diff --git a/headers/os/net/UrlProtocolDispatchingListener.h b/headers/os/net/UrlProtocolDispatchingListener.h
index 9d276b81b6..29fa46f2c9 100644
--- a/headers/os/net/UrlProtocolDispatchingListener.h
+++ b/headers/os/net/UrlProtocolDispatchingListener.h
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ enum {
 	B_URL_PROTOCOL_DOWNLOAD_PROGRESS,
 	B_URL_PROTOCOL_UPLOAD_PROGRESS,
 	B_URL_PROTOCOL_REQUEST_COMPLETED,
-	B_URL_PROTOCOL_CERTIFICATE_VERIFICATION_FAILED
+	B_URL_PROTOCOL_CERTIFICATE_VERIFICATION_FAILED,
+	B_URL_PROTOCOL_DEBUG_MESSAGE
 };
 
 
@@ -53,6 +54,9 @@ public:
 									ssize_t bytesSent, ssize_t bytesTotal);
 	virtual void				RequestCompleted(BUrlRequest* caller,
 									bool success);
+	virtual void				DebugMessage(BUrlRequest* caller,
+									BUrlProtocolDebugMessage type,
+									const char* text);
 	virtual bool				CertificateVerificationFailed(
 									BUrlRequest* caller,
 									BCertificate& certificate,
diff --git a/src/kits/network/libnetapi/UrlProtocolAsynchronousListener.cpp b/src/kits/network/libnetapi/UrlProtocolAsynchronousListener.cpp
index b90e9f6def..dc53a42351 100644
--- a/src/kits/network/libnetapi/UrlProtocolAsynchronousListener.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/network/libnetapi/UrlProtocolAsynchronousListener.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <AppKit.h>
 #include <UrlProtocolAsynchronousListener.h>
 #include <Debug.h>
+#include <String.h>
 
 extern const char* kUrlProtocolMessageType;
 extern const char* kUrlProtocolCaller;
@@ -142,6 +143,16 @@ BUrlProtocolAsynchronousListener::MessageReceived(BMessage* message)
 			}
 			break;
 
+		case B_URL_PROTOCOL_DEBUG_MESSAGE:
+			{
+				BUrlProtocolDebugMessage type
+					= (BUrlProtocolDebugMessage)message->FindInt32("url:type");
+				BString text = message->FindString("url:text");
+
+				DebugMessage(caller, type, text);
+			}
+			break;
+
 		case B_URL_PROTOCOL_CERTIFICATE_VERIFICATION_FAILED:
 			{
 				const char* error = message->FindString("url:error");
diff --git a/src/kits/network/libnetapi/UrlProtocolDispatchingListener.cpp b/src/kits/network/libnetapi/UrlProtocolDispatchingListener.cpp
index d3222cb875..ee4f184d2e 100644
--- a/src/kits/network/libnetapi/UrlProtocolDispatchingListener.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/network/libnetapi/UrlProtocolDispatchingListener.cpp
@@ -125,6 +125,18 @@ BUrlProtocolDispatchingListener::RequestCompleted(BUrlRequest* caller,
 }
 
 
+void
+BUrlProtocolDispatchingListener::DebugMessage(BUrlRequest* caller,
+	BUrlProtocolDebugMessage type, const char* text)
+{
+	BMessage message(B_URL_PROTOCOL_NOTIFICATION);
+	message.AddInt32("url:type", type);
+	message.AddString("url:text", text);
+
+	_SendMessage(&message, B_URL_PROTOCOL_DEBUG_MESSAGE, caller);
+}
+
+
 bool
 BUrlProtocolDispatchingListener::CertificateVerificationFailed(
 	BUrlRequest* caller, BCertificate& certificate, const char* error)
@@ -149,7 +161,7 @@ BUrlProtocolDispatchingListener::_SendMessage(BMessage* message,
 	int8 notification, BUrlRequest* caller)
 {
 	ASSERT(message != NULL);
-		
+
 	message->AddPointer(kUrlProtocolCaller, caller);
 	message->AddInt8(kUrlProtocolMessageType, notification);