diff --git a/cashu/core/settings.py b/cashu/core/settings.py
index 55f8e0c..3dab28e 100644
--- a/cashu/core/settings.py
+++ b/cashu/core/settings.py
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ class WalletSettings(CashuSettings):
     wallet_name: str = Field(default="wallet")
     wallet_unit: str = Field(default="sat")
     wallet_use_deprecated_h2c: bool = Field(default=False)
+    wallet_verbose_requests: bool = Field(default=False)
     api_port: int = Field(default=4448)
     api_host: str = Field(default="127.0.0.1")
 
diff --git a/cashu/wallet/cli/cli.py b/cashu/wallet/cli/cli.py
index 242a82f..0d36272 100644
--- a/cashu/wallet/cli/cli.py
+++ b/cashu/wallet/cli/cli.py
@@ -148,9 +148,16 @@ def init_auth_wallet(func):
     default=False,
     help="Run in test mode (don't ask for CLI inputs)",
 )
+@click.option(
+    "--verbose",
+    "-v",
+    is_flag=True,
+    default=False,
+    help="Enable verbose mode to show all requests to the mint",
+)
 @click.pass_context
 @coro
-async def cli(ctx: Context, host: str, walletname: str, unit: str, tests: bool):
+async def cli(ctx: Context, host: str, walletname: str, unit: str, tests: bool, verbose: bool):
     if settings.debug:
         configure_logger()
     if settings.tor and not TorProxy().check_platform():
@@ -184,6 +191,8 @@ async def cli(ctx: Context, host: str, walletname: str, unit: str, tests: bool):
     unit = ctx.obj["UNIT"]
     ctx.obj["WALLET_NAME"] = walletname
     settings.wallet_name = walletname
+    settings.wallet_verbose_requests = verbose
+    ctx.obj["VERBOSE"] = verbose
 
     db_path = os.path.join(settings.cashu_dir, walletname)
     # if the command is "restore" we don't want to ask the user for a mnemonic
diff --git a/cashu/wallet/v1_api.py b/cashu/wallet/v1_api.py
index ff09730..3e944e6 100644
--- a/cashu/wallet/v1_api.py
+++ b/cashu/wallet/v1_api.py
@@ -188,7 +188,26 @@ class LedgerAPI(LedgerAPIDeprecated, SupportsAuth):
                 }
             )
 
-        return await self.httpx.request(method, path, **kwargs)
+        # Verbose logging of requests when enabled
+        if settings.wallet_verbose_requests:
+            request_info = f"{method} {self.url.rstrip('/')}/{path}"
+            if "json" in kwargs:
+                request_info += f"\nPayload: {json.dumps(kwargs['json'], indent=2)}"
+            print(f"Request: {request_info}")
+            
+        resp = await self.httpx.request(method, path, **kwargs)
+        
+        # Verbose logging of responses when enabled
+        if settings.wallet_verbose_requests:
+            response_info = f"Response: {resp.status_code}"
+            try:
+                json_response = resp.json()
+                response_info += f"\n{json.dumps(json_response, indent=2)}"
+            except json.JSONDecodeError:
+                response_info += f"\n{resp.text}"
+            print(response_info)
+            
+        return resp
 
     """
     ENDPOINTS
diff --git a/cashu/wallet/wallet_deprecated.py b/cashu/wallet/wallet_deprecated.py
index f8fb0a5..fbd8025 100644
--- a/cashu/wallet/wallet_deprecated.py
+++ b/cashu/wallet/wallet_deprecated.py
@@ -253,6 +253,20 @@ class LedgerAPIDeprecated(SupportsHttpxClient, SupportsMintURL):
         """
         logger.warning("Using deprecated API call: Requesting mint: GET /mint")
         resp = await self.httpx.get(f"{self.url}/mint", params={"amount": amount})
+        
+        # Verbose logging of requests and responses when enabled
+        if settings.wallet_verbose_requests:
+            request_info = f"Request: GET {self.url}/mint?amount={amount}"
+            print(request_info)
+            
+            response_info = f"Response: {resp.status_code}"
+            try:
+                json_response = resp.json()
+                response_info += f"\n{json.dumps(json_response, indent=2)}"
+            except json.JSONDecodeError:
+                response_info += f"\n{resp.text}"
+            print(response_info)
+            
         self.raise_on_error(resp)
         return_dict = resp.json()
         mint_response = GetMintResponse_deprecated.parse_obj(return_dict)
@@ -308,6 +322,22 @@ class LedgerAPIDeprecated(SupportsHttpxClient, SupportsMintURL):
                 "payment_hash": hash,  # backwards compatibility pre 0.12.0
             },
         )
+        
+        # Verbose logging of requests and responses when enabled
+        if settings.wallet_verbose_requests:
+            request_info = f"Request: POST {self.url}/mint?hash={hash}"
+            if payload:
+                request_info += f"\nPayload: {json.dumps(payload, indent=2)}"
+            print(request_info)
+            
+            response_info = f"Response: {resp.status_code}"
+            try:
+                json_response = resp.json()
+                response_info += f"\n{json.dumps(json_response, indent=2)}"
+            except json.JSONDecodeError:
+                response_info += f"\n{resp.text}"
+            print(response_info)
+            
         self.raise_on_error(resp)
         response_dict = resp.json()
         logger.trace("Lightning invoice checked. POST /mint")
diff --git a/tests/wallet/test_wallet_cli.py b/tests/wallet/test_wallet_cli.py
index 25fdf2e..f64ea76 100644
--- a/tests/wallet/test_wallet_cli.py
+++ b/tests/wallet/test_wallet_cli.py
@@ -149,6 +149,23 @@ def test_invoice(mint, cli_prefix):
     assert result.exit_code == 0
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skipif(is_regtest, reason="only works with FakeWallet")
+def test_invoice_verbose(mint, cli_prefix):
+    if settings.debug_mint_only_deprecated:
+        pytest.skip("only works with v1 API")
+
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    result = runner.invoke(
+        cli,
+        [*cli_prefix, "-v", "invoice", "1000"],
+    )
+
+    wallet = asyncio.run(init_wallet())
+    assert wallet.available_balance >= 1000
+    assert "Request: POST" in result.output
+    assert "Response: 200" in result.output
+
+
 def test_invoice_return_immediately(mint, cli_prefix):
     runner = CliRunner()
     result = runner.invoke(