diff --git a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/gossipsub.nim b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/gossipsub.nim
index d37b9266e..e889fc096 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/gossipsub.nim
+++ b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/gossipsub.nim
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ proc handleControl(g: GossipSub, peer: PubSubPeer, control: ControlMessage) =
 proc validateAndRelay(g: GossipSub,
                       msg: Message,
                       msgId, msgIdSalted: MessageId,
+                      msg_hash: string,
                       peer: PubSubPeer) {.async.} =
   try:
     let validation = await g.validate(msg)
@@ -368,7 +369,20 @@ proc validateAndRelay(g: GossipSub,
     # In theory, if topics are the same in all messages, we could batch - we'd
     # also have to be careful to only include validated messages
     g.broadcast(toSendPeers, RPCMsg(messages: @[msg]))
-    trace "forwarded message to peers", peers = toSendPeers.len, msgId, peer
+
+    if toSendPeers.len > 0:
+      info "forwarded message to peers", msg_hash = msg_hash,
+                                         msg_id = shortLog(msgId),
+                                         sender_peer_id = peer.peerId,
+                                         pubsub_topics = msg.topicIds,
+                                         num_peers = toSendPeers.len,
+                                         target_peer_ids = toSeq(toSendPeers.mapIt(shortLog(it.peerId)))
+    else:
+      info "no peers to forward message", msg_hash = msg_hash,
+                                          msg_id = shortLog(msgId),
+                                          sender_peer_id = peer.peerId,
+                                          pubsub_topics = msg.topicIds
+
     for topic in msg.topicIds:
       if topic notin g.topics: continue
 
@@ -461,6 +475,18 @@ method rpcHandler*(g: GossipSub,
       msgId = msgIdResult.get
       msgIdSalted = msgId & g.seenSalt
 
+    if msg.topicIds.len == 0:
+      debug "Dropping message due to message without topics", msg_id = msgId
+      continue
+
+    let msg_hash = g.msgHashProvider(msg.topicIds[0], msg.data).valueOr:
+      debug "Dropping message due to failed message hash generation", msg_id = msgId
+      continue
+
+    info "received msg", msg_hash = msg_hash,
+                         msg_id = shortLog(msgId),
+                         sender_peer_id = peer.peerId
+
     # addSeen adds salt to msgId to avoid
     # remote attacking the hash function
     if g.addSeen(msgId):
@@ -509,7 +535,7 @@ method rpcHandler*(g: GossipSub,
     # (eg, pop everything you put in it)
     g.validationSeen[msgIdSalted] = initHashSet[PubSubPeer]()
 
-    asyncSpawn g.validateAndRelay(msg, msgId, msgIdSalted, peer)
+    asyncSpawn g.validateAndRelay(msg, msgId, msgIdSalted, msg_hash, peer)
 
   if rpcMsg.control.isSome():
     g.handleControl(peer, rpcMsg.control.unsafeGet())
@@ -630,13 +656,20 @@ method publish*(g: GossipSub,
       else:
         inc g.msgSeqno
         Message.init(some(g.peerInfo), data, topic, some(g.msgSeqno), g.sign)
-    msgId = g.msgIdProvider(msg).valueOr:
+    msg_id = g.msgIdProvider(msg).valueOr:
       trace "Error generating message id, skipping publish",
         error = error
       libp2p_gossipsub_failed_publish.inc()
       return 0
+    msg_hash = g.msgHashProvider(topic, data).valueOr:
+      trace "Error generating message hash, skipping publish",
+        error = error
+      libp2p_gossipsub_failed_publish.inc()
+      return 0
 
-  logScope: msgId = shortLog(msgId)
+  logScope:
+    msg_id = shortLog(msg_id)
+    msg_hash = msg_hash
 
   trace "Created new message", msg = shortLog(msg), peers = peers.len
 
@@ -647,6 +680,9 @@ method publish*(g: GossipSub,
 
   g.mcache.put(msgId, msg)
 
+  info "publish message to peers", num_peers = peers.len,
+                                   target_peer_ids = toSeq(peers.mapIt(shortLog(it.peerId)))
+
   g.broadcast(peers, RPCMsg(messages: @[msg]))
 
   if g.knownTopics.contains(topic):
diff --git a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/pubsub.nim b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/pubsub.nim
index ef4d68002..0bfeef014 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/pubsub.nim
+++ b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/pubsub.nim
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ type
   InitializationError* = object of LPError
 
   TopicHandler* {.public.} = proc(topic: string,
-                       data: seq[byte]): Future[void] {.gcsafe, raises: [].}
+                                  data: seq[byte]): Future[void] {.gcsafe, raises: [].}
 
   ValidatorHandler* {.public.} = proc(topic: string,
                            message: Message): Future[ValidationResult] {.gcsafe, raises: [].}
@@ -100,6 +100,12 @@ type
     ## we have to store it, which may be an attack vector.
     ## This callback can be used to reject topic we're not interested in
 
+  MsgHashProvider* {.public.} =
+    proc(topic: string, messageData: seq[byte]):
+    Result[string, string] {.noSideEffect, raises: [], gcsafe.}
+    ## Computes the message hash based on its topic and message data, and then returns it
+    ## in hex format
+
   PubSub* {.public.} = ref object of LPProtocol
     switch*: Switch                    # the switch used to dial/connect to peers
     peerInfo*: PeerInfo                # this peer's info
@@ -128,6 +134,7 @@ type
     rng*: ref HmacDrbgContext
 
     knownTopics*: HashSet[string]
+    msgHashProvider*: MsgHashProvider
 
 method unsubscribePeer*(p: PubSub, peerId: PeerId) {.base, gcsafe.} =
   ## handle peer disconnects
@@ -555,7 +562,8 @@ proc init*[PubParams: object | bool](
   subscriptionValidator: SubscriptionValidator = nil,
   maxMessageSize: int = 1024 * 1024,
   rng: ref HmacDrbgContext = newRng(),
-  parameters: PubParams = false): P
+  parameters: PubParams = false,
+  msgHashProvider: MsgHashProvider = nil): P
   {.raises: [InitializationError], public.} =
   let pubsub =
     when PubParams is bool:
@@ -569,7 +577,8 @@ proc init*[PubParams: object | bool](
         subscriptionValidator: subscriptionValidator,
         maxMessageSize: maxMessageSize,
         rng: rng,
-        topicsHigh: int.high)
+        topicsHigh: int.high,
+        msgHashProvider: msgHashProvider)
     else:
       P(switch: switch,
         peerInfo: switch.peerInfo,
@@ -582,7 +591,8 @@ proc init*[PubParams: object | bool](
         parameters: parameters,
         maxMessageSize: maxMessageSize,
         rng: rng,
-        topicsHigh: int.high)
+        topicsHigh: int.high,
+        msgHashProvider: msgHashProvider)
 
   proc peerEventHandler(peerId: PeerId, event: PeerEvent) {.async.} =
     if event.kind == PeerEventKind.Joined: