diff --git a/jetty-io/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/ArrayByteBufferPool.java b/jetty-io/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/ArrayByteBufferPool.java
index 5cb7e16f6f05..c2c66633cdd6 100644
--- a/jetty-io/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/ArrayByteBufferPool.java
+++ b/jetty-io/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/ArrayByteBufferPool.java
@@ -339,4 +339,42 @@ protected void removed(RetainableByteBuffer retainedBuffer)
             ArrayByteBufferPool.this.release(retainedBuffer.getBuffer());
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * <p>A variant of {@link ArrayByteBufferPool} that tracks buffer
+     * acquires/releases of the retained buffers, useful to identify buffer leaks.</p>
+     * @see ArrayRetainableByteBufferPool.Tracking
+     */
+    public static class Tracking extends ArrayByteBufferPool
+    {
+        public Tracking()
+        {
+        }
+
+        public Tracking(int minCapacity, int factor, int maxCapacity)
+        {
+            super(minCapacity, factor, maxCapacity);
+        }
+
+        public Tracking(int minCapacity, int factor, int maxCapacity, int maxQueueLength)
+        {
+            super(minCapacity, factor, maxCapacity, maxQueueLength);
+        }
+
+        public Tracking(int minCapacity, int factor, int maxCapacity, int maxBucketSize, long maxHeapMemory, long maxDirectMemory)
+        {
+            super(minCapacity, factor, maxCapacity, maxBucketSize, maxHeapMemory, maxDirectMemory);
+        }
+
+        public Tracking(int minCapacity, int factor, int maxCapacity, int maxBucketSize, long maxHeapMemory, long maxDirectMemory, long retainedHeapMemory, long retainedDirectMemory)
+        {
+            super(minCapacity, factor, maxCapacity, maxBucketSize, maxHeapMemory, maxDirectMemory, retainedHeapMemory, retainedDirectMemory);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        protected RetainableByteBufferPool newRetainableByteBufferPool(int factor, int maxCapacity, int maxBucketSize, long retainedHeapMemory, long retainedDirectMemory)
+        {
+            return new ArrayRetainableByteBufferPool.Tracking(0, factor, maxCapacity, maxBucketSize, retainedHeapMemory, retainedDirectMemory);
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/jetty-io/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/ArrayRetainableByteBufferPool.java b/jetty-io/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/ArrayRetainableByteBufferPool.java
index 8dea3c248229..b2fa75ac980a 100644
--- a/jetty-io/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/ArrayRetainableByteBufferPool.java
+++ b/jetty-io/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/ArrayRetainableByteBufferPool.java
@@ -14,12 +14,20 @@
 package org.eclipse.jetty.io;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.PrintWriter;
+import java.io.StringWriter;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+import java.time.Instant;
 import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
+import java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArrayList;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
 import java.util.function.Function;
 import java.util.function.IntUnaryOperator;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 import org.eclipse.jetty.util.BufferUtil;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.util.NanoTime;
@@ -486,4 +494,161 @@ public String toString()
                 entries > 0 ? (inUse * 100) / entries : 0);
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * <p>A variant of {@link ArrayRetainableByteBufferPool} that tracks buffer
+     * acquires/releases, useful to identify buffer leaks.</p>
+     * <p>Use {@link #getLeaks()} when the system is idle to get
+     * the {@link Buffer}s that have been leaked, which contain
+     * the stack trace information of where the buffer was acquired.</p>
+     */
+    public static class Tracking extends ArrayRetainableByteBufferPool
+    {
+        private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(Tracking.class);
+
+        private final Set<Buffer> buffers = ConcurrentHashMap.newKeySet();
+
+        public Tracking()
+        {
+            super();
+        }
+
+        public Tracking(int minCapacity, int factor, int maxCapacity, int maxBucketSize)
+        {
+            super(minCapacity, factor, maxCapacity, maxBucketSize);
+        }
+
+        public Tracking(int minCapacity, int factor, int maxCapacity, int maxBucketSize, long maxHeapMemory, long maxDirectMemory)
+        {
+            super(minCapacity, factor, maxCapacity, maxBucketSize, maxHeapMemory, maxDirectMemory);
+        }
+
+        public Tracking(int minCapacity, int factor, int maxCapacity, int maxBucketSize, IntUnaryOperator bucketIndexFor, IntUnaryOperator bucketCapacity, long maxHeapMemory, long maxDirectMemory)
+        {
+            super(minCapacity, factor, maxCapacity, maxBucketSize, bucketIndexFor, bucketCapacity, maxHeapMemory, maxDirectMemory);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public RetainableByteBuffer acquire(int size, boolean direct)
+        {
+            RetainableByteBuffer buffer = super.acquire(size, direct);
+            Buffer wrapper = new Buffer(buffer, size);
+            if (LOG.isDebugEnabled())
+                LOG.debug("acquired {}", wrapper);
+            buffers.add(wrapper);
+            return wrapper;
+        }
+
+        public Set<Buffer> getLeaks()
+        {
+            return buffers;
+        }
+
+        public String dumpLeaks()
+        {
+            return getLeaks().stream()
+                .map(Buffer::dump)
+                .collect(Collectors.joining(System.lineSeparator()));
+        }
+
+        public class Buffer extends RetainableByteBuffer
+        {
+            private final RetainableByteBuffer wrapped;
