diff --git a/doc/xml/release.xml b/doc/xml/release.xml
index b85c948ce..08dafb0c6 100644
--- a/doc/xml/release.xml
+++ b/doc/xml/release.xml
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@
 
                         <p>Require <postgres/> catalog version when instantiating a <code>Manifest</code> object (and not loading it from disk).</p>
                     </release-item>
+
+                    <release-item>
+                        <p>Show exact log level required for stack trace param output instead of just <quote>debug</quote>.</p>
+                    </release-item>
                 </release-development-list>
             </release-core-list>
 
diff --git a/src/common/stackTrace.c b/src/common/stackTrace.c
index 40081d579..7527eb88c 100644
--- a/src/common/stackTrace.c
+++ b/src/common/stackTrace.c
@@ -177,7 +177,9 @@ stackTraceParamIdx(int stackIdx)
         return data->param;
     }
 
-    return "debug log level required for parameters";
+    // If no parameters return the log level required to get them
+    #define LOG_LEVEL_REQUIRED " log level required for parameters"
+    return data->functionLogLevel == logLevelTrace ? "trace" LOG_LEVEL_REQUIRED : "debug" LOG_LEVEL_REQUIRED;
 }
 
 const char *
diff --git a/test/src/module/common/stackTraceTest.c b/test/src/module/common/stackTraceTest.c
index eef4ac175..d55595beb 100644
--- a/test/src/module/common/stackTraceTest.c
+++ b/test/src/module/common/stackTraceTest.c
@@ -103,9 +103,10 @@ testRun()
                 "    check stack trace");
 #endif
 
-            assert(stackTracePush("file1.c", "function2", logLevelDebug) == logLevelDebug);
+            assert(stackTracePush("file1.c", "function2", logLevelTrace) == logLevelTrace);
             stackTrace[stackSize - 2].fileLine = 7777;
-            assert(strcmp(stackTraceParam(), "debug log level required for parameters") == 0);
+            assert(strcmp(stackTraceParam(), "trace log level required for parameters") == 0);
+            stackTrace[stackSize - 1].functionLogLevel = logLevelDebug;
 
             TRY_BEGIN()
             {