diff --git a/data/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/data/cloud/s3/S3ClientFactory.java b/data/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/data/cloud/s3/S3ClientFactory.java
index 2bef8dfe..383254ab 100644
--- a/data/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/data/cloud/s3/S3ClientFactory.java
+++ b/data/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/data/cloud/s3/S3ClientFactory.java
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ package org.cryptomator.data.cloud.s3;
 
 import android.content.Context;
 
+import com.amazonaws.Request;
+import com.amazonaws.Response;
 import com.amazonaws.auth.BasicAWSCredentials;
+import com.amazonaws.handlers.RequestHandler2;
 import com.amazonaws.regions.Region;
 import com.amazonaws.regions.Regions;
 import com.amazonaws.services.s3.AmazonS3;
@@ -11,6 +14,8 @@ import com.amazonaws.services.s3.AmazonS3Client;
 import org.cryptomator.domain.S3Cloud;
 import org.cryptomator.util.crypto.CredentialCryptor;
 
+import timber.log.Timber;
+
 class S3ClientFactory {
 
 	private AmazonS3 apiClient;
@@ -38,13 +43,41 @@ class S3ClientFactory {
 			client.setEndpoint(cloud.s3Endpoint());
 		}
 
+		client.addRequestHandler(new LoggingAwareRequestHandler());
+
 		return client;
 	}
 
-
 	private String decrypt(String password, Context context) {
 		return CredentialCryptor //
 				.getInstance(context) //
 				.decrypt(password);
 	}
+
+	private static class LoggingAwareRequestHandler extends RequestHandler2 {
+
+		@Override
+		public void beforeRequest(Request<?> request) {
+			Timber.tag("S3Client").d("Sending request (%s) %s", request.getAWSRequestMetrics().getTimingInfo().getStartTimeNano(), request.toString());
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public void afterResponse(Request<?> request, Response<?> response) {
+			Timber.tag("S3Client").d( //
+					"Response received (%s) with status %s (%s)", //
+					request.getAWSRequestMetrics().getTimingInfo().getStartTimeNano(), //
+					response.getHttpResponse().getStatusText(), //
+					response.getHttpResponse().getStatusCode());
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public void afterError(Request<?> request, Response<?> response, Exception e) {
+			Timber.tag("S3Client").e( //
+					e,
+					"Error occurred (%s) with status %s (%s)", //
+					request.getAWSRequestMetrics().getTimingInfo().getStartTimeNano(), //
+					response.getHttpResponse().getStatusText(), //
+					response.getHttpResponse().getStatusCode());
+		}
+	}
 }