diff --git a/packages/react-on-rails/src/base/client.ts b/packages/react-on-rails/src/base/client.ts
index e1debcf7e6..44a5b2e954 100644
--- a/packages/react-on-rails/src/base/client.ts
+++ b/packages/react-on-rails/src/base/client.ts
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ Fix: Use only react-on-rails OR react-on-rails-pro, not both.`);
           componentNames.forEach((name) => {
             const component = components[name];
             const size = component.toString().length;
-            console.log(`[ReactOnRails] ✅ Registered: ${name} (~${(size / 1024).toFixed(1)} chars)`);
+            console.log(`[ReactOnRails] ✅ Registered: ${name} (${size} chars)`);
           });
         }
       } else {
diff --git a/packages/react-on-rails/tests/debugLogging.test.js b/packages/react-on-rails/tests/debugLogging.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2ef3f32f33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react-on-rails/tests/debugLogging.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,248 @@
+/* eslint-disable react/jsx-filename-extension */
+
+import * as React from 'react';
+import ComponentRegistry from '../src/ComponentRegistry.ts';
+import ReactOnRails from '../src/ReactOnRails.client.ts';
+
+describe('Debug Logging', () => {
+  let consoleLogSpy;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    // Clear registries before each test
+    ComponentRegistry.clear();
+
+    // Reset options to defaults
+    ReactOnRails.resetOptions();
+
+    // Spy on console.log
+    consoleLogSpy = jest.spyOn(console, 'log').mockImplementation(() => {});
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    // Restore console.log
+    consoleLogSpy.mockRestore();
+  });
+
+  describe('logComponentRegistration option', () => {
+    it('does not log when logComponentRegistration is false (default)', () => {
+      const TestComponent = () => <div>Test</div>;
+
+      ReactOnRails.register({ TestComponent });
+
+      expect(consoleLogSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('logs component registration when logComponentRegistration is true', () => {
+      ReactOnRails.setOptions({ logComponentRegistration: true });
+
+      const TestComponent = () => <div>Test</div>;
+      ReactOnRails.register({ TestComponent });
+
+      expect(consoleLogSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('[ReactOnRails] Component registration logging enabled');
+      expect(consoleLogSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('[ReactOnRails] Registering 1 component(s): TestComponent');
+      expect(consoleLogSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.stringMatching(/\[ReactOnRails\] Component registration completed in \d+\.\d+ms/),
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('logs multiple components registration', () => {
+      ReactOnRails.setOptions({ logComponentRegistration: true });
+
+      const Component1 = () => <div>One</div>;
+      const Component2 = () => <div>Two</div>;
+      const Component3 = () => <div>Three</div>;
+
+      ReactOnRails.register({ Component1, Component2, Component3 });
+
+      expect(consoleLogSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        '[ReactOnRails] Registering 3 component(s): Component1, Component2, Component3',
+      );
+      expect(consoleLogSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.stringMatching(/\[ReactOnRails\] Component registration completed in \d+\.\d+ms/),
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('measures registration timing using performance.now() when available', () => {
+      ReactOnRails.setOptions({ logComponentRegistration: true });
+
+      const TestComponent = () => <div>Test</div>;
+      ReactOnRails.register({ TestComponent });
+
+      // Verify timing was logged in milliseconds with 2 decimal places
+      expect(consoleLogSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.stringMatching(/\[ReactOnRails\] Component registration completed in \d+\.\d{2}ms/),
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('debugMode option', () => {
+    it('does not log when debugMode is false (default)', () => {
+      const TestComponent = () => <div>Test</div>;
+
+      ReactOnRails.register({ TestComponent });
+
+      expect(consoleLogSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('logs when debugMode is enabled', () => {
+      ReactOnRails.setOptions({ debugMode: true });
+
+      expect(consoleLogSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('[ReactOnRails] Debug mode enabled');
+    });
+
+    it('logs component registration details when debugMode is true', () => {
+      ReactOnRails.setOptions({ debugMode: true });
+
+      const TestComponent = () => <div>Test</div>;
+      ReactOnRails.register({ TestComponent });
+
+      expect(consoleLogSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('[ReactOnRails] Registering 1 component(s): TestComponent');
+      expect(consoleLogSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.stringMatching(/\[ReactOnRails\] Component registration completed in \d+\.\d+ms/),
+      );
+      expect(consoleLogSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.stringMatching(/\[ReactOnRails\] ✅ Registered: TestComponent \(\d+ chars\)/),
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('logs individual component sizes in debug mode', () => {
+      ReactOnRails.setOptions({ debugMode: true });
+
+      const SmallComponent = () => <div>S</div>;
+      const LargerComponent = () => (
+        <div>
+          <p>This is a larger component with more content</p>
