diff --git a/src/csync/csync.h b/src/csync/csync.h
index 3baf87587f46c..2b46ce68f5926 100644
--- a/src/csync/csync.h
+++ b/src/csync/csync.h
@@ -32,20 +32,23 @@
 #ifndef _CSYNC_H
 #define _CSYNC_H
 
-#include "std/c_private.h"
-#include "ocsynclib.h"
-
-#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <QByteArray>
+#include <QLoggingCategory>
 
 #include <cstdint>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
-#include <config_csync.h>
 #include <functional>
 #include <memory>
-#include <QByteArray>
+
+#include "ocsynclib.h"
+#include "config_csync.h"
+#include "std/c_private.h"
 #include "common/remotepermissions.h"
 
 namespace OCC {
+Q_DECLARE_LOGGING_CATEGORY(lcPermanentLog)
+
 class SyncJournalFileRecord;
 
 namespace EncryptionStatusEnums {
diff --git a/src/gui/application.cpp b/src/gui/application.cpp
index 48fb06682f109..2a3c972e0fd5c 100644
--- a/src/gui/application.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/application.cpp
@@ -672,6 +672,10 @@ void Application::setupLogging()
 #endif
 
     logger->enterNextLogFile();
+    {
+        QDir logFolder{logger->logDir()};
+        logger->setPermanentDeleteLogFile(logFolder.filePath("permanent_delete.log"));
+    }
 
     qCInfo(lcApplication) << "##################" << _theme->appName()
                           << "locale:" << QLocale::system().name()
diff --git a/src/libsync/discovery.cpp b/src/libsync/discovery.cpp
index f93c26b0488d4..038d4d4537869 100644
--- a/src/libsync/discovery.cpp
+++ b/src/libsync/discovery.cpp
@@ -512,6 +512,23 @@ void ProcessDirectoryJob::processFile(PathTuple path,
     item->_previousSize = dbEntry._fileSize;
     item->_previousModtime = dbEntry._modtime;
 
+    QDebug deleteLogger{&item->_discoveryResult};
+    deleteLogger.nospace() << "Processing " << path._original
+                           << " | (db/local/remote)"
+                           << " | valid: " << dbEntry.isValid() << "/" << hasLocal << "/" << hasServer
+                           << " | mtime: " << dbEntry._modtime << "/" << localEntry.modtime << "/" << serverEntry.modtime
+                           << " | size: " << dbEntry._fileSize << "/" << localEntry.size << "/" << serverEntry.size
+                           << " | etag: " << dbEntry._etag << "//" << serverEntry.etag
+                           << " | checksum: " << dbEntry._checksumHeader << "//" << serverEntry.checksumHeader
+                           << " | perm: " << dbEntry._remotePerm << "//" << serverEntry.remotePerm
+                           << " | fileid: " << dbEntry._fileId << "//" << serverEntry.fileId
+                           << " | type: " << dbEntry._type << "/" << localEntry.type << "/" << (serverEntry.isDirectory ? ItemTypeDirectory : ItemTypeFile)
+                           << " | e2ee: " << dbEntry.isE2eEncrypted() << "/" << serverEntry.isE2eEncrypted()
+                           << " | e2eeMangledName: " << dbEntry.e2eMangledName() << "/" << serverEntry.e2eMangledName
+                           << " | file lock: " << localFileIsLocked << "//" << serverFileIsLocked
+                           << " | file lock type: " << localFileLockType << "//" << serverFileLockType
+                           << " | metadata missing: /" << localEntry.isMetadataMissing << '/';
+
     if (dbEntry._modtime == localEntry.modtime && dbEntry._type == ItemTypeVirtualFile && localEntry.type == ItemTypeFile) {
         item->_type = ItemTypeFile;
         qCInfo(lcDisco) << "Changing item type from virtual to normal file" << item->_file;
diff --git a/src/libsync/logger.cpp b/src/libsync/logger.cpp
index 2bfaa8aaf6147..1a985ddfae9c3 100644
--- a/src/libsync/logger.cpp
+++ b/src/libsync/logger.cpp
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ static bool compressLog(const QString &originalName, const QString &targetName)
 
 namespace OCC {
 
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(lcPermanentLog, "nextcloud.log.permanent")
+
 Logger *Logger::instance()
 {
     static Logger log;
@@ -163,6 +165,10 @@ void Logger::doLog(QtMsgType type, const QMessageLogContext &ctx, const QString
             if (_doFileFlush)
                 _logstream->flush();
         }
+        if (_permanentDeleteLogStream && strcmp(ctx.category, "nextcloud.log.permanent") == 0) {
+            (*_permanentDeleteLogStream) << msg << "\n";
+            _permanentDeleteLogStream->flush();
+        }
         if (type == QtFatalMsg) {
             closeNoLock();
 #if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
@@ -197,6 +203,12 @@ void Logger::setLogFile(const QString &name)
     setLogFileNoLock(name);
 }
 
