diff --git a/apps/backend/src/__tests__/app.test.ts b/apps/backend/src/__tests__/app.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4103660
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/backend/src/__tests__/app.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { buildApp } from '../app.js';
+
+describe('Request logging middleware', () => {
+  it('logs method and url for each incoming request', async () => {
+    const app = await buildApp();
+    const logSpy = vi.spyOn(app.log, 'info');
+
+    await app.inject({ method: 'GET', url: '/health' });
+
+    expect(logSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        method: 'GET',
+        url: '/health',
+      }),
+      'incoming request',
+    );
+
+    await app.close();
+  });
+
+  it('logs POST requests with correct method', async () => {
+    const app = await buildApp();
+    const logSpy = vi.spyOn(app.log, 'info');
+
+    await app.inject({ method: 'POST', url: '/api/u/testuser' });
+
+    expect(logSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        method: 'POST',
+        url: '/api/u/testuser',
+      }),
+      'incoming request',
+    );
+
+    await app.close();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/backend/src/app.ts b/apps/backend/src/app.ts
index dc023a2..d9924f2 100644
--- a/apps/backend/src/app.ts
+++ b/apps/backend/src/app.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ export async function buildApp() {
   await app.register(prismaPlugin);
   await app.register(redisPlugin);
 
+  // ─── Request Logging ───
+  app.addHook('onRequest', async (request) => {
+    request.log.info({ method: request.method, url: request.url }, 'incoming request');
+  });
+
   // ─── Auth Decorator ───
   app.decorate('authenticate', async function (request: any, reply: any) {
     try {