diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0bc813e7f..658a594c2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ please see [changelog_updates.md](docs/dev/changelog_updates.md).
 
 - UIAsset: Replaced unsafe additional and private properties with safer alternative fields `customJsonAsString` (**not** affected by Json LD manipulation) and `customJsonLdAsString` (affected by Json LD manipulation), along with their private counterparts.
 - API Wrapper: TS Client Library now supports OAuth Client Credentials
+- EDC Backend: Added config variables for remote debugging
 
 #### Patch Changes
 
@@ -27,6 +28,12 @@ please see [changelog_updates.md](docs/dev/changelog_updates.md).
 
 - EDC UI:
   - New **optional** environment variable: `EDC_UI_MANAGEMENT_API_URL_SHOWN_IN_DASHBOARD` as override for shown Management API URL on the dashboard
+- EDC Backend:
+  - New **optional** environment variables to enable and configure remote logging & debugging capabilities:
+    - `DEBUG_LOGGING = false`
+    - `REMOTE_DEBUG = false`
+    - `REMOTE_DEBUG_SUSPEND = false`
+    - `REMOTE_DEBUG_BIND = 127.0.0.1:5005`
 
 #### Compatible Versions
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
index 695e35276..ac61499e8 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ services:
     image: ${EDC_UI_IMAGE}
     ports:
       - '11000:8080'
+      - '33005:5005'
     environment:
       EDC_UI_ACTIVE_PROFILE: ${EDC_UI_ACTIVE_PROFILE}
       EDC_UI_CONFIG_URL: edc-ui-config
diff --git a/docs/deployment-guide/goals/production/README.md b/docs/deployment-guide/goals/production/README.md
index e87cc0fb1..9139c4887 100644
--- a/docs/deployment-guide/goals/production/README.md
+++ b/docs/deployment-guide/goals/production/README.md
@@ -150,6 +150,17 @@ EDC_OAUTH_CERTIFICATE_ALIAS: 1
 EDC_OAUTH_PRIVATE_KEY_ALIAS: 1
 ```
 
+You can also optionally set the following config properties:
+```yaml
+# Enables DEBUG-Level logging
+DEBUG_LOGGING: true
+
+# Enables JDWP Remote Debugging
+REMOTE_DEBUG: true
+REMOTE_DEBUG_SUSPEND: true # default: false
+REMOTE_DEBUG_BIND: 127.0.0.1:5005 # default: 127.0.0.1:5005
+```
+
 ## FAQ
 
 ### What should the client ID entry look like?
diff --git a/launchers/Dockerfile b/launchers/Dockerfile
index cd5595898..a4dbda971 100644
--- a/launchers/Dockerfile
+++ b/launchers/Dockerfile
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ ARG EDC_BUILD_DATE_ARG="The docker container was built outside of github actions
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY ./launchers/connectors/$CONNECTOR_NAME/build/libs/app.jar /app
 COPY ./launchers/logging.properties /app
+COPY ./launchers/logging.dev.properties /app
 COPY ./launchers/.env /app/.env
 RUN touch /app/emtpy-properties-file.properties
 
@@ -28,7 +29,9 @@ ENV EDC_LAST_COMMIT_INFO=$EDC_LAST_COMMIT_INFO_ARG
 ENV EDC_BUILD_DATE=$EDC_BUILD_DATE_ARG
 ENV JVM_ARGS=""
 
-ENTRYPOINT set -a && source /app/.env && set +a && exec java -Djava.util.logging.config.file=/app/logging.properties $JVM_ARGS -jar app.jar
+COPY ./launchers/docker-entrypoint.sh /app/entrypoint.sh
+ENTRYPOINT ["/app/entrypoint.sh"]
+CMD ["start"]
 
 # health status is determined by the availability of the /health endpoint
 HEALTHCHECK --interval=5s --timeout=5s --retries=10 CMD curl --fail http://localhost:11001/api/check/health
diff --git a/launchers/docker-entrypoint.sh b/launchers/docker-entrypoint.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..1f463be66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/launchers/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Use bash instead of sh,
+# because sh in this image is provided by dash (https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/dash/dash.git/),
+# which seems to eat environment variables containing dashes,
+# which are required for some EDC configuration values.
+
+# Do not set -u to permit unset variables in .env
+set -eo pipefail
+
+# Apply ENV Vars on JAR startup
+set -a
+source /app/.env
+set +a
+
+
+if [[ "x${1:-}" == "xstart" ]]; then
+    cmd=(java ${JAVA_ARGS:-})
+
+    if [ "${REMOTE_DEBUG:-n}" = "y" ] || [ "${REMOTE_DEBUG:-false}" = "true" ]; then
+        cmd+=(
+            "-agentlib:jdwp=transport=dt_socket,server=y,suspend=${REMOTE_DEBUG_SUSPEND:-n},address=${REMOTE_DEBUG_BIND:-127.0.0.1:5005}"
+        )
+    fi
+
+    logging_config='/app/logging.properties'
+    if [ "${DEBUG_LOGGING:-n}" = "y" ] || [ "${DEBUG_LOGGING:-false}" = "true" ]; then
+        logging_config='/app/logging.dev.properties'
+    fi
+
+    cmd+=(
+        -Djava.util.logging.config.file=${logging_config}
+        -jar /app/app.jar
+    )
+else
+    cmd=("$@")
+fi
+
+if [ "${REMOTE_DEBUG:-n}" = "y" ] || [ "${REMOTE_DEBUG:-false}" = "true" ]; then
+  echo "Jar CMD (printing, because REMOTE_DEBUG=y|true): ${cmd[@]}"
+fi
+
+# Use "exec" for termination signals to reach JVM
+exec "${cmd[@]}"
diff --git a/launchers/logging.dev.properties b/launchers/logging.dev.properties
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3db949d79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/launchers/logging.dev.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+handlers = java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler
+.level = FINE
+java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler.level = ALL
+java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler.formatter = java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter
+java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter.format = %1$tY-%1$tm-%1$td %1$tH:%1$tM:%1$tS %5$s %6$s%n
+org.eclipse.dataspaceconnector.level = FINE
+org.eclipse.dataspaceconnector.handler = java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler