diff --git a/kernel/configs/debug.config b/kernel/configs/debug.config
index 4722b998a324..509ee703de15 100644
--- a/kernel/configs/debug.config
+++ b/kernel/configs/debug.config
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ CONFIG_UBSAN_ENUM=y
 CONFIG_UBSAN_SHIFT=y
 CONFIG_UBSAN_UNREACHABLE=y
 #
+# Networking Debugging
+#
+CONFIG_NET_DEV_REFCNT_TRACKER=y
+CONFIG_NET_NS_REFCNT_TRACKER=y
+CONFIG_DEBUG_NET=y
+#
 # Memory Debugging
 #
 # CONFIG_DEBUG_PAGEALLOC is not set