diff --git a/MPF.md b/MPF.md
index e4b400cfab..c15eaf9cf8 100644
--- a/MPF.md
+++ b/MPF.md
@@ -2011,6 +2011,24 @@ config when it notices a change in *policy*.
 **History**: Added in 3.11.
 
 ### Federated Reporting
+#### Debug import process
+
+In order to get detailed logs about import failures define the class `default:cfengine_mp_fr_debug_import` on the _superhub_.
+
+For example, to define this class via Augments:
+
+```json
+{
+  "classes": {
+    "cfengine_mp_fr_debug_import": [ "any::" ]
+  }
+}
+```
+
+**History:**
+
+* Added in CFEngine 3.23.0
+
 #### Enable Federated Reporting Distributed Cleanup
 
 Hosts that report to multiple feeders result in duplicate entries and other issues. Distributed cleanup helps to deal with this condition.
diff --git a/cfe_internal/enterprise/federation/federation.cf b/cfe_internal/enterprise/federation/federation.cf
index 81cf6233da..21b1ba437f 100644
--- a/cfe_internal/enterprise/federation/federation.cf
+++ b/cfe_internal/enterprise/federation/federation.cf
@@ -458,6 +458,8 @@ bundle agent federation_manage_files
     "workdir" data => parsejson('{"workdir":"$(sys.workdir)"}');
     "handle_duplicates_value" string => ifelse("default:cfengine_mp_fr_handle_duplicate_hostkeys", "yes", "no");
     "handle_duplicates" data => parsejson('{"handle_duplicates":"$(handle_duplicates_value)"}');
+    "debug_import_value" string => ifelse("default:cfengine_mp_fr_debug_import", "yes", "no");
+    "debug_import" data => parsejson('{"debug_import":"$(debug_import_value)"}');
 
   files:
     enterprise_edition.(policy_server|am_policy_hub)::
@@ -521,6 +523,7 @@ bundle agent federation_manage_files
                                    @(feeder_username),
                                    @(feeder),
                                    parsejson('{"superhub_hostkeys": "$(superhub_hostkeys)"}'),
+                                   @(debug_import),
                                    @(this_hostkey),
                                    @(cf_version),
                                    @(handle_duplicates),
diff --git a/templates/federated_reporting/config.sh.mustache b/templates/federated_reporting/config.sh.mustache
index bcfa9b5fea..d9b583e336 100644
--- a/templates/federated_reporting/config.sh.mustache
+++ b/templates/federated_reporting/config.sh.mustache
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ CFE_FR_DB_USER="{{db_user}}"
 CFE_FR_DB_USER="${CFE_FR_DB_USER:-cfpostgres}"
 CFE_FR_HANDLE_DUPLICATES="{{handle_duplicates}}"   # default is no (don't handle duplicates as it adds to time to import)
 CFE_FR_HANDLE_DUPLICATES="${CFE_FR_HANDLE_DUPLICATES:-no}"
+CFE_FR_DEBUG_IMPORT="{{debug_import}}" # default is no (don't run imports with debug level logging)
+CFE_FR_DEBUG_IMPORT="${CFE_FR_DEBUG_IMPORT:-no}"
 
 # distributed_cleanup dir
 CFE_FR_DISTRIBUTED_CLEANUP_DIR="{{distributed_cleanup_dir}}"
diff --git a/templates/federated_reporting/import.sh b/templates/federated_reporting/import.sh
index feff6b59ae..78604c6c07 100644
--- a/templates/federated_reporting/import.sh
+++ b/templates/federated_reporting/import.sh
@@ -126,7 +126,11 @@ for file in $dump_files; do
   if [ ! -f "${file}.failed" ]; then
     hostkey=$(basename "$file" | cut -d. -f1)
     logfile="$WORKDIR"/outputs/"$hostkey"-schema-attach-$(date +%F-%T)-failure.log
-    "$CFE_BIN_DIR"/psql -U $CFE_FR_DB_USER -d cfdb --set "ON_ERROR_STOP=1" \
+    debug_import_arg=""
+    if [ "${CFE_FR_DEBUG_IMPORT}" = "yes" ]; then
+      debug_import_arg=' -c "SET client_min_messages TO DEBUG5" '
+    fi
+    "$CFE_BIN_DIR"/psql -U $CFE_FR_DB_USER -d cfdb --set "ON_ERROR_STOP=1" "$debug_import_arg" \
                         -c "SET SCHEMA 'public'; SELECT attach_feeder_schema('$hostkey', ARRAY[$table_whitelist]);" \
       > "$logfile" 2>&1 || failed=1
       if [ "$failed" = "0" ]; then