diff --git a/packages/client/bin/cli.ts b/packages/client/bin/cli.ts
index 52946ab6cb..120abdd297 100755
--- a/packages/client/bin/cli.ts
+++ b/packages/client/bin/cli.ts
@@ -205,9 +205,16 @@ const args: ClientOpts = yargs(hideBin(process.argv))
     default: 5,
   })
   .option('rpcDebug', {
+    describe:
+      'Additionally log truncated RPC calls filtered by name (prefix), e.g.: "eth,engine_getPayload" (use "all" for all methods). Truncated by default, add verbosity using "rpcDebugVerbose"',
+    default: '',
+    string: true,
+  })
+  .option('rpcDebugVerbose', {
     describe:
       'Additionally log complete RPC calls filtered by name (prefix), e.g.: "eth,engine_getPayload" (use "all" for all methods).',
     default: '',
+    string: true,
   })
   .option('rpcCors', {
     describe: 'Configure the Access-Control-Allow-Origin CORS header for RPC server',
diff --git a/packages/client/bin/startRpc.ts b/packages/client/bin/startRpc.ts
index 9a7e2fb85a..4c549abcd9 100644
--- a/packages/client/bin/startRpc.ts
+++ b/packages/client/bin/startRpc.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export type RPCArgs = {
   wsEngineAddr: string
   wsEnginePort: number
   rpcDebug: string
+  rpcDebugVerbose: string
   helpRpc: boolean
   jwtSecret?: string
   rpcEngineAuth: boolean
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ export function startRPCServers(client: EthereumClient, args: RPCArgs) {
     rpcEngineAuth,
     rpcCors,
     rpcDebug,
+    rpcDebugVerbose,
   } = args
   const manager = new RPCManager(client, config)
   const { logger } = config
@@ -109,6 +111,7 @@ export function startRPCServers(client: EthereumClient, args: RPCArgs) {
 
     const { server, namespaces, methods } = createRPCServer(manager, {
       methodConfig: withEngineMethods ? MethodConfig.WithEngine : MethodConfig.WithoutEngine,
+      rpcDebugVerbose,
       rpcDebug,
       logger,
     })
@@ -171,6 +174,7 @@ export function startRPCServers(client: EthereumClient, args: RPCArgs) {
     const { server, namespaces, methods } = createRPCServer(manager, {
       methodConfig: MethodConfig.EngineOnly,
       rpcDebug,
+      rpcDebugVerbose,
       logger,
     })
     servers.push(server)
diff --git a/packages/client/src/types.ts b/packages/client/src/types.ts
index 9778bae90d..48f576aa61 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/types.ts
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ export interface ClientOpts {
   logRotate?: boolean
   logMaxFiles?: number
   rpcDebug?: string
+  rpcDebugVerbose?: string
   rpcCors?: string
   maxPerRequest?: number
   maxFetcherJobs?: number
diff --git a/packages/client/src/util/rpc.ts b/packages/client/src/util/rpc.ts
index ce39808a5a..4088c1a674 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/util/rpc.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/util/rpc.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ const algorithm: TAlgorithm = 'HS256'
 type CreateRPCServerOpts = {
   methodConfig: MethodConfig
   rpcDebug: string
+  rpcDebugVerbose: string
   logger?: Logger
 }
 type CreateRPCServerReturn = {
@@ -42,6 +43,28 @@ export enum MethodConfig {
 /** Allowed drift for jwt token issuance is 60 seconds */
 const ALLOWED_DRIFT = 60_000
 
