diff --git a/openslides/core/websocket.py b/openslides/core/websocket.py
index da9825cae..ff4d8e760 100644
--- a/openslides/core/websocket.py
+++ b/openslides/core/websocket.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-from typing import Any, Dict
+from typing import Any, Dict, Optional
 
 from ..utils.auth import async_has_perm
 from ..utils.constants import get_constants
 from ..utils.projector import get_projector_data
+from ..utils.stats import WebsocketLatencyLogger
 from ..utils.websocket import (
     BaseWebsocketClientMessage,
     ProtocollAsyncJsonWebsocketConsumer,
@@ -206,6 +207,11 @@ class PingPong(BaseWebsocketClientMessage):
     }
 
     async def receive_content(
-        self, consumer: "ProtocollAsyncJsonWebsocketConsumer", content: Any, id: str
+        self,
+        consumer: "ProtocollAsyncJsonWebsocketConsumer",
+        latency: Optional[int],
+        id: str,
     ) -> None:
-        await consumer.send_json(type="pong", content=content, in_response=id)
+        await consumer.send_json(type="pong", content=latency, in_response=id)
+        if latency is not None:
+            await WebsocketLatencyLogger.add_latency(latency)
diff --git a/openslides/utils/consumers.py b/openslides/utils/consumers.py
index 6fa219552..c54b3574a 100644
--- a/openslides/utils/consumers.py
+++ b/openslides/utils/consumers.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import logging
+import time
 from collections import defaultdict
 from typing import Any, Dict, List
 from urllib.parse import parse_qs
@@ -5,9 +7,13 @@ from urllib.parse import parse_qs
 from .auth import async_anonymous_is_enabled
 from .autoupdate import AutoupdateFormat
 from .cache import element_cache, split_element_id
+from .utils import get_worker_id
 from .websocket import ProtocollAsyncJsonWebsocketConsumer, get_element_data
 
 
+logger = logging.getLogger("openslides.websocket")
+
+
 class SiteConsumer(ProtocollAsyncJsonWebsocketConsumer):
     """
     Websocket Consumer for the site.
@@ -15,8 +21,15 @@ class SiteConsumer(ProtocollAsyncJsonWebsocketConsumer):
 
     groups = ["site"]
 
+    ID_COUNTER = 0
+    """
+    ID counter for assigning each instance of this class an unique id.
+    """
+
     def __init__(self, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
         self.projector_hash: Dict[int, int] = {}
+        SiteConsumer.ID_COUNTER += 1
+        self._id = get_worker_id() + "-" + str(SiteConsumer.ID_COUNTER)
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
     async def connect(self) -> None:
@@ -27,12 +40,14 @@ class SiteConsumer(ProtocollAsyncJsonWebsocketConsumer):
 
         Sends the startup data to the user.
         """
+        self.connect_time = time.time()
         # self.scope['user'] is the full_data dict of the user. For an
         # anonymous user is it the dict {'id': 0}
         change_id = None
         if not await async_anonymous_is_enabled() and not self.scope["user"]["id"]:
             await self.accept()  # workaround for #4009
             await self.close()
+            logger.debug(f"connect: denied ({self._id})")
             return
 
         query_string = parse_qs(self.scope["query_string"])
@@ -42,6 +57,7 @@ class SiteConsumer(ProtocollAsyncJsonWebsocketConsumer):
             except ValueError:
                 await self.accept()  # workaround for #4009
                 await self.close()  # TODO: Find a way to send an error code
+                logger.debug(f"connect: wrong change id ({self._id})")
                 return
 
         if b"autoupdate" in query_string and query_string[b"autoupdate"][
@@ -53,6 +69,7 @@ class SiteConsumer(ProtocollAsyncJsonWebsocketConsumer):
         await self.accept()
 
         if change_id is not None:
+            logger.debug(f"connect: change id {change_id} ({self._id})")
             try:
                 data = await get_element_data(self.scope["user"]["id"], change_id)
             except ValueError:
@@ -60,12 +77,18 @@ class SiteConsumer(ProtocollAsyncJsonWebsocketConsumer):
                 pass
             else:
                 await self.send_json(type="autoupdate", content=data)
+        else:
+            logger.debug(f"connect: no change id ({self._id})")
 
     async def disconnect(self, close_code: int) -> None:
         """
         A user disconnects. Remove it from autoupdate.
         """
         await self.channel_layer.group_discard("autoupdate", self.channel_name)
+        active_seconds = int(time.time() - self.connect_time)
+        logger.debug(
+            f"disconnect code={close_code} active_secs={active_seconds} ({self._id})"
+        )
 
     async def send_notify(self, event: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
         """
diff --git a/openslides/utils/settings.py.tpl b/openslides/utils/settings.py.tpl
index 95b9f4bb6..a95771e75 100644
--- a/openslides/utils/settings.py.tpl
+++ b/openslides/utils/settings.py.tpl
@@ -144,6 +144,38 @@ MEDIA_ROOT = os.path.join(OPENSLIDES_USER_DATA_DIR, 'media', '')
 # AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = []
 
