diff --git a/workflow/controller/controller.go b/workflow/controller/controller.go
index 48c4ca1af392..28f85455e5c1 100644
--- a/workflow/controller/controller.go
+++ b/workflow/controller/controller.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import (
 	wfextvv1alpha1 "github.com/argoproj/argo/pkg/client/informers/externalversions/workflow/v1alpha1"
 	authutil "github.com/argoproj/argo/util/auth"
 	"github.com/argoproj/argo/workflow/common"
+	controllercache "github.com/argoproj/argo/workflow/controller/cache"
 	"github.com/argoproj/argo/workflow/controller/pod"
 	"github.com/argoproj/argo/workflow/cron"
 	"github.com/argoproj/argo/workflow/hydrator"
@@ -658,6 +659,7 @@ func (wfc *WorkflowController) newPodInformer() cache.SharedIndexInformer {
 				}
 				if !pod.SignificantPodChange(oldPod, newPod) {
 					log.WithField("key", key).Info("insignificant pod change")
+					pod.LogChanges(oldPod, newPod)
 					return
 				}
 				wfc.podQueue.Add(key)
diff --git a/workflow/controller/pod/log.go b/workflow/controller/pod/log.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bde0b40410fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/workflow/controller/pod/log.go
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package pod
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	apiv1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/strategicpatch"
+)
+
+func LogChanges(oldPod *apiv1.Pod, newPod *apiv1.Pod) {
+	a, _ := json.Marshal(oldPod)
+	b, _ := json.Marshal(newPod)
+	patch, _ := strategicpatch.CreateTwoWayMergePatch(a, b, &apiv1.Pod{})
+	log.Debugln(string(patch))
+}
diff --git a/workflow/controller/pod/significant.go b/workflow/controller/pod/significant.go
index e9c2b7f7d8e6..ac464b8da5ea 100644
--- a/workflow/controller/pod/significant.go
+++ b/workflow/controller/pod/significant.go
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 package pod
 
 import (
+	"os"
+
 	apiv1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 )
 
 func SignificantPodChange(from *apiv1.Pod, to *apiv1.Pod) bool {
-	return from.Spec.NodeName != to.Spec.NodeName ||
+	return os.Getenv("ALL_POD_CHANGES_SIGNIFICANT") == "true" ||
+		from.Spec.NodeName != to.Spec.NodeName ||
 		from.Status.Phase != to.Status.Phase ||
 		from.Status.Message != to.Status.Message ||
 		from.Status.PodIP != to.Status.PodIP ||
diff --git a/workflow/controller/pod/significant_test.go b/workflow/controller/pod/significant_test.go
index 534d1b7fa277..d2823d1aa705 100644
--- a/workflow/controller/pod/significant_test.go
+++ b/workflow/controller/pod/significant_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package pod
 
 import (
+	"os"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -9,8 +10,14 @@ import (
 )
 
 func Test_SgnificantPodChange(t *testing.T) {
-	assert.False(t, SignificantPodChange(&corev1.Pod{}, &corev1.Pod{}), "No change")
-
+	t.Run("NoChange", func(t *testing.T) {
+		assert.False(t, SignificantPodChange(&corev1.Pod{}, &corev1.Pod{}))
+	})
+	t.Run("ALL_POD_CHANGES_SIGNIFICANT", func(t *testing.T) {
+		_ = os.Setenv("ALL_POD_CHANGES_SIGNIFICANT", "true")
+		defer func() { _ = os.Unsetenv("ALL_POD_CHANGES_SIGNIFICANT") }()
+		assert.True(t, SignificantPodChange(&corev1.Pod{}, &corev1.Pod{}))
+	})
 	t.Run("DeletionTimestamp", func(t *testing.T) {
 		now := metav1.Now()
 		assert.True(t, SignificantPodChange(&corev1.Pod{}, &corev1.Pod{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{DeletionTimestamp: &now}}), "deletion timestamp change")