diff --git a/docs/releases/2.0.rst b/docs/releases/2.0.rst
index 228b7f78e6..33db362a39 100644
--- a/docs/releases/2.0.rst
+++ b/docs/releases/2.0.rst
@@ -305,6 +305,14 @@ processing. This allows API users to have the document id of the document
 just uploaded and perform other actions on it while it becomes ready
 for access.
 
+Auto logging
+------------
+App logging to the console is now automatically enabled. If Django's DEBUG
+flag is `True` the default level for auto logging is `DEBUG`. If Django's
+DEBUG flag is `False` (as in production), the default level changes to `INFO`.
+This should make it easier to add relevant messages to issue tickets as
+well as a adecuate logging during production.
+
 Other changes
 -------------
 
diff --git a/mayan/apps/common/apps.py b/mayan/apps/common/apps.py
index 85f76801b7..4b8138ca28 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/common/apps.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/common/apps.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ from .links import (
 )
 from .literals import DELETE_STALE_UPLOADS_INTERVAL
 from .menus import menu_facet, menu_main, menu_secondary, menu_tools
+from .settings import setting_auto_logging
 from .tasks import task_delete_stale_uploads  # NOQA - Force task registration
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -52,6 +53,18 @@ class MayanAppConfig(apps.AppConfig):
             )
         ),
 
+        if setting_auto_logging.value:
+            if settings.DEBUG:
+                level = 'DEBUG'
+            else:
+                level = 'INFO'
+
+            settings.LOGGING['loggers'][self.name] = {
+                'handlers': ['console'],
+                'propagate': True,
+                'level': level,
+            }
+
 
 class CommonApp(MayanAppConfig):
     app_url = ''
diff --git a/mayan/apps/common/settings.py b/mayan/apps/common/settings.py
index 404493773f..9e446b0a37 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/common/settings.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/common/settings.py
@@ -28,3 +28,10 @@ setting_paginate_by = namespace.add_setting(
         'An integer specifying how many objects should be displayed per page.'
     )
 )
+setting_auto_logging = namespace.add_setting(
+    global_name='COMMON_AUTO_LOGGING',
+    default=True,
+    help_text=_(
+        'Automatically enable logging to all apps.'
+    )
+)
diff --git a/mayan/settings/base.py b/mayan/settings/base.py
index d4081ff1ed..5181a7b135 100644
--- a/mayan/settings/base.py
+++ b/mayan/settings/base.py
@@ -212,6 +212,23 @@ COMPRESS_CSS_FILTERS = (
 COMPRESS_ENABLED = False
 COMPRESS_PARSER = 'compressor.parser.HtmlParser'
 # --------- Django -------------------
+LOGGING = {
+    'version': 1,
+    'disable_existing_loggers': True,
+    'formatters': {
+        'intermediate': {
+            'format': '%(name)s <%(process)d> [%(levelname)s] "%(funcName)s() %(message)s"'
+        },
+    },
+    'handlers': {
+        'console': {
+            'level': 'DEBUG',
+            'class': 'logging.StreamHandler',
+            'formatter': 'intermediate'
+        }
+    },
+    'loggers': {}
+}
 LOGIN_URL = 'authentication:login_view'
 LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL = 'common:home'
 INTERNAL_IPS = ('127.0.0.1',)