+/**
+ * Check if the `method` matches the comma-separated filter string
+ * @param method - Method to check the filter on
+ * @param filterStringCSV - Comma-separated list of filters to use
+ * @returns
+ */
+function checkFilter(method: string, filterStringCSV: string) {
+  if (filterStringCSV === '') {
+    return false
+  }
+  if (filterStringCSV === 'all') {
+    return true
+  }
+  const filters = filterStringCSV.split(',')
+  for (const filter of filters) {
+    if (method.includes(filter) === true) {
+      return true
+    }
+  }
+  return false
+}
+
 /**
  * Internal util to pretty print params for logging.
  */
@@ -63,51 +86,23 @@ export function createRPCServer(
   manager: RPCManager,
   opts: CreateRPCServerOpts
 ): CreateRPCServerReturn {
-  const { methodConfig, rpcDebug, logger } = opts
-
+  const { methodConfig, rpcDebug, rpcDebugVerbose, logger } = opts
   const onRequest = (request: any) => {
-    let msg = ''
-    if (rpcDebug && rpcDebug !== '') {
-      let show = false
-      if (rpcDebug === 'all') {
-        show = true
-      } else {
-        const filters = rpcDebug.split(',')
-        for (const filter of filters) {
-          if (request.method.includes(filter) === true) {
-            show = true
-          }
-        }
-      }
-      if (show) {
-        if (logger?.level === 'debug') {
-          msg += `${request.method} called with params:\n${inspectParams(request.params)}`
-        } else {
-          msg += `${request.method} called with params: ${inspectParams(request.params, 125)}`
-        }
-        logger?.info(msg)
-      }
+    if (checkFilter(request.method, rpcDebugVerbose)) {
+      logger?.info(`${request.method} called with params:\n${inspectParams(request.params)}`)
+    } else if (checkFilter(request.method, rpcDebug)) {
+      logger?.info(`${request.method} called with params: ${inspectParams(request.params, 125)}`)
     }
   }
 
   const handleResponse = (request: any, response: any, batchAddOn = '') => {
-    let msg = ''
-    if (
-      rpcDebug === 'true' ||
-      (rpcDebug === 'engine' && request.method.includes('engine_') === true) ||
-      (rpcDebug === 'eth' && request.method.includes('eth_') === true)
-    ) {
-      msg = `${request.method}${batchAddOn} responded with:\n${inspectParams(response)}`
-    } else {
-      msg = `${request.method}${batchAddOn} responded with: `
-      if (response.result !== undefined) {
-        msg += inspectParams(response, 125)
-      }
-      if (response.error !== undefined) {
-        msg += `error: ${response.error.message}`
-      }
+    if (checkFilter(request.method, rpcDebugVerbose)) {
+      logger?.info(`${request.method}${batchAddOn} responded with:\n${inspectParams(response)}`)
+    } else if (checkFilter(request.method, rpcDebug)) {
+      logger?.info(
+        `${request.method}${batchAddOn} responded with:\n${inspectParams(response, 125)}`
+      )
     }
-    logger?.debug(msg)
   }
 
   const onBatchResponse = (request: any, response: any) => {
@@ -126,11 +121,14 @@ export function createRPCServer(
   }
 
   let methods
-  const ethMethods = manager.getMethods(false, rpcDebug !== 'false')
+  const ethMethods = manager.getMethods(false, rpcDebug !== 'false' && rpcDebug !== '')
 
   switch (methodConfig) {
     case MethodConfig.WithEngine:
-      methods = { ...ethMethods, ...manager.getMethods(true, rpcDebug !== 'false') }
+      methods = {
+        ...ethMethods,
+        ...manager.getMethods(true, rpcDebug !== 'false' && rpcDebug !== ''),
+      }
       break
     case MethodConfig.WithoutEngine:
       methods = { ...ethMethods }
diff --git a/packages/client/test/util/rpc.spec.ts b/packages/client/test/util/rpc.spec.ts
index d177b2d803..7e716ef7c0 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/util/rpc.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/util/rpc.spec.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,12 @@ describe('[Util/RPC]', () => {
     const { logger } = config
     for (const methodConfig of Object.values(MethodConfig)) {
       for (const rpcDebug of ['', 'eth']) {
-        const { server } = createRPCServer(manager, { methodConfig, rpcDebug, logger })
+        const { server } = createRPCServer(manager, {
+          methodConfig,
+          rpcDebug,
+          logger,
+          rpcDebugVerbose: '',
+        })
         const httpServer = createRPCServerListener({
           server,
           withEngineMiddleware: { jwtSecret: new Uint8Array(32) },
@@ -66,7 +71,8 @@ describe('[Util/RPC/Engine eth methods]', async () => {
   const manager = new RPCManager(client, config)
   const { server } = createRPCServer(manager, {
     methodConfig: MethodConfig.EngineOnly,
-    rpcDebug: false,
+    rpcDebug: '',
+    rpcDebugVerbose: '',
   })
   const httpServer = createRPCServerListener({ server })
   const methods = [