diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2fede71c0..00756e8e3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -727,6 +727,7 @@ set(TESTS
         utilities/persistent_cache/persistent_cache_test.cc
         utilities/redis/redis_lists_test.cc
         utilities/spatialdb/spatial_db_test.cc
+        utilities/simulator_cache/sim_cache_test.cc
         utilities/table_properties_collectors/compact_on_deletion_collector_test.cc
         utilities/transactions/optimistic_transaction_test.cc
         utilities/transactions/transaction_test.cc
diff --git a/include/rocksdb/utilities/sim_cache.h b/include/rocksdb/utilities/sim_cache.h
index 60c73ec5d..f29fd5e8f 100644
--- a/include/rocksdb/utilities/sim_cache.h
+++ b/include/rocksdb/utilities/sim_cache.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <string>
 #include "rocksdb/cache.h"
+#include "rocksdb/env.h"
 #include "rocksdb/slice.h"
 #include "rocksdb/statistics.h"
 #include "rocksdb/status.h"
@@ -67,6 +68,19 @@ class SimCache : public Cache {
   // String representation of the statistics of the simcache
   virtual std::string ToString() const = 0;
 
+  // Start storing logs of the cache activity (Add/Lookup) into
+  // a file located at activity_log_file, max_logging_size option can be used to
+  // stop logging to the file automatically after reaching a specific size in
+  // bytes, a values of 0 disable this feature
+  virtual Status StartActivityLogging(const std::string& activity_log_file,
+                                      Env* env, uint64_t max_logging_size = 0) = 0;
+
+  // Stop cache activity logging if any
+  virtual void StopActivityLogging() = 0;
+
+  // Status of cache logging happening in background
+  virtual Status GetActivityLoggingStatus() = 0;
+
  private:
   SimCache(const SimCache&);
   SimCache& operator=(const SimCache&);
diff --git a/utilities/simulator_cache/sim_cache.cc b/utilities/simulator_cache/sim_cache.cc
index 335ac9896..e3d801657 100644
--- a/utilities/simulator_cache/sim_cache.cc
+++ b/utilities/simulator_cache/sim_cache.cc
@@ -7,10 +7,144 @@
 #include <atomic>
 #include "monitoring/statistics.h"
 #include "port/port.h"
+#include "rocksdb/env.h"
+#include "util/file_reader_writer.h"
+#include "util/mutexlock.h"
+#include "util/string_util.h"
 
 namespace rocksdb {
 
 namespace {
+
+class CacheActivityLogger {
+ public:
+  CacheActivityLogger()
+      : activity_logging_enabled_(false), max_logging_size_(0) {}
+
+  ~CacheActivityLogger() {
+    MutexLock l(&mutex_);
+
+    StopLoggingInternal();
+  }
+
+  Status StartLogging(const std::string& activity_log_file, Env* env,
+                      uint64_t max_logging_size = 0) {
+    assert(activity_log_file != "");
+    assert(env != nullptr);
+
+    Status status;
+    EnvOptions env_opts;
+    std::unique_ptr<WritableFile> log_file;
+
+    MutexLock l(&mutex_);
+
+    // Stop existing logging if any
+    StopLoggingInternal();
+
+    // Open log file
+    status = env->NewWritableFile(activity_log_file, &log_file, env_opts);
+    if (!status.ok()) {
+      return status;
+    }
+    file_writer_.reset(new WritableFileWriter(std::move(log_file), env_opts));
+
+    max_logging_size_ = max_logging_size;
+    activity_logging_enabled_.store(true);
+
+    return status;
+  }
+
+  void StopLogging() {
+    MutexLock l(&mutex_);
+
+    StopLoggingInternal();
+  }
+
+  void ReportLookup(const Slice& key) {
+    if (activity_logging_enabled_.load() == false) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    std::string log_line = "LOOKUP - " + key.ToString(true) + "\n";
+
+    // line format: "LOOKUP - <KEY>"
+    MutexLock l(&mutex_);
+    Status s = file_writer_->Append(log_line);
+    if (!s.ok() && bg_status_.ok()) {
+      bg_status_ = s;
+    }
+    if (MaxLoggingSizeReached() || !bg_status_.ok()) {
+      // Stop logging if we have reached the max file size or
+      // encountered an error
+      StopLoggingInternal();
+    }
+  }
+
+  void ReportAdd(const Slice& key, size_t size) {
+    if (activity_logging_enabled_.load() == false) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    std::string log_line = "ADD - ";
+    log_line += key.ToString(true);
+    log_line += " - ";
+    AppendNumberTo(&log_line, size);
+		log_line += "\n";
+
+    // line format: "ADD - <KEY> - <KEY-SIZE>"
+    MutexLock l(&mutex_);
+    Status s = file_writer_->Append(log_line);
+    if (!s.ok() && bg_status_.ok()) {
+      bg_status_ = s;
+    }
+
+    if (MaxLoggingSizeReached() || !bg_status_.ok()) {
+      // Stop logging if we have reached the max file size or
+      // encountered an error
+      StopLoggingInternal();
+    }
+  }
+
+  Status& bg_status() {
+    MutexLock l(&mutex_);
+    return bg_status_;
+  }
+
+ private:
+  bool MaxLoggingSizeReached() {
+    mutex_.AssertHeld();
+
+    return (max_logging_size_ > 0 &&
+            file_writer_->GetFileSize() >= max_logging_size_);
+  }
+
+  void StopLoggingInternal() {
+    mutex_.AssertHeld();
+
+    if (!activity_logging_enabled_) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    activity_logging_enabled_.store(false);
+    Status s = file_writer_->Close();
+    if (!s.ok() && bg_status_.ok()) {
+      bg_status_ = s;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Mutex to sync writes to file_writer, and all following
+  // class data members
+  port::Mutex mutex_;
+  // Indicates if logging is currently enabled
+  // atomic to allow reads without mutex
+  std::atomic<bool> activity_logging_enabled_;
+  // When reached, we will stop logging and close the file
+  // Value of 0 means unlimited
+  uint64_t max_logging_size_;
+  std::unique_ptr<WritableFileWriter> file_writer_;
+  Status bg_status_;
+};
+
 // SimCacheImpl definition
 class SimCacheImpl : public SimCache {
  public:
@@ -48,6 +182,9 @@ class SimCacheImpl : public SimCache {
     } else {
       key_only_cache_->Release(h);
     }
+
+    cache_activity_logger_.ReportAdd(key, charge);
+
     return cache_->Insert(key, value, charge, deleter, handle, priority);
   }
 
