diff --git a/realtime/_async/channel.py b/realtime/_async/channel.py
index b39ddbd..b4b3069 100644
--- a/realtime/_async/channel.py
+++ b/realtime/_async/channel.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     RealtimeSubscribeStates,
 )
 
+from ..logging_util import TokenMaskingFilter
 from ..transformers import http_endpoint_url
 from .presence import (
     AsyncRealtimePresence,
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@
     from .client import AsyncRealtimeClient
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+logger.addFilter(TokenMaskingFilter())
 
 
 class AsyncRealtimeChannel:
diff --git a/realtime/_async/client.py b/realtime/_async/client.py
index fda8487..88bbc76 100644
--- a/realtime/_async/client.py
+++ b/realtime/_async/client.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import websockets
 
 from ..exceptions import NotConnectedError
+from ..logging_util import TokenMaskingFilter
 from ..message import Message
 from ..transformers import http_endpoint_url
 from ..types import (
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@
 from .channel import AsyncRealtimeChannel, RealtimeChannelOptions
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+logger.addFilter(TokenMaskingFilter())
 
 
 def ensure_connection(func: Callback):
@@ -123,7 +125,7 @@ async def connect(self) -> None:
 
         while retries < self.max_retries:
             try:
-                self.ws_connection = await websockets.connect(self.url)
+                self.ws_connection = await websockets.connect(self.url, logger=logger)
                 if self.ws_connection.open:
                     logger.info("Connection was successful")
                     return await self._on_connect()
diff --git a/realtime/_async/push.py b/realtime/_async/push.py
index 06c62fb..fe17127 100644
--- a/realtime/_async/push.py
+++ b/realtime/_async/push.py
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@
 import logging
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, List, Optional
 
+from ..logging_util import TokenMaskingFilter
 from ..types import DEFAULT_TIMEOUT, Callback, _Hook
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from .channel import AsyncRealtimeChannel
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+logger.addFilter(TokenMaskingFilter())
 
 
 class AsyncPush:
diff --git a/realtime/logging_util.py b/realtime/logging_util.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf04c30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/realtime/logging_util.py
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import copy
+import logging
+import re
+
+# redaction regex for detecting JWT tokens
+# <header>.<payload>.<signature>
+# character set [a-zA-Z0-9_-]
+# \w covers [a-zA-Z0-9]
+redact = r"(eyJh[-_\w]*\.)([-_\w]*)\."
+
+
+def gred(g):
+    """Redact the payload of the JWT, keeping the header and signature"""
+    return f"{g.group(1)}REDACTED." if len(g.groups()) > 1 else g
+
+
+class TokenMaskingFilter(logging.Filter):
+    """Mask access_tokens in logs"""
+
+    def filter(self, record):
+        record.msg = self.sanitize_line(record.msg)
+        record.args = self.sanitize_args(record.args)
+        return True
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def sanitize_args(d):
+        if isinstance(d, dict):
+            d = d.copy()  # so we don't overwrite anything
+            for k, v in d.items():
+                d[k] = self.sanitize_line(v)
+        elif isinstance(d, tuple):
+            # need a deepcopy of tuple turned to a list, as to not change the original values
+            # otherwise we end up changing the items at the original memory location of the passed in tuple
+            y = copy.deepcopy(list(d))
+            for x, value in enumerate(y):
+                if isinstance(value, str):
+                    y[x] = re.sub(redact, gred, value)
+            return tuple(y)  # convert the list back to a tuple
+        return d
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def sanitize_line(line):
+        return re.sub(redact, gred, line)