diff --git a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/h2/H2ConsoleAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/h2/H2ConsoleAutoConfiguration.java
index 054804d1d0f0..eb852a8922c4 100644
--- a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/h2/H2ConsoleAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/h2/H2ConsoleAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
  * {@link EnableAutoConfiguration Auto-configuration} for H2's web console.
  *
  * @author Andy Wilkinson
+ * @author Marten Deinum
+ * @author Stephane Nicoll
  * @since 1.3.0
  */
 @Configuration
@@ -62,8 +64,12 @@ public ServletRegistrationBean h2Console() {
 		String path = this.properties.getPath();
 		String urlMapping = (path.endsWith("/") ? path + "*" : path + "/*");
 		ServletRegistrationBean registration = new ServletRegistrationBean(new WebServlet(), urlMapping);
-		if (properties.getWebAllowOthers()) {
-			registration.addInitParameter("webAllowOthers", "true");
+		H2ConsoleProperties.Settings settings = this.properties.getSettings();
+		if (settings.isTrace()) {
+			registration.addInitParameter("trace", "");
+		}
+		if (settings.isWebAllowOthers()) {
+			registration.addInitParameter("webAllowOthers", "");
 		}
 		return registration;
 	}
diff --git a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/h2/H2ConsoleProperties.java b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/h2/H2ConsoleProperties.java
index 4f8b24f85f38..b4cf1b6cc058 100644
--- a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/h2/H2ConsoleProperties.java
+++ b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/h2/H2ConsoleProperties.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2015 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2016 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
  * Configuration properties for H2's console.
  *
  * @author Andy Wilkinson
+ * @author Marten Deinum
+ * @author Stephane Nicoll
  * @since 1.3.0
  */
 @ConfigurationProperties(prefix = "spring.h2.console")
@@ -42,10 +44,7 @@ public class H2ConsoleProperties {
 	 */
 	private boolean enabled = false;
 
-	/**
-	 * Allow remote access.
-	 */
-	private boolean webAllowOthers = false;
+	private final Settings settings = new Settings();
 
 	public String getPath() {
 		return this.path;
@@ -63,11 +62,37 @@ public void setEnabled(boolean enabled) {
 		this.enabled = enabled;
 	}
 
-	public boolean getWebAllowOthers() {
-		return webAllowOthers;
+	public Settings getSettings() {
+		return this.settings;
 	}
 
-	public void setWebAllowOthers(boolean webAllowOthers) {
-		this.webAllowOthers = webAllowOthers;
+	public static class Settings {
+
+		/**
+		 * Enable trace output.
+		 */
+		private boolean trace = false;
+
+		/**
+		 * Enable remote access.
+		 */
+		private boolean webAllowOthers = false;
+
+		public boolean isTrace() {
+			return this.trace;
+		}
+
+		public void setTrace(boolean trace) {
+			this.trace = trace;
+		}
+
+		public boolean isWebAllowOthers() {
+			return this.webAllowOthers;
+		}
+
+		public void setWebAllowOthers(boolean webAllowOthers) {
+			this.webAllowOthers = webAllowOthers;
+		}
+
 	}
 }
diff --git a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/h2/H2ConsoleAutoConfigurationTests.java b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/h2/H2ConsoleAutoConfigurationTests.java
index 61ef175e9b91..f64ba7f8cb83 100644
--- a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/h2/H2ConsoleAutoConfigurationTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/h2/H2ConsoleAutoConfigurationTests.java
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException;
 import org.springframework.boot.context.embedded.ServletRegistrationBean;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.EnvironmentTestUtils;
-import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.mock.web.MockServletContext;
 import org.springframework.web.context.support.AnnotationConfigWebApplicationContext;
 
@@ -35,6 +34,8 @@
  * Tests for {@link H2ConsoleAutoConfiguration}
  *
  * @author Andy Wilkinson
+ * @author Marten Deinum
+ * @author Stephane Nicoll
  */
 public class H2ConsoleAutoConfigurationTests {
 
@@ -71,6 +72,8 @@ public void propertyCanEnableConsole() {
 		assertThat(this.context.getBeansOfType(ServletRegistrationBean.class)).hasSize(1);
 		assertThat(this.context.getBean(ServletRegistrationBean.class).getUrlMappings())
 				.contains("/h2-console/*");
+		assertThat(this.context.getBean(ServletRegistrationBean.class).getInitParameters()).
+				doesNotContainKey("trace");
 		assertThat(this.context.getBean(ServletRegistrationBean.class).getInitParameters()).
 				doesNotContainKey("webAllowOthers");
 	}
@@ -108,17 +111,20 @@ public void customPath() {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	public void propertySetsWebAllowOthersInitParameter() {
+	public void customInitParameters() {
 		this.context.register(H2ConsoleAutoConfiguration.class);
 		EnvironmentTestUtils.addEnvironment(this.context,
-				"spring.h2.console.enabled:true", "spring.h2.console.web-allow-others=true");
+				"spring.h2.console.enabled:true",
+				"spring.h2.console.settings.trace=true",
+				"spring.h2.console.settings.webAllowOthers=true");
 		this.context.refresh();
 		assertThat(this.context.getBeansOfType(ServletRegistrationBean.class)).hasSize(1);
 		assertThat(this.context.getBean(ServletRegistrationBean.class).getUrlMappings())
 				.contains("/h2-console/*");
 		assertThat(this.context.getBean(ServletRegistrationBean.class).getInitParameters()).
-				containsEntry("webAllowOthers", "true");
-
+				containsEntry("trace", "");
+		assertThat(this.context.getBean(ServletRegistrationBean.class).getInitParameters()).
+				containsEntry("webAllowOthers", "");
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/appendix-application-properties.adoc b/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/appendix-application-properties.adoc
index a79080f1d335..bd38422b1796 100644
--- a/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/appendix-application-properties.adoc
+++ b/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/appendix-application-properties.adoc
@@ -573,6 +573,8 @@ content into your application; rather pick only the properties that you need.
 	# H2 Web Console ({sc-spring-boot-autoconfigure}/h2/H2ConsoleProperties.{sc-ext}[H2ConsoleProperties])
 	spring.h2.console.enabled=false # Enable the console.
 	spring.h2.console.path=/h2-console # Path at which the console will be available.
+	spring.h2.console.settings.trace=false # Enable trace output.
+	spring.h2.console.settings.web-allow-others=false # Enable remote access.
 
 	# JOOQ ({sc-spring-boot-autoconfigure}/jooq/JooqAutoConfiguration.{sc-ext}[JooqAutoConfiguration])
 	spring.jooq.sql-dialect= # SQLDialect JOOQ used when communicating with the configured datasource. For instance `POSTGRES`