diff --git a/src/cryptonote_protocol/cryptonote_protocol_handler.inl b/src/cryptonote_protocol/cryptonote_protocol_handler.inl
index 7c6da69ce..b7a50783a 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_protocol/cryptonote_protocol_handler.inl
+++ b/src/cryptonote_protocol/cryptonote_protocol_handler.inl
@@ -48,6 +48,17 @@
 #define MONERO_DEFAULT_LOG_CATEGORY "net.cn"
 
 #define MLOG_P2P_MESSAGE(x) MCINFO("net.p2p.msg", context << x)
+#define MLOGIF_P2P_MESSAGE(init, test, x) \
+  do { \
+    const auto level = el::Level::Info; \
+    const char *cat = "net.p2p.msg"; \
+    if (ELPP->vRegistry()->allowed(level, cat)) { \
+      init; \
+      if (test) \
+        el::base::Writer(level, __FILE__, __LINE__, ELPP_FUNC, el::base::DispatchAction::NormalLog).construct(cat) << x; \
+    } \
+  } while(0)
+
 #define MLOG_PEER_STATE(x) \
   MCINFO(MONERO_DEFAULT_LOG_CATEGORY, context << "[" << epee::string_tools::to_string_hex(context.m_pruning_seed) << "] state: " << x << " in state " << cryptonote::get_protocol_state_string(context.m_state))
 
@@ -418,7 +429,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
     template<class t_core>
     int t_cryptonote_protocol_handler<t_core>::handle_notify_new_block(int command, NOTIFY_NEW_BLOCK::request& arg, cryptonote_connection_context& context)
   {
-    MLOG_P2P_MESSAGE("Received NOTIFY_NEW_BLOCK (" << arg.b.txs.size() << " txes)");
+    MLOGIF_P2P_MESSAGE(crypto::hash hash; cryptonote::block b; bool ret = cryptonote::parse_and_validate_block_from_blob(arg.b.block, b, &hash);, ret, "Received NOTIFY_NEW_BLOCK " << hash << " (height " << arg.current_blockchain_height << ", " << arg.b.txs.size() << " txes)");
     if(context.m_state != cryptonote_connection_context::state_normal)
       return 1;
     if(!is_synchronized()) // can happen if a peer connection goes to normal but another thread still hasn't finished adding queued blocks
@@ -488,7 +499,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
   template<class t_core>
   int t_cryptonote_protocol_handler<t_core>::handle_notify_new_fluffy_block(int command, NOTIFY_NEW_FLUFFY_BLOCK::request& arg, cryptonote_connection_context& context)
   {
-    MLOG_P2P_MESSAGE("Received NOTIFY_NEW_FLUFFY_BLOCK (height " << arg.current_blockchain_height << ", " << arg.b.txs.size() << " txes)");
+    MLOGIF_P2P_MESSAGE(crypto::hash hash; cryptonote::block b; bool ret = cryptonote::parse_and_validate_block_from_blob(arg.b.block, b, &hash);, ret, "Received NOTIFY_NEW_FLUFFY_BLOCK " << hash << " (height " << arg.current_blockchain_height << ", " << arg.b.txs.size() << " txes)");
     if(context.m_state != cryptonote_connection_context::state_normal)
       return 1;
     if(!is_synchronized()) // can happen if a peer connection goes to normal but another thread still hasn't finished adding queued blocks
@@ -858,6 +869,9 @@ namespace cryptonote
   int t_cryptonote_protocol_handler<t_core>::handle_notify_new_transactions(int command, NOTIFY_NEW_TRANSACTIONS::request& arg, cryptonote_connection_context& context)
   {
     MLOG_P2P_MESSAGE("Received NOTIFY_NEW_TRANSACTIONS (" << arg.txs.size() << " txes)");
+    for (const auto &blob: arg.txs)
+      MLOGIF_P2P_MESSAGE(cryptonote::transaction tx; crypto::hash hash; bool ret = cryptonote::parse_and_validate_tx_from_blob(blob, tx, hash);, ret, "Including transaction " << hash);
+
     if(context.m_state != cryptonote_connection_context::state_normal)
       return 1;