diff --git a/src/dnsmasq.h b/src/dnsmasq.h
index 1c001a8..42cc4a7 100644
--- a/src/dnsmasq.h
+++ b/src/dnsmasq.h
@@ -1497,11 +1497,13 @@ unsigned char *do_rfc1035_name(unsigned char *p, char *sval, char *limit);
 void *safe_malloc(size_t size);
 void safe_strncpy(char *dest, const char *src, size_t size);
 void safe_pipe(int *fd, int read_noblock);
+#define malloc_log(x, y) malloc_log_real(__func__, __LINE__, (x), (y))
 #define whine_malloc(x) whine_malloc_real(__func__, __LINE__, (x))
 #define whine_realloc(x, y) whine_realloc_real(NULL, __func__, __LINE__, (x), (y))
 #define expand_buf(x, y) expand_buf_real(__func__, __LINE__, (x), (y))
 #define expand_workspace(x, y, z) expand_workspace_real(__func__, __LINE__, (x), (y), (z))
 #define free(x) free_real(__func__, __LINE__, (x))
+void malloc_log_real(const char *func, unsigned int line, void *mem, size_t size);
 void free_real(const char *func, unsigned int line, void *ptr);
 void *whine_malloc_real(const char *func, unsigned int line, size_t size);
 void *whine_realloc_real(const char *wrapper, const char *func, unsigned int line, void *ptr, size_t size);
diff --git a/src/util.c b/src/util.c
index ff642ba..44eada2 100644
--- a/src/util.c
+++ b/src/util.c
@@ -266,6 +266,10 @@ char *canonicalise(char *in, int *nomem)
 	  
 	  return NULL;
 	}
+
+      /* IDN library doesnt call our malloc wrapper, so log this by steam */
+      if (ret)
+	malloc_log(ret, strlen(ret)+1);
       
       return ret;
     }
@@ -993,6 +997,12 @@ int expand_workspace_real(const char *func, unsigned int line, unsigned char ***
   return 1;
 }
 
+void malloc_log_real(const char *func, unsigned int line, void *mem, size_t size)
+{
+  if (mem && daemon->log_malloc)
+    my_syslog(LOG_INFO, _("malloc: %s:%u %zu bytes at %x"), func, line, size, hash_ptr(mem));
+}
+
 #undef free
 void free_real(const char *func, unsigned int line, void *ptr)
 {