diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 39943c7d57..b3747adeae 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+5.2.0-dev.147 | 2022-10-26 11:37:24 +0200
+
+  * GH-2272: Use `json_escape_utf8` in broker debug output (AmazingPP)
+
 5.2.0-dev.145 | 2022-10-26 10:51:05 +0200
 
   * Reintroduce event groups. (Arne Welzel, Corelight)
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 9e05eb2d34..7d91aaaf2c 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-5.2.0-dev.145
+5.2.0-dev.147
diff --git a/src/broker/Manager.cc b/src/broker/Manager.cc
index 447a30e9b7..37e7f9d4c1 100644
--- a/src/broker/Manager.cc
+++ b/src/broker/Manager.cc
@@ -189,14 +189,19 @@ struct scoped_reporter_location
 	};
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
+static std::string RenderMessage(const broker::data& d)
+	{
+	return util::json_escape_utf8(broker::to_string(d));
+	}
+
 static std::string RenderMessage(std::string topic, const broker::data& x)
 	{
-	return util::fmt("%s -> %s", broker::to_string(x).c_str(), topic.c_str());
+	return util::fmt("%s -> %s", RenderMessage(x).c_str(), topic.c_str());
 	}
 
 static std::string RenderEvent(std::string topic, std::string name, const broker::data& args)
 	{
-	return util::fmt("%s(%s) -> %s", name.c_str(), broker::to_string(args).c_str(), topic.c_str());
+	return util::fmt("%s(%s) -> %s", name.c_str(), RenderMessage(args).c_str(), topic.c_str());
 	}
 
 static std::string RenderMessage(const broker::store::response& x)
@@ -210,11 +215,6 @@ static std::string RenderMessage(const broker::vector* xs)
 	return broker::to_string(*xs);
 	}
 
-static std::string RenderMessage(const broker::data& d)
-	{
-	return broker::to_string(d);
-	}
-
 static std::string RenderMessage(const broker::vector& xs)
 	{
 	return broker::to_string(xs);