@@ -61,6 +198,9 @@ class SimCacheImpl : public SimCache {
       inc_miss_counter();
       RecordTick(stats, SIM_BLOCK_CACHE_MISS);
     }
+
+    cache_activity_logger_.ReportLookup(key);
+
     return cache_->Lookup(key, stats);
   }
 
@@ -158,12 +298,29 @@ class SimCacheImpl : public SimCache {
     return ret;
   }
 
+  virtual Status StartActivityLogging(const std::string& activity_log_file,
+                                      Env* env,
+                                      uint64_t max_logging_size = 0) override {
+    return cache_activity_logger_.StartLogging(activity_log_file, env,
+                                               max_logging_size);
+  }
+
+  virtual void StopActivityLogging() override {
+    cache_activity_logger_.StopLogging();
+  }
+
+  virtual Status GetActivityLoggingStatus() override {
+    return cache_activity_logger_.bg_status();
+  }
+
  private:
   std::shared_ptr<Cache> cache_;
   std::shared_ptr<Cache> key_only_cache_;
   std::atomic<uint64_t> miss_times_;
   std::atomic<uint64_t> hit_times_;
   Statistics* stats_;
+  CacheActivityLogger cache_activity_logger_;
+
   void inc_miss_counter() {
     miss_times_.fetch_add(1, std::memory_order_relaxed);
   }
diff --git a/utilities/simulator_cache/sim_cache_test.cc b/utilities/simulator_cache/sim_cache_test.cc
index 01b328c78..4c175c947 100644
--- a/utilities/simulator_cache/sim_cache_test.cc
+++ b/utilities/simulator_cache/sim_cache_test.cc
@@ -138,6 +138,77 @@ TEST_F(SimCacheTest, SimCache) {
   ASSERT_EQ(6, simCache->get_hit_counter());
 }
 
+TEST_F(SimCacheTest, SimCacheLogging) {
+  auto table_options = GetTableOptions();
+  auto options = GetOptions(table_options);
+  options.disable_auto_compactions = true;
+  std::shared_ptr<SimCache> sim_cache =
+      NewSimCache(NewLRUCache(1024 * 1024), 20000, 0);
+  table_options.block_cache = sim_cache;
+  options.table_factory.reset(new BlockBasedTableFactory(table_options));
+  Reopen(options);
+
+  int num_block_entries = 20;
+  for (int i = 0; i < num_block_entries; i++) {
+    Put(Key(i), "val");
+    Flush();
+  }
+
+  std::string log_file = test::TmpDir(env_) + "/cache_log.txt";
+  ASSERT_OK(sim_cache->StartActivityLogging(log_file, env_));
+  for (int i = 0; i < num_block_entries; i++) {
+    ASSERT_EQ(Get(Key(i)), "val");
+  }
+  for (int i = 0; i < num_block_entries; i++) {
+    ASSERT_EQ(Get(Key(i)), "val");
+  }
+  sim_cache->StopActivityLogging();
+  ASSERT_OK(sim_cache->GetActivityLoggingStatus());
+
+  std::string file_contents = "";
+  ReadFileToString(env_, log_file, &file_contents);
+
+  int lookup_num = 0;
+  int add_num = 0;
+  std::string::size_type pos;
+
+  // count number of lookups
+  pos = 0;
+  while ((pos = file_contents.find("LOOKUP -", pos)) != std::string::npos) {
+    ++lookup_num;
+    pos += 1;
+  }
+
+  // count number of additions
+  pos = 0;
+  while ((pos = file_contents.find("ADD -", pos)) != std::string::npos) {
+    ++add_num;
+    pos += 1;
+  }
+
+  // We asked for every block twice
+  ASSERT_EQ(lookup_num, num_block_entries * 2);
+
+  // We added every block only once, since the cache can hold all blocks
+  ASSERT_EQ(add_num, num_block_entries);
+
+  // Log things again but stop logging automatically after reaching 512 bytes
+	int max_size = 512;
+  ASSERT_OK(sim_cache->StartActivityLogging(log_file, env_, max_size));
+  for (int it = 0; it < 10; it++) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < num_block_entries; i++) {
+      ASSERT_EQ(Get(Key(i)), "val");
+    }
+  }
+  ASSERT_OK(sim_cache->GetActivityLoggingStatus());
+
+  uint64_t fsize = 0;
+  ASSERT_OK(env_->GetFileSize(log_file, &fsize));
+	// error margin of 100 bytes
+  ASSERT_LT(fsize, max_size + 100);
+	ASSERT_GT(fsize, max_size - 100);
+}
+
 }  // namespace rocksdb
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {