diff --git a/services/api-db/Dockerfile b/services/api-db/Dockerfile
index 8e2f14a6db..686c0ccb1a 100644
--- a/services/api-db/Dockerfile
+++ b/services/api-db/Dockerfile
@@ -7,8 +7,11 @@ ENV LAGOON_VERSION=$LAGOON_VERSION
 
 USER root
 
+RUN /bin/fix-permissions /var/log/
+
 # replace the generate-env script with our password, since generate-env only adds a domain which isnt valid in this image
 COPY password-entrypoint.bash /lagoon/entrypoints/55-generate-env.sh
+COPY slow-query-stdout-entrypoint.bash /lagoon/entrypoints/101-slow-query-stdout.sh
 
 USER mysql
 
diff --git a/services/api-db/Dockerfile.mysql b/services/api-db/Dockerfile.mysql
index a65c774a76..f0d3bbfc93 100644
--- a/services/api-db/Dockerfile.mysql
+++ b/services/api-db/Dockerfile.mysql
@@ -7,8 +7,11 @@ ENV LAGOON_VERSION=$LAGOON_VERSION
 
 USER root
 
+RUN /bin/fix-permissions /var/log/
+
 # replace the generate-env script with our password, since generate-env only adds a domain which isnt valid in this image
 COPY password-entrypoint.bash /lagoon/entrypoints/55-generate-env.sh
+COPY slow-query-stdout-mysql-entrypoint.bash /lagoon/entrypoints/101-slow-query-stdout.sh
 
 USER mysql
 
diff --git a/services/api-db/slow-query-stdout-entrypoint.bash b/services/api-db/slow-query-stdout-entrypoint.bash
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4a7c919d99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/api-db/slow-query-stdout-entrypoint.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -eo pipefail
+
+if [ -n "$MARIADB_LOG_SLOW" ]; then
+  # Log slow queries to stdout
+  ln -sf /proc/1/fd/1 /var/log/mariadb-slow.log
+fi
diff --git a/services/api-db/slow-query-stdout-mysql-entrypoint.bash b/services/api-db/slow-query-stdout-mysql-entrypoint.bash
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6eef65ffe3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/api-db/slow-query-stdout-mysql-entrypoint.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -eo pipefail
+
+if [ -n "$MYSQL_LOG_SLOW" ]; then
+  # Log slow queries to stdout
+  ln -sf /proc/1/fd/1 /var/log/mysql-slow.log
+fi
diff --git a/services/keycloak-db/Dockerfile b/services/keycloak-db/Dockerfile
index 6e115af059..d265bd98f0 100644
--- a/services/keycloak-db/Dockerfile
+++ b/services/keycloak-db/Dockerfile
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ ENV MARIADB_DATABASE=keycloak \
 
 COPY my_query-cache.cnf /etc/mysql/conf.d/my_query-cache.cnf
 USER root
+RUN /bin/fix-permissions /var/log/
 # replace the generate-env script with our password, since generate-env only adds a domain which isnt valid in this image
 COPY password-entrypoint.bash /lagoon/entrypoints/55-generate-env.sh
+COPY slow-query-stdout-entrypoint.bash /lagoon/entrypoints/101-slow-query-stdout.sh
 RUN fix-permissions /etc/mysql/conf.d/
 USER mysql
diff --git a/services/keycloak-db/Dockerfile.mysql b/services/keycloak-db/Dockerfile.mysql
index 21d0f016a6..8d7e71f1f4 100644
--- a/services/keycloak-db/Dockerfile.mysql
+++ b/services/keycloak-db/Dockerfile.mysql
@@ -13,8 +13,10 @@ ENV MYSQL_DATABASE=keycloak \
     # MYSQL_COLLATION=utf8_general_ci
 
 USER root
+RUN /bin/fix-permissions /var/log/
 # replace the generate-env script with our password, since generate-env only adds a domain which isnt valid in this image
 COPY password-entrypoint.bash /lagoon/entrypoints/55-generate-env.sh
+COPY slow-query-stdout-mysql-entrypoint.bash /lagoon/entrypoints/101-slow-query-stdout.sh
 USER mysql
 
 # not used in mysql8
diff --git a/services/keycloak-db/slow-query-stdout-entrypoint.bash b/services/keycloak-db/slow-query-stdout-entrypoint.bash
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4a7c919d99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/keycloak-db/slow-query-stdout-entrypoint.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -eo pipefail
+
+if [ -n "$MARIADB_LOG_SLOW" ]; then
+  # Log slow queries to stdout
+  ln -sf /proc/1/fd/1 /var/log/mariadb-slow.log
+fi
diff --git a/services/keycloak-db/slow-query-stdout-mysql-entrypoint.bash b/services/keycloak-db/slow-query-stdout-mysql-entrypoint.bash
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6eef65ffe3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/keycloak-db/slow-query-stdout-mysql-entrypoint.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -eo pipefail
+
+if [ -n "$MYSQL_LOG_SLOW" ]; then
+  # Log slow queries to stdout
+  ln -sf /proc/1/fd/1 /var/log/mysql-slow.log
+fi