diff --git a/src/main/java/com/retailsvc/http/BadRequestException.java b/src/main/java/com/retailsvc/http/BadRequestException.java
index 4abaa69..043ad14 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/retailsvc/http/BadRequestException.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/retailsvc/http/BadRequestException.java
@@ -21,15 +21,28 @@ public final class BadRequestException extends RuntimeException {
   private final String keyword;
 
   public BadRequestException(String detail) {
-    this(DEFAULT_STATUS, detail, null, null);
+    this(DEFAULT_STATUS, detail, null, null, null);
+  }
+
+  public BadRequestException(String detail, Throwable cause) {
+    this(DEFAULT_STATUS, detail, null, null, cause);
   }
 
   public BadRequestException(int status, String detail) {
-    this(status, detail, null, null);
+    this(status, detail, null, null, null);
+  }
+
+  public BadRequestException(int status, String detail, Throwable cause) {
+    this(status, detail, null, null, cause);
   }
 
   public BadRequestException(int status, String detail, String pointer, String keyword) {
-    super(Objects.requireNonNull(detail, "detail must not be null"));
+    this(status, detail, pointer, keyword, null);
+  }
+
+  public BadRequestException(
+      int status, String detail, String pointer, String keyword, Throwable cause) {
+    super(Objects.requireNonNull(detail, "detail must not be null"), cause);
     if (status < 400 || status > 499) {
       throw new IllegalArgumentException("status must be 4xx, got " + status);
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/retailsvc/http/Handlers.java b/src/main/java/com/retailsvc/http/Handlers.java
index 59a3c7d..53f8409 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/retailsvc/http/Handlers.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/retailsvc/http/Handlers.java
@@ -64,12 +64,21 @@ public static ExceptionHandler defaultExceptionHandler() {
                   HTTP_BAD_REQUEST,
                   ProblemDetailRenderer.renderJson(ProblemDetail.forValidation(ve.error())),
                   "application/problem+json");
-          case BadRequestException bre ->
-              Response.bytes(
-                  bre.status(),
-                  ProblemDetailRenderer.renderJson(ProblemDetail.forBadRequest(bre)),
-                  "application/problem+json");
-          case NotFoundException _ -> Response.notFound();
+          case BadRequestException bre -> {
+            if (bre.getCause() != null && LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
+              LOG.debug("BadRequestException cause", bre.getCause());
+            }
+            yield Response.bytes(
+                bre.status(),
+                ProblemDetailRenderer.renderJson(ProblemDetail.forBadRequest(bre)),
+                "application/problem+json");
+          }
+          case NotFoundException nfe -> {
+            if (nfe.getCause() != null && LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
+              LOG.debug("NotFoundException cause", nfe.getCause());
+            }
+            yield Response.notFound();
+          }
           case MethodNotAllowedException mna ->
               Response.status(HTTP_BAD_METHOD)
                   .withHeader(
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/retailsvc/http/NotFoundException.java b/src/main/java/com/retailsvc/http/NotFoundException.java
index ea3f82e..d653167 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/retailsvc/http/NotFoundException.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/retailsvc/http/NotFoundException.java
@@ -4,4 +4,8 @@ public final class NotFoundException extends RuntimeException {
   public NotFoundException(String message) {
     super(message);
   }
+
+  public NotFoundException(String message, Throwable cause) {
+    super(message, cause);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/retailsvc/http/BadRequestExceptionTest.java b/src/test/java/com/retailsvc/http/BadRequestExceptionTest.java
index 395d474..eae87c1 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/retailsvc/http/BadRequestExceptionTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/retailsvc/http/BadRequestExceptionTest.java
@@ -43,6 +43,23 @@ void rejectsNon4xxStatus() {
         .hasMessageContaining("4xx");
   }
 
+  @Test
+  void preservesCause() {
+    Throwable cause = new IllegalStateException("root");
+
+    BadRequestException defaultStatus = new BadRequestException("bad", cause);
+    BadRequestException withStatus = new BadRequestException(422, "bad", cause);
+    BadRequestException full = new BadRequestException(422, "bad", "/x", "unique", cause);
+
+    assertThat(defaultStatus).hasCause(cause);
+    assertThat(defaultStatus.status()).isEqualTo(400);
+    assertThat(withStatus).hasCause(cause);
+    assertThat(withStatus.status()).isEqualTo(422);
+    assertThat(full).hasCause(cause);
+    assertThat(full.pointer()).contains("/x");
+    assertThat(full.keyword()).contains("unique");
+  }
+
   @Test
   void rejectsNullDetail() {
     assertThatThrownBy(() -> new BadRequestException(null))
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/retailsvc/http/HandlersDefaultExceptionTest.java b/src/test/java/com/retailsvc/http/HandlersDefaultExceptionTest.java
index 36d0fdd..93c9136 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/retailsvc/http/HandlersDefaultExceptionTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/retailsvc/http/HandlersDefaultExceptionTest.java
@@ -2,17 +2,44 @@
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 
+import ch.qos.logback.classic.Level;
+import ch.qos.logback.classic.Logger;
+import ch.qos.logback.classic.spi.ILoggingEvent;
+import ch.qos.logback.core.read.ListAppender;
 import com.retailsvc.http.spec.HttpMethod;
 import com.retailsvc.http.validate.ValidationError;
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 class HandlersDefaultExceptionTest {
 
   private static final TypeMapper JSON = new GsonTypeMapper();
 
+  private Logger handlersLogger;
+  private Level originalLevel;
+  private ListAppender<ILoggingEvent> appender;
+
+  @BeforeEach
+  void attachAppender() {
+    handlersLogger = (Logger) LoggerFactory.getLogger(Handlers.class);
+    originalLevel = handlersLogger.getLevel();
+    handlersLogger.setLevel(Level.DEBUG);
+    appender = new ListAppender<>();
+    appender.start();
+    handlersLogger.addAppender(appender);
+  }
+
+  @AfterEach
+  void detachAppender() {
+    handlersLogger.detachAppender(appender);
+    handlersLogger.setLevel(originalLevel);
+  }
+
   @Test
   void validationExceptionRendersProblemJson() {
     Response resp =
@@ -70,6 +97,50 @@ void methodNotAllowedReturns405WithAllowHeader() {
     assertThat(resp.headers().get("Allow")).contains("GET").contains("POST");
   }
 
+  @Test
+  void badRequestCauseLoggedAtDebug() {
+    Throwable cause = new IllegalStateException("root");
+
+    Handlers.defaultExceptionHandler().handle(new BadRequestException("bad", cause));
+
+    assertThat(appender.list)
+        .anySatisfy(
+            event -> {
+              assertThat(event.getLevel()).isEqualTo(Level.DEBUG);
+              assertThat(event.getThrowableProxy().getClassName())
+                  .isEqualTo(IllegalStateException.class.getName());
+            });
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void badRequestWithoutCauseDoesNotLog() {
+    Handlers.defaultExceptionHandler().handle(new BadRequestException("bad"));
+
+    assertThat(appender.list).isEmpty();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void notFoundCauseLoggedAtDebug() {
+    Throwable cause = new IllegalStateException("root");
+
+    Handlers.defaultExceptionHandler().handle(new NotFoundException("missing", cause));
+
+    assertThat(appender.list)
+        .anySatisfy(
+            event -> {
+              assertThat(event.getLevel()).isEqualTo(Level.DEBUG);
+              assertThat(event.getThrowableProxy().getClassName())
+                  .isEqualTo(IllegalStateException.class.getName());
+            });
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void notFoundWithoutCauseDoesNotLog() {
+    Handlers.defaultExceptionHandler().handle(new NotFoundException("missing"));
+
+    assertThat(appender.list).isEmpty();
+  }
+
   @Test
   void unknownExceptionReturns500() {
     Response resp = Handlers.defaultExceptionHandler().handle(new RuntimeException("kaboom"));
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/retailsvc/http/NotFoundExceptionTest.java b/src/test/java/com/retailsvc/http/NotFoundExceptionTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa0a093
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/com/retailsvc/http/NotFoundExceptionTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package com.retailsvc.http;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+class NotFoundExceptionTest {
+
+  @Test
+  void carriesMessage() {
+    NotFoundException e = new NotFoundException("missing");
+
+    assertThat(e.getMessage()).isEqualTo("missing");
+    assertThat(e.getCause()).isNull();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void preservesCause() {
+    Throwable cause = new IllegalStateException("root");
+
+    NotFoundException e = new NotFoundException("missing", cause);
+
+    assertThat(e.getMessage()).isEqualTo("missing");
+    assertThat(e).hasCause(cause);
+  }
+}