diff --git a/lib/application.js b/lib/application.js
index cf6d78c741e..00d5e4a4c05 100644
--- a/lib/application.js
+++ b/lib/application.js
@@ -614,7 +614,16 @@ app.listen = function listen() {
 
 function logerror(err) {
   /* istanbul ignore next */
-  if (this.get('env') !== 'test') console.error(err.stack || err.toString());
+  if (this.get('env') !== 'test') {
+    console.error(err.stack || err.toString());
+
+    // Log the error cause chain if present
+    let currentCause = err.cause;
+    while (currentCause) {
+      console.error('\nCaused by:', currentCause.stack || currentCause.toString());
+      currentCause = currentCause.cause;
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 /**