diff --git a/usr.sbin/pkg/pkg.7 b/usr.sbin/pkg/pkg.7
--- a/usr.sbin/pkg/pkg.7
+++ b/usr.sbin/pkg/pkg.7
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd June 30, 2022
+.Dd August 24, 2022
 .Dt PKG 7
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -32,16 +32,17 @@
 .Nd a utility for manipulating packages
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
 .Nm
+.Op Fl d
 .Ar command ...
 .Nm
 .Cm add
-.Op Fl fy
+.Op Fl dfy
 .Op Fl r Ar reponame
 .Ar pkg.txz
 .Nm
 .Fl N
 .Nm
-.Op Fl 46
+.Op Fl 46d
 .Cm bootstrap
 .Op Fl fy
 .Op Fl r Ar reponame
@@ -121,6 +122,17 @@
 .Ar reponame
 has been specified, then the configuration for that repository will be used.
 .El
+.Sh OPTIONS
+The following options are supported by
+.Nm :
+.Bl -tag -width indent
+.It Fl d, Fl -debug
+Show debug information.
+May be specified more than once to increase the level of detail.
+When specified twice,
+.Xr fetch 3
+debug output is enabled.
+.El
 .Sh CONFIGURATION
 Configuration varies in whether it is in a repository configuration file
 or the global configuration file.
diff --git a/usr.sbin/pkg/pkg.c b/usr.sbin/pkg/pkg.c
--- a/usr.sbin/pkg/pkg.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/pkg/pkg.c
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@
 
 STAILQ_HEAD(fingerprint_list, fingerprint);
 
+static int debug;
+
 static int
 extract_pkg_static(int fd, char *p, int sz)
 {
@@ -1113,6 +1115,7 @@
 	yes = false;
 
 	struct option longopts[] = {
+		{ "debug",		no_argument,		NULL,	'd' },
 		{ "force",		no_argument,		NULL,	'f' },
 		{ "only-ipv4",		no_argument,		NULL,	'4' },
 		{ "only-ipv6",		no_argument,		NULL,	'6' },
@@ -1122,8 +1125,11 @@
 
 	snprintf(pkgpath, MAXPATHLEN, "%s/sbin/pkg", getlocalbase());
 
-	while ((ch = getopt_long(argc, argv, "-:fr::yN46", longopts, NULL)) != -1) {
+	while ((ch = getopt_long(argc, argv, "-:dfr::yN46", longopts, NULL)) != -1) {
 		switch (ch) {
+		case 'd':
+			debug++;
+			break;
 		case 'f':
 			force = true;
 			break;
@@ -1220,6 +1226,8 @@
 			break;
 		}
 	}
+	if (debug > 1)
+		fetchDebug = 1;
 
 	if ((bootstrap_only && force) || access(pkgpath, X_OK) == -1) {
 		/*