 
+# Logging
+# see https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.2/topics/logging/
+
+LOGGING = {
+    'version': 1,
+    'disable_existing_loggers': False,
+    'formatters': {
+        'gunicorn': {
+            'format': '{asctime} [{process:d}] [{levelname}] {name} {message}',
+            'style': '{',
+            'datefmt': '[%%Y-%%m-%%d %%H:%%M:%%S %%z]',
+        },
+    },
+    'handlers': {
+        'console': {
+            'class': 'logging.StreamHandler',
+            'formatter': 'gunicorn',
+        },
+    },
+    'loggers': {
+        'django': {
+            'handlers': ['console'],
+            'level': os.getenv('DJANGO_LOG_LEVEL', 'INFO'),
+        },
+        'openslides': {
+            'handlers': ['console'],
+            'level': os.getenv('OPENSLIDES_LOG_LEVEL', 'INFO'),
+        }
+    },
+}
+
+
 # Customization of OpenSlides apps
 
 MOTION_IDENTIFIER_MIN_DIGITS = 1
diff --git a/openslides/utils/stats.py b/openslides/utils/stats.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8c14c969d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openslides/utils/stats.py
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+import asyncio
+import logging
+import time
+from typing import List
+
+
+class WebsocketLatencyLogger:
+    """
+    Loggs latencies reported by clients during the ping-pong messages. Collects
+    them and calculate the mean and standard derivation in 60 second intervalls
+    and print these stats to the logger.
+
+    Usage: WebsocketLatencyLogger.add_latency(<latency>)
+    """
+
+    lock = asyncio.Lock()
+    """ Locks the access to the shared latency list. """
+
+    instance = None
+    """ The only latencylogger instance. """
+
+    logger = logging.getLogger("openslides.websocket.latency")
+    """ The logger to log to. """
+
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        self.reset()
+
+    @classmethod
+    async def add_latency(cls, latency: int) -> None:
+        """ Add the latency to the logger. """
+        # pass the latency value to the single instance
+        if cls.instance is None:
+            cls.instance = cls()
+        await cls.instance._add_latency(latency)
+
+    async def _add_latency(self, latency: int) -> None:
+        async with self.lock:
+            self.latencies.append(latency)
+
+            # If we waited longer then 60 seconds, flush the data.
+            current_time = time.time()
+            if current_time > (self.time + 60):
+                self.flush()
+                return
+
+            # If we have collected too many entries, flush the data.
+            if len(self.latencies) > 1000:
+                self.flush()
+
+    def flush(self) -> None:
+        """ Calc Stats and print to logger. """
+        N = len(self.latencies)
+        mean = sum(self.latencies) / N
+        std = sum((l - mean) ** 2 for l in self.latencies)
+        self.logger.debug(f"N={N}, mean={mean:.2f}, std={std:.2f}")
+
+        self.reset()
+
+    def reset(self) -> None:
+        """ Resets the stats. """
+        self.latencies: List[int] = []
+        self.time = time.time()
diff --git a/openslides/utils/utils.py b/openslides/utils/utils.py
index 18ad3b89e..e88ed9da6 100644
--- a/openslides/utils/utils.py
+++ b/openslides/utils/utils.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+import random
 import re
-from typing import Dict, Generator, Tuple, Type, Union
+import string
+from typing import Dict, Generator, Optional, Tuple, Type, Union
 
 import roman
 from django.apps import apps
@@ -95,3 +97,20 @@ def get_model_from_collection_string(collection_string: str) -> Type[Model]:
             f"Invalid message. A valid collection_string is missing. Got {collection_string}"
         )
     return model
+
+
+_worker_id: Optional[str] = None
+"""
+The worker id. Accessable via `get_worker_id()`.
+"""
+
+
+def get_worker_id() -> str:
+    """
+    Returns a random string of length 4 that identifies this
+    instance of this worker
+    """
+    global _worker_id
+    if _worker_id is None:
+        _worker_id = "".join(random.sample(string.ascii_letters, 4))
+    return _worker_id