diff --git a/MareSynchronos/MareConfiguration/Configurations/MareConfig.cs b/MareSynchronos/MareConfiguration/Configurations/MareConfig.cs
index 8c03281..0d5c4a0 100644
--- a/MareSynchronos/MareConfiguration/Configurations/MareConfig.cs
+++ b/MareSynchronos/MareConfiguration/Configurations/MareConfig.cs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ public class MareConfig : IMareConfiguration
     public bool InitialScanComplete { get; set; } = false;
     public LogLevel LogLevel { get; set; } = LogLevel.Information;
     public bool LogPerformance { get; set; } = false;
+    public bool LogTraceLog { get; set; } = false;
     public bool LogEvents { get; set; } = true;
     public bool HoldCombatApplication { get; set; } = false;
     public double MaxLocalCacheInGiB { get; set; } = 20;
diff --git a/MareSynchronos/MarePlugin.cs b/MareSynchronos/MarePlugin.cs
index 76a3eb4..99871a9 100644
--- a/MareSynchronos/MarePlugin.cs
+++ b/MareSynchronos/MarePlugin.cs
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ public class MarePlugin : MediatorSubscriberBase, IHostedService
 
     private void DalamudUtilOnLogIn()
     {
+        LoporritSync.Plugin.Self.ToggleFileLogging(_mareConfigService.Current.LogTraceLog, "Login");
         Logger?.LogDebug("Client login");
         if (_launchTask == null || _launchTask.IsCompleted) _launchTask = Task.Run(WaitForPlayerAndLaunchCharacterManager);
     }
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@ public class MarePlugin : MediatorSubscriberBase, IHostedService
         Logger?.LogDebug("Client logout");
 
         _runtimeServiceScope?.Dispose();
+        LoporritSync.Plugin.Self.ToggleFileLogging(true, "Logout");
     }
 
     private async Task WaitForPlayerAndLaunchCharacterManager()
diff --git a/MareSynchronos/Plugin.cs b/MareSynchronos/Plugin.cs
index d38aaa9..d07bee3 100644
--- a/MareSynchronos/Plugin.cs
+++ b/MareSynchronos/Plugin.cs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ namespace LoporritSync;
 public sealed class Plugin : IDalamudPlugin
 {
     private readonly IHost _host;
+    private bool _traceLogEnabled = true;
 
 #pragma warning disable CA2211, CS8618, MA0069, S1104, S2223
     public static Plugin Self;
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IDalamudPlugin
         {
             lb.ClearProviders();
             lb.AddDalamudLogging(pluginLog);
-            lb.AddFile(Path.Combine(traceDir, $"mare-trace-{DateTime.Now:yyyy-MM-dd-HH-mm-ss}.log"), (opt) =>
+            lb.AddFile(Path.Combine(traceDir, $"trace-{DateTime.Now:yyyy-MM-dd-HH-mm-ss}.log"), (opt) =>
             {
                 opt.Append = true;
                 opt.RollingFilesConvention = FileLoggerOptions.FileRollingConvention.Ascending;
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IDalamudPlugin
                 opt.FileSizeLimitBytes = 50 * 1024 * 1024;
             });
             lb.SetMinimumLevel(LogLevel.Trace);
+            lb.AddFilter<FileLoggerProvider>(_ => _traceLogEnabled);
         })
         .ConfigureServices(collection =>
         {
@@ -250,7 +252,8 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IDalamudPlugin
         })
         .Build();
 
-        _ = Task.Run(async () => {
+        _ = Task.Run(async () =>
+        {
             try
             {
                 await _host.StartAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
@@ -267,4 +270,11 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IDalamudPlugin
         _host.StopAsync().GetAwaiter().GetResult();
         _host.Dispose();
     }
+
+    public void ToggleFileLogging(bool enable, string reason)
+    {
+        _traceLogEnabled = true;
+        _host.Services.GetService<ILogger<Plugin>>()?.LogInformation("File tracelog {enabled}: {reason}", enable ? "enabled" : "disabled", reason);
+        _traceLogEnabled = enable;
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/MareSynchronos/UI/SettingsUi.cs b/MareSynchronos/UI/SettingsUi.cs
index 2e66a76..ca9f818 100644
--- a/MareSynchronos/UI/SettingsUi.cs
+++ b/MareSynchronos/UI/SettingsUi.cs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ using MareSynchronos.WebAPI.Files.Models;
 using MareSynchronos.WebAPI.SignalR.Utils;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using System.Collections.Concurrent;
+using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Globalization;
 using System.Numerics;
 using System.Text.Json;
@@ -679,6 +680,26 @@ public class SettingsUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
             _configService.Save();
         }, _configService.Current.LogLevel);
 
+        bool logTraceToFile = _configService.Current.LogTraceLog;
+        if (ImGui.Checkbox("Enable Trace Logging to File", ref logTraceToFile))
+        {
+            _configService.Current.LogTraceLog = logTraceToFile;
+            _configService.Save();
+            LoporritSync.Plugin.Self.ToggleFileLogging(_configService.Current.LogTraceLog, "Setting Change");
+        }
+
+        ImGui.SameLine(300.0f * ImGuiHelpers.GlobalScale);
+        if (_uiShared.IconTextButton(FontAwesomeIcon.FolderOpen, "Open TraceLog folder"))
+        {
+            ProcessStartInfo ps = new()
+            {
+                FileName = Path.Combine(_configService.ConfigurationDirectory, "tracelog"),
+                UseShellExecute = true,
+                WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Normal
+            };
+            Process.Start(ps);
+        }
+
         bool logPerformance = _configService.Current.LogPerformance;
         if (ImGui.Checkbox("Log Performance Counters", ref logPerformance))
         {