diff --git a/include/ntop_defines.h b/include/ntop_defines.h
index f7b77c165ff9..aa4b1bf97a17 100644
--- a/include/ntop_defines.h
+++ b/include/ntop_defines.h
@@ -1247,7 +1247,7 @@
 #define PREF_LDAP_USER_GROUP NTOPNG_PREFS_PREFIX ".ldap.user_group"
 #define PREF_LDAP_ADMIN_GROUP NTOPNG_PREFS_PREFIX ".ldap.admin_group"
 #define PREF_LDAP_FOLLOW_REFERRALS NTOPNG_PREFS_PREFIX ".ldap.follow_referrals"
-#define PREF_LDAP_DEBUG NTOPNG_PREFS_PREFIX ".ldap.debug"
+#define PREF_LDAP_DEBUG NTOPNG_PREFS_PREFIX ".ldap_debug"
 #ifdef HAVE_LDAP
 #define MAX_LDAP_LEN \
   256 /* Keep it in sync with lua preferences file prefs.lua */
diff --git a/scripts/locales/en.lua b/scripts/locales/en.lua
index de9d79e0689b..3f6284badd5f 100644
--- a/scripts/locales/en.lua
+++ b/scripts/locales/en.lua
@@ -7084,6 +7084,8 @@ local lang = {
         ["toggle_ldap_anonymous_bind_title"] = "LDAP Anonymous Binding",
         ["toggle_ldap_auth"] = "Toggle LDAP Authentication",
         ["toggle_ldap_auth_descr"] = "Toggle gui authentication via LDAP.",
+        ["toggle_ldap_debug_description"] = "Toggle the debugging of LDAP authentication. Extra information are printed out to the ntopng logs.",
+        ["toggle_ldap_debug_title"] = "LDAP Debug",
         ["toggle_ldap_referrals_description"] = "Specifies if the client should automatically follow referrals returned by LDAP servers.",
         ["toggle_ldap_referrals_title"] = "Follow Referrals",
         ["toggle_local_auth"] = "Toggle Local Authentication",
diff --git a/scripts/lua/admin/prefs.lua b/scripts/lua/admin/prefs.lua
index 06f68fa771a4..289ea998abad 100644
--- a/scripts/lua/admin/prefs.lua
+++ b/scripts/lua/admin/prefs.lua
@@ -830,7 +830,7 @@ if auth.has_capability(auth.capabilities.preferences) then
 
         local elementToSwitch = { "row_multiple_ldap_account_type", "row_toggle_ldap_anonymous_bind", "server",
             "bind_dn", "bind_pwd", "ldap_server_address", "search_path", "user_group",
-            "admin_group", "row_toggle_ldap_referrals" }
+            "admin_group", "row_toggle_ldap_referrals", "row_toggle_ldap_debug" }
 
         prefsToggleButton(subpage_active, {
             field = auth_toggles.ldap,
@@ -942,6 +942,14 @@ if auth.has_capability(auth.capabilities.preferences) then
             reverse_switch = true,
             hidden = not showElements
         })
+
+        prefsToggleButton(subpage_active, {
+            field = "toggle_ldap_debug",
+            default = "0",
+            pref = "ldap_debug",
+            hidden = not showElements
+        })
+
     end
 
     -- #####################
diff --git a/scripts/lua/modules/http_lint.lua b/scripts/lua/modules/http_lint.lua
index 77d2f1b3518e..fe890531e78c 100644
--- a/scripts/lua/modules/http_lint.lua
+++ b/scripts/lua/modules/http_lint.lua
@@ -2317,6 +2317,7 @@ local known_parameters = {
    ["toggle_radius_auth"] = validateBool,
    ["toggle_http_auth"] = validateBool,
    ["toggle_ldap_referrals"] = validateBool,
+   ["toggle_ldap_debug"] = validateBool,
    ["toggle_webhook_notification"] = validateBool,
    ["toggle_elasticsearch_notification"] = validateBool,
    ["toggle_auth_session_midnight_expiration"] = validateBool,
diff --git a/scripts/lua/modules/prefs_menu.lua b/scripts/lua/modules/prefs_menu.lua
index a5f62d498da6..2fa261d6e52d 100644
--- a/scripts/lua/modules/prefs_menu.lua
+++ b/scripts/lua/modules/prefs_menu.lua
@@ -776,6 +776,10 @@ local menu_subpages = {{
             description = i18n("prefs.toggle_ldap_referrals_description"),
             hidden = (not hasLdap)
         },
+        toggle_ldap_debug = {
+            title = i18n("prefs.toggle_ldap_debug_title"),
+            description = i18n("prefs.toggle_ldap_debug_description")
+        },
         radius_server = {
             title = i18n("prefs.radius_server_title"),
             description = i18n("prefs.radius_server_description", {