diff --git a/testkit-backend/src/main/java/neo4j/org/testkit/backend/Runner.java b/testkit-backend/src/main/java/neo4j/org/testkit/backend/Runner.java
index e3d76fa4b9..d518b4e8f1 100644
--- a/testkit-backend/src/main/java/neo4j/org/testkit/backend/Runner.java
+++ b/testkit-backend/src/main/java/neo4j/org/testkit/backend/Runner.java
@@ -25,10 +25,12 @@
 import io.netty.channel.nio.NioEventLoopGroup;
 import io.netty.channel.socket.SocketChannel;
 import io.netty.channel.socket.nio.NioServerSocketChannel;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
 import neo4j.org.testkit.backend.channel.handler.TestkitMessageInboundHandler;
 import neo4j.org.testkit.backend.channel.handler.TestkitMessageOutboundHandler;
 import neo4j.org.testkit.backend.channel.handler.TestkitRequestProcessorHandler;
 import neo4j.org.testkit.backend.channel.handler.TestkitRequestResponseMapperHandler;
+import org.neo4j.driver.Logging;
 
 public class Runner {
     public static void main(String[] args) throws InterruptedException {
@@ -41,6 +43,10 @@ public static void main(String[] args) throws InterruptedException {
         } else {
             backendMode = TestkitRequestProcessorHandler.BackendMode.SYNC;
         }
+        String levelString = System.getenv("TESTKIT_BACKEND_LOGGING_LEVEL");
+        Logging logging = levelString == null || levelString.isEmpty()
+                ? Logging.none()
+                : Logging.console(Level.parse(levelString));
 
         EventLoopGroup group = new NioEventLoopGroup();
         try {
@@ -54,8 +60,8 @@ public static void main(String[] args) throws InterruptedException {
                         protected void initChannel(SocketChannel channel) {
                             channel.pipeline().addLast(new TestkitMessageInboundHandler());
                             channel.pipeline().addLast(new TestkitMessageOutboundHandler());
-                            channel.pipeline().addLast(new TestkitRequestResponseMapperHandler());
-                            channel.pipeline().addLast(new TestkitRequestProcessorHandler(backendMode));
+                            channel.pipeline().addLast(new TestkitRequestResponseMapperHandler(logging));
+                            channel.pipeline().addLast(new TestkitRequestProcessorHandler(backendMode, logging));
                         }
                     });
             ChannelFuture server = bootstrap.bind().sync();
diff --git a/testkit-backend/src/main/java/neo4j/org/testkit/backend/TestkitState.java b/testkit-backend/src/main/java/neo4j/org/testkit/backend/TestkitState.java
index 3ce1a58c13..80df9b0a40 100644
--- a/testkit-backend/src/main/java/neo4j/org/testkit/backend/TestkitState.java
+++ b/testkit-backend/src/main/java/neo4j/org/testkit/backend/TestkitState.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 import neo4j.org.testkit.backend.holder.TransactionHolder;
 import neo4j.org.testkit.backend.messages.requests.TestkitCallbackResult;
 import neo4j.org.testkit.backend.messages.responses.TestkitResponse;
+import org.neo4j.driver.Logging;
 import org.neo4j.driver.internal.cluster.RoutingTableRegistry;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
 
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ public class TestkitState {
     private final Map<String, TransactionHolder> transactionIdToTransactionHolder = new HashMap<>();
     private final Map<String, AsyncTransactionHolder> transactionIdToAsyncTransactionHolder = new HashMap<>();
     private final Map<String, RxTransactionHolder> transactionIdToRxTransactionHolder = new HashMap<>();
+    private final Logging logging;
 
     @Getter
     private final Map<String, Exception> errors = new HashMap<>();
@@ -72,8 +74,9 @@ public class TestkitState {
     @Getter
     private final Map<String, CompletableFuture<TestkitCallbackResult>> callbackIdToFuture = new HashMap<>();
 
-    public TestkitState(Consumer<TestkitResponse> responseWriter) {
+    public TestkitState(Consumer<TestkitResponse> responseWriter, Logging logging) {
         this.responseWriter = responseWriter;
+        this.logging = logging;
     }
 
     public String newId() {
@@ -160,6 +163,10 @@ public Mono<RxResultHolder> getRxResultHolder(String id) {
         return getRx(id, resultIdToRxResultHolder, RESULT_NOT_FOUND_MESSAGE);
     }
 
