diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 43d653e3..bc07ab09 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -149,15 +149,16 @@ fi
 ])
 ACX_ARG_RPATH
 
-
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(debug-req, AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-debug-req], [Enable request debugging]))
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(debug-sched, AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-debug-sched], [Enable scheduling debugging messages]))
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(debug-stub, AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-debug-stub], [Enable stub debugging messages]))
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(debug-daemon, AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-debug-daemon], [Enable daemon debugging messages]))
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(debug-sec, AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-debug-sec], [Enable dnssec debugging messages]))
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(debug-server, AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-debug-server], [Enable server debugging messages]))
-AC_ARG_ENABLE(all-debugging, AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-all-debugging], [Enable scheduling, stub and dnssec debugging]))
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(all-debugging, AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-all-debugging], [Enable all debugging messages]))
 case "$enable_all_debugging" in
 	yes)
+		enable_debug_req=yes
 		enable_debug_sched=yes
 		enable_debug_stub=yes
 		enable_debug_daemon=yes
@@ -167,6 +168,13 @@ case "$enable_all_debugging" in
 	no|*)
 		;;
 esac
+case "$enable_debug_req" in
+	yes)
+		AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([REQ_DEBUG], [1], [Define this to enable printing of request debugging messages.])
+		;;
+	no|*)
+		;;
+esac
 case "$enable_debug_sched" in
 	yes)
 		AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([SCHED_DEBUG], [1], [Define this to enable printing of scheduling debugging messages.])
diff --git a/src/debug.h b/src/debug.h
index 9c5fa6f1..fff6b0cd 100644
--- a/src/debug.h
+++ b/src/debug.h
@@ -91,6 +91,13 @@
 
 #define DEBUG_OFF(...) do {} while (0)
 
+#if defined(REQ_DEBUG) && REQ_DEBUG
+#include <time.h>
+#define DEBUG_REQ(...) DEBUG_ON(__VA_ARGS__)
+#else
+#define DEBUG_REQ(...) DEBUG_OFF(__VA_ARGS__)
+#endif
+
 #if defined(SCHED_DEBUG) && SCHED_DEBUG
 #include <time.h>
 #define DEBUG_SCHED(...) DEBUG_ON(__VA_ARGS__)
@@ -139,7 +146,8 @@
 #define DEBUG_MDNS(...) DEBUG_OFF(__VA_ARGS__)
 #endif
 
-#if (defined(SCHED_DEBUG)  && SCHED_DEBUG)  || \
+#if (defined(REQ_DEBUG)    && REQ_DEBUG)    || \
+    (defined(SCHED_DEBUG)  && SCHED_DEBUG)  || \
     (defined(STUB_DEBUG)   && STUB_DEBUG)   || \
     (defined(DAEMON_DEBUG) && DAEMON_DEBUG) || \
     (defined(SEC_DEBUG)    && SEC_DEBUG)    || \