diff --git a/InvenTree/InvenTree/settings.py b/InvenTree/InvenTree/settings.py
index 75f4eab1eb..cc21662be9 100644
--- a/InvenTree/InvenTree/settings.py
+++ b/InvenTree/InvenTree/settings.py
@@ -109,6 +109,14 @@ LOGGING = {
     },
 }
 
+# Optionally add database-level logging
+if get_setting('INVENTREE_DB_LOGGING', 'db_logging', False):
+    LOGGING['loggers'] = {
+        'django.db.backends': {
+            'level': log_level or 'DEBUG',
+        },
+    }
+
 # Get a logger instance for this setup file
 logger = logging.getLogger("inventree")
 
diff --git a/InvenTree/config_template.yaml b/InvenTree/config_template.yaml
index 00c0f4dad8..8f22037da6 100644
--- a/InvenTree/config_template.yaml
+++ b/InvenTree/config_template.yaml
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ debug: True
 # Options: DEBUG / INFO / WARNING / ERROR / CRITICAL
 log_level: WARNING
 
+# Enable database-level logging
+# Use the environment variable INVENTREE_DB_LOGGING
+db_logging: False
+
 # Select default system language (default is 'en-us')
 # Use the environment variable INVENTREE_LANGUAGE
 language: en-us
diff --git a/docker.dev.env b/docker.dev.env
index e6f3b2c678..a35f402a9c 100644
--- a/docker.dev.env
+++ b/docker.dev.env
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 # Set DEBUG to True for a development setup
 INVENTREE_DEBUG=True
 INVENTREE_LOG_LEVEL=INFO
+INVENTREE_DB_LOGGING=False
 
 # Database configuration options
 # Note: The example setup is for a PostgreSQL database (change as required)
diff --git a/docs/docs/start/config.md b/docs/docs/start/config.md
index 3e4be33865..840d9045ce 100644
--- a/docs/docs/start/config.md
+++ b/docs/docs/start/config.md
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ The following basic options are available:
 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
 | INVENTREE_DEBUG | debug | Enable [debug mode](./intro.md#debug-mode) | True |
 | INVENTREE_LOG_LEVEL | log_level | Set level of logging to terminal | WARNING |
+| INVENTREE_DB_LOGGING | db_logging | Enable logging of database messages | False |
 | INVENTREE_TIMEZONE | timezone | Server timezone | UTC |
 | ADMIN_URL | admin_url | URL for accessing [admin interface](../settings/admin.md) | admin |
 | INVENTREE_LANGUAGE | language | Default language | en-us |