diff --git a/repos/libports/run/nic_router.run b/repos/libports/run/nic_router.run
index 23b453d951..98244df8b1 100644
--- a/repos/libports/run/nic_router.run
+++ b/repos/libports/run/nic_router.run
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ append config {
 		<resource name="RAM" quantum="10M"/>
 		<provides><service name="Nic"/></provides>
 		<config verbose="no"
+		        verbose_packets="no"
 		        verbose_domain_state="yes"
 		        dhcp_discover_timeout_sec="3"
 		        dhcp_request_timeout_sec="3"
diff --git a/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/README b/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/README
index 83b4eaf045..731cab6369 100644
--- a/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/README
+++ b/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/README
@@ -357,6 +357,27 @@ The attributes of the 'report' tag:
 'interval_sec' : 1..3600 : Interval of sending reports in seconds
 
 
+Verbosity
+#########
+
+This is how you can configure the routers verbosity on its environment LOG
+session:
+
+! <config verbose="yes">
+
+Log router decisions and optional hints.
+
+! <config verbose_packets="yes">
+
+Log most important protocol header fields of each packet that is received or
+sent by the router (ETH, IPv4, ARP, UDP, TCP, DHCP).
+
+! <config verbose_domain_state="yes">
+
+Log most important changes in the state of a domain (number of nic sessions
+connected, current IPv4 config).
+
+
 Examples
 ########
 
diff --git a/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/config.xsd b/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/config.xsd
index 7eecca6496..6edd132ee3 100644
--- a/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/config.xsd
+++ b/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/config.xsd
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@
 
 			</xs:choice>
 			<xs:attribute name="verbose"                   type="Boolean" />
+			<xs:attribute name="verbose_packets"           type="Boolean" />
 			<xs:attribute name="verbose_domain_state"      type="Boolean" />
 			<xs:attribute name="dhcp_discover_timeout_sec" type="Seconds" />
 			<xs:attribute name="dhcp_request_timeout_sec"  type="Seconds" />
diff --git a/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/configuration.cc b/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/configuration.cc
index 50b95a4916..2b3a9e06aa 100644
--- a/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/configuration.cc
+++ b/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/configuration.cc
@@ -32,8 +32,10 @@ Configuration::Configuration(Env               &env,
                              Allocator         &alloc,
                              Timer::Connection &timer)
 :
-	_alloc(alloc), _verbose(node.attribute_value("verbose", false)),
-	_verbose_domain_state(node.attribute_value("verbose_domain_state", false)),
+	_alloc(alloc),
+	_verbose              (node.attribute_value("verbose",              false)),
+	_verbose_packets      (node.attribute_value("verbose_packets",      false)),
+	_verbose_domain_state (node.attribute_value("verbose_domain_state", false)),
 	_dhcp_discover_timeout(read_sec_attr(node, "dhcp_discover_timeout_sec", DEFAULT_DHCP_DISCOVER_TIMEOUT_SEC)),
 	_dhcp_request_timeout (read_sec_attr(node, "dhcp_request_timeout_sec",  DEFAULT_DHCP_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_SEC )),
 	_dhcp_offer_timeout   (read_sec_attr(node, "dhcp_offer_timeout_sec",    DEFAULT_DHCP_OFFER_TIMEOUT_SEC   )),
diff --git a/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/configuration.h b/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/configuration.h
index cd78efef91..67cdb87bc1 100644
--- a/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/configuration.h
+++ b/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/configuration.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class Net::Configuration
 
 		Genode::Allocator          &_alloc;
 		bool                 const  _verbose;
+		bool                 const  _verbose_packets;
 		bool                 const  _verbose_domain_state;
 		Genode::Microseconds const  _dhcp_discover_timeout;
 		Genode::Microseconds const  _dhcp_request_timeout;
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ class Net::Configuration
 		 ***************/
 
 		bool                  verbose()               const { return _verbose; }
+		bool                  verbose_packets()       const { return _verbose_packets; }
 		bool                  verbose_domain_state()  const { return _verbose_domain_state; }
 		Genode::Microseconds  dhcp_discover_timeout() const { return _dhcp_discover_timeout; }
 		Genode::Microseconds  dhcp_request_timeout()  const { return _dhcp_request_timeout; }
diff --git a/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/interface.cc b/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/interface.cc
index 8f1a487095..4aff7472f6 100644
--- a/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/interface.cc
+++ b/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/interface.cc
@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@ void Interface::_handle_eth(void              *const  eth_base,
 	/* inspect and handle ethernet frame */
 	try {
 		Ethernet_frame *const eth = reinterpret_cast<Ethernet_frame *>(eth_base);
-		if (_config().verbose()) {
+		if (_config().verbose_packets()) {
 			log("(router <- ", _domain, ") ", *eth); }
 
 		if (_domain.ip_config().valid) {
@@ -953,7 +953,7 @@ void Interface::_send_submit_pkt(Packet_descriptor &pkt,
 {
 	_source().submit_packet(pkt);
 	_domain.raise_tx_bytes(pkt_size);
-	if (_config().verbose()) {
+	if (_config().verbose_packets()) {
 		log("(", _domain, " <- router) ",
 		    *reinterpret_cast<Ethernet_frame *>(pkt_base));
 	}