diff --git a/core/AmConfig.cpp b/core/AmConfig.cpp
index c03d1545..2891da91 100644
--- a/core/AmConfig.cpp
+++ b/core/AmConfig.cpp
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ string       AmConfig::Application             = "";
 AmConfig::ApplicationSelector AmConfig::AppSelect        = AmConfig::App_SPECIFIED;
 AmConfig::AppMappingVector AmConfig::AppMapping;
 bool         AmConfig::LogSessions             = false;
+bool         AmConfig::LogEvents               = false;
 int          AmConfig::UnhandledReplyLoglevel  = 0;
 
 unsigned int AmConfig::SessionLimit            = 0;
@@ -224,6 +225,7 @@ int AmConfig::readConfiguration()
   }
 
   LogSessions = cfg.getParameter("log_sessions")=="yes";
+  LogEvents = cfg.getParameter("log_events")=="yes";
 
   if (cfg.hasParameter("unhandled_reply_loglevel")) {
     string msglog = cfg.getParameter("unhandled_reply_loglevel");
diff --git a/core/AmConfig.h b/core/AmConfig.h
index 9388542b..f99d7408 100644
--- a/core/AmConfig.h
+++ b/core/AmConfig.h
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ struct AmConfig
 
   static bool LogSessions;
 
+  static bool LogEvents;
+
   static int UnhandledReplyLoglevel;
 
   /** Init function. Resolves SMTP server address. */
diff --git a/core/AmEventQueue.cpp b/core/AmEventQueue.cpp
index bdc55cc0..712a179f 100644
--- a/core/AmEventQueue.cpp
+++ b/core/AmEventQueue.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 #include "AmEventQueue.h"
 #include "log.h"
+#include "AmConfig.h"
 
 AmEventQueue::AmEventQueue(AmEventHandler* handler)
   : handler(handler),ev_pending(false)
@@ -45,7 +46,8 @@ AmEventQueue::~AmEventQueue()
 
 void AmEventQueue::postEvent(AmEvent* event)
 {
-  DBG("AmEventQueue: trying to post event\n");
+  if (AmConfig::LogEvents) 
+    DBG("AmEventQueue: trying to post event\n");
 
   m_queue.lock();
   if(event)
@@ -53,7 +55,8 @@ void AmEventQueue::postEvent(AmEvent* event)
   ev_pending.set(true);
   m_queue.unlock();
 
-  DBG("AmEventQueue: event posted\n");
+  if (AmConfig::LogEvents) 
+    DBG("AmEventQueue: event posted\n");
 }
 
 void AmEventQueue::processEvents()
@@ -66,9 +69,11 @@ void AmEventQueue::processEvents()
     ev_queue.pop();
     m_queue.unlock();
 
-    DBG("before processing event\n");
+    if (AmConfig::LogEvents) 
+      DBG("before processing event\n");
     handler->process(event);
-    DBG("event processed\n");
+    if (AmConfig::LogEvents) 
+      DBG("event processed\n");
     delete event;
     m_queue.lock();
   }
@@ -97,9 +102,11 @@ void AmEventQueue::processSingleEvent()
     ev_queue.pop();
     m_queue.unlock();
 
-    DBG("before processing event\n");
+    if (AmConfig::LogEvents) 
+      DBG("before processing event\n");
     handler->process(event);
-    DBG("event processed\n");
+    if (AmConfig::LogEvents) 
+      DBG("event processed\n");
     delete event;
 
     m_queue.lock();
diff --git a/core/etc/sems.conf.sample b/core/etc/sems.conf.sample
index 84c0a284..abfccd05 100644
--- a/core/etc/sems.conf.sample
+++ b/core/etc/sems.conf.sample
@@ -210,6 +210,16 @@ loglevel=2
 #
 # log_sessions=yes
 
+# optional parameter: log_events=[yes|no]
+# 
+# Default: no
+# 
+# If log_eventy=yes is set, generic DBG level log messages are 
+# generated for each event that is posted into an event queue.
+#
+# log_events=yes
+
+
 ############################################################
 # tuning