diff --git a/custom/conf/app.ini.sample b/custom/conf/app.ini.sample
index 7876f0a7b606..3bd5a9c27019 100644
--- a/custom/conf/app.ini.sample
+++ b/custom/conf/app.ini.sample
@@ -210,6 +210,8 @@ PATH = data/gitea.db
 SQLITE_TIMEOUT = 500
 ; For iterate buffer, default is 50
 ITERATE_BUFFER_SIZE = 50
+; Show the database generated SQL
+LOG_SQL = true
 
 [indexer]
 ISSUE_INDEXER_PATH = indexers/issues.bleve
diff --git a/docs/content/doc/advanced/config-cheat-sheet.en-us.md b/docs/content/doc/advanced/config-cheat-sheet.en-us.md
index 93b4da9d32b9..0ec48bd28c4c 100644
--- a/docs/content/doc/advanced/config-cheat-sheet.en-us.md
+++ b/docs/content/doc/advanced/config-cheat-sheet.en-us.md
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ Values containing `#` or `;` must be quoted using `` ` `` or `"""`.
 - `PASSWD`: **\<empty\>**: Database user password. Use \`your password\` for quoting if you use special characters in the password.
 - `SSL_MODE`: **disable**: For PostgreSQL only.
 - `PATH`: **data/gitea.db**: For SQLite3 only, the database file path.
+- `LOG_SQL`: **true**: Log the executed SQL.
 
 ## Indexer (`indexer`)
 
diff --git a/docs/content/doc/advanced/config-cheat-sheet.zh-cn.md b/docs/content/doc/advanced/config-cheat-sheet.zh-cn.md
index 6320d6a437eb..09862cc3b742 100644
--- a/docs/content/doc/advanced/config-cheat-sheet.zh-cn.md
+++ b/docs/content/doc/advanced/config-cheat-sheet.zh-cn.md
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ menu:
 - `PASSWD`: 数据库用户密码。
 - `SSL_MODE`: PostgreSQL数据库是否启用SSL模式。
 - `PATH`: Tidb 或者 SQLite3 数据文件存放路径。
+- `LOG_SQL`: **true**: 显示生成的SQL，默认为真。
 
 ## Security (`security`)
 
diff --git a/models/models.go b/models/models.go
index 7738e1a3c213..b2f5e923e76b 100644
--- a/models/models.go
+++ b/models/models.go
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ func SetEngine() (err error) {
 	// WARNING: for serv command, MUST remove the output to os.stdout,
 	// so use log file to instead print to stdout.
 	x.SetLogger(log.XORMLogger)
-	x.ShowSQL(true)
+	x.ShowSQL(setting.LogSQL)
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/setting/setting.go b/modules/setting/setting.go
index 9ef175d20eff..9ba3e5a66633 100644
--- a/modules/setting/setting.go
+++ b/modules/setting/setting.go
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ var (
 	UseMSSQL      bool
 	UsePostgreSQL bool
 	UseTiDB       bool
+	LogSQL        bool
 
 	// Indexer settings
 	Indexer struct {
@@ -931,6 +932,7 @@ func NewContext() {
 		}
 	}
 	IterateBufferSize = Cfg.Section("database").Key("ITERATE_BUFFER_SIZE").MustInt(50)
+	LogSQL = Cfg.Section("database").Key("LOG_SQL").MustBool(true)
 
 	sec = Cfg.Section("attachment")
 	AttachmentPath = sec.Key("PATH").MustString(path.Join(AppDataPath, "attachments"))