diff --git a/src/flog.h b/src/flog.h
index 88ade97df..bd0bc3b3b 100644
--- a/src/flog.h
+++ b/src/flog.h
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ class category_list_t {
 
     category_t exec_fork{L"exec-fork", L"Calls to fork()"};
 
+    category_t parse_productions{L"parse-productions", L"Resolving tokens"};
+    category_t parse_productions_chatty{L"parse-productions-chatty", L"Resolving tokens (chatty messages)"};
+
     category_t proc_job_run{L"proc-job-run", L"Jobs getting started or continued"};
 
     category_t proc_termowner{L"proc-termowner", L"Terminal ownership events"};
diff --git a/src/parse_productions.cpp b/src/parse_productions.cpp
index 9584ee096..905d67108 100644
--- a/src/parse_productions.cpp
+++ b/src/parse_productions.cpp
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ const production_element_t *parse_productions::production_for_token(parse_token_
                                                                     const parse_token_t &input2,
                                                                     parse_node_tag_t *out_tag) {
     // this is **extremely** chatty
-    debug(6, L"Resolving production for %ls with input token <%ls>",
+    FLOGF(parse_productions_chatty, L"Resolving production for %ls with input token <%ls>",
           token_type_description(node_type), input1.describe().c_str());
 
     // Fetch the function to resolve the list of productions.
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ const production_element_t *parse_productions::production_for_token(parse_token_
 
     const production_element_t *result = resolver(input1, input2, out_tag);
     if (result == nullptr) {
-        debug(5, L"Node type '%ls' has no production for input '%ls' (in %s)",
+        FLOGF(parse_productions, L"Node type '%ls' has no production for input '%ls' (in %s)",
               token_type_description(node_type), input1.describe().c_str(), __FUNCTION__);
     }