diff --git a/activemq-mqtt/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/transport/mqtt/MQTTProtocolConverter.java b/activemq-mqtt/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/transport/mqtt/MQTTProtocolConverter.java
index e821dbc4e9e..5f34f17fece 100644
--- a/activemq-mqtt/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/transport/mqtt/MQTTProtocolConverter.java
+++ b/activemq-mqtt/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/transport/mqtt/MQTTProtocolConverter.java
@@ -342,6 +342,8 @@ void onMQTTDisconnect() throws MQTTProtocolException {
 
     void onSubscribe(SUBSCRIBE command) throws MQTTProtocolException {
         checkConnected();
+        LOG.trace("MQTT SUBSCRIBE message:{} client:{} connection:{}",
+                  command.messageId(), clientId, connectionInfo.getConnectionId());
         Topic[] topics = command.topics();
         if (topics != null) {
             byte[] qos = new byte[topics.length];
@@ -415,6 +417,8 @@ public void onActiveMQCommand(Command command) throws Exception {
                         consumerAcks.put(publish.messageId(), ack);
                     }
                 }
+                LOG.trace("MQTT Snd PUBLISH message:{} client:{} connection:{}",
+                          publish.messageId(), clientId, connectionInfo.getConnectionId());
                 getMQTTTransport().sendToMQTT(publish.encode());
                 if (ack != null && !sub.expectAck(publish)) {
                     getMQTTTransport().sendToActiveMQ(ack);
@@ -433,6 +437,8 @@ public void onActiveMQCommand(Command command) throws Exception {
 
     void onMQTTPublish(PUBLISH command) throws IOException, JMSException {
         checkConnected();
+        LOG.trace("MQTT Rcv PUBLISH message:{} client:{} connection:{}",
+                  command.messageId(), clientId, connectionInfo.getConnectionId());
         ActiveMQMessage message = convertMessage(command);
         message.setProducerId(producerId);
         message.onSend();
@@ -441,6 +447,8 @@ void onMQTTPublish(PUBLISH command) throws IOException, JMSException {
 
     void onMQTTPubAck(PUBACK command) {
         short messageId = command.messageId();
+        LOG.trace("MQTT Rcv PUBACK message:{} client:{} connection:{}",
+                  messageId, clientId, connectionInfo.getConnectionId());
         packetIdGenerator.ackPacketId(getClientId(), messageId);
         MessageAck ack;
         synchronized (consumerAcks) {
@@ -489,6 +497,8 @@ ActiveMQMessage convertMessage(PUBLISH command) throws JMSException {
         msg.setProducerId(producerId);
         MessageId id = new MessageId(producerId, publisherIdGenerator.getNextSequenceId());
         msg.setMessageId(id);
+        LOG.trace("MQTT-->ActiveMQ: MQTT_MSGID:{} client:{} connection:{} ActiveMQ_MSGID:{}",
+                command.messageId(), clientId, connectionInfo.getConnectionId(), msg.getMessageId());
         msg.setTimestamp(System.currentTimeMillis());
         msg.setPriority((byte) Message.DEFAULT_PRIORITY);
         msg.setPersistent(command.qos() != QoS.AT_MOST_ONCE && !command.retain());
@@ -582,6 +592,8 @@ public PUBLISH convertMessage(ActiveMQMessage message) throws IOException, JMSEx
                 result.payload(new Buffer(byteSequence.data, byteSequence.offset, byteSequence.length));
             }
         }
+        LOG.trace("ActiveMQ-->MQTT:MQTT_MSGID:{} client:{} connection:{} ActiveMQ_MSGID:{}",
+                result.messageId(), clientId, connectionInfo.getConnectionId(), message.getMessageId());
         return result;
     }
 
@@ -691,6 +703,8 @@ public void onResponse(MQTTProtocolConverter converter, Response response) throw
                             } else {
                                 PUBACK ack = new PUBACK();
                                 ack.messageId(command.messageId());
+                                LOG.trace("MQTT Snd PUBACK message:{} client:{} connection:{}",
+                                          command.messageId(), clientId, connectionInfo.getConnectionId());
                                 converter.getMQTTTransport().sendToMQTT(ack.encode());
                             }
                         }
@@ -707,6 +721,8 @@ public void onResponse(MQTTProtocolConverter converter, Response response) throw
                                 synchronized (publisherRecs) {
                                     publisherRecs.put(command.messageId(), ack);
                                 }
+                                LOG.trace("MQTT Snd PUBACK message:{} client:{} connection:{}",
+                                          command.messageId(), clientId, connectionInfo.getConnectionId());
                                 converter.getMQTTTransport().sendToMQTT(ack.encode());
                             }
                         }