diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2fc61a45d96..c80caa31f89 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1411,7 +1411,8 @@
                         "error",
                         "warn",
                         "info",
-                        "debug"
+                        "debug",
+                        "verbose"
                     ],
                     "description": "The logging level the extension logs at.",
                     "scope": "machine"
diff --git a/src/client/common/configSettings.ts b/src/client/common/configSettings.ts
index 397c76e0af2..1e366969eb2 100644
--- a/src/client/common/configSettings.ts
+++ b/src/client/common/configSettings.ts
@@ -273,6 +273,9 @@ function convertSettingTypeToLogLevel(setting: LoggingLevelSettingType | undefin
         case 'debug': {
             return LogLevel.Debug;
         }
+        case 'verbose': {
+            return LogLevel.Trace;
+        }
         default: {
             return LogLevel.Error;
         }
diff --git a/src/client/common/types.ts b/src/client/common/types.ts
index 610587e62e3..3e48cc82b9a 100644
--- a/src/client/common/types.ts
+++ b/src/client/common/types.ts
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ export interface IWatchableJupyterSettings extends IJupyterSettings {
     readonly onDidChange: Event<void>;
 }
 
-export type LoggingLevelSettingType = 'off' | 'error' | 'warn' | 'info' | 'debug';
+export type LoggingLevelSettingType = 'off' | 'error' | 'warn' | 'info' | 'debug' | 'verbose';
 
 export interface ILoggingSettings {
     readonly level: LogLevel | 'off';
diff --git a/src/client/debugger/jupyter/kernelDebugAdapter.ts b/src/client/debugger/jupyter/kernelDebugAdapter.ts
index 08b9e827b22..9946f1a65ee 100644
--- a/src/client/debugger/jupyter/kernelDebugAdapter.ts
+++ b/src/client/debugger/jupyter/kernelDebugAdapter.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import * as path from 'path';
 import { IJupyterSession } from '../../datascience/types';
 import { KernelMessage } from '@jupyterlab/services';
 import { ICommandManager } from '../../common/application/types';
-import { traceError } from '../../common/logger';
+import { traceError, traceVerbose } from '../../common/logger';
 import { IFileSystem } from '../../common/platform/types';
 import { IKernelDebugAdapter } from '../types';
 import { IDisposable } from '../../common/types';
@@ -202,6 +202,12 @@ export class KernelDebugAdapter implements DebugAdapter, IKernelDebugAdapter, ID
             this,
             this.disposables
         );
+
+        this.disposables.push(this.onDidSendMessage((msg) => this.trace('to client', JSON.stringify(msg))));
+    }
+
+    private trace(tag: string, msg: string) {
+        traceVerbose(`[Debug] ${tag}: ${msg}`);
     }
 
     async handleMessage(message: DebugProtocol.ProtocolMessage) {
@@ -342,6 +348,7 @@ export class KernelDebugAdapter implements DebugAdapter, IKernelDebugAdapter, ID
             }
         });
 
+        this.trace('to kernel', JSON.stringify(message));
         if (message.type === 'request') {
             this.sendMessage.fire(message);
             const request = debugRequest(message as DebugProtocol.Request, this.jupyterSession.sessionId);
diff --git a/src/client/extensionActivation.ts b/src/client/extensionActivation.ts
index afa136ae403..46855ba02eb 100644
--- a/src/client/extensionActivation.ts
+++ b/src/client/extensionActivation.ts
@@ -112,7 +112,11 @@ async function activateLegacy(
     // We should start logging using the log level as soon as possible, so set it as soon as we can access the level.
     // `IConfigurationService` may depend any of the registered types, so doing it after all registrations are finished.
     // XXX Move this *after* abExperiments is activated?
-    setLoggingLevel(configuration.getSettings().logging.level);
+    const settings = configuration.getSettings();
+    setLoggingLevel(settings.logging.level);
+    settings.onDidChange(() => {
+        setLoggingLevel(settings.logging.level);
+    });
 
     // Register datascience types after experiments have loaded.
     // To ensure we can register types based on experiments.
diff --git a/src/client/logging/_global.ts b/src/client/logging/_global.ts
index ddcb81b9615..35aaf5e90f6 100644
--- a/src/client/logging/_global.ts
+++ b/src/client/logging/_global.ts
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export function log(logLevel: LogLevel, ...args: Arguments) {
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
 export function logVerbose(...args: any[]) {
-    log(LogLevel.Info, ...args);
+    log(LogLevel.Trace, ...args);
 }
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any