diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a62c2a3af9..82b630a550 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # Unreleased
 
+* Feat: Add option to enable debug mode in Log4j2 integration (#1492)
+
 # 5.0.0-beta.5
 
 * Feat: OkHttp callback for Customising the Span (#1478)
diff --git a/sentry-log4j2/api/sentry-log4j2.api b/sentry-log4j2/api/sentry-log4j2.api
index c003b03e5d..55f10f36ab 100644
--- a/sentry-log4j2/api/sentry-log4j2.api
+++ b/sentry-log4j2/api/sentry-log4j2.api
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ public final class io/sentry/log4j2/BuildConfig {
 }
 
 public final class io/sentry/log4j2/SentryAppender : org/apache/logging/log4j/core/appender/AbstractAppender {
-	public fun <init> (Ljava/lang/String;Lorg/apache/logging/log4j/core/Filter;Ljava/lang/String;Lorg/apache/logging/log4j/Level;Lorg/apache/logging/log4j/Level;Lio/sentry/ITransportFactory;Lio/sentry/IHub;)V
+	public fun <init> (Ljava/lang/String;Lorg/apache/logging/log4j/core/Filter;Ljava/lang/String;Lorg/apache/logging/log4j/Level;Lorg/apache/logging/log4j/Level;Ljava/lang/Boolean;Lio/sentry/ITransportFactory;Lio/sentry/IHub;)V
 	public fun append (Lorg/apache/logging/log4j/core/LogEvent;)V
-	public static fun createAppender (Ljava/lang/String;Lorg/apache/logging/log4j/Level;Lorg/apache/logging/log4j/Level;Ljava/lang/String;Lorg/apache/logging/log4j/core/Filter;)Lio/sentry/log4j2/SentryAppender;
+	public static fun createAppender (Ljava/lang/String;Lorg/apache/logging/log4j/Level;Lorg/apache/logging/log4j/Level;Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/Boolean;Lorg/apache/logging/log4j/core/Filter;)Lio/sentry/log4j2/SentryAppender;
 	public fun start ()V
 }
 
diff --git a/sentry-log4j2/src/main/java/io/sentry/log4j2/SentryAppender.java b/sentry-log4j2/src/main/java/io/sentry/log4j2/SentryAppender.java
index d8ed5c76a8..c1b53833e6 100644
--- a/sentry-log4j2/src/main/java/io/sentry/log4j2/SentryAppender.java
+++ b/sentry-log4j2/src/main/java/io/sentry/log4j2/SentryAppender.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ public final class SentryAppender extends AbstractAppender {
   private final @Nullable ITransportFactory transportFactory;
   private @NotNull Level minimumBreadcrumbLevel = Level.INFO;
   private @NotNull Level minimumEventLevel = Level.ERROR;
+  private final @Nullable Boolean debug;
   private final @NotNull IHub hub;
 
   public SentryAppender(
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ public SentryAppender(
       final @Nullable String dsn,
       final @Nullable Level minimumBreadcrumbLevel,
       final @Nullable Level minimumEventLevel,
+      final @Nullable Boolean debug,
       final @Nullable ITransportFactory transportFactory,
       final @NotNull IHub hub) {
     super(name, filter, null, true, null);
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ public SentryAppender(
     if (minimumEventLevel != null) {
       this.minimumEventLevel = minimumEventLevel;
     }
+    this.debug = debug;
     this.transportFactory = transportFactory;
     this.hub = hub;
   }
@@ -67,6 +70,7 @@ public SentryAppender(
    * @param minimumBreadcrumbLevel The min. level of the breadcrumb.
    * @param minimumEventLevel The min. level of the event.
    * @param dsn the Sentry DSN.
+   * @param debug if Sentry debug mode should be on
    * @param filter The filter, if any, to use.
    * @return The SentryAppender.
    */
@@ -76,6 +80,7 @@ public SentryAppender(
       @Nullable @PluginAttribute("minimumBreadcrumbLevel") final Level minimumBreadcrumbLevel,
       @Nullable @PluginAttribute("minimumEventLevel") final Level minimumEventLevel,
       @Nullable @PluginAttribute("dsn") final String dsn,
+      @Nullable @PluginAttribute("debug") final Boolean debug,
       @Nullable @PluginElement("filter") final Filter filter) {
 
     if (name == null) {
@@ -88,6 +93,7 @@ public SentryAppender(
         dsn,
         minimumBreadcrumbLevel,
         minimumEventLevel,
+        debug,
         null,
         HubAdapter.getInstance());
   }
@@ -100,6 +106,7 @@ public void start() {
             options -> {
               options.setEnableExternalConfiguration(true);
               options.setDsn(dsn);
+              options.setDebug(debug);
               options.setSentryClientName(BuildConfig.SENTRY_LOG4J2_SDK_NAME);
               options.setSdkVersion(createSdkVersion(options));
               Optional.ofNullable(transportFactory).ifPresent(options::setTransportFactory);
diff --git a/sentry-log4j2/src/test/kotlin/io/sentry/log4j2/SentryAppenderTest.kt b/sentry-log4j2/src/test/kotlin/io/sentry/log4j2/SentryAppenderTest.kt
index 910df2072e..41f6ab8565 100644
--- a/sentry-log4j2/src/test/kotlin/io/sentry/log4j2/SentryAppenderTest.kt
+++ b/sentry-log4j2/src/test/kotlin/io/sentry/log4j2/SentryAppenderTest.kt
@@ -43,13 +43,13 @@ class SentryAppenderTest {
             whenever(transportFactory.create(any(), any())).thenReturn(transport)
         }
 
-        fun getSut(transportFactory: ITransportFactory? = null, minimumBreadcrumbLevel: Level? = null, minimumEventLevel: Level? = null): ExtendedLogger {
+        fun getSut(transportFactory: ITransportFactory? = null, minimumBreadcrumbLevel: Level? = null, minimumEventLevel: Level? = null, debug: Boolean? = null): ExtendedLogger {
             if (transportFactory != null) {
                 this.transportFactory = transportFactory
             }
             loggerContext.start()
             val config: Configuration = loggerContext.configuration
-            val appender = SentryAppender("sentry", null, "http://key@localhost/proj", minimumBreadcrumbLevel, minimumEventLevel, this.transportFactory, HubAdapter.getInstance())
+            val appender = SentryAppender("sentry", null, "http://key@localhost/proj", minimumBreadcrumbLevel, minimumEventLevel, debug, this.transportFactory, HubAdapter.getInstance())
             config.addAppender(appender)
 
             val ref = AppenderRef.createAppenderRef("sentry", null, null)
@@ -370,4 +370,10 @@ class SentryAppenderTest {
             }, anyOrNull())
         }
     }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `sets the debug mode`() {
+        fixture.getSut(debug = true)
+        assertTrue(HubAdapter.getInstance().options.isDebug)
+    }
 }