diff --git a/docs/reference/lasso/lasso-sections.txt b/docs/reference/lasso/lasso-sections.txt
index d34ffd85..d1342e7e 100644
--- a/docs/reference/lasso/lasso-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/reference/lasso/lasso-sections.txt
@@ -1024,6 +1024,7 @@ lasso_node_new_from_xmlNode
 lasso_node_cleanup_original_xmlnodes
 lasso_node_destroy
 lasso_node_dump
+lasso_node_debug
 lasso_node_export_to_base64
 lasso_node_export_to_query
 lasso_node_export_to_soap
diff --git a/lasso/xml/private.h b/lasso/xml/private.h
index ef7e6efa..6927229e 100644
--- a/lasso/xml/private.h
+++ b/lasso/xml/private.h
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ xmlSecKey* lasso_xmlsec_load_private_key(const char *filename_or_buffer, const c
 xmlDocPtr lasso_xml_parse_file(const char *filepath);
 xmlDocPtr lasso_xml_parse_memory_with_error(const char *buffer, int size, xmlError *error);
 xmlSecKeyPtr lasso_xmlsec_load_key_info(xmlNode *key_descriptor);
-char* lasso_xmlnode_to_string(xmlNode *node, gboolean format);
+char* lasso_xmlnode_to_string(xmlNode *node, gboolean format, int level);
 gboolean lasso_string_to_xsd_integer(const char *str, long int *integer);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
diff --git a/lasso/xml/tools.c b/lasso/xml/tools.c
index b5e75167..17a19f1d 100644
--- a/lasso/xml/tools.c
+++ b/lasso/xml/tools.c
@@ -2111,7 +2111,7 @@ cleanup:
  * Return value: a newly allocated C string
  */
 char*
-lasso_xmlnode_to_string(xmlNode *node, gboolean format)
+lasso_xmlnode_to_string(xmlNode *node, gboolean format, int level)
 {
 	xmlOutputBufferPtr buf;
 	xmlCharEncodingHandlerPtr handler = NULL;
@@ -2123,7 +2123,7 @@ lasso_xmlnode_to_string(xmlNode *node, gboolean format)
 
 	handler = xmlFindCharEncodingHandler("utf-8");
 	buf = xmlAllocOutputBuffer(handler);
-	xmlNodeDumpOutput(buf, NULL, node, 0, format ? 1 : 0, "utf-8");
+	xmlNodeDumpOutput(buf, NULL, node, level, format ? 1 : 0, "utf-8");
 	xmlOutputBufferFlush(buf);
 	buffer = buf->conv ? buf->conv->content : buf->buffer->content;
 	/* do not mix XML and GLib strings, so we must copy */
diff --git a/lasso/xml/xml.c b/lasso/xml/xml.c
index 80310458..50a3aa82 100644
--- a/lasso/xml/xml.c
+++ b/lasso/xml/xml.c
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ lasso_get_prefix_for_idwsf2_dst_service_href(const gchar *href)
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
 static char*
-_lasso_node_export_to_xml(LassoNode *node, gboolean format, gboolean dump)
+_lasso_node_export_to_xml(LassoNode *node, gboolean format, gboolean dump, int level)
 {
 	xmlNode *xmlnode;
 	char *ret;
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ _lasso_node_export_to_xml(LassoNode *node, gboolean format, gboolean dump)
 	g_return_val_if_fail (LASSO_IS_NODE(node), NULL);
 
 	xmlnode = lasso_node_get_xmlNode(node, dump);
-	ret = lasso_xmlnode_to_string(xmlnode, format);
+	ret = lasso_xmlnode_to_string(xmlnode, format, level);
 	xmlFreeNode(xmlnode);
 
 	return ret;
@@ -167,7 +167,23 @@ _lasso_node_export_to_xml(LassoNode *node, gboolean format, gboolean dump)
 char*
 lasso_node_dump(LassoNode *node)
 {
-	return _lasso_node_export_to_xml(node, FALSE, TRUE);
+	return _lasso_node_export_to_xml(node, FALSE, TRUE, 0);
+}
+
+/**
+ * laso_node_debug:
+ * @node: a #LassoNode
+ *
+ * Create a debug dump for @node, it is pretty printed so any contained signature will be
+ * uncheckable.
+ *
+ * Return value: a full indented and so human readable dump of @node. The string must be freed by
+ * the caller.
+ */
+char*
+lasso_node_debug(LassoNode *node)
+{
+	return _lasso_node_export_to_xml(node, TRUE, TRUE, 5);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -254,7 +270,7 @@ lasso_node_export_to_ecp_soap_response(LassoNode *node, const char *assertionCon
 	xmlAddChild(body, message);
 
 	/* dump */
-	ret = lasso_xmlnode_to_string(envelope, FALSE);
+	ret = lasso_xmlnode_to_string(envelope, FALSE, 0);
 	xmlFreeNode(envelope);
 
 	return ret;
@@ -331,7 +347,7 @@ lasso_node_export_to_paos_request(LassoNode *node, const char *issuer,
 	body = xmlNewTextChild(envelope, NULL, (xmlChar*)"Body", NULL);
 	xmlAddChild(body, message);
 
-	ret = lasso_xmlnode_to_string(envelope, FALSE);
+	ret = lasso_xmlnode_to_string(envelope, FALSE, 0);
 
 	xmlFreeNode(envelope);
 
@@ -381,7 +397,7 @@ lasso_node_export_to_query(LassoNode *node,
 gchar*
 lasso_node_export_to_xml(LassoNode *node)
 {
-	return _lasso_node_export_to_xml(node, FALSE, FALSE);
+	return _lasso_node_export_to_xml(node, FALSE, FALSE, 0);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/lasso/xml/xml.h b/lasso/xml/xml.h
index 50575b7b..2f3d7d19 100644
--- a/lasso/xml/xml.h
+++ b/lasso/xml/xml.h
@@ -171,11 +171,14 @@ LASSO_EXPORT int lasso_node_init_from_xml(LassoNode *node, xmlNode *xmlnode);
 LASSO_EXPORT const char* lasso_strerror(int error_code);
 
 LASSO_EXPORT void lasso_register_dst_service(const char *prefix, const char *href);
+
 LASSO_EXPORT char* lasso_get_prefix_for_dst_service_href(const char *href);
 
 LASSO_EXPORT void lasso_register_idwsf2_dst_service(const gchar *prefix, const gchar *href);
+
 LASSO_EXPORT gchar* lasso_get_prefix_for_idwsf2_dst_service_href(const gchar *href);
 
+LASSO_EXPORT char* lasso_node_debug(LassoNode *node);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }