diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f972a5717..c0a612175 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+### API-Changes
+- add `debug_logging` setting #3296
+
 ### Changes
 - Disable Autocrypt & Authres-checking for mailing lists,
   because they don't work well with mailing lists #3765
diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h b/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h
index 95e4cf45f..bc50adb7f 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h
@@ -407,6 +407,9 @@ char*           dc_get_blobdir               (const dc_context_t* context);
  *                    to not mess up with non-delivery-reports or read-receipts.
  *                    0=no limit (default).
  *                    Changes affect future messages only.
+ * - `debug_logging` = Let the core save all events to the database. You should expose this as an advanced
+ *                    setting to the user. When they enable it, the core automatically adds a webxdc
+ *                    message to the device chat where the user can see the log messages.
  * - `ui.*`         = All keys prefixed by `ui.` can be used by the user-interfaces for system-specific purposes.
  *                    The prefix should be followed by the system and maybe subsystem,
  *                    e.g. `ui.desktop.foo`, `ui.desktop.linux.bar`, `ui.android.foo`, `ui.dc40.bar`, `ui.bot.simplebot.baz`.
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 34493e88c..259fa9072 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -197,7 +197,11 @@ pub enum Config {
     ///
     /// See `crate::authres::update_authservid_candidates`.
     AuthservIdCandidates,
+    
     // TODO docs, deltachat.h
+    /// Let the core save all events to the database. You should expose this as an advanced
+    /// setting to the user. When they enable it, the core automatically adds a webxdc
+    /// message to the device chat where the user can see the log messages.
     #[strum(props(default = "0"))]
     DebugLogging,
 }