diff --git a/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/log.c b/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/log.c
index 59f69282..c297efe7 100644
--- a/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/log.c
+++ b/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/log.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$OpenBSD: log.c,v 1.7 2005/03/31 12:14:01 henning Exp $ */
+/*	$OpenBSD: log.c,v 1.8 2007/08/22 21:04:30 ckuethe Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2003, 2004 Henning Brauer <henning@openbsd.org>
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "ntpd.h"
 
 int	 debug;
+extern int debugsyslog;
 
 void	 logit(int, const char *, ...);
 
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@ log_debug(const char *emsg, ...)
 {
 	va_list	 ap;
 
-	if (debug) {
+	if (debug || debugsyslog) {
 		va_start(ap, emsg);
 		vlog(LOG_DEBUG, emsg, ap);
 		va_end(ap);
diff --git a/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/ntpd.8 b/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/ntpd.8
index 24b90169..60fffd13 100644
--- a/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/ntpd.8
+++ b/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/ntpd.8
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $OpenBSD: ntpd.8,v 1.18 2007/05/31 19:20:26 jmc Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: ntpd.8,v 1.19 2007/08/22 21:04:30 ckuethe Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 2003, 2004, 2006 Henning Brauer <henning@openbsd.org>
 .\"
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 .\" AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT
 .\" OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 .\"
-.Dd $Mdocdate: May 31 2007 $
+.Dd $Mdocdate: August 22 2007 $
 .Dt NTPD 8
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
 .Nm ntpd
 .Bk -words
-.Op Fl dSs
+.Op Fl dSsv
 .Op Fl f Ar file
 .Ek
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ eliminating the need to run
 .Xr rdate 8
 before starting
 .Nm .
+.It Fl v
+This option allows
+.Nm
+to send DEBUG priority messages to syslog.
 .El
 .Sh FILES
 .Bl -tag -width "/var/db/ntpd.driftXXX" -compact
diff --git a/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/ntpd.c b/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/ntpd.c
index 75930d1f..cae33baa 100644
--- a/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/ntpd.c
+++ b/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/ntpd.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$OpenBSD: ntpd.c,v 1.49 2007/01/15 08:19:11 otto Exp $ */
+/*	$OpenBSD: ntpd.c,v 1.50 2007/08/22 21:04:30 ckuethe Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2003, 2004 Henning Brauer <henning@openbsd.org>
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ volatile sig_atomic_t	 quit = 0;
 volatile sig_atomic_t	 reconfig = 0;
 volatile sig_atomic_t	 sigchld = 0;
 struct imsgbuf		*ibuf;
+int			 debugsyslog = 0;
 
 void
 sighdlr(int sig)
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ usage(void)
 {
 	extern char *__progname;
 
-	fprintf(stderr, "usage: %s [-dSs] [-f file]\n", __progname);
+	fprintf(stderr, "usage: %s [-dSsv] [-f file]\n", __progname);
 	exit(1);
 }
 
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	log_init(1);		/* log to stderr until daemonized */
 	res_init();		/* XXX */
 
-	while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "df:sS")) != -1) {
+	while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "df:sSv")) != -1) {
 		switch (ch) {
 		case 'd':
 			lconf.debug = 1;
@@ -109,6 +110,9 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		case 'S':
 			lconf.settime = 0;
 			break;
+		case 'v':
+			debugsyslog = 1;
+			break;
 		default:
 			usage();
 			/* NOTREACHED */