diff --git a/constraint/pkg/client/drivers/local/args.go b/constraint/pkg/client/drivers/local/args.go
index 85b0d80b1..159d4dbeb 100644
--- a/constraint/pkg/client/drivers/local/args.go
+++ b/constraint/pkg/client/drivers/local/args.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/open-policy-agent/opa/ast"
 	"github.com/open-policy-agent/opa/storage"
 	"github.com/open-policy-agent/opa/storage/inmem"
+	"github.com/open-policy-agent/opa/topdown/print"
 	opatypes "github.com/open-policy-agent/opa/types"
 )
 
@@ -45,6 +46,18 @@ func Tracing(enabled bool) Arg {
 	}
 }
 
+func PrintEnabled(enabled bool) Arg {
+	return func(d *driver) {
+		d.printEnabled = enabled
+	}
+}
+
+func PrintHook(hook print.Hook) Arg {
+	return func(d *driver) {
+		d.printHook = hook
+	}
+}
+
 func Modules(modules map[string]*ast.Module) Arg {
 	return func(d *driver) {
 		d.modules = modules
diff --git a/constraint/pkg/client/drivers/local/local.go b/constraint/pkg/client/drivers/local/local.go
index da4a7d3af..d4dd40b3c 100644
--- a/constraint/pkg/client/drivers/local/local.go
+++ b/constraint/pkg/client/drivers/local/local.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/open-policy-agent/opa/rego"
 	"github.com/open-policy-agent/opa/storage"
 	"github.com/open-policy-agent/opa/topdown"
+	"github.com/open-policy-agent/opa/topdown/print"
 	opatypes "github.com/open-policy-agent/opa/types"
 	"k8s.io/utils/pointer"
 )
@@ -67,6 +68,8 @@ type driver struct {
 	storage       storage.Store
 	capabilities  *ast.Capabilities
 	traceEnabled  bool
+	printEnabled  bool
+	printHook     print.Hook
 	providerCache *externaldata.ProviderCache
 }
 
@@ -243,7 +246,8 @@ func (d *driver) alterModules(insert insertParam, remove []string) (int, error)
 	}
 
 	c := ast.NewCompiler().WithPathConflictsCheck(storage.NonEmpty(ctx, d.storage, txn)).
-		WithCapabilities(d.capabilities)
+		WithCapabilities(d.capabilities).
+		WithEnablePrintStatements(d.printEnabled)
 
 	if c.Compile(updatedModules); c.Failed() {
 		d.storage.Abort(ctx, txn)
@@ -391,6 +395,8 @@ func (d *driver) eval(ctx context.Context, path string, input interface{}, cfg *
 		rego.Store(d.storage),
 		rego.Input(input),
 		rego.Query(path),
+		rego.EnablePrintStatements(d.printEnabled),
+		rego.PrintHook(d.printHook),
 	}
 
 	buf := topdown.NewBufferTracer()
diff --git a/constraint/pkg/client/e2e_test.go b/constraint/pkg/client/e2e_test.go
index 3aacc1891..244ae7813 100644
--- a/constraint/pkg/client/e2e_test.go
+++ b/constraint/pkg/client/e2e_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package client
 import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/open-policy-agent/frameworks/constraint/pkg/client/drivers/local"
 	"github.com/open-policy-agent/frameworks/constraint/pkg/core/templates"
 	"github.com/open-policy-agent/frameworks/constraint/pkg/types"
+	"github.com/open-policy-agent/opa/topdown/print"
 	"k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apis/apiextensions"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
@@ -463,6 +465,91 @@ func TestE2ERemoveTemplate(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+type appendingPrintHook struct {
+	printed *[]string
+}
+
+func (a appendingPrintHook) Print(_ print.Context, s string) error {
+	*a.printed = append(*a.printed, s)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func TestE2EPrint(t *testing.T) {
+	testCases := []struct {
+		name         string
+		printEnabled bool
+		rego         string
+		wantMsg      string
+		wantPrint    []string
+	}{{
+		name:         "Print enabled",
+		printEnabled: true,
+		rego: `package foo
+		violation[{"msg": "deny with print"}] {
+			print("denied!")
+			1 == 1
+		}`,
+		wantMsg:   "deny with print",
+		wantPrint: []string{"denied!"},
+	}, {
+		name:         "Print disabled",
+		printEnabled: false,
+		rego: `package foo
+		violation[{"msg": "deny without print"}] {
+			print("denied!")
+			1 == 1
+		}`,
+		wantMsg:   "deny without print",
+		wantPrint: []string{},
+	}}
+
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			ctx := context.Background()
+
+			var printed []string
+			printHook := appendingPrintHook{printed: &printed}
+
+			d := local.New(local.PrintEnabled(tc.printEnabled), local.PrintHook(printHook))
+			b, err := NewBackend(Driver(d))
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+
+			c, err := b.NewClient(Targets(&handler{}))
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+
+			_, err = c.AddTemplate(newConstraintTemplate("Foo", tc.rego))
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("got AddTemplate: %v", err)
+			}
+			cstr := newConstraint("Foo", "ph", nil, nil)
+			if _, err := c.AddConstraint(ctx, cstr); err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("got AddConstraint: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			rsps, err := c.Review(ctx, targetData{Name: "Hanna", ForConstraint: "Foo"})
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("got Review: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			results := rsps.Results()
+			if len(results) != 1 {
+				t.Errorf("expected 1 result, got %v", len(results))
+			}
+			if results[0].Msg != tc.wantMsg {
+				t.Errorf("expected msg %v, got %v", tc.wantMsg, results[0].Msg)
+			}
+
+			if len(tc.wantPrint)+len(printed) > 0 && !reflect.DeepEqual(tc.wantPrint, printed) {
+				t.Errorf("Wanted %v printed, got %v", tc.wantPrint, printed)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestE2ETracingOff(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tc := range denyAllCases {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {