diff --git a/fortran/eccodes_f90_tail.f90 b/fortran/eccodes_f90_tail.f90
index fcc0c860b..05d59beb5 100644
--- a/fortran/eccodes_f90_tail.f90
+++ b/fortran/eccodes_f90_tail.f90
@@ -2765,6 +2765,12 @@
     call grib_skip_read_only(iterid, status)
   end subroutine codes_skip_read_only
 
+  !> Set debug mode
+  subroutine codes_set_debug(mode)
+    integer(kind=kindOfInt), intent(in) :: mode
+    call grib_set_debug(mode)
+  end subroutine codes_set_debug
+
   !> Set the definition path
   !>
   !> In case of error, if the status parameter (optional) is not given, the program will
diff --git a/fortran/grib_api_externals.h b/fortran/grib_api_externals.h
index f789fb92e..fd3d6c10a 100644
--- a/fortran/grib_api_externals.h
+++ b/fortran/grib_api_externals.h
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ integer, external :: grib_f_set_int, grib_f_set_int_array, &
 integer, external :: grib_f_get_message_size, grib_f_copy_message, grib_f_count_in_file
 integer, external :: grib_f_write, grib_f_multi_write, grib_f_multi_append
 integer, external :: grib_f_clone, grib_f_copy_namespace
-external :: grib_f_check
+external :: grib_f_check , grib_f_set_debug
 integer, external :: grib_f_util_sections_copy
 integer, external :: grib_f_set_definitions_path, grib_f_set_samples_path
 integer, external :: grib_f_julian_to_datetime, grib_f_datetime_to_julian, grib_f_copy_key
diff --git a/fortran/grib_f90_tail.f90 b/fortran/grib_f90_tail.f90
index c178eedbe..be1a574ff 100644
--- a/fortran/grib_f90_tail.f90
+++ b/fortran/grib_f90_tail.f90
@@ -3177,6 +3177,13 @@
     end if
   end subroutine grib_skip_read_only
 
+  !> Set debug mode
+  subroutine grib_set_debug(mode)
+    integer(kind=kindOfInt), intent(in) :: mode
+    call grib_f_set_debug(mode)
+  end subroutine grib_set_debug
+
+
   !> Set the definition path
   !>
   !> In case of error, if the status parameter (optional) is not given, the program will
diff --git a/fortran/grib_fortran.cc b/fortran/grib_fortran.cc
index 972118384..1539bc9db 100644
--- a/fortran/grib_fortran.cc
+++ b/fortran/grib_fortran.cc
@@ -975,8 +975,9 @@ int grib_f_close_file_(int* fid)
 /*****************************************************************************/
 static int file_count=0;
 
-void grib_f_write_on_fail(int* gid) {
-    grib_context* c=grib_context_get_default();
+void grib_f_write_on_fail(int* gid)
+{
+    grib_context* c = grib_context_get_default();
     if (c->write_on_fail) {
         char filename[100]={0,};
         grib_handle* h=NULL;
@@ -993,7 +994,8 @@ void grib_f_write_on_fail(int* gid) {
         if (h) grib_write_message(h,filename,"w");
     }
 }
-void grib_f_write_on_fail_(int* gid) {
+void grib_f_write_on_fail_(int* gid)
+{
     grib_f_write_on_fail(gid);
 }
 /*****************************************************************************/
@@ -2890,6 +2892,13 @@ int codes_f_bufr_multi_element_constant_arrays_off_(void)
     return GRIB_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+/*****************************************************************************/
+void grib_f_set_debug_(int mode)
+{
+    grib_context* c = grib_context_get_default();
+    grib_context_set_debug(c, mode);
+}
+
 /*****************************************************************************/
 int grib_f_set_definitions_path_(char* path, int len)
 {
diff --git a/fortran/grib_fortran_prototypes.h b/fortran/grib_fortran_prototypes.h
index 4eb0a313d..7af6b2101 100644
--- a/fortran/grib_fortran_prototypes.h
+++ b/fortran/grib_fortran_prototypes.h
@@ -309,6 +309,7 @@ int grib_f_multi_append__(int *ingid, int *sec, int *mgid);
 int codes_f_bufr_keys_iterator_new_(int* gid,int* iterid);
 int grib_f_read_file_(int* fid, void* buffer, size_t* nbytes);
 int codes_f_bufr_keys_iterator_delete_(int* iterid);
+void grib_f_set_debug_(int mode);
 int grib_f_set_definitions_path_(char* path, int len);
 int grib_f_read_any_from_file_(int* fid, void* buffer, size_t* nbytes);
 int any_f_new_from_file_(int* fid, int* gid);
diff --git a/src/eccodes.cc b/src/eccodes.cc
index 9ec6d8073..779690790 100644
--- a/src/eccodes.cc
+++ b/src/eccodes.cc
@@ -585,6 +585,11 @@ void codes_context_set_samples_path(grib_context* c, const char* path)
     grib_context_set_samples_path(c, path);
 }
 
+void codes_context_set_debug(grib_context* c, int mode)
+{
+    grib_context_set_debug(c, mode);
+}
+
 void codes_context_set_memory_proc(grib_context* c, grib_malloc_proc p_malloc, grib_free_proc p_free, grib_realloc_proc p_realloc)
 {
     grib_context_set_memory_proc(c, p_malloc, p_free, p_realloc);
diff --git a/src/eccodes.h b/src/eccodes.h
index f0b110b86..0c8f7193c 100644
--- a/src/eccodes.h
+++ b/src/eccodes.h
@@ -1174,6 +1174,8 @@ void codes_context_set_definitions_path(codes_context* c, const char* path);
  */
 void codes_context_set_samples_path(codes_context* c, const char* path);
 
+void codes_context_set_debug(grib_context* c, int mode);
+
 /**
  *  Sets memory procedures of the context
  *
diff --git a/src/grib_api.h b/src/grib_api.h
index 84566b108..09601899f 100644
--- a/src/grib_api.h
+++ b/src/grib_api.h
@@ -1169,6 +1169,8 @@ void grib_context_set_definitions_path(grib_context* c, const char* path);
  */
 void grib_context_set_samples_path(grib_context* c, const char* path);
 
+void grib_context_set_debug(grib_context* c, int mode);
+
 /**
  *  Sets memory procedures of the context
  *
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests.cc b/tests/unit_tests.cc
index 22a394548..d1575301a 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests.cc
+++ b/tests/unit_tests.cc
@@ -742,10 +742,36 @@ void test_codes_get_error_message()
     Assert( STR_EQUAL(errmsg, "Unknown error -6666"));
 }
 
+void test_codes_context_set_debug()
+{
+    printf("Running %s ...\n", __func__);
+    grib_context* context = NULL;
+    int err = 0;
+
+    printf("\tEnable debugging...\n");
+    grib_context_set_debug(context, -1);
+
+    grib_handle* h = grib_handle_new_from_samples(context, "GRIB2");
+    err = grib_set_long(h, "paramId", 167);
+    Assert(!err);
+
+    printf("\tDisable debugging...\n");
+    grib_context_set_debug(context, 0);
+
+    err = grib_set_long(h, "edition", 1);
+    Assert(!err);
+    printf("\tEnable debugging again (verbose)...\n");
+    grib_context_set_debug(context, 1);
+    grib_handle_delete(h);
+
+    grib_context_set_debug(context, 0);
+}
+
 int main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
     printf("Doing unit tests. ecCodes version = %ld\n", grib_get_api_version());
 
+    test_codes_context_set_debug();
     test_codes_get_error_message();
 
     test_iarray();