+          <p>And another paragraph to make it bigger</p>
+        </div>
+      );
+
+      ReactOnRails.register({ SmallComponent, LargerComponent });
+
+      // Check that individual component registrations are logged with size info
+      expect(consoleLogSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.stringMatching(/\[ReactOnRails\] ✅ Registered: SmallComponent \(\d+ chars\)/),
+      );
+      expect(consoleLogSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.stringMatching(/\[ReactOnRails\] ✅ Registered: LargerComponent \(\d+ chars\)/),
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('logs all registration info when both debugMode and logComponentRegistration are enabled', () => {
+      ReactOnRails.setOptions({
+        debugMode: true,
+        logComponentRegistration: true,
+      });
+
+      const TestComponent = () => <div>Test</div>;
+      ReactOnRails.register({ TestComponent });
+
+      // Should log both general info and detailed component info
+      expect(consoleLogSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('[ReactOnRails] Debug mode enabled');
+      expect(consoleLogSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('[ReactOnRails] Component registration logging enabled');
+      expect(consoleLogSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('[ReactOnRails] Registering 1 component(s): TestComponent');
+      expect(consoleLogSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.stringMatching(/\[ReactOnRails\] Component registration completed in \d+\.\d+ms/),
+      );
+      expect(consoleLogSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.stringMatching(/\[ReactOnRails\] ✅ Registered: TestComponent \(\d+ chars\)/),
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('performance fallback', () => {
+    it('falls back to Date.now() when performance is not available', () => {
+      // Save original performance object
+      const originalPerformance = global.performance;
+
+      // Remove performance temporarily
+      delete global.performance;
+
+      ReactOnRails.setOptions({ logComponentRegistration: true });
+
+      const TestComponent = () => <div>Test</div>;
+      ReactOnRails.register({ TestComponent });
+
+      // Should still log timing information
+      expect(consoleLogSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.stringMatching(/\[ReactOnRails\] Component registration completed in \d+\.\d+ms/),
+      );
+
+      // Restore performance
+      global.performance = originalPerformance;
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('option validation', () => {
+    it('accepts valid debugMode option', () => {
+      expect(() => ReactOnRails.setOptions({ debugMode: true })).not.toThrow();
+      expect(() => ReactOnRails.setOptions({ debugMode: false })).not.toThrow();
+    });
+
+    it('accepts valid logComponentRegistration option', () => {
+      expect(() => ReactOnRails.setOptions({ logComponentRegistration: true })).not.toThrow();
+      expect(() => ReactOnRails.setOptions({ logComponentRegistration: false })).not.toThrow();
+    });
+
+    it('can retrieve options via option() method', () => {
+      ReactOnRails.setOptions({ debugMode: true, logComponentRegistration: true });
+
+      expect(ReactOnRails.option('debugMode')).toBe(true);
+      expect(ReactOnRails.option('logComponentRegistration')).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('resetOptions() resets debug options to defaults', () => {
+      ReactOnRails.setOptions({ debugMode: true, logComponentRegistration: true });
+      ReactOnRails.resetOptions();
+
+      expect(ReactOnRails.option('debugMode')).toBe(false);
+      expect(ReactOnRails.option('logComponentRegistration')).toBe(false);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('non-intrusive logging', () => {
+    it('does not affect component registration functionality', () => {
+      ReactOnRails.setOptions({ debugMode: true, logComponentRegistration: true });
+
+      const TestComponent = () => <div>Test</div>;
+      ReactOnRails.register({ TestComponent });
+
+      // Component should still be properly registered
+      const registered = ReactOnRails.getComponent('TestComponent');
+      expect(registered.name).toBe('TestComponent');
+      expect(registered.component).toBe(TestComponent);
+    });
+
+    it('does not affect multiple component registration', () => {
+      ReactOnRails.setOptions({ debugMode: true });
+
+      const Comp1 = () => <div>1</div>;
+      const Comp2 = () => <div>2</div>;
+      const Comp3 = () => <div>3</div>;
+
+      ReactOnRails.register({ Comp1, Comp2, Comp3 });
+
+      // All components should be registered correctly
+      expect(ReactOnRails.registeredComponents().size).toBe(3);
+      expect(ReactOnRails.getComponent('Comp1').component).toBe(Comp1);
+      expect(ReactOnRails.getComponent('Comp2').component).toBe(Comp2);
+      expect(ReactOnRails.getComponent('Comp3').component).toBe(Comp3);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('zero production impact', () => {
+    it('has minimal overhead when debug options are disabled', () => {
+      const TestComponent = () => <div>Test</div>;
+
+      // Register without debug options
+      const startTime = performance.now();
+      ReactOnRails.register({ TestComponent });
+      const endTime = performance.now();
+
+      // No console logging should occur
+      expect(consoleLogSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+      // Registration should complete quickly (sanity check, not a strict performance test)
+      expect(endTime - startTime).toBeLessThan(100);
+    });
+  });
+});