diff --git a/applications/projects/SceneChecking/CMakeLists.txt b/applications/projects/SceneChecking/CMakeLists.txt
index f4ce6b70cab..eff291e4ce0 100644
--- a/applications/projects/SceneChecking/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/applications/projects/SceneChecking/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.22)
 project(SceneChecking LANGUAGES CXX)
 
+option(SOFA_SCENECHECKING_WARNINGS_ARE_ERRORS "Consider SceneChecking warnings as errors." OFF)
+
 find_package(Sofa.Config REQUIRED)
 sofa_find_package(Sofa.Simulation.Core REQUIRED)
 sofa_find_package(Sofa.Component.SceneUtility REQUIRED)
diff --git a/applications/projects/SceneChecking/src/SceneChecking/SceneCheckCollisionPipelineAndModels.cpp b/applications/projects/SceneChecking/src/SceneChecking/SceneCheckCollisionPipelineAndModels.cpp
index fad0c9e50d3..9b012c6e97d 100644
--- a/applications/projects/SceneChecking/src/SceneChecking/SceneCheckCollisionPipelineAndModels.cpp
+++ b/applications/projects/SceneChecking/src/SceneChecking/SceneCheckCollisionPipelineAndModels.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ void SceneCheckCollisionPipelineAndModels::doPrintSummary()
 {
     if(!m_message.empty())
     {
-        msg_warning(this->getName()) << m_message;
+        scnchecking_warning(this->getName()) << m_message;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/applications/projects/SceneChecking/src/SceneChecking/SceneCheckCollisionResponse.cpp b/applications/projects/SceneChecking/src/SceneChecking/SceneCheckCollisionResponse.cpp
index 687eec987c3..7c5494c85a2 100644
--- a/applications/projects/SceneChecking/src/SceneChecking/SceneCheckCollisionResponse.cpp
+++ b/applications/projects/SceneChecking/src/SceneChecking/SceneCheckCollisionResponse.cpp
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ void SceneCheckCollisionResponse::doPrintSummary()
 {
     if(m_checkDone && m_message.str()!= "")
     {
-        msg_warning(this->getName()) << m_message.str();
+        scnchecking_warning(this->getName()) << m_message.str();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/applications/projects/SceneChecking/src/SceneChecking/SceneCheckDuplicatedName.cpp b/applications/projects/SceneChecking/src/SceneChecking/SceneCheckDuplicatedName.cpp
index 78e032f1e27..a5b7924106c 100644
--- a/applications/projects/SceneChecking/src/SceneChecking/SceneCheckDuplicatedName.cpp
+++ b/applications/projects/SceneChecking/src/SceneChecking/SceneCheckDuplicatedName.cpp
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ void SceneCheckDuplicatedName::doPrintSummary()
 {
     if(m_hasDuplicates)
     {
-        msg_warning(this->getName()) << msgendl
+        scnchecking_warning(this->getName()) << msgendl
                                      << m_duplicatedMsg.str()
                                      << "Nodes with similar names at the same level in your scene can "
                                         "crash certain operations, please rename them";
diff --git a/applications/projects/SceneChecking/src/SceneChecking/SceneCheckEmptyNodeName.cpp b/applications/projects/SceneChecking/src/SceneChecking/SceneCheckEmptyNodeName.cpp
index 96eaa647c59..75774659bf2 100644
--- a/applications/projects/SceneChecking/src/SceneChecking/SceneCheckEmptyNodeName.cpp
+++ b/applications/projects/SceneChecking/src/SceneChecking/SceneCheckEmptyNodeName.cpp
@@ -50,8 +50,11 @@ void SceneCheckEmptyNodeName::doCheckOn(sofa::simulation::Node* node)
 
 void SceneCheckEmptyNodeName::doPrintSummary()
 {
-    msg_warning_when(m_nbNodesWithEmptyName > 0, getName()) << "Nodes with empty name are found in"
-        " the scene. This can lead to undefined behaviors. It is recommended to give a name to all Nodes.";
+    if (m_nbNodesWithEmptyName > 0)
+    {
+        scnchecking_warning(getName()) << "Nodes with empty name are found in"
+            " the scene. This can lead to undefined behaviors. It is recommended to give a name to all Nodes.";
+    }
 }
 
-}  // namespace sofa::scenechecking
\ No newline at end of file
+}  // namespace sofa::scenechecking
diff --git a/applications/projects/SceneChecking/src/SceneChecking/SceneCheckMissingRequiredPlugin.cpp b/applications/projects/SceneChecking/src/SceneChecking/SceneCheckMissingRequiredPlugin.cpp
index 1f75b7b65a9..8242fe3705e 100644
--- a/applications/projects/SceneChecking/src/SceneChecking/SceneCheckMissingRequiredPlugin.cpp
+++ b/applications/projects/SceneChecking/src/SceneChecking/SceneCheckMissingRequiredPlugin.cpp
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ void SceneCheckMissingRequiredPlugin::printSummary(simulation::SceneLoader* scen
         {
             tmp << "Note that XML syntax is assumed in the suggested lines to add.";
         }
-        msg_warning(this->getName())
+        scnchecking_warning(this->getName())
                 << "This scene is using component defined in plugins but is not importing the required plugins." << msgendl
                 << indent << "Your scene may not work on a sofa environment with different pre-loaded plugins." << msgendl
                 << indent << "To fix your scene and remove this warning you just need to cut & paste the following lines at the beginning of your scene: " << msgendl
diff --git a/applications/projects/SceneChecking/src/SceneChecking/SceneCheckUsingAlias.cpp b/applications/projects/SceneChecking/src/SceneChecking/SceneCheckUsingAlias.cpp
index cde238845e9..a94e895a5cc 100644
--- a/applications/projects/SceneChecking/src/SceneChecking/SceneCheckUsingAlias.cpp
+++ b/applications/projects/SceneChecking/src/SceneChecking/SceneCheckUsingAlias.cpp
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ void SceneCheckUsingAlias::doPrintSummary()
 
         if(i.first != m_componentsCreatedUsingAlias.rbegin()->first) usingAliasesWarning << msgendl;
     }
-    msg_warning(this->getName()) << usingAliasesWarning.str();
+    scnchecking_warning(this->getName()) << usingAliasesWarning.str();
 
     m_componentsCreatedUsingAlias.clear();
 }
diff --git a/applications/projects/SceneChecking/src/SceneChecking/config.h.in b/applications/projects/SceneChecking/src/SceneChecking/config.h.in
index f246ef32f8a..90c211d024e 100644
--- a/applications/projects/SceneChecking/src/SceneChecking/config.h.in
+++ b/applications/projects/SceneChecking/src/SceneChecking/config.h.in
@@ -34,3 +34,11 @@ namespace sofa::scenechecking
     constexpr const char* MODULE_NAME = "@PROJECT_NAME@";
     constexpr const char* MODULE_VERSION = "@PROJECT_VERSION@";
 } // namespace sofa::scenechecking
+
+#cmakedefine SOFA_SCENECHECKING_WARNINGS_ARE_ERRORS
+
+#if defined(SOFA_SCENECHECKING_WARNINGS_ARE_ERRORS)
+    #define scnchecking_warning msg_error
+#else
+    #define scnchecking_warning msg_warning
+#endif