diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index eaeec02..7c67ec5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 ## Improvements
 
+- Pull request [#95](https://github.com/guard/guard/pull/95): Output system commands and options to be executed when in debug mode. ([@uk-ar][] and [@netzpirat][])
 - `Guard::Dsl.revaluate_guardfile` has been renamed to `Guard::Dsl.reevaluate_guardfile`. ([@rymai][])
 - New CLI options: ([@nestegg][])
   - `watchdir`/`-w` to specify the directory in which Guard should watch for changes,
@@ -214,6 +215,7 @@
 [@thierryhenrio]: https://github.com/thierryhenrio
 [@tinogomes]: https://github.com/tinogomes
 [@tpope]: https://github.com/tpope
+[@uk-ar]: https://github.com/uk-ar
 [@veged]: https://github.com/veged
 [@wereHamster]: https://github.com/wereHamster
 [@yannlugrin]: https://github.com/yannlugrin
diff --git a/lib/guard.rb b/lib/guard.rb
index b56b4a9..8313e9b 100644
--- a/lib/guard.rb
+++ b/lib/guard.rb
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ module Guard
       @options[:notify] && ENV["GUARD_NOTIFY"] != 'false' ? Notifier.turn_on : Notifier.turn_off
 
       UI.clear if @options[:clear]
+      debug_command_execution if @options[:debug]
+
       self
     end
 
@@ -117,5 +119,19 @@ module Guard
       UI.error "Could not find 'guard-#{name}' gem path."
     end
 
+    def debug_command_execution
+      Kernel.send(:alias_method, :original_system, :system)
+      Kernel.send(:define_method, :system) do |command, *args|
+        ::Guard::UI.debug "Command execution: #{command} #{args.join(' ')}"
+        original_system command, *args
+      end
+
+      Kernel.send(:alias_method, :original_backtick, :"`")
+      Kernel.send(:define_method, :"`") do |command|
+        ::Guard::UI.debug "Command execution: #{command}"
+        original_backtick command
+      end
+    end
+
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/guard_spec.rb b/spec/guard_spec.rb
index f99ace4..f5caa7c 100644
--- a/spec/guard_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/guard_spec.rb
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ describe Guard do
       ::Guard::Notifier.should_receive(:turn_off)
       ::Guard.setup(:notify => true)
     end
+
+    it "logs command execution if the debug option is true" do
+      ::Guard.should_receive(:debug_command_execution)
+      ::Guard.setup(:debug => true)
+    end
   end
 
   describe ".start" do
@@ -179,4 +184,32 @@ describe Guard do
     end
   end
 
+  describe ".debug_command_execution" do
+    subject { ::Guard.setup }
+
+    before do
+      @original_system = Kernel.method(:system)
+      @original_command = Kernel.method(:"`")
+    end
+
+    after do
+      Kernel.send(:define_method, :system, @original_system.to_proc )
+      Kernel.send(:define_method, :"`", @original_command.to_proc )
+    end
+
+    it "outputs Kernel.#system method parameters" do
+      ::Guard.setup(:debug => true)
+      ::Guard::UI.should_receive(:debug).with("Command execution: echo test")
+      system("echo", "test").should be_true
+    end
+
+    it "outputs Kernel.#` method parameters" do
+      ::Guard.setup(:debug => true)
+      ::Guard::UI.should_receive(:debug).twice.with("Command execution: echo test")
+      `echo test`.should eql "test\n"
+      %x{echo test}.should eql "test\n"
+    end
+
+  end
+
 end