diff --git a/community/kernel/src/main/java/org/neo4j/kernel/configuration/Config.java b/community/kernel/src/main/java/org/neo4j/kernel/configuration/Config.java
index b23dd11af6e9c..7a857e9d42bb0 100644
--- a/community/kernel/src/main/java/org/neo4j/kernel/configuration/Config.java
+++ b/community/kernel/src/main/java/org/neo4j/kernel/configuration/Config.java
@@ -572,10 +572,11 @@ public Optional<?> getValue( @Nonnull String key )
      *
      * @param setting The setting to set to the specified value.
      * @param newValue The new value to set, passing {@code null} or empty should reset the value back to default value.
+     * @param origin The source of the change, e.g. {@code dbms.setConfigValue()}.
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the provided setting is unknown or not dynamic.
      * @throws InvalidSettingException if the value is not formatted correctly.
      */
-    public void updateDynamicSetting( String setting, String newValue ) throws IllegalArgumentException, InvalidSettingException
+    public void updateDynamicSetting( String setting, String newValue, String origin ) throws IllegalArgumentException, InvalidSettingException
     {
         // Make sure the setting is valid and is marked as dynamic
         Optional<ConfigValue> option = findConfigValue( setting );
@@ -601,7 +602,7 @@ public void updateDynamicSetting( String setting, String newValue ) throws Illeg
             {
                 params.put( setting, overriddenDefaults.get( setting ) );
             }
-            newValue = getDefaultValueOf( setting );
+            newValue = "default (" + getConfiguredValueOf( setting ) + ")";
         }
         else
         {
@@ -615,14 +616,17 @@ public void updateDynamicSetting( String setting, String newValue ) throws Illeg
                 validator.validate( newEntry, ignore -> {} ); // Throws if invalid
             }
 
-            oldValue = getDefaultValueOf( setting );
+            oldValue = getConfiguredValueOf( setting );
 
-            params.put( setting, newValue );
+            if ( params.put( setting, newValue ) == null )
+            {
+                oldValue = "default (" + oldValue + ")";
+            }
         }
-        log.info( "Setting changed: '%s' changed from '%s' to '%s'", setting, oldValue, newValue );
+        log.info( "Setting changed: '%s' changed from '%s' to '%s' via '%s'", setting, oldValue, newValue, origin );
     }
 
-    private String getDefaultValueOf( String setting )
+    private String getConfiguredValueOf( String setting )
     {
         return getValue( setting ).map( Object::toString ).orElse( "<no default>" );
     }
diff --git a/community/kernel/src/test/java/org/neo4j/kernel/configuration/ConfigTest.java b/community/kernel/src/test/java/org/neo4j/kernel/configuration/ConfigTest.java
index 65e688971299f..77021052ae049 100644
--- a/community/kernel/src/test/java/org/neo4j/kernel/configuration/ConfigTest.java
+++ b/community/kernel/src/test/java/org/neo4j/kernel/configuration/ConfigTest.java
@@ -369,13 +369,16 @@ public void updateDynamicShouldLogChanges() throws Exception
         Log log = mock( Log.class );
         config.setLogger( log );
 
-        config.updateDynamicSetting( MyDynamicSettings.boolSetting.name(), "false" );
-        config.updateDynamicSetting( MyDynamicSettings.boolSetting.name(), "true" );
-        config.updateDynamicSetting( MyDynamicSettings.boolSetting.name(), "" );
-
-        verify( log ).info("Setting changed: '%s' changed from '%s' to '%s'", MyDynamicSettings.boolSetting.name(), "true", "false" );
-        verify( log ).info("Setting changed: '%s' changed from '%s' to '%s'", MyDynamicSettings.boolSetting.name(), "false", "true" );
-        verify( log ).info("Setting changed: '%s' changed from '%s' to '%s'", MyDynamicSettings.boolSetting.name(), "true", "true" );
+        config.updateDynamicSetting( MyDynamicSettings.boolSetting.name(), "false", "test" );
+        config.updateDynamicSetting( MyDynamicSettings.boolSetting.name(), "true", "test" );
+        config.updateDynamicSetting( MyDynamicSettings.boolSetting.name(), "", "test" );
+
+        verify( log ).info("Setting changed: '%s' changed from '%s' to '%s' via '%s'",
+                MyDynamicSettings.boolSetting.name(), "default (true)", "false", "test" );
+        verify( log ).info("Setting changed: '%s' changed from '%s' to '%s' via '%s'",
+                MyDynamicSettings.boolSetting.name(), "false", "true", "test" );
+        verify( log ).info("Setting changed: '%s' changed from '%s' to '%s' via '%s'",
+                MyDynamicSettings.boolSetting.name(), "true", "default (true)", "test" );
         verifyNoMoreInteractions( log );
     }
 }
diff --git a/enterprise/kernel/src/main/java/org/neo4j/kernel/enterprise/builtinprocs/EnterpriseBuiltInDbmsProcedures.java b/enterprise/kernel/src/main/java/org/neo4j/kernel/enterprise/builtinprocs/EnterpriseBuiltInDbmsProcedures.java
index 82d1b3edda6d5..b67c6d3e26930 100644
--- a/enterprise/kernel/src/main/java/org/neo4j/kernel/enterprise/builtinprocs/EnterpriseBuiltInDbmsProcedures.java
+++ b/enterprise/kernel/src/main/java/org/neo4j/kernel/enterprise/builtinprocs/EnterpriseBuiltInDbmsProcedures.java
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ public void setConfigValue( @Name( "setting" ) String setting, @Name( "value" )
         assertAdmin();
 
         Config config = resolver.resolveDependency( Config.class );
-        config.updateDynamicSetting( setting, value ); // throws if something goes wrong
+        config.updateDynamicSetting( setting, value, "dbms.setConfigValue" ); // throws if something goes wrong
     }
 
     /*