.go b/cmd/dlv/cmds/commands.go
index d7bf87e02bf8a3577166dc684f85436b73c88d37..51948e49f151b6914f64f7919f4b6aff545d3e87 100644
--- a/cmd/dlv/cmds/commands.go
+++ b/cmd/dlv/cmds/commands.go
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ func New(docCall bool) *cobra.Command {
 	rootCommand.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&initFile, "init", "", "Init file, executed by the terminal client.")
 	rootCommand.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&buildFlags, "build-flags", buildFlagsDefault, "Build flags, to be passed to the compiler. For example: --build-flags=\"-tags=integration -mod=vendor -cover -v\"")
 	rootCommand.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&workingDir, "wd", "", "Working directory for running the program.")
-	rootCommand.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&checkGoVersion, "check-go-version", "", true, "Checks that the version of Go in use is compatible with Delve.")
+	rootCommand.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&checkGoVersion, "check-go-version", "", true, "Exits if the version of Go in use is not compatible (too old or too new) with the version of Delve.")
 	rootCommand.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&checkLocalConnUser, "only-same-user", "", true, "Only connections from the same user that started this instance of Delve are allowed to connect.")
 	rootCommand.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&backend, "backend", "default", `Backend selection (see 'dlv help backend').`)
 	rootCommand.PersistentFlags().StringArrayVarP(&redirects, "redirect", "r", []string{}, "Specifies redirect rules for target process (see 'dlv help redirect')")
diff --git a/pkg/goversion/compat.go b/pkg/goversion/compat.go
index b19528eb43ac68ac8d6d3ed49b6f39d807270ba7..053ae138f68e8dee3e1c8757c00373c616ef6c2d 100644
--- a/pkg/goversion/compat.go
+++ b/pkg/goversion/compat.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package goversion
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/go-delve/delve/pkg/logflags"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -9,22 +11,33 @@ var (
 	MinSupportedVersionOfGoMinor = 15
 	MaxSupportedVersionOfGoMajor = 1
 	MaxSupportedVersionOfGoMinor = 17
-	goTooOldErr                  = fmt.Errorf("Version of Go is too old for this version of Delve (minimum supported version %d.%d, suppress this error with --check-go-version=false)", MinSupportedVersionOfGoMajor, MinSupportedVersionOfGoMinor)
-	dlvTooOldErr                 = fmt.Errorf("Version of Delve is too old for this version of Go (maximum supported version %d.%d, suppress this error with --check-go-version=false)", MaxSupportedVersionOfGoMajor, MaxSupportedVersionOfGoMinor)
+	goTooOldErr                  = fmt.Sprintf("Go version %%s is too old for this version of Delve (minimum supported version %d.%d, suppress this error with --check-go-version=false)", MinSupportedVersionOfGoMajor, MinSupportedVersionOfGoMinor)
+	goTooOldWarn                 = fmt.Sprintf("WARNING: undefined behavior - Go version %%s is too old for this version of Delve (minimum supported version %d.%d)", MinSupportedVersionOfGoMajor, MinSupportedVersionOfGoMinor)
+	dlvTooOldErr                 = fmt.Sprintf("Version of Delve is too old for Go version %%s (maximum supported version %d.%d, suppress this error with --check-go-version=false)", MaxSupportedVersionOfGoMajor, MaxSupportedVersionOfGoMinor)
+	dlvTooOldWarn                = fmt.Sprintf("WARNING: undefined behavior - version of Delve is too old for Go version %%s (maximum supported version %d.%d)", MaxSupportedVersionOfGoMajor, MaxSupportedVersionOfGoMinor)
 )
 
 // Compatible checks that the version specified in the producer string is compatible with
 // this version of delve.
-func Compatible(producer string) error {
+func Compatible(producer string, warnonly bool) error {
 	ver := ParseProducer(producer)
 	if ver.IsDevel() {
 		return nil
 	}
+	verstr := fmt.Sprintf("%d.%d.%d", ver.Major, ver.Minor, ver.Rev)
 	if !ver.AfterOrEqual(GoVersion{MinSupportedVersionOfGoMajor, MinSupportedVersionOfGoMinor, -1, 0, 0, ""}) {
-		return goTooOldErr
+		if warnonly {
+			logflags.WriteError(fmt.Sprintf(goTooOldWarn, verstr))
+			return nil
+		}
+		return fmt.Errorf(goTooOldErr, verstr)
 	}
 	if ver.AfterOrEqual(GoVersion{MaxSupportedVersionOfGoMajor, MaxSupportedVersionOfGoMinor + 1, -1, 0, 0, ""}) {
-		return dlvTooOldErr
+		if warnonly {
+			logflags.WriteError(fmt.Sprintf(dlvTooOldWarn, verstr))
+			return nil
+		}
+		return fmt.Errorf(dlvTooOldErr, verstr)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/logflags/logflags.go b/pkg/logflags/logflags.go
index 756e7ae6ba007dc5580b20a25710f3721a4472b4..db34e502f3ab612f25162baf8de7062f9f73d2da 100644
--- a/pkg/logflags/logflags.go
+++ b/pkg/logflags/logflags.go
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ func writeListeningMessage(server, addr string) {
 	}
 }
 
+func WriteError(msg string) {
+	if logOut != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintln(logOut, msg)
+	} else {
+		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, msg)
+	}
+}
+
 var errLogstrWithoutLog = errors.New("--log-output specified without --log")
 
 // Setup sets debugger flags based on the contents of logstr.
diff --git a/service/debugger/debugger.go b/service/debugger/debugger.go
index bb74c9ac48e32cb5b354f56d59fd1722f7286cd9..400fdcddd6d72d7d6f807273fd4b16f9f661c914 100644
--- a/service/debugger/debugger.go
+++ b/service/debugger/debugger.go
@@ -223,9 +223,6 @@ func (d *Debugger) canRestart() bool {
 }
 
 func (d *Debugger) checkGoVersion() error {
-	if !d.config.CheckGoVersion {
-		return nil
-	}
 	if d.isRecording() {
 		// do not do anything if we are still recording
 		return nil
@@ -234,7 +231,7 @@ func (d *Debugger) checkGoVersion() error {
 	if producer == "" {
 		return nil
 	}
-	return goversion.Compatible(producer)
+	return goversion.Compatible(producer, !d.config.CheckGoVersion)
 }
 
 func (d *Debugger) TargetGoVersion() string {