diff --git a/src/platforms/evdev/platform.cpp b/src/platforms/evdev/platform.cpp
index 00f796ff7f..910826aed8 100644
--- a/src/platforms/evdev/platform.cpp
+++ b/src/platforms/evdev/platform.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,21 @@ std::string describe(libinput_device* dev)
     auto const udev_dev = mir::raii::deleter_for(libinput_device_get_udev_device(dev), &udev_device_unref);
     std::string desc(udev_device_get_devnode(udev_dev.get()));
 
+#ifdef ARG_DEBUGGING
+    for (auto entry = udev_device_get_properties_list_entry(udev_dev.get()); entry; entry = udev_list_entry_get_next(entry))
+    {
+        mir::log_debug("{arg} property '%s=%s'", udev_list_entry_get_name(entry), udev_list_entry_get_value(entry));
+    }
+    for (auto entry = udev_device_get_tags_list_entry(udev_dev.get()); entry; entry = udev_list_entry_get_next(entry))
+    {
+        mir::log_debug("{arg} tag '%s=%s'", udev_list_entry_get_name(entry), udev_list_entry_get_value(entry));
+    }
+    for (auto entry = udev_device_get_sysattr_list_entry(udev_dev.get()); entry; entry = udev_list_entry_get_next(entry))
+    {
+        mir::log_debug("{arg} sysattr '%s=%s'", udev_list_entry_get_name(entry), udev_list_entry_get_value(entry));
+    }
+#endif
+
     auto const vendor = libinput_device_get_id_vendor(dev);
     auto const product = libinput_device_get_id_product(dev);
     desc += std::format(" [{:0>4x}:{:0>4x}]", vendor, product);
@@ -63,6 +78,7 @@ std::string describe(libinput_device* dev)
         desc += std::format(" '{:s}'", name);
     }
 
+#ifdef ARG_DEBUGGING
     for (auto const key : {/*"ID_MODEL", "ID_VENDOR_ID", "ID_MODEL_ID",*/ "ID_PATH"})
     {
         if (char const *const value = udev_device_get_property_value(udev_dev.get(), key))
@@ -70,6 +86,7 @@ std::string describe(libinput_device* dev)
             desc += ": " + std::string(key) + "=" + value;
         }
     }
+#endif
 
     return desc;
 }