diff --git a/man/NetworkManager.conf.xml b/man/NetworkManager.conf.xml
index 2f09973835..f0c3c5c85b 100644
--- a/man/NetworkManager.conf.xml
+++ b/man/NetworkManager.conf.xml
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ unmanaged-devices=mac:00:22:68:1c:59:b1;mac:00:1E:65:30:D1:C4;interface-name:eth
           <member>AUTOIP4     : AutoIP operations</member>
           <member>DNS         : Domain Name System related operations</member>
           <member>VPN         : Virtual Private Network connections and operations</member>
-          <member>SHARING     : Connection sharing</member>
+          <member>SHARING     : Connection sharing. With TRACE level log queries for dnsmasq instance</member>
           <member>SUPPLICANT  : WPA supplicant related operations</member>
           <member>AGENTS      : Secret agents operations and communication</member>
           <member>SETTINGS    : Settings/config service operations</member>
diff --git a/src/dnsmasq/nm-dnsmasq-manager.c b/src/dnsmasq/nm-dnsmasq-manager.c
index 4ac1e7c350..323ef78198 100644
--- a/src/dnsmasq/nm-dnsmasq-manager.c
+++ b/src/dnsmasq/nm-dnsmasq-manager.c
@@ -175,7 +175,8 @@ create_dm_cmd_line (const char *iface,
 	cmd = nm_cmd_line_new ();
 	nm_cmd_line_add_string (cmd, dm_binary);
 
-	if (getenv ("NM_DNSMASQ_DEBUG")) {
+	if (   nm_logging_enabled (LOGL_TRACE, LOGD_SHARING)
+	    || getenv ("NM_DNSMASQ_DEBUG")) {
 		nm_cmd_line_add_string (cmd, "--log-dhcp");
 		nm_cmd_line_add_string (cmd, "--log-queries");
 	}