diff --git a/.changeset/swift-clocks-cry.md b/.changeset/swift-clocks-cry.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8f37a2e340
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/swift-clocks-cry.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/backend-common': patch
+---
+
+Add knexConfig config section
diff --git a/packages/backend-common/config.d.ts b/packages/backend-common/config.d.ts
index bdc7740c13..5e9a82149c 100644
--- a/packages/backend-common/config.d.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-common/config.d.ts
@@ -96,6 +96,12 @@ export interface Config {
        * @default database
        */
       pluginDivisionMode?: 'database' | 'schema';
+      /**
+       * Arbitrary config object to pass to knex when initializing
+       * (https://knexjs.org/#Installation-client). Most notable is the debug
+       * and asyncStackTraces booleans
+       */
+      knexConfig?: object;
       /** Plugin specific database configuration and client override */
       plugin?: {
         [pluginId: string]: {
@@ -111,6 +117,14 @@ export interface Config {
            * Defaults to base config if unspecified.
            */
           ensureExists?: boolean;
+          /**
+           * Arbitrary config object to pass to knex when initializing
+           * (https://knexjs.org/#Installation-client). Most notable is the
+           * debug and asyncStackTraces booleans.
+           *
+           * This is merged recursively into the base knexConfig
+           */
+          knexConfig: object;
         };
       };
     };
diff --git a/packages/backend-common/src/database/DatabaseManager.ts b/packages/backend-common/src/database/DatabaseManager.ts
index cf5e801d66..9cafac778f 100644
--- a/packages/backend-common/src/database/DatabaseManager.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-common/src/database/DatabaseManager.ts
@@ -14,20 +14,20 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { Knex } from 'knex';
-import { omit } from 'lodash';
 import { Config, ConfigReader } from '@backstage/config';
 import { JsonObject } from '@backstage/types';
+import { Knex } from 'knex';
+import { merge, omit } from 'lodash';
+import { mergeDatabaseConfig } from './config';
 import {
-  createNameOverride,
-  ensureDatabaseExists,
-  normalizeConnection,
-  createSchemaOverride,
-  ensureSchemaExists,
   createDatabaseClient,
+  createNameOverride,
+  createSchemaOverride,
+  ensureDatabaseExists,
+  ensureSchemaExists,
+  normalizeConnection,
 } from './connection';
 import { PluginDatabaseManager } from './types';
-import { mergeDatabaseConfig } from './config';
 
 /**
  * Provides a config lookup path for a plugin's config block.
@@ -138,6 +138,22 @@ export class DatabaseManager {
     };
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Provides the knexConfig which should be used for a given plugin.
+   *
+   * @param pluginId Plugin to get the knexConfig for
+   * @returns the merged kexConfig value or undefined if it isn't specified
+   */
+  private getAdditionalKnexConfig(pluginId: string): JsonObject | undefined {
+    const pluginConfig = this.config.getOptional<JsonObject>(
+      `${pluginPath(pluginId)}.knexConfig`,
+    );
+
+    const baseConfig = this.config.getOptional<JsonObject>('knexConfig');
+
+    return merge(baseConfig, pluginConfig);
+  }
+
   private getEnsureExistsConfig(pluginId: string): boolean {
     const baseConfig = this.config.getOptionalBoolean('ensureExists') ?? true;
     return (
@@ -200,6 +216,7 @@ export class DatabaseManager {
     const { client } = this.getClientType(pluginId);
 
     return {
+      ...this.getAdditionalKnexConfig(pluginId),
       client,
       connection: this.getConnectionConfig(pluginId),
     };