diff --git a/apps/desktop/desktop_native/core/src/ipc/server.rs b/apps/desktop/desktop_native/core/src/ipc/server.rs
index 053b432220..0aa1cf3017 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/desktop_native/core/src/ipc/server.rs
+++ b/apps/desktop/desktop_native/core/src/ipc/server.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-use std::{error::Error, path::Path, vec};
+use std::{
+    error::Error,
+    path::{Path, PathBuf},
+    vec,
+};
 
 use futures::TryFutureExt;
 
@@ -29,6 +33,7 @@ pub enum MessageType {
 }
 
 pub struct Server {
+    pub path: PathBuf,
     cancel_token: CancellationToken,
     server_to_clients_send: broadcast::Sender<String>,
 }
@@ -66,6 +71,7 @@ impl Server {
         // Create the server and start listening for incoming connections
         // in a separate task to avoid blocking the current task
         let server = Server {
+            path: path.to_owned(),
             cancel_token: cancel_token.clone(),
             server_to_clients_send,
         };
diff --git a/apps/desktop/desktop_native/napi/index.d.ts b/apps/desktop/desktop_native/napi/index.d.ts
index 6d1a7b8abb..08f9f45b1b 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/desktop_native/napi/index.d.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/desktop_native/napi/index.d.ts
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ export declare namespace ipc {
      * @param callback This function will be called whenever a message is received from a client.
      */
     static listen(name: string, callback: (error: null | Error, message: IpcMessage) => void): Promise<IpcServer>
+    /** Return the path to the IPC server. */
+    getPath(): string
     /** Stop the IPC server. */
     stop(): void
     /**
diff --git a/apps/desktop/desktop_native/napi/src/lib.rs b/apps/desktop/desktop_native/napi/src/lib.rs
index 60a8326a8e..841d2155f1 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/desktop_native/napi/src/lib.rs
+++ b/apps/desktop/desktop_native/napi/src/lib.rs
@@ -487,6 +487,12 @@ pub mod ipc {
             Ok(IpcServer { server })
         }
 
+        /// Return the path to the IPC server.
+        #[napi]
+        pub fn get_path(&self) -> String {
+            self.server.path.to_string_lossy().to_string()
+        }
+
         /// Stop the IPC server.
         #[napi]
         pub fn stop(&self) -> napi::Result<()> {
diff --git a/apps/desktop/desktop_native/proxy/src/main.rs b/apps/desktop/desktop_native/proxy/src/main.rs
index 7d3b4ecfca..bfd84b206d 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/desktop_native/proxy/src/main.rs
+++ b/apps/desktop/desktop_native/proxy/src/main.rs
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ use tokio_util::codec::LengthDelimitedCodec;
 #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
 embed_plist::embed_info_plist!("../../../resources/info.desktop_proxy.plist");
 
-fn init_logging(log_path: &Path, level: log::LevelFilter) {
+fn init_logging(log_path: &Path, console_level: LevelFilter, file_level: LevelFilter) {
     use simplelog::{ColorChoice, CombinedLogger, Config, SharedLogger, TermLogger, TerminalMode};
 
     let config = Config::default();
 
     let mut loggers: Vec<Box<dyn SharedLogger>> = Vec::new();
     loggers.push(TermLogger::new(
-        level,
+        console_level,
         config.clone(),
         TerminalMode::Stderr,
         ColorChoice::Auto,
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ fn init_logging(log_path: &Path, level: log::LevelFilter) {
 
     match std::fs::File::create(log_path) {
         Ok(file) => {
-            loggers.push(simplelog::WriteLogger::new(level, config, file));
+            loggers.push(simplelog::WriteLogger::new(file_level, config, file));
         }
         Err(e) => {
             eprintln!("Can't create file: {}", e);
@@ -57,7 +57,12 @@ async fn main() {
         path
     };
 
-    init_logging(&log_path, LevelFilter::Info);
+    let level = std::env::var("PROXY_LOG_LEVEL")
+        .ok()
+        .and_then(|s| s.parse().ok())
+        .unwrap_or(LevelFilter::Info);
+
+    init_logging(&log_path, level, LevelFilter::Info);
 
     info!("Starting Bitwarden IPC Proxy.");
 
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/main/native-messaging.main.ts b/apps/desktop/src/main/native-messaging.main.ts
index 16594792f7..42be83a303 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/main/native-messaging.main.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/main/native-messaging.main.ts
@@ -93,11 +93,23 @@ export class NativeMessagingMain {
           break;
         }
         case ipc.IpcMessageType.Message:
-          this.windowMain.win.webContents.send("nativeMessaging", JSON.parse(msg.message));
+          try {
+            const msgJson = JSON.parse(msg.message);
+            this.logService.debug("Native messaging message:", msgJson);
+            this.windowMain.win?.webContents.send("nativeMessaging", msgJson);
+          } catch (e) {
+            this.logService.warning("Error processing message:", e, msg.message);
+          }
+          break;
+
+        default:
+          this.logService.warning("Unknown message type:", msg.kind, msg.message);
           break;
       }
     });
 
+    this.logService.info("Native messaging server started at:", this.ipcServer.getPath());
+
     ipcMain.on("nativeMessagingReply", (event, msg) => {
       if (msg != null) {
         this.send(msg);
@@ -110,6 +122,7 @@ export class NativeMessagingMain {
   }
 
   send(message: object) {
+    this.logService.debug("Native messaging reply:", message);
     this.ipcServer?.send(JSON.stringify(message));
   }