diff --git a/awx/main/middleware.py b/awx/main/middleware.py
index 8bfd273811..2d509c9c61 100644
--- a/awx/main/middleware.py
+++ b/awx/main/middleware.py
@@ -45,7 +45,10 @@ class TimingMiddleware(threading.local, MiddlewareMixin):
         response['X-API-Total-Time'] = '%0.3fs' % total_time
         if settings.AWX_REQUEST_PROFILE:
             response['X-API-Profile-File'] = self.prof.stop()
-        perf_logger.info('api response times', extra=dict(python_objects=dict(request=request, response=response)))
+        perf_logger.info(
+            f'request: {request}, response_time: {response["X-API-Total-Time"]}',
+            extra=dict(python_objects=dict(request=request, response=response, X_API_TOTAL_TIME=response["X-API-Total-Time"]))
+        )
         return response
 
 
diff --git a/awx/settings/defaults.py b/awx/settings/defaults.py
index ba8b8c69cf..502afa5b18 100644
--- a/awx/settings/defaults.py
+++ b/awx/settings/defaults.py
@@ -1063,6 +1063,11 @@ LOGGING = {
             'level': 'INFO',
             'propagate': False
         },
+        'awx.analytics.performance': {
+            'handlers': ['console', 'file', 'tower_warnings', 'external_logger'],
+            'level': 'DEBUG',
+            'propagate': False
+        },
         'awx.analytics.job_lifecycle': {
             'handlers': ['console', 'job_lifecycle'],
             'level': 'DEBUG',