diff --git a/app/models/manageiq/providers/vmware/infra_manager/inventory/collector.rb b/app/models/manageiq/providers/vmware/infra_manager/inventory/collector.rb
index b9a5e54da..396e09cf6 100644
--- a/app/models/manageiq/providers/vmware/infra_manager/inventory/collector.rb
+++ b/app/models/manageiq/providers/vmware/infra_manager/inventory/collector.rb
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ def vim_connect
       :path     => '/sdk',
       :port     => port,
       :rev      => '6.5',
+      :debug    => Settings.ems.ems_vmware.debug_vim_requests
     }
 
     require 'rbvmomi'
diff --git a/app/models/manageiq/providers/vmware/infra_manager/metrics_collector_worker/runner.rb b/app/models/manageiq/providers/vmware/infra_manager/metrics_collector_worker/runner.rb
index a22d5e3eb..e722d7fe7 100644
--- a/app/models/manageiq/providers/vmware/infra_manager/metrics_collector_worker/runner.rb
+++ b/app/models/manageiq/providers/vmware/infra_manager/metrics_collector_worker/runner.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ class ManageIQ::Providers::Vmware::InfraManager::MetricsCollectorWorker::Runner
   def do_before_work_loop
     require "VMwareWebService/MiqVim"
     MiqVim.cacheScope = :cache_scope_core
+    MiqVim.on_log_body { |body| $vim_log.debug(body) } if Settings.ems.ems_vmware.debug_vim_requests
   end
 
   def before_exit(_message, _exit_code)
diff --git a/app/models/manageiq/providers/vmware/infra_manager/operations_worker/runner.rb b/app/models/manageiq/providers/vmware/infra_manager/operations_worker/runner.rb
index 2b0f9378d..0f3e30a4d 100644
--- a/app/models/manageiq/providers/vmware/infra_manager/operations_worker/runner.rb
+++ b/app/models/manageiq/providers/vmware/infra_manager/operations_worker/runner.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ def do_before_work_loop
     MiqVim.cacheScope = :cache_scope_core
     MiqVim.monitor_updates = true
     MiqVim.pre_load = true
+    MiqVim.on_log_body { |body| $vim_log.debug(body) } if Settings.ems.ems_vmware.debug_vim_requests
 
     # Prime the cache before starting the do_work loop
     ems.connect
diff --git a/config/settings.yml b/config/settings.yml
index 0f50e3b5e..10d0cf140 100644
--- a/config/settings.yml
+++ b/config/settings.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 :ems:
   :ems_vmware:
     :blacklisted_event_names: []
+    :debug_vim_requests: false
     :event_handling:
       :event_groups:
         :addition: