diff --git a/transport/http/src/main/java/org/kaazing/gateway/transport/http/bridge/filter/HttpPersistenceFilter.java b/transport/http/src/main/java/org/kaazing/gateway/transport/http/bridge/filter/HttpPersistenceFilter.java
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/transport/http/src/main/java/org/kaazing/gateway/transport/http/bridge/filter/HttpPersistenceFilter.java
+++ b/transport/http/src/main/java/org/kaazing/gateway/transport/http/bridge/filter/HttpPersistenceFilter.java
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ public class HttpPersistenceFilter extends HttpFilterAdapter<IoSessionEx> {
 					@Override
 					public void operationComplete(WriteFuture future) {
 						IoSession session = future.getSession();
+						if (logger.isTraceEnabled()) {
+							logger.trace(String.format("Closing session %s because of Connection: close header in HTTP request", session));
+						}
 
 						// close on flush at server
 						session.close(false);
Adding a log message when a session is closed due to Connection: close
header in HTTP request