diff --git a/lua/noice/util/init.lua b/lua/noice/util/init.lua
index b1cf8ba..72069eb 100644
--- a/lua/noice/util/init.lua
+++ b/lua/noice/util/init.lua
@@ -323,15 +323,22 @@ function M.info(msg, ...)
   M.notify(msg, vim.log.levels.INFO, ...)
 end
 
+---@param data any
 function M.debug(data)
+  if not Config.options.debug then
+    return
+  end
+  if type(data) == "function" then
+    data = data()
+  end
+  if type(data) ~= "string" then
+    data = vim.inspect(data)
+  end
   local file = "./noice.log"
   local fd = io.open(file, "a+")
   if not fd then
     error(("Could not open file %s for writing"):format(file))
   end
-  if type(data) ~= "string" then
-    data = vim.inspect(data)
-  end
   fd:write(data .. "\n")
   fd:close()
 end
diff --git a/lua/noice/view/init.lua b/lua/noice/view/init.lua
index 3b5504c..0bbccc2 100644
--- a/lua/noice/view/init.lua
+++ b/lua/noice/view/init.lua
@@ -134,6 +134,13 @@ function View:set(messages, opts)
   self:push(messages, opts)
 end
 
+function View:debug(msg)
+  if Config.options.debug then
+    Util.debug(("[%s] %s"):format(self._opts.view, vim.inspect(msg)))
+    Util.debug(debug.traceback())
+  end
+end
+
 -- Safely destroys any create windows and buffers.
 -- This is needed to properly re-create views in case of E565 errors
 function View:destroy() end
@@ -148,7 +155,8 @@ function View:display()
       self:show()
       self._errors = 0
     end, {
-      catch = function()
+      catch = function(err)
+        self:debug(err)
         self:destroy()
       end,
     })()