diff --git a/sc2/src/sc2code/netplay/netrcv.c b/sc2/src/sc2code/netplay/netrcv.c
index c05331d99..137cfcd88 100644
--- a/sc2/src/sc2code/netplay/netrcv.c
+++ b/sc2/src/sc2code/netplay/netrcv.c
@@ -82,7 +82,14 @@ dataReceivedSingle(NetConnection *conn, const uint8 *data,
 		log_add(log_Debug, "NETPLAY: [%d] <== Received packet of type %s.\n",
 				NetConnection_getPlayerNr(conn), packetTypeData[type].name);
 	}
-#endif
+#ifdef NETPLAY_DEBUG_FILE
+	if (conn->debugFile != NULL) {
+		uio_fprintf(conn->debugFile,
+				"NETPLAY: [%d] <== Received packet of type %s.\n",
+				NetConnection_getPlayerNr(conn), packetTypeData[type].name);
+	}
+#endif  /* NETPLAY_DEBUG_FILE */
+#endif  /* NETPLAY_DEBUG */
 	
 	result = packetTypeData[type].handler(conn, data);
 	if (result == -1) {
diff --git a/sc2/src/sc2code/netplay/netsend.c b/sc2/src/sc2code/netplay/netsend.c
index 0d47c8d9f..e24a87cc0 100644
--- a/sc2/src/sc2code/netplay/netsend.c
+++ b/sc2/src/sc2code/netplay/netsend.c
@@ -47,7 +47,14 @@ sendPacket(NetConnection *conn, Packet *packet) {
 	//	log_add(log_Debug, "NETPLAY: [%d] ==> Sending packet of type %s.\n",
 	//			conn->player, packetTypeData[packetType(packet)].name);
 	//}
-#endif
+#ifdef NETPLAY_DEBUG_FILE
+	if (conn->debugFile != NULL) {
+		uio_fprintf(conn->debugFile,
+				"NETPLAY: [%d] ==> Sending packet of type %s.\n",
+				conn->player, packetTypeData[packetType(packet)].name);
+	}
+#endif  /* NETPLAY_DEBUG_FILE */
+#endif  /* NETPLAY_DEBUG */
 
 	socket = NetDescriptor_getSocket(conn->nd);
 
diff --git a/sc2/src/sc2code/netplay/packetq.c b/sc2/src/sc2code/netplay/packetq.c
index 9997f7ee5..6c4e87354 100644
--- a/sc2/src/sc2code/netplay/packetq.c
+++ b/sc2/src/sc2code/netplay/packetq.c
@@ -102,7 +102,15 @@ queuePacket(NetConnection *conn, Packet *packet, bool urgent) {
 				NetConnection_getPlayerNr(conn),
 				packetTypeData[packetType(packet)].name);
 	}
-#endif
+#ifdef NETPLAY_DEBUG_FILE
+	if (conn->debugFile != NULL) {
+		uio_fprintf(conn->debugFile,
+				"NETPLAY: [%d] ==> Queueing packet of type %s.\n",
+				NetConnection_getPlayerNr(conn),
+				packetTypeData[packetType(packet)].name);
+	}
+#endif  /* NETPLAY_DEBUG_FILE */
+#endif  /* NETPLAY_DEBUG */
 }
 
 // If an error occurs during sending, we leave the unsent packets in