diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 36c5d27..7220dd9 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ use self::{
     data::{ActorCache, Media, State},
     db::Db,
     jobs::{create_server, create_workers},
-    middleware::RelayResolver,
+    middleware::{DebugPayload, RelayResolver},
     routes::{actor, inbox, index, nodeinfo, nodeinfo_meta, statics},
 };
 
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
             .service(web::resource("/media/{path}").route(web::get().to(routes::media)))
             .service(
                 web::resource("/inbox")
+                    .wrap(DebugPayload(config.debug()))
                     .wrap(config.digest_middleware())
                     .wrap(config.signature_middleware(state.requests(), actors.clone()))
                     .route(web::post().to(inbox)),
diff --git a/src/middleware/mod.rs b/src/middleware/mod.rs
index 6e5b1f9..f910828 100644
--- a/src/middleware/mod.rs
+++ b/src/middleware/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+mod payload;
 mod verifier;
 mod webfinger;
 
+pub use payload::DebugPayload;
 pub use verifier::MyVerify;
 pub use webfinger::RelayResolver;
diff --git a/src/middleware/payload.rs b/src/middleware/payload.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3db41b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/middleware/payload.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+use actix_web::{
+    dev::{Payload, Service, ServiceRequest, Transform},
+    http::StatusCode,
+    HttpMessage, HttpResponse, ResponseError,
+};
+use bytes::BytesMut;
+use futures::{
+    future::{ok, LocalBoxFuture, Ready},
+    stream::StreamExt,
+};
+use log::info;
+use std::task::{Context, Poll};
+use tokio::sync::mpsc::channel;
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct DebugPayload(pub bool);
+
+#[doc(hidden)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct DebugPayloadMiddleware<S>(bool, S);
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, thiserror::Error)]
+#[error("Failed to read payload")]
+pub struct DebugError;
+
+impl ResponseError for DebugError {
+    fn status_code(&self) -> StatusCode {
+        StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST
+    }
+
+    fn error_response(&self) -> HttpResponse {
+        HttpResponse::new(self.status_code())
+    }
+}
+
+impl<S> Transform<S> for DebugPayload
+where
+    S: Service<Request = ServiceRequest, Error = actix_web::Error>,
+    S::Future: 'static,
+    S::Error: 'static,
+{
+    type Request = S::Request;
+    type Response = S::Response;
+    type Error = S::Error;
+    type InitError = ();
+    type Transform = DebugPayloadMiddleware<S>;
+    type Future = Ready<Result<Self::Transform, Self::InitError>>;
+
+    fn new_transform(&self, service: S) -> Self::Future {
+        ok(DebugPayloadMiddleware(self.0, service))
+    }
+}
+
+impl<S> Service for DebugPayloadMiddleware<S>
+where
+    S: Service<Request = ServiceRequest, Error = actix_web::Error>,
+    S::Future: 'static,
+    S::Error: 'static,
+{
+    type Request = S::Request;
+    type Response = S::Response;
+    type Error = S::Error;
+    type Future = LocalBoxFuture<'static, Result<S::Response, S::Error>>;
+
+    fn poll_ready(&mut self, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Result<(), Self::Error>> {
+        self.1.poll_ready(cx)
+    }
+
+    fn call(&mut self, mut req: S::Request) -> Self::Future {
+        if self.0 {
+            let (mut tx, rx) = channel(1);
+
+            let mut pl = req.take_payload();
+            req.set_payload(Payload::Stream(Box::pin(rx)));
+
+            let fut = self.1.call(req);
+
+            return Box::pin(async move {
+                let mut bytes = BytesMut::new();
+
+                while let Some(res) = pl.next().await {
+                    let b = res.map_err(|_| DebugError)?;
+                    bytes.extend(b);
+                }
+
+                info!("{}", String::from_utf8_lossy(bytes.as_ref()));
+
+                tx.send(Ok(bytes.freeze())).await.map_err(|_| DebugError)?;
+
+                fut.await
+            });
+        }
+
+        let fut = self.1.call(req);
+
+        Box::pin(async move { fut.await })
+    }
+}