diff --git a/org.adempiere.base/src/org/compiere/db/StatementProxy.java b/org.adempiere.base/src/org/compiere/db/StatementProxy.java
index 9fd61a7d8e..2da803be93 100644
--- a/org.adempiere.base/src/org/compiere/db/StatementProxy.java
+++ b/org.adempiere.base/src/org/compiere/db/StatementProxy.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import javax.sql.RowSet;
 
 import org.adempiere.exceptions.DBException;
+import org.compiere.model.SystemProperties;
 import org.compiere.util.CCachedRowSet;
 import org.compiere.util.CLogger;
 import org.compiere.util.CStatementVO;
@@ -133,8 +134,11 @@ public Object invoke(Object obj, Method method, Object[] args)
 			}
 		}
 		Method m = p_stmt.getClass().getMethod(name, method.getParameterTypes());
+		String nullTrxName = null;
 		try
 		{
+			if (SystemProperties.isTraceNullTrxConnection() && p_vo.getTrxName() == null)
+				nullTrxName = Trx.registerNullTrx();
 			return m.invoke(p_stmt, args);
 		}
 		catch (InvocationTargetException e)
@@ -143,6 +147,8 @@ public Object invoke(Object obj, Method method, Object[] args)
 		}
 		finally
 		{
+			if (nullTrxName != null && p_vo.getTrxName() == null)
+				Trx.unregisterNullTrx(nullTrxName);
 			if (log.isLoggable(Level.FINE) && logSql != null && logOperation != null)
 			{
 				log.fine((DisplayType.getDateFormat(DisplayType.DateTime)).format(new Date(System.currentTimeMillis()))+","+logOperation+","+logSql+","+(p_vo.getTrxName() != null ? p_vo.getTrxName() : "")+" (end)");
diff --git a/org.adempiere.base/src/org/compiere/model/SystemProperties.java b/org.adempiere.base/src/org/compiere/model/SystemProperties.java
index d8c01ece04..2f2f396f19 100644
--- a/org.adempiere.base/src/org/compiere/model/SystemProperties.java
+++ b/org.adempiere.base/src/org/compiere/model/SystemProperties.java
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ public class SystemProperties {
 	private static final String PropertyFile = "PropertyFile";
 	private static final String PropertyHomeFile = "PropertyHomeFile";
 	private static final String TestOCI = "TestOCI";
+	private static final String TRACE_NULL_TRX_CONNECTION = "TRACE_NULL_TRX_CONNECTION";
 	private static final String ZK_THEME = MSysConfig.ZK_THEME;
 	private static final String ZkUnitTest = "ZkUnitTest";
 
@@ -257,4 +258,14 @@ public static boolean isZkUnitTest() {
 		return "true".equals(System.getProperty(ZkUnitTest));
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * TRACE_NULL_TRX_CONNECTION=true to allow tracing null transactions on idempiereMonitor
+	 * WARNING! this setting can have a big performance impact, it is disabled by default
+	 *   use it with care in production just temporarily to trace problematic connection slowness or leaks
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public static boolean isTraceNullTrxConnection() {
+		return "true".equals(System.getProperty(TRACE_NULL_TRX_CONNECTION));
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/org.adempiere.base/src/org/compiere/util/Trx.java b/org.adempiere.base/src/org/compiere/util/Trx.java
index 71dea2a440..3e8cba722d 100644
--- a/org.adempiere.base/src/org/compiere/util/Trx.java
+++ b/org.adempiere.base/src/org/compiere/util/Trx.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 import org.adempiere.exceptions.AdempiereException;
 import org.adempiere.exceptions.DBException;
 import org.compiere.Adempiere;
+import org.compiere.db.StatementProxy;
 import org.compiere.model.MSysConfig;
 import org.compiere.model.PO;
 
@@ -877,4 +878,40 @@ public void run() {
 			}, 2, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
 		}
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Register a null trx
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public static String registerNullTrx() {
+		String nullTrxName = "NullTrx_" + UUID.randomUUID().toString();
+		Trx nullTrx = new Trx(nullTrxName);
+		nullTrx.trace = new Exception();
+		nullTrx.m_startTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
+		String displayName = null;
+		StackWalker walker = StackWalker.getInstance(StackWalker.Option.RETAIN_CLASS_REFERENCE);
+		Optional<String> stackName = walker.walk(frames -> frames.map(
+				stackFrame -> stackFrame.getClassName() + "." +
+						stackFrame.getMethodName() + ":" +
+						stackFrame.getLineNumber())
+				.filter(f -> ! (f.startsWith(Trx.class.getName() + ".") || f.startsWith(StatementProxy.class.getName() + ".") || f.startsWith("jdk.proxy") || f.startsWith("org.compiere.util.DB.")))
+				.findFirst());
+		displayName = (stackName.orElse(null));
+		if (displayName != null)
+			nullTrx.setDisplayName(displayName);
+		s_cache.put(nullTrxName, nullTrx);
+		return nullTrxName;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Unregister a null trx
+	 * @param nullTrxName
+	 */
+	public static void unregisterNullTrx(String nullTrxName) {
+		Trx nullTrx = s_cache.get(nullTrxName);
+		nullTrx.setDisplayName(null);
+		nullTrx.trace = null;
+		s_cache.remove(nullTrxName);
+	}
+
 }	//	Trx