+            private final int size;
+            private final Instant acquireInstant;
+            private final Throwable acquireStack;
+            private final List<Throwable> retainStacks = new CopyOnWriteArrayList<>();
+            private final List<Throwable> releaseStacks = new CopyOnWriteArrayList<>();
+            private final List<Throwable> overReleaseStacks = new CopyOnWriteArrayList<>();
+
+            private Buffer(RetainableByteBuffer wrapped, int size)
+            {
+                super(wrapped.getBuffer(), x -> {});
+                this.wrapped = wrapped;
+                this.size = size;
+                this.acquireInstant = Instant.now();
+                this.acquireStack = new Throwable();
+            }
+
+            public int getSize()
+            {
+                return size;
+            }
+
+            public Instant getAcquireInstant()
+            {
+                return acquireInstant;
+            }
+
+            public Throwable getAcquireStack()
+            {
+                return acquireStack;
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            protected void acquire()
+            {
+                wrapped.acquire();
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public boolean isRetained()
+            {
+                return wrapped.isRetained();
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public void retain()
+            {
+                wrapped.retain();
+                retainStacks.add(new Throwable());
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public boolean release()
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    boolean released = wrapped.release();
+                    if (released)
+                    {
+                        buffers.remove(this);
+                        if (LOG.isDebugEnabled())
+                            LOG.debug("released {}", this);
+                    }
+                    releaseStacks.add(new Throwable());
+                    return released;
+                }
+                catch (IllegalStateException e)
+                {
+                    buffers.add(this);
+                    overReleaseStacks.add(new Throwable());
+                    throw e;
+                }
+            }
+
+            public String dump()
+            {
+                StringWriter w = new StringWriter();
+                PrintWriter pw = new PrintWriter(w);
+                getAcquireStack().printStackTrace(pw);
+                pw.println("\n" + retainStacks.size() + " retain(s)");
+                for (Throwable retainStack : retainStacks)
+                {
+                    retainStack.printStackTrace(pw);
+                }
+                pw.println("\n" + releaseStacks.size() + " release(s)");
+                for (Throwable releaseStack : releaseStacks)
+                {
+                    releaseStack.printStackTrace(pw);
+                }
+                pw.println("\n" + overReleaseStacks.size() + " over-release(s)");
+                for (Throwable overReleaseStack : overReleaseStacks)
+                {
+                    overReleaseStack.printStackTrace(pw);
+                }
+                return String.format("%s@%x of %d bytes on %s wrapping %s acquired at %s", getClass().getSimpleName(), hashCode(), getSize(), getAcquireInstant(), wrapped, w);
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/jetty-io/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/LogarithmicArrayByteBufferPool.java b/jetty-io/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/LogarithmicArrayByteBufferPool.java
index 5d964b199ad1..6e9de204d1ef 100644
--- a/jetty-io/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/LogarithmicArrayByteBufferPool.java
+++ b/jetty-io/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/LogarithmicArrayByteBufferPool.java
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ public LogarithmicArrayByteBufferPool(int minCapacity, int maxCapacity, int maxQ
      * @param maxQueueLength the maximum ByteBuffer queue length
      * @param maxHeapMemory the max heap memory in bytes
      * @param maxDirectMemory the max direct memory in bytes
-     * @param retainedHeapMemory the max heap memory in bytes, -1 for unlimited retained memory or 0 to use default heuristic
-     * @param retainedDirectMemory the max direct memory in bytes, -1 for unlimited retained memory or 0 to use default heuristic
+     * @param retainedHeapMemory the max heap memory in bytes, -2 for no retained memory, -1 for unlimited retained memory or 0 to use default heuristic
+     * @param retainedDirectMemory the max direct memory in bytes, -2 for no retained memory, -1 for unlimited retained memory or 0 to use default heuristic
      */
     public LogarithmicArrayByteBufferPool(int minCapacity, int maxCapacity, int maxQueueLength, long maxHeapMemory, long maxDirectMemory, long retainedHeapMemory, long retainedDirectMemory)
     {
diff --git a/jetty-io/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/RetainableByteBuffer.java b/jetty-io/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/RetainableByteBuffer.java
index bc748041f348..0b274785f4ca 100644
--- a/jetty-io/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/RetainableByteBuffer.java
+++ b/jetty-io/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/RetainableByteBuffer.java
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public boolean isDirect()
      * The reason why this method exists on top of {@link #retain()} is to be able to
      * have some safety checks that must know why the ref counter is being incremented.
      */
-    void acquire()
+    protected void acquire()
     {
         if (references.getAndUpdate(c -> c == 0 ? 1 : c) != 0)
             throw new IllegalStateException("re-pooled while still used " + this);