diff --git a/.changeset/pretty-grapes-smell.md b/.changeset/pretty-grapes-smell.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c1015459
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/pretty-grapes-smell.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@livekit/rtc-node': patch
+---
+
+add an environment varaible to log all room events
diff --git a/packages/livekit-rtc/src/room.ts b/packages/livekit-rtc/src/room.ts
index 67e202d7..a9721b26 100644
--- a/packages/livekit-rtc/src/room.ts
+++ b/packages/livekit-rtc/src/room.ts
@@ -321,6 +321,9 @@ export class Room extends (EventEmitter as new () => TypedEmitter<RoomCallbacks>
     }
 
     const ev = ffiEvent.message.value.message;
+    if (process.env.LIVEKIT_DEBUG_LOG_ROOM_EVENTS) {
+      console.log('Room event:', ev);
+    }
     if (ev.case == 'participantConnected') {
       const participant = this.createRemoteParticipant(ev.value.info!);
       this.remoteParticipants.set(participant.identity!, participant);
diff --git a/turbo.json b/turbo.json
index 6d7d87f7..90b287f2 100644
--- a/turbo.json
+++ b/turbo.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://turborepo.org/schema.json",
-  "globalEnv": ["LIVEKIT_URL", "LIVEKIT_API_KEY", "LIVEKIT_API_SECRET", "NODE_ENV"],
+  "globalEnv": ["LIVEKIT_URL", "LIVEKIT_API_KEY", "LIVEKIT_API_SECRET", "NODE_ENV", "LIVEKIT_DEBUG_LOG_ROOM_EVENTS"],
   "tasks": {
     "build": {
       "dependsOn": ["^build"],