diff --git a/src/iSponsorBlockTV/debug_helpers.py b/src/iSponsorBlockTV/debug_helpers.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9882196
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/iSponsorBlockTV/debug_helpers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+
+
+class AiohttpTracer:
+    def __init__(self, logger):
+        self.logger = logger
+
+    async def on_request_start(self, session, context, params):
+        self.logger.debug(f"Request started ({id(context):#x}): {params.method} {params.url}")
+
+    async def on_request_end(self, session, context, params):
+        self.logger.debug(f"Request ended ({id(context):#x}): {params.response.status}")
+
+    async def on_request_exception(self, session, context, params):
+        self.logger.debug(f"Request exception ({id(context):#x}): {params.exception}")
+
+    async def on_response_chunk_received(self, session, context, params):
+        chunk_size = len(params.chunk)
+        try:
+            # Try to decode as text
+            text = params.chunk.decode('utf-8')
+            self.logger.debug(f"Response chunk ({id(context):#x}) {chunk_size} bytes: {text}")
+        except UnicodeDecodeError:
+            # If not valid UTF-8, show as hex
+            hex_data = params.chunk.hex()
+            self.logger.debug(f"Response chunk ({id(context):#x}) ({chunk_size} bytes) [HEX]: {hex_data}")
diff --git a/src/iSponsorBlockTV/helpers.py b/src/iSponsorBlockTV/helpers.py
index 6d56925..e06e1bc 100644
--- a/src/iSponsorBlockTV/helpers.py
+++ b/src/iSponsorBlockTV/helpers.py
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ class Config:
     help="data directory",
 )
 @click.option("--debug", is_flag=True, help="debug mode")
+@click.option("--http-tracing", is_flag=True, help="Enable HTTP request/response tracing")
 # legacy commands as arguments
 @click.option("--setup", is_flag=True, help="Setup the program graphically", hidden=True)
 @click.option(
@@ -140,11 +141,12 @@ class Config:
     hidden=True,
 )
 @click.pass_context
-def cli(ctx, data, debug, setup, setup_cli):
+def cli(ctx, data, debug, http_tracing, setup, setup_cli):
     """iSponsorblockTV"""
     ctx.ensure_object(dict)
     ctx.obj["data_dir"] = data
     ctx.obj["debug"] = debug
+    ctx.obj["http_tracing"] = http_tracing
 
     logger = logging.getLogger()
     ctx.obj["logger"] = logger
@@ -189,7 +191,7 @@ def start(ctx):
     """Start the main program"""
     config = Config(ctx.obj["data_dir"])
     config.validate()
-    main.main(config, ctx.obj["debug"])
+    main.main(config, ctx.obj["debug"], ctx.obj["http_tracing"])
 
 
 # Create fake "self" group to show pyapp options in help menu
diff --git a/src/iSponsorBlockTV/main.py b/src/iSponsorBlockTV/main.py
index 8363f36..2172403 100644
--- a/src/iSponsorBlockTV/main.py
+++ b/src/iSponsorBlockTV/main.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from typing import Optional
 import aiohttp
 
 from . import api_helpers, ytlounge
+from .debug_helpers import AiohttpTracer
 
 
 class DeviceListener:
@@ -153,14 +154,28 @@ def handle_signal(signum, frame):
     raise KeyboardInterrupt()
 
 
-async def main_async(config, debug):
+async def main_async(config, debug, http_tracing):
     loop = asyncio.get_event_loop_policy().get_event_loop()
     tasks = []  # Save the tasks so the interpreter doesn't garbage collect them
     devices = []  # Save the devices to close them later
     if debug:
         loop.set_debug(True)
+    
     tcp_connector = aiohttp.TCPConnector(ttl_dns_cache=300)
-    web_session = aiohttp.ClientSession(connector=tcp_connector)
+    
+    # Configure session with tracing if enabled
+    if http_tracing:
+        root_logger = logging.getLogger("aiohttp_trace")
+        tracer = AiohttpTracer(root_logger)
+        trace_config = aiohttp.TraceConfig()
+        trace_config.on_request_start.append(tracer.on_request_start)
+        trace_config.on_response_chunk_received.append(tracer.on_response_chunk_received)
+        trace_config.on_request_end.append(tracer.on_request_end)
+        trace_config.on_request_exception.append(tracer.on_request_exception)
+        web_session = aiohttp.ClientSession(connector=tcp_connector, trace_configs=[trace_config])
+    else:
+        web_session = aiohttp.ClientSession(connector=tcp_connector)
+    
     api_helper = api_helpers.ApiHelper(config, web_session)
     for i in config.devices:
         device = DeviceListener(api_helper, config, i, debug, web_session)
@@ -184,5 +199,5 @@ async def main_async(config, debug):
         print("Exited")
 
 
-def main(config, debug):
-    asyncio.run(main_async(config, debug))
+def main(config, debug, http_tracing):
+    asyncio.run(main_async(config, debug, http_tracing))