diff --git a/common/recsel.c b/common/recsel.c
index c2c98ed06..36aa01476 100644
--- a/common/recsel.c
+++ b/common/recsel.c
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ struct recsel_expr_s
 };
 
 
+/* Global debug variable.  */
+static int recsel_debug;
+
+
 /* Helper */
 static inline gpg_error_t
 my_error_from_syserror (void)
@@ -460,6 +464,15 @@ recsel_release (recsel_expr_t a)
 }
 
 
+int
+recsel_set_debug (int value)
+{
+  int old = recsel_debug;
+  recsel_debug = value;
+  return old;
+}
+
+
 void
 recsel_dump (recsel_expr_t selector)
 {
@@ -511,6 +524,8 @@ recsel_select (recsel_expr_t selector,
   while (se)
     {
       value = getval? getval (cookie, se->name) : NULL;
+      if (recsel_debug)
+        log_debug ("%s: name=%s got value '%s'\n", __func__, se->name, value);
       if (!value)
         value = "";
 
@@ -616,5 +631,7 @@ recsel_select (recsel_expr_t selector,
         }
     }
 
+  if (recsel_debug)
+    log_debug ("%s: result=%d\n", __func__, result);
   return result;
 }
diff --git a/common/recsel.h b/common/recsel.h
index 0e0a7928a..a33a0da01 100644
--- a/common/recsel.h
+++ b/common/recsel.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ typedef struct recsel_expr_s *recsel_expr_t;
 
 gpg_error_t recsel_parse_expr (recsel_expr_t *selector, const char *expr);
 void recsel_release (recsel_expr_t a);
+int recsel_set_debug (int value);
 void recsel_dump (recsel_expr_t selector);
 int recsel_select (recsel_expr_t selector,
                    const char *(*getval)(void *cookie, const char *propname),
diff --git a/g10/gpg.c b/g10/gpg.c
index 65b56c4d1..5f9a4b042 100644
--- a/g10/gpg.c
+++ b/g10/gpg.c
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
 #include "../common/init.h"
 #include "../common/mbox-util.h"
 #include "../common/zb32.h"
+#include "../common/recsel.h"
 #include "../common/shareddefs.h"
 #include "../common/compliance.h"
 #include "../common/comopt.h"
@@ -1043,6 +1044,7 @@ static struct debug_flags_s debug_flags [] =
     { DBG_TRUST_VALUE  , "trust"   },
     { DBG_HASHING_VALUE, "hashing" },
     { DBG_IPC_VALUE    , "ipc"     },
+    { DBG_RECSEL_VALUE , "recsel"  },
     { DBG_CLOCK_VALUE  , "clock"   },
     { DBG_LOOKUP_VALUE , "lookup"  },
     { DBG_EXTPROG_VALUE, "extprog" },
@@ -1413,6 +1415,9 @@ set_debug (const char *level)
   if (opt.debug && opt.quiet)
     opt.quiet = 0;
 
+  /* Pass debug flags to the record selection module.  */
+  recsel_set_debug (!!DBG_RECSEL);
+
   if (opt_set_iobuf_size || opt_set_iobuf_size_used)
     log_debug ("iobuf buffer size is %uk\n",
                iobuf_set_buffer_size (opt_set_iobuf_size));
diff --git a/g10/import.c b/g10/import.c
index 9d92268c5..9fbebf39d 100644
--- a/g10/import.c
+++ b/g10/import.c
@@ -1464,6 +1464,8 @@ impex_filter_getval (void *cookie, const char *propname)
   /* We allow a prefix delimited by a slash to limit the scope of the
    * keyword.  Note that "pub" also includes "sec" and "sub" includes
    * "ssb".  */
+  if (DBG_RECSEL)  /* Printing the packet type is useful.  */
+    log_debug ("%s: pkttype=%s\n", __func__, pkttype_str (node->pkt->pkttype));
   if ((s=strchr (propname, '/')) && s != propname)
     {
       size_t n = s - propname;
diff --git a/g10/keylist.c b/g10/keylist.c
index fc0e161ea..8d4617f85 100644
--- a/g10/keylist.c
+++ b/g10/keylist.c
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ parse_and_set_list_filter (const char *string)
     err = recsel_parse_expr (&list_filter.selkey, string+7);
   else
     err = gpg_error (GPG_ERR_INV_NAME);
+  if (!err && DBG_RECSEL)
+    recsel_dump (list_filter.selkey);
 
   return err;
 }
diff --git a/g10/options.h b/g10/options.h
index c877404a7..59a3cab73 100644
--- a/g10/options.h
+++ b/g10/options.h
@@ -368,6 +368,7 @@ struct {
 #define DBG_TRUST_VALUE   256	/* debug the trustdb */
 #define DBG_HASHING_VALUE 512	/* debug hashing operations */
 #define DBG_IPC_VALUE     1024  /* debug assuan communication */
+#define DBG_RECSEL_VALUE  2048  /* Debug the record selection */
 #define DBG_CLOCK_VALUE   4096
 #define DBG_LOOKUP_VALUE  8192	/* debug the key lookup */
 #define DBG_EXTPROG_VALUE 16384 /* debug external program calls */
@@ -382,6 +383,7 @@ struct {
 #define DBG_TRUST  (opt.debug & DBG_TRUST_VALUE)
 #define DBG_HASHING (opt.debug & DBG_HASHING_VALUE)
 #define DBG_IPC     (opt.debug & DBG_IPC_VALUE)
+#define DBG_RECSEL  (opt.debug & DBG_RECSEL_VALUE)
 #define DBG_CLOCK   (opt.debug & DBG_CLOCK_VALUE)
 #define DBG_LOOKUP  (opt.debug & DBG_LOOKUP_VALUE)
 #define DBG_EXTPROG (opt.debug & DBG_EXTPROG_VALUE)