diff --git a/app/Helpers/ClientPortal.php b/app/Helpers/ClientPortal.php
index fa885ee689ec..382350ad4af7 100644
--- a/app/Helpers/ClientPortal.php
+++ b/app/Helpers/ClientPortal.php
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <?php
+
 /**
  * Invoice Ninja (https://invoiceninja.com).
  *
diff --git a/app/Helpers/Generic.php b/app/Helpers/Generic.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ef29f83a1195
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Helpers/Generic.php
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * Invoice Ninja (https://invoiceninja.com).
+ *
+ * @link https://github.com/invoiceninja/invoiceninja source repository
+ *
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) 2020. Invoice Ninja LLC (https://invoiceninja.com)
+ *
+ * @license https://opensource.org/licenses/AAL
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Simple helper function that will log into "invoiceninja.log" file
+ * only when extended logging is enabled.
+ * 
+ * @param mixed $output 
+ * @param array $context 
+ *
+ * @return void 
+ */
+function nlog($output, $context = []): void
+{
+    if (config('ninja.expanded_logging')) {
+        if (gettype($output) == 'object') {
+            $output = print_r($output, 1);
+        }
+
+        \Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log::channel('invoiceninja')->info($output, $context);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/config/logging.php b/config/logging.php
index 088c204e2994..ffc7bebb68c4 100644
--- a/config/logging.php
+++ b/config/logging.php
@@ -99,6 +99,11 @@ return [
         'emergency' => [
             'path' => storage_path('logs/laravel.log'),
         ],
+
+        'invoiceninja' => [
+            'driver' => 'single',
+            'path' => storage_path('logs/invoiceninja.log'), 
+        ],
     ],
 
 ];
diff --git a/config/ninja.php b/config/ninja.php
index a20026e81eaf..4f42fc0bf523 100644
--- a/config/ninja.php
+++ b/config/ninja.php
@@ -136,4 +136,5 @@ return [
         'base_path' => resource_path('views/pdf-designs/'),
     ],
     'log_pdf_html' => env('LOG_PDF_HTML', false),
+    'expanded_logging' => env('EXPANDED_LOGGING', false),
 ];