diff --git a/include/xrpl/protocol/STValidation.h b/include/xrpl/protocol/STValidation.h
index 32c60026fc..4f3e18de32 100644
--- a/include/xrpl/protocol/STValidation.h
+++ b/include/xrpl/protocol/STValidation.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <functional>
 #include <memory>
 #include <optional>
+#include <sstream>
 
 namespace ripple {
 
@@ -141,6 +142,23 @@ public:
     Blob
     getSignature() const;
 
+    std::string
+    render() const
+    {
+        std::stringstream ss;
+        ss << "validation: "
+           << " ledger_hash: " << getLedgerHash()
+           << " consensus_hash: " << getConsensusHash()
+           << " sign_time: " << to_string(getSignTime())
+           << " seen_time: " << to_string(getSeenTime())
+           << " signer_public_key: " << getSignerPublic()
+           << " node_id: " << getNodeID() << " is_valid: " << isValid()
+           << " is_full: " << isFull() << " is_trusted: " << isTrusted()
+           << " signing_hash: " << getSigningHash()
+           << " base58: " << toBase58(TokenType::NodePublic, getSignerPublic());
+        return ss.str();
+    }
+
 private:
     static SOTemplate const&
     validationFormat();
diff --git a/src/test/csf/Peer.h b/src/test/csf/Peer.h
index 2f3b460e02..e6bc7d24e0 100644
--- a/src/test/csf/Peer.h
+++ b/src/test/csf/Peer.h
@@ -77,6 +77,12 @@ struct Peer
             return proposal_.getJson();
         }
 
+        std::string
+        render() const
+        {
+            return "";
+        }
+
     private:
         Proposal proposal_;
     };
diff --git a/src/xrpld/app/consensus/RCLCxPeerPos.h b/src/xrpld/app/consensus/RCLCxPeerPos.h
index 4236e2ab12..b5d3d152cb 100644
--- a/src/xrpld/app/consensus/RCLCxPeerPos.h
+++ b/src/xrpld/app/consensus/RCLCxPeerPos.h
@@ -97,6 +97,12 @@ public:
     Json::Value
     getJson() const;
 
+    std::string
+    render() const
+    {
+        return proposal_.render();
+    }
+
 private:
     PublicKey publicKey_;
     uint256 suppression_;
diff --git a/src/xrpld/app/misc/NetworkOPs.cpp b/src/xrpld/app/misc/NetworkOPs.cpp
index e526382df0..3800b359ef 100644
--- a/src/xrpld/app/misc/NetworkOPs.cpp
+++ b/src/xrpld/app/misc/NetworkOPs.cpp
@@ -2353,6 +2353,21 @@ NetworkOPsImp::recvValidation(
 
     pubValidation(val);
 
+    JLOG(m_journal.debug()) << [this, &val]() -> auto {
+        std::stringstream ss;
+        ss << "VALIDATION: " << val->render() << " master_key: ";
+        auto master = app_.validators().getTrustedKey(val->getSignerPublic());
+        if (master)
+        {
+            ss << toBase58(TokenType::NodePublic, *master);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            ss << "none";
+        }
+        return ss.str();
+    }();
+
     // We will always relay trusted validations; if configured, we will
     // also relay all untrusted validations.
     return app_.config().RELAY_UNTRUSTED_VALIDATIONS == 1 || val->isTrusted();
diff --git a/src/xrpld/consensus/Consensus.h b/src/xrpld/consensus/Consensus.h
index daad520c77..e340105737 100644
--- a/src/xrpld/consensus/Consensus.h
+++ b/src/xrpld/consensus/Consensus.h
@@ -704,6 +704,7 @@ Consensus<Adaptor>::peerProposal(
     NetClock::time_point const& now,
     PeerPosition_t const& newPeerPos)
 {
+    JLOG(j_.debug()) << "PROPOSAL " << newPeerPos.render();
     auto const& peerID = newPeerPos.proposal().nodeID();
 
     // Always need to store recent positions
diff --git a/src/xrpld/consensus/ConsensusProposal.h b/src/xrpld/consensus/ConsensusProposal.h
index c00bffe023..18dcf60006 100644
--- a/src/xrpld/consensus/ConsensusProposal.h
+++ b/src/xrpld/consensus/ConsensusProposal.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <xrpl/protocol/jss.h>
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <optional>
+#include <sstream>
 
 namespace ripple {
 /** Represents a proposed position taken during a round of consensus.
@@ -194,6 +195,18 @@ public:
         proposeSeq_ = seqLeave;
     }
 
+    std::string
+    render() const
+    {
+        std::stringstream ss;
+        ss << "proposal: previous_ledger: " << previousLedger_
+           << " proposal_seq: " << proposeSeq_ << " position: " << position_
+           << " close_time: " << to_string(closeTime_)
+           << " now: " << to_string(time_) << " is_bow_out:" << isBowOut()
+           << " node_id: " << nodeID_;
+        return ss.str();
+    }
+
     //! Get JSON representation for debugging
     Json::Value
     getJson() const