diff --git a/hal/src/fsfw_hal/linux/i2c/I2cComIF.cpp b/hal/src/fsfw_hal/linux/i2c/I2cComIF.cpp
index dc23542d8..4f53dc1f7 100644
--- a/hal/src/fsfw_hal/linux/i2c/I2cComIF.cpp
+++ b/hal/src/fsfw_hal/linux/i2c/I2cComIF.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,13 @@
-#include "fsfw_hal/linux/i2c/I2cComIF.h"
+#include "I2cComIF.h"
+
+#include "fsfw/FSFW.h"
+#include "fsfw/serviceinterface.h"
+#include "fsfw_hal/linux/UnixFileGuard.h"
+#include "fsfw_hal/linux/utility.h"
+
+#if FSFW_HAL_I2C_WIRETAPPING == 1
+#include "fsfw/globalfunctions/arrayprinter.h"
+#endif
 
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
@@ -8,11 +17,6 @@
 
 #include <cstring>
 
-#include "fsfw/FSFW.h"
-#include "fsfw/serviceinterface.h"
-#include "fsfw_hal/linux/UnixFileGuard.h"
-#include "fsfw_hal/linux/utility.h"
-
 I2cComIF::I2cComIF(object_id_t objectId) : SystemObject(objectId) {}
 
 I2cComIF::~I2cComIF() {}
@@ -112,6 +116,11 @@ ReturnValue_t I2cComIF::sendMessage(CookieIF* cookie, const uint8_t* sendData, s
 #endif
     return HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_FAILED;
   }
+
+#if FSFW_HAL_I2C_WIRETAPPING == 1
+  sif::info << "Sent I2C data to bus " << deviceFile << ":" << std::endl;
+  arrayprinter::print(sendData, sendLen);
+#endif
   return HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_OK;
 }
 
@@ -176,6 +185,11 @@ ReturnValue_t I2cComIF::requestReceiveMessage(CookieIF* cookie, size_t requestLe
     return HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_FAILED;
   }
 
+#if FSFW_HAL_I2C_WIRETAPPING == 1
+  sif::info << "I2C read bytes from bus " << deviceFile << ":" << std::endl;
+  arrayprinter::print(replyBuffer, requestLen);
+#endif
+
   i2cDeviceMapIter->second.replyLen = requestLen;
   return HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_OK;
 }
diff --git a/src/fsfw/FSFW.h.in b/src/fsfw/FSFW.h.in
index 88ad10cf3..28e0c0bfa 100644
--- a/src/fsfw/FSFW.h.in
+++ b/src/fsfw/FSFW.h.in
@@ -69,4 +69,9 @@
 #define FSFW_HAL_LIS3MDL_MGM_DEBUG          0
 #endif /* FSFW_HAL_LIS3MDL_MGM_DEBUG */
 
+// Can be used for low-level debugging of the I2C bus
+#ifndef FSFW_HAL_I2C_WIRETAPPING
+#define FSFW_HAL_I2C_WIRETAPPING            0
+#endif
+
 #endif /* FSFW_FSFW_H_ */