diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6e5c21a7638..b30d0b45dec 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,15 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) and this project will
 adhere to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org) starting `v22.0.0`.
 
+## [v24.X.X] - YYYY-MM-DD
+
+- **GraphQL**
+
+  - feat(graphql): adds translated DQL to extensions response when the "--graphql debug" super flag
+    is set to true (#9280)
+
+[v24.X.X]: https://github.com/hypermodeinc/dgraph/compare/v24.0.5...v24.X.X
+
 ## [v24.0.5] - 2024-11-05
 
 [v24.0.5]: https://github.com/hypermodeinc/dgraph/compare/v24.0.4...v24.0.5
diff --git a/graphql/e2e/common/common.go b/graphql/e2e/common/common.go
index 4f36f3e60f0..7cb6d9ab909 100644
--- a/graphql/e2e/common/common.go
+++ b/graphql/e2e/common/common.go
@@ -848,6 +848,7 @@ func RunAll(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("multiple operations", multipleOperations)
 	t.Run("query post with author", queryPostWithAuthor)
 	t.Run("queries have extensions", queriesHaveExtensions)
+	t.Run("queries with debug flag have dql query in extensions", queriesWithDebugFlagHaveDQLQueryInExtensions)
 	t.Run("queries have touched_uids even if there are GraphQL errors", erroredQueriesHaveTouchedUids)
 	t.Run("alias works for queries", queryWithAlias)
 	t.Run("multiple aliases for same field in query", queryWithMultipleAliasOfSameField)
diff --git a/graphql/e2e/common/query.go b/graphql/e2e/common/query.go
index 8c453c6f029..83a11deb361 100644
--- a/graphql/e2e/common/query.go
+++ b/graphql/e2e/common/query.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"math/rand"
 	"net/http"
+	"regexp"
 	"sort"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -2097,6 +2098,26 @@ func queriesHaveExtensions(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Greater(t, int(gqlResponse.Extensions[touchedUidskey].(float64)), 0)
 }
 
+func queriesWithDebugFlagHaveDQLQueryInExtensions(t *testing.T) {
+	query := &GraphQLParams{
+		Query: `query {
+			queryPost {
+				title
+			}
+		}`,
+	}
+
+	gqlResponse := query.ExecuteAsPost(t, GraphqlURL+"?debug=true")
+	RequireNoGQLErrors(t, gqlResponse)
+
+	// Needed for directives tests (Post remapped to myPost)
+	pattern := regexp.MustCompile(`query \{\n\s*query(?:Post|myPost)\(func: type\((?:Post|myPost)\)\) \{\n\s*Post\.title : (?:Post|myPost)\.title\n\s*dgraph\.uid : uid\n\s*\}\n\}`)
+
+	require.Contains(t, gqlResponse.Extensions, "dql_query")
+	require.NotEmpty(t, gqlResponse.Extensions["dql_query"])
+	require.True(t, pattern.MatchString(gqlResponse.Extensions["dql_query"].(string)))
+}
+
 func erroredQueriesHaveTouchedUids(t *testing.T) {
 	country1 := addCountry(t, postExecutor)
 	country2 := addCountry(t, postExecutor)
diff --git a/graphql/e2e/directives/docker-compose.yml b/graphql/e2e/directives/docker-compose.yml
index fb56b7f9550..8241f702b3d 100644
--- a/graphql/e2e/directives/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/graphql/e2e/directives/docker-compose.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ services:
       /gobin/dgraph  ${COVERAGE_OUTPUT} alpha --telemetry "reports=false; sentry=false;"
       --zero=zero1:5080 --expose_trace --profile_mode block --block_rate 10 --logtostderr -v=2
       --my=alpha1:7080 --security "whitelist=10.0.0.0/8,172.16.0.0/12,192.168.0.0/16;" --graphql
-      "lambda-url=http://lambda:8686/graphql-worker;" --trace "ratio=1.0;"
+      "lambda-url=http://lambda:8686/graphql-worker; debug=true;" --trace "ratio=1.0;"
 
   lambda:
     image: dgraph/dgraph-lambda:latest
diff --git a/graphql/e2e/normal/docker-compose.yml b/graphql/e2e/normal/docker-compose.yml
index fb56b7f9550..8241f702b3d 100644
--- a/graphql/e2e/normal/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/graphql/e2e/normal/docker-compose.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ services:
       /gobin/dgraph  ${COVERAGE_OUTPUT} alpha --telemetry "reports=false; sentry=false;"
       --zero=zero1:5080 --expose_trace --profile_mode block --block_rate 10 --logtostderr -v=2
       --my=alpha1:7080 --security "whitelist=10.0.0.0/8,172.16.0.0/12,192.168.0.0/16;" --graphql
-      "lambda-url=http://lambda:8686/graphql-worker;" --trace "ratio=1.0;"
+      "lambda-url=http://lambda:8686/graphql-worker; debug=true;" --trace "ratio=1.0;"
 
   lambda:
     image: dgraph/dgraph-lambda:latest
diff --git a/graphql/resolve/query.go b/graphql/resolve/query.go
index 90e4c9494eb..ddd36779716 100644
--- a/graphql/resolve/query.go
+++ b/graphql/resolve/query.go
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ func (qr *queryResolver) rewriteAndExecute(ctx context.Context, query schema.Que
 	}
 
 	ext.TouchedUids = resp.GetMetrics().GetNumUids()[touchedUidsKey]
+	if x.Config.GraphQL.GetBool("debug") {
+		ext.DQLQuery = qry
+	}
 	resolved := &Resolved{
 		Data:       resp.GetJson(),
 		Field:      query,
diff --git a/graphql/schema/response.go b/graphql/schema/response.go
index 9690454d957..afa058a4367 100644
--- a/graphql/schema/response.go
+++ b/graphql/schema/response.go
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ func (r *Response) Output() interface{} {
 type Extensions struct {
 	TouchedUids uint64 `json:"touched_uids,omitempty"`
 	Tracing     *Trace `json:"tracing,omitempty"`
+	DQLQuery    string `json:"dql_query,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // GetTouchedUids returns TouchedUids
@@ -205,6 +206,12 @@ func (e *Extensions) Merge(ext *Extensions) {
 	} else {
 		e.Tracing.Merge(ext.Tracing)
 	}
+
+	if e.DQLQuery == "" {
+		e.DQLQuery = ext.DQLQuery
+	} else {
+		e.DQLQuery = e.DQLQuery + "\n" + ext.DQLQuery
+	}
 }
 
 // Trace : Apollo Tracing is a GraphQL extension for tracing resolver performance.Response