diff --git a/lib/rest_client/request.rb b/lib/rest_client/request.rb
index 687e4c5..8942fe7 100644
--- a/lib/rest_client/request.rb
+++ b/lib/rest_client/request.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module RestClient
   module RequestWithInstrumentation
     def execute(& block)
-      ActiveSupport::Notifications.instrument('log.restclient', url: url, method: method, headers: headers) do
+      ActiveSupport::Notifications.instrument('log.restclient', url: url, method: method, headers: headers, payload: payload.to_s) do
         super &block
       end
     end
diff --git a/lib/rest_client_logger/rest_client_log_subscriber.rb b/lib/rest_client_logger/rest_client_log_subscriber.rb
index 2d902df..263bff1 100644
--- a/lib/rest_client_logger/rest_client_log_subscriber.rb
+++ b/lib/rest_client_logger/rest_client_log_subscriber.rb
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@ class RestClientLogSubscriber < ActiveSupport::LogSubscriber
   def log(event)
     return unless logger.debug?
     method = (event.payload[:method] || "").upcase
-    headers = event.payload[:headers] 
+    headers = event.payload[:headers]
+    payload = event.payload[:payload]
     name = 'RestClient %s (%.1fms)' % [method, event.duration]
-    debug "  #{color(name, GREEN, true)}  #{color(event.payload[:url], BOLD, true)}  #{headers.inspect if headers.present?}"
+    debug "  #{color(name, GREEN, true)}  #{color(event.payload[:url], BOLD, true)}  #{headers.inspect if headers.present?} #{payload.inspect if payload.present?}"
   end
 end