+void Logger::setPermanentDeleteLogFile(const QString &name)
+{
+    QMutexLocker locker(&_mutex);
+    setPermanentDeleteLogFileNoLock(name);
+}
+
 void Logger::setLogExpire(int expire)
 {
     _logExpire = expire;
@@ -362,6 +374,37 @@ void Logger::setLogFileNoLock(const QString &name)
     _logstream->setCodec(QTextCodec::codecForName("UTF-8"));
 }
 
+void Logger::setPermanentDeleteLogFileNoLock(const QString &name)
+{
+    if (_permanentDeleteLogStream) {
+        _permanentDeleteLogStream.reset(nullptr);
+        _permanentDeleteLogFile.close();
+    }
+
+    if (name.isEmpty()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    bool openSucceeded = false;
+    if (name == QLatin1String("-")) {
+        openSucceeded = _permanentDeleteLogFile.open(stdout, QIODevice::WriteOnly);
+    } else {
+        _permanentDeleteLogFile.setFileName(name);
+        openSucceeded = _permanentDeleteLogFile.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly);
+    }
+
+    if (!openSucceeded) {
+        postGuiMessage(tr("Error"),
+                       QString(tr("<nobr>File \"%1\"<br/>cannot be opened for writing.<br/><br/>"
+                                  "The log output <b>cannot</b> be saved!</nobr>"))
+                           .arg(name));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    _permanentDeleteLogStream.reset(new QTextStream(&_permanentDeleteLogFile));
+    _permanentDeleteLogStream->setCodec(QTextCodec::codecForName("UTF-8"));
+}
+
 void Logger::enterNextLogFile()
 {
     QMutexLocker locker(&_mutex);
diff --git a/src/libsync/logger.h b/src/libsync/logger.h
index bfcb2989d5db0..c3c5bcd9ec47c 100644
--- a/src/libsync/logger.h
+++ b/src/libsync/logger.h
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ class OWNCLOUDSYNC_EXPORT Logger : public QObject
     QString logFile() const;
     void setLogFile(const QString &name);
 
+    void setPermanentDeleteLogFile(const QString &name);
+
     void setLogExpire(int expire);
 
     QString logDir() const;
@@ -98,6 +100,7 @@ public slots:
     void dumpCrashLog();
     void enterNextLogFileNoLock();
     void setLogFileNoLock(const QString &name);
+    void setPermanentDeleteLogFileNoLock(const QString &name);
 
     QFile _logFile;
     bool _doFileFlush = false;
@@ -110,6 +113,8 @@ public slots:
     QSet<QString> _logRules;
     QVector<QString> _crashLog;
     int _crashLogIndex = 0;
+    QFile _permanentDeleteLogFile;
+    QScopedPointer<QTextStream> _permanentDeleteLogStream;
 };
 
 } // namespace OCC
diff --git a/src/libsync/propagateremotedelete.cpp b/src/libsync/propagateremotedelete.cpp
index 7bc5be9528889..708b0f2ed2a0a 100644
--- a/src/libsync/propagateremotedelete.cpp
+++ b/src/libsync/propagateremotedelete.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(lcPropagateRemoteDelete, "nextcloud.sync.propagator.remotedel
 void PropagateRemoteDelete::start()
 {
     qCInfo(lcPropagateRemoteDelete) << "Start propagate remote delete job for" << _item->_file;
+    qCInfo(lcPermanentLog) << "delete" << _item->_file << _item->_discoveryResult;
 
     if (propagator()->_abortRequested)
         return;
diff --git a/src/libsync/propagatorjobs.cpp b/src/libsync/propagatorjobs.cpp
index 37506b6607c54..6cfb85895b944 100644
--- a/src/libsync/propagatorjobs.cpp
+++ b/src/libsync/propagatorjobs.cpp
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ bool PropagateLocalRemove::removeRecursively(const QString &path)
 void PropagateLocalRemove::start()
 {
     qCInfo(lcPropagateLocalRemove) << "Start propagate local remove job";
+    qCInfo(lcPermanentLog) << "delete" << _item->_file << _item->_discoveryResult;
 
     _moveToTrash = propagator()->syncOptions()._moveFilesToTrash;
 
diff --git a/src/libsync/syncfileitem.h b/src/libsync/syncfileitem.h
index 3f6a52898611d..610dd71bc0ec6 100644
--- a/src/libsync/syncfileitem.h
+++ b/src/libsync/syncfileitem.h
@@ -338,6 +338,8 @@ class OWNCLOUDSYNC_EXPORT SyncFileItem
 
     bool _isAnyInvalidCharChild = false;
     bool _isAnyCaseClashChild = false;
+
+    QString _discoveryResult;
 };
 
 inline bool operator<(const SyncFileItemPtr &item1, const SyncFileItemPtr &item2)