+    public Logging getLogging() {
+        return logging;
+    }
+
     private <T> String add(T value, Map<String, T> idToT) {
         String id = newId();
         idToT.put(id, value);
diff --git a/testkit-backend/src/main/java/neo4j/org/testkit/backend/channel/handler/TestkitRequestProcessorHandler.java b/testkit-backend/src/main/java/neo4j/org/testkit/backend/channel/handler/TestkitRequestProcessorHandler.java
index fdfc76fcc1..5dee37e739 100644
--- a/testkit-backend/src/main/java/neo4j/org/testkit/backend/channel/handler/TestkitRequestProcessorHandler.java
+++ b/testkit-backend/src/main/java/neo4j/org/testkit/backend/channel/handler/TestkitRequestProcessorHandler.java
@@ -33,18 +33,19 @@
 import neo4j.org.testkit.backend.messages.responses.BackendError;
 import neo4j.org.testkit.backend.messages.responses.DriverError;
 import neo4j.org.testkit.backend.messages.responses.TestkitResponse;
+import org.neo4j.driver.Logging;
 import org.neo4j.driver.exceptions.Neo4jException;
 import org.neo4j.driver.exceptions.UntrustedServerException;
 import org.neo4j.driver.internal.spi.ConnectionPool;
 
 public class TestkitRequestProcessorHandler extends ChannelInboundHandlerAdapter {
-    private final TestkitState testkitState = new TestkitState(this::writeAndFlush);
+    private final TestkitState testkitState;
     private final BiFunction<TestkitRequest, TestkitState, CompletionStage<TestkitResponse>> processorImpl;
     // Some requests require multiple threads
     private final Executor requestExecutorService = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(10);
     private Channel channel;
 
-    public TestkitRequestProcessorHandler(BackendMode backendMode) {
+    public TestkitRequestProcessorHandler(BackendMode backendMode, Logging logging) {
         switch (backendMode) {
             case ASYNC:
                 processorImpl = TestkitRequest::processAsync;
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ public TestkitRequestProcessorHandler(BackendMode backendMode) {
                 processorImpl = TestkitRequestProcessorHandler::wrapSyncRequest;
                 break;
         }
+        testkitState = new TestkitState(this::writeAndFlush, logging);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/testkit-backend/src/main/java/neo4j/org/testkit/backend/channel/handler/TestkitRequestResponseMapperHandler.java b/testkit-backend/src/main/java/neo4j/org/testkit/backend/channel/handler/TestkitRequestResponseMapperHandler.java
index 321feba4ce..f767cf0030 100644
--- a/testkit-backend/src/main/java/neo4j/org/testkit/backend/channel/handler/TestkitRequestResponseMapperHandler.java
+++ b/testkit-backend/src/main/java/neo4j/org/testkit/backend/channel/handler/TestkitRequestResponseMapperHandler.java
@@ -26,13 +26,21 @@
 import neo4j.org.testkit.backend.messages.TestkitModule;
 import neo4j.org.testkit.backend.messages.requests.TestkitRequest;
 import neo4j.org.testkit.backend.messages.responses.TestkitResponse;
+import org.neo4j.driver.Logger;
+import org.neo4j.driver.Logging;
 
 public class TestkitRequestResponseMapperHandler extends ChannelDuplexHandler {
+    private final Logger log;
     private final ObjectMapper objectMapper = newObjectMapper();
 
+    public TestkitRequestResponseMapperHandler(Logging logging) {
+        log = logging.getLog(getClass());
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void channelRead(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, Object msg) throws Exception {
         String testkitMessage = (String) msg;
+        log.debug("Inbound Testkit message '%s'", testkitMessage.trim());
         TestkitRequest testkitRequest;
         testkitRequest = objectMapper.readValue(testkitMessage, TestkitRequest.class);
         ctx.fireChannelRead(testkitRequest);
@@ -42,6 +50,7 @@ public void channelRead(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, Object msg) throws Exception
     public void write(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, Object msg, ChannelPromise promise) throws Exception {
         TestkitResponse testkitResponse = (TestkitResponse) msg;
         String responseStr = objectMapper.writeValueAsString(testkitResponse);
+        log.debug("Outbound Testkit message '%s'", responseStr.trim());
         ctx.writeAndFlush(responseStr, promise);
     }
 
diff --git a/testkit-backend/src/main/java/neo4j/org/testkit/backend/messages/requests/NewDriver.java b/testkit-backend/src/main/java/neo4j/org/testkit/backend/messages/requests/NewDriver.java
index eadbf7e36c..bb3fe25367 100644
--- a/testkit-backend/src/main/java/neo4j/org/testkit/backend/messages/requests/NewDriver.java
+++ b/testkit-backend/src/main/java/neo4j/org/testkit/backend/messages/requests/NewDriver.java
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ public TestkitResponse process(TestkitState testkitState) {
         Optional.ofNullable(data.connectionAcquisitionTimeoutMs)
                 .ifPresent(timeout -> configBuilder.withConnectionAcquisitionTimeout(timeout, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS));
         configBuilder.withDriverMetrics();
+        configBuilder.withLogging(testkitState.getLogging());
         org.neo4j.driver.Driver driver;
         Config config = configBuilder